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3 minutes ago, Allan Bryant said:
They could be
They’re certainly better all around. Yankees put all their eggs in the Soto and Judge basket. Boston is an upgrade at SP and middle IF from being very concerning
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1 minute ago, Frobby said:
Bump. The Yankees are now on pace to win 97 games. The O’s have fallen off their 105 win pace as of the OP, but only a little, still on pace for 103 wins. Just keep doing what we’re doing, and everything will fall into place.
Boston might be the bigger concern down the stretch.
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13 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:
And yet you’re going to see people who can’t wait to banish him to the bullpen at the first sight of a struggle because he’s not “a premium talent.”
Is this parody? You can tell by watching him, he’s not a guy with good stuff. He’s not someone you start in a playoff game. He’s definitely valuable to us this year as someone who’s stayed healthy and can keep you in the game. And against bad offensive teams, he can make them look silly. But, I’d be concerned if he’s our #3 SP in October.
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On 7/3/2024 at 7:32 PM, Allan Bryant said:
Yeah I agree, we need see bit more of Scherzer before making offer . But I don’t like Elias waiting until the very last minute like he done last year’s deadline .
You mean like every GM in baseball does?
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28 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:
Nobody likes a smart ass
Honestly…I’d trade Holiday plus for Witt.
Nobody likes a cry baby either.
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8 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:
So not really … I assume KC is still in it. They have Melendez OF hitting .193, Loftin 3B hitting .198, Renfroe OF .207, Isbel .234, Garcia 2B .227. 5 players in their lineup yesterday that are pretty poor.
We could offer upgrades with Mateo, Urias, Hays, and Mountcastle. Any two of those …. A starter to take over Ragans spot and a couple prospects for later. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the two prospects I mentioned.
Id argue it upgrades their offense quite considerably. You lose Ragans but Irvin, Suarez, or Kremer would give them a capable replacement. Obviously won’t pitch like Ragans buy we know Kremer is capable of a low to mid 3 if he’s healthy again.
perhaps they’d rather deal Lugo….do they want a stable of prospects or are they trying to win now? I’d say a mix of both makes sense.
Maybe we could give them Hays, Horvath, Wagner and Stowers for Witt too. Or is that giving up too much?
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1 hour ago, CP0861 said:
Ugh. No I'm not. Literally the last response I just made to someone else was "fair enough"
I'm simply asking for more substance than "he's 19 and in AA"
And "not normal" isn't saying much. Slightly above average could be considered not normal. He's doing very well for his age, but let's not act like he's putting up superhuman numbers.
Then look it up yourself and try to understand. Why does everyone else have to explain it to you?
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2 hours ago, BohKnowsBmore said:
What team went out and spend significant resources to sign a #6/7 SP option, particularly one that is/was better than Irvin and/or Wells?
They wouldn’t have been the 6/7 SP. They would’ve been in the OD rotation because he knew Bradish and Means weren’t gonna be in the OD rotation.
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1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:
We don’t need an elite closer. We need multiple high leverage relievers.
An elite closer means we can start using Kimbrel in the 7th. Coulombe and Cano in the 6th. For the playoffs.
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He has cut down on the strikeouts at Bowie. So far he has 73 in 226 AB. Last year in Bowie he had 108 in 238 AB. You can tolerate a guy with a 35% K rate who plays great defense in CF, especially in a platoon role.
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9 hours ago, emmett16 said:
Suarez was a FA depth move. He has covered 53ip @ 2.70 era. They knew they needed one additional SP at trade deadline as is still the case.
They started the season with:1. Burnes
2. GRod
3. Kremer
4. Wells
5. Irvin
6. Suarez
7. Bradish IL
8. Means IL
9. Povich
10. McDermott
Four of those are on the IL & 3 of those aren’t coming back this year. They are into their deep depth now, but that is why they had 10 guys stacked up. When Kremer comes back they will have 6 guys who can start. They will pick up another starter before the deadline. I think it’s more or less gone as they expected.
But counting on Irvin or Wells to contribute to the rotation in the off-season was not the type of move you make if you’re trying to win a WS. It’s great Suarez has been a contributor, but I could see that running its course very soon. He knew Bradish and Means were unlikely to be healthy for long. I get there were payroll limitations with previous ownership, but I don’t believe he was so hamstrung he couldn’t bring in depth for the pitching staff. Plenty of guys got 1-2 year deals and we showed no interest. Stroman, Gibson, Wacha, Lorenzen, just to name a few.
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The refusal to address the obvious pitching deficiencies through free agency is baffling. The lowest payroll in baseball last year, so free agency should be the first option. We sign Kimbrel and that’s it. Not even depth moves for the rotation or bullpen.
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34 minutes ago, RZNJ said:
Tony Gwynn, I believe was a very good basketball player in college. Wade Boggs is in the HOF and I don’t think anyone would call him an elite athlete. Athleticism is helpful in all sports but probably not as important in baseball.
I love all the Tony Gwynn stats related to how little he struck out. One of my favorites is that he had more Assists as a college basketball player than strikeouts in his MLB career.
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These guys are the suckiest bunch of sucks who ever sucked.
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Just now, Tony-OH said:
The Orioles would burn the DH had they pinched hit for McCann. McCann hit the ball hard and it was almost a double.
Then burn the DH. The second night in a row that McCann comes up in a big spot and we’re stuck because god forbid we lose the DH. So many things wrong with this. Stop playing McCann so much. If you insist on playing him so much, then just bring up a third catcher. The roster configuration is confusing.
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1 minute ago, bpilktree said:
You can’t lose the DH and have to let a pitcher hit. There would be no one on bench.
Oh no a pitcher might have to hit. That would be almost as bad as McCann hitting.
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Guy with a .686 OPS, who’s been hot since returning from injury, pinch hit. Guy with a .717 OPS, who’s maybe the fastest player in baseball, pinch hit. Guy with a .552 OPS, definitely let him hit.
Hyde, Elias, Sig, whoever. They should be fired for this.
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I don’t care. Somebody need to be fired for letting McCann hit again in a big spot in the 7th. Just freaking clear house. Inexcusable. Sigbot is broken. Burn it down
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I think you need to hold onto one of Mateo/Urias and one of Mountcastle/OHearn. Also I see no reason to move on from Mullins. He probably shouldn’t be an every day player, but no reason to trade him. I’d give Santander a QO but wouldn’t sign him long term. For Hays it will depend on how he finishes this season. We do need a RH OF bat, but he’ll need to be dependable.
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6 minutes ago, maybenxtyr said:
Stowers is in AAA.
Oh wow he sure is. I guess I missed that. I still don’t want to see McCann ever hitting in important late game spots. Just lose the DH then.
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If they’re going to insist on Adley DHing so much, just bring up a third catcher in place of Stowers. It’s not like they’re letting Stowers play and at least this way you can PH for McCann without losing the DH. There’s no justifiable reason for McCann to have hit in the 7th inning last night.
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Just now, Tony-OH said:
Dave Johnson could definitely have a career in putting people to sleep who can't fall asleep easily.
Unpopular opinion, but I’m a fan of Dave. His voice is very soothing.
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FFS how do we not get a PH for McCann?
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17 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:
I also like how no one here's relaxing about the pitching, despite the demands of the title.
It’s surprising because usually when you tell someone to relax or calm down, they immediately do it.
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One-third of the way through, the O’s are on a 105-win pace
in Orioles Talk
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I don’t know if they can win 100, but maybe we don’t either. I mostly mean it as a commentary on the Yankees. I could see Boston overcoming them in the division.