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An older and more expensive version of him AND A STARTING PITCHER

I'm glad someone brought up Mountcastle. Interesting case. Would he be a tradeable asset for any of the Marlins pitchers? If so, which one would equate. And would you make that trade (thinking Mancini could be had for a one- or two-year deal)?

And Rogers was horrible last year. CF values have skyrocketed (see Nimmo contract), so maybe Mullins has more value than we think. If Lopez is league average (hopefully a little more than that), and Rogers is a lottery ticket, maybe this deal isn't as one-sided as it seems at first glance?

Mullins to Florida for Pablo Lopez AND Trevor Rogers. Which team benefits the most?

Had an opportunity to see them both play a couple games this weekend in Durham. Just based on the eye test, Hays was the best player on the team...and second place (perhaps Mason Williams?) wasn’t close. The ball screams off his bat. Makes solid contact. Even his outs are loud. Unfortunately, Mountcastle was a non-factor. His contact was routine ground outs. I’ve also seen him a bunch of times in the past as well. For my money, while I absolutely hold out hope for the kid, I think his MLB ceiling is Mancini - if everything falls into place. I would almost be willing to include him in a trade if something comes available that is worth getting...perhaps down the road. All in all, I didn’t see much in Norfolk that gets me excited.

Lew is simply continuing last year's assault on mlb pitching!