While his velocity was down a bit in September he was still throwing harder than at any point in 2018-2019.
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/velo.php?player=607644&time=&startDate=03/30/2007&endDate=12/12/2020&s_type=2
Other than Means, who has appeared to have done a lot on his own, I don't see much in the way of results. Some guys have improved, some have regressed. Seems like every other group.
I don't think Elias can spin straw into gold.
The way my pessimistic mind works is that if a guy has four pitches with better than average control and he wasn't protected by his team his raw stuff is going to be poor.
Pretty good bet that Pop won't spend the season with the Diamondbacks.
He was traded to the Marlins.
I think Pop has a much greater chance of being a useful piece out of the pen than the guys the Orioles pick have of sticking.
https://www.draysbay.com/2020/12/10/22165614/rays-owner-stuart-sternberg-stinging-criticism-tampa-bay-players-following-world-series-loss
He was the main reason I wasn't rooting for Tampa in the playoffs.
He's still trying to get Montreal to build him a stadium for 40 games a year.