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Thanks for posting those stats. Pretty eye opening. I thought their ERA+ would have been closer. I thought that maybe Taillon 3 year ERA+ might be lower than last year, but sure enough he was league average with a 100 last year as well. I officially change my FA 'realistic' wish list to: 1. Bassitt 2. Eovaldi and no longer interested in Taillon

Someway somehow they need to bring in 2 SPs. If they both came via FA I wouldn’t be mad. I just want the best possible talent and we have a few avenues to explore to bring in that talent. Wells & Voth both should be in the pen IMO.

Sorry to detail thread. Back to Bassitt & Eovaldi

The Curveball is Holiday who will likely move quick, be a priority play, and become a disruptor as he moves upward past the eleven (I just choked) middle infielders ahead of him right now.

Yes. They are assets to help your MLB team this year either from their production or their trade value. Goal for each of those players listed is to move up at least one level. There will be another draft this year in July

I think we are going to run out of places to play IFs. 1. Mateo 2. Urias 3. Gunnar 4. Vavra ^^^*already on MLB^^^ 5. Westburg 6. Ortiz 7. Norby ^^^already in AAA^^^ 8. Mayo 9. Hernaiz 10. Prieto ^^^already in AA^^^ 11. Bencosme 12. Young 13. Holiday what happens when everyone moves up this year?

Great post.

I think there are ceilings with the FAs. Guys to target in trades have a potential next gear. We have an abundance of IFs and I think the prudent thing to do is take advantage of that resource. Especially since we are dealing with confederate money in FA negotiations.

I think that’s where I’m at. 3/45 to 3/51 I’d do but nothing higher. I’d aim for 2/35. Imagine we still have to overpay a bit. 2 years for a 33yo in Waltimore could potentially net another decent contract.

I think Bassitt is the best pitcher we could realistically hope for & sign. I’d be pleasantly surprised. I’m most interested in signing 1 of the following FAs in this order: 1. Bassitt 2. Taillon 3. Eovaldi The other SP should come via trade.

Wow. That’s pretty impressive for the young man and the org. % of guys like that to make an MLB appearance has to be minuscule. I’ll be pulling for him extra hard.

I was a little surprised he is 24. I guess the covid non-drafted FAs will be a little older than typical.

Had a feeling when Baumler didn't go in the last round he was gonna get 'bumped'. I'm pretty fired up on Young having watched him play a couple games in Delmarva last summer. He seems like one heck of a SS. I went to watch Holiday and came away super high on Young. No dis on Holiday at all, he's stud - just I had no idea who Young was and was super impressed.

That control is the only major difference. Eovaldi gives up 1.6 less walks per 9. That’s pretty significant.

Slow time of year….some fun info on Maverick from Driveline Newsletter. FWIW this data is from last years off-season training, but gives you a glimpse into what guys are doing and are capable of achieving in off-season workouts. Maverick Handley, Former Pac-12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year and a high draft pick, was already an extremely talented baseball player. But after his second season of professional baseball was canceled due to COVID-19, Maverick decided he wanted to improve his game. TRAIN WITH US Pushy Swing Maverick's hands would disconnect from his body, creating a vertical bat path that only makes quality contact further in front of the plate at higher attack angles. We focused on staying connected and flattened his bat path to allow for more productive contact deeper in the zone. Low Pitch Receiving On the receiving side, the big focus was the low pitch. We added a quarter turn and pre-set the glove slightly lower. This allowed him to attack upward through the ball instead of having downward reach into the ball. IMPROVEMENTS 104.2 mph (+4.7 mph) MAX EXIT VELOCITY 101.1 mph (+4.3 mph) TOP 8TH EXIT VELOCITY 89.6 mph (+0.6 mph) AVERAGE EXIT VELOCITY 83 mph (+3.8 mph) THROWING VELOCITY

Made me do a double take as well.

Made me look them up. They are much more similar than I thought they’d be: Fip/whip/h9/hr9/bb9/k9 Ubaldo: 4.05/1.393/8.5/.9/4.1/8.3 Eovaldi: 3.83/1.322/9.4/1/2.5/7.6

I think that’s my feeling this year as well. I hope Mike gets his guy regardless if a pick associated or not.

Is Baumler 100% healthy now and full go for 2023? I seem to remember him hitting a setback after pitching this year.

He was only a 17th round pick because they thought they had no chance at signing him. More money only became available at last minute because another draftee turned down their offer. Carter is a heck of a SS and a steal in the 17th round. Keep an eye on him.

Great interview, pretty candid and articulate guy. You get the impression that he understands exactly what he has to do to be successful. It kind of stinks he has all the middle infielders around him, but honestly in the long run all that competition is only going to elevate his game. Seems like such a good dude. Easy guy to pull for. I knew I liked him for a good reason

haha It will be interesting to see how it all pans out. I imagine they will end up with pretty similar deals. I only think Syndergaard will be more attractive because of the lack of pick associated with him.

I think people take Mullin's D for granted. He makes some unbelievable plays look really easy. When he is no longer around in CF I think people will start to realize how good he has been for us the last few years.

Rush.

I would be fine with Syndergaard as well. I think I would prefer him slightly. Syndergaard is going to cost more and might have more suitors as well. He's almost exactly 2 years younger and put up a 1.8 WAR last year compared to Eovaldi's 1.5 and carries a 16.7 carrer WAR vs. Eovaldi's 15.8. You get a little more K per 9 and BB per 9 with Eovaldi but similar production overall.