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Overall I wonder what advanced stats would say about the whole game. Decent amount of hard contact, just didn’t get a ton of hits.

Nice to see him start to get some breakers over this inning.

This line up does need some tweaking. I know Mateo has been pretty good, but Mateo, McCann, Mullins at the bottom is rough right now.

Also, this “sweep” would break our sweepless record they just alluded to? That’s kinda lame.

Some really lazy looking swings from Mullins. Obviously not seeing the ball. It’s like he’s just waving his bat through the zone.

The movement on that last fastball was filthy. And to think we got this guy via a compromised Dylan Bundy

Pinch me, this is still hard to believe. We’re the giant. We’re the badass. Not the lowly Orioles no more. It’s a weird but lovely feeling.

I am excited about Wells. If he can sit 95, he’s looked really promising in the past.

I agree that the prospect capital is getting to a point where we need to make some trades. And I think this was part of the plan. Trade from the position player glut. I just wouldn’t want to see us turn into the padres or blue jays and squander the talent infusion. There’s definitely a balanced approach that I think ME can pull off.

I feel like Adley is the glue for this team. Others can overshadow him a bit, but the winning started when he showed up and he feels like the type of guy that doesn’t need the recognition. His skillset pairs well with this. Solid defense. Great approach at the plate. Nothing crazy flashy but absolutely essential. A quietly, insanely productive player.

And here’s the thing like you said in the OP. What’s the one thing we’re missing right now to feel even better about our WS chances? An “out of the box solution” that undoubtedly strengthens our chances when we haven’t sniffed a title in 40 years. Yet this also makes me appreciate the current regime. They won’t get desperate and do something short sighted to chase one title. But it is intriguing of how dominant Grayson could be for one season and address our biggest hurdle to a championship. Also, no prospect capital would have to be used.

I pitched this to my family a day or so ago. David Price came to mind and I’m sure there are other top starter prospects that were used in the bullpen. He could very likely become the shutdown closer we’ve been missing, and then some. And he could go back to starting next year. And yet I understand the backlash and hesitancy. Starting and relieving can be two different animals and we wouldn’t want to mess with his development. But I’ve thought about the same thing over the past few days with our starter excess and just knowing that Grayson is a dog and his A level stuff would play up even more out of the bullpen.

It’ll be fun to see him get to pitch meaningful games because I feel like he’ll be a gamer. Was itching for this one I’m sure.

I like these reverse jinx threads. Keep em coming.

ADLEY!