Bastardo and Sipp prediction could make Matusz a bargain

[wildcard]

MLBTR's predictions for lefty relievers:

Bastardo 3/15

Tony Sipp 3/12

They seem to make the projection for the O's to keep Matusz at an arbitration rate of 1/3.4 a move worth making for the O's.

What do you think?

[weams]

MLBTR's predictions for lefty relievers:

Bastardo 3/15

Tony Sipp 3/12

They seem to make the projection for the O's to keep Matusz at an arbitration rate of 1/3.4 a move worth making for the O's.

What do you think?

I guess we need to keep him then. Especially if we decide to make him a starter again this spring.

[weams]

I guess we need to keep him then. Especially if we decide to make him a starter again this spring.

Maybe after his surgery, he will be better.

[wildcard]

Maybe after his surgery, he will be better.

Probably not.

I doubt he gets better vs lefties than his 1.91 ERA, .186 average against or his .081 WHIP he put up in 2015.

[weams]

Probably not.

I doubt he gets better vs lefties than his 1.91 ERA, .186 average against or his .081 WHIP he put up in 2015.

How is he in strands?

[waroriole]

And it makes a similar LOOGY, making the league minimum, an even better bargain.

Teams that have to trade draft picks to stay under budget shouldn't give a LOOGY 3M.

[Aristotelian]

Meh. I would try to extend him for 3/$6M. If he says no, roll with Cabral.

[clapdiddy]

Or...you can save the money and make McFarland your LOOGY. LH hitters only OPS'd .585 off of him last season.

[25 Nuggets]

Probably not.

I doubt he gets better vs lefties than his 1.91 ERA, .186 average against or his .081 WHIP he put up in 2015.

...and yet some people still think he's a bum and want him gone.

And it makes a similar LOOGY, making the league minimum, an even better bargain.

Teams that have to trade draft picks to stay under budget shouldn't give a LOOGY 3M.

Yeah, that's about where we are.

[backwardsk]

Roch had mentioned interest in a lefty coming off injury.

I'm not interested in bringing back Matusz at his Arb price

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[mdbdotcom]

We don't need no stinkin' LOOGY. (I do mean that)

[abbott]

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Meh. I would try to extend him for 3/$6M. If he says no, roll with Cabral.

He is not worthy of a 3 year dea, but at only 2m per, it's a good investment

[wildcard]

And it makes a similar LOOGY, making the league minimum, an even better bargain.

Teams that have to trade draft picks to stay under budget shouldn't give a LOOGY 3M.

I agree. A low cost lefty reliever who has proven he can get out left handed batter is a need. Even better if he can get out right handed batters as well.

It Dan's job to find that player and acquire him. I have no idea who that player would be. Do you? Does anyone on the OH?

[wildcard]

Or...you can save the money and make McFarland your LOOGY. LH hitters only OPS'd .585 off of him last season.

Maybe that time for this has come.

[waroriole]

I agree. A low cost lefty reliever who has proven he can get out left handed batter is a need. Even better if he can get out right handed batters as well.

It Dan's job to find that player and acquire him. I have no idea who that player would be. Do you? Does anyone on the OH?

McFarland or Cabral are low cost options. A guy who can only get LH out is usually not difficult to find. The LH in the bullpen is not something I'm worried about now. We have about 10 bigger problems, and I don't see us doing much to address them.