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2014 A.L.D.S. (Royals vs. Angels)


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    • Robert could end up being an offseason thing depending on how quickly he starts to hit and how he looks overall. Crochet is interesting because teams have to believe in him for a full season with the IP numbers being what they are already. Will they pay enough to justify trading him or do you roll the dice and keep him? If you get a good package for him, you have to trade him even if there’s a chance his value increases 13-18 months from now.
    • Favorite at the moment has to be Luis Gil.  Amazing that there are 3 pitchers with ERAs below 2 and no one would have anticipated any of them prior to the season.
    • Passan’s article indicated they are open to trading both of them. With the way Getz approached the Cease trade, could just be that he’s of the mindset that the trade deadline is the optimal time to maximize returns. If Crochet stays healthy and pitching at this level, I think he gets moved, and same for Robert if he shows he’s healthy and produces at last year’s level again.
    • Why do we need another SP again?  And an expensive one at that?  We have 6 currently. You can only throw 3 in a playoff series. What’s the thinking behind this? Burnes, Bradish, Grayson is maybe the best in baseball? Also, we get to play the Yankees 9 more times.  We’re in control of our own destiny.  Might just have to go 6-3.    
    • The WS should run to the phone to trade Crochet this year, if the return is high. They should have traded Robert in the offseason and screwed that up although he’s back now and if he has a big year, that will obviously help.  
    • I can see how adding a starter now helps us potentially soften the blow for next season and beyond (if Burnes leaves). But it does not help us to solve our biggest (only) weakness now. Even if we add a very good/great starter, we will still be susceptible in the late innings (in the postseason) given the current composition of our bullpen. If we add a starter we are still going to have to give up more players in order to get the necessary talent at to add to the back of the bullpen because the combination of Cano, Kimbrel, and Coulombe (the only one of the trio that I truly trust) is not good enough. And that is not even taking into consideration Kimbrel’s workload concerns. We are not going to be able to protect him (like we have recently) by spacing out his outings, as most of the games have the potential to be close affairs.
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