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4 hours ago, interloper said:

Correct, and that starting pitcher is named Miguel Castro. Therefore, you need a bullpen piece.

Just call up minor league player fill the slot. There's absolutely no reason to trade for a terrible reliever like Tommy Hunter. He's fool's gold...I don't care how good of a year he's having. 

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13 minutes ago, wildbillhiccup said:

Just call up minor league player fill the slot. There's absolutely no reason to trade for a terrible reliever like Tommy Hunter. He's fool's gold...I don't care how good of a year he's having. 

Well I disagree. A good year is a good year. And not just a good year, an outright dominant one. If you think any old minor leaguer can do what Castro has done this year, well, I'm not sure how or why you think that.

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31 minutes ago, Phantom said:

His stats lean more towards "small sample size blip" than "legit lasting turnaround".

Not saying he's a whole new Tommy Hunter. I'm just saying he's dealing this year and we could use another guy in the 'pen throwing 98mph. It's not rocket science. 

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37 minutes ago, wildbillhiccup said:

Just call up minor league player fill the slot. There's absolutely no reason to trade for a terrible reliever like Tommy Hunter. He's fool's gold...I don't care how good of a year he's having. 

It's pretty hard to call Hunter a "terrible reliever."    Career 3.16 ERA, 1.12 WHIP in a relief role.    He's not fantastic, but he's a solid bullpen piece that would help us.    That said, I doubt Tampa would trade him without getting something potentially useful in return.    

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17 minutes ago, Frobby said:

It's pretty hard to call Hunter a "terrible reliever."    Career 3.16 ERA, 1.12 WHIP in a relief role.    He's not fantastic, but he's a solid bullpen piece that would help us.    That said, I doubt Tampa would trade him without getting something potentially useful in return.    

 

43 minutes ago, interloper said:

Not saying he's a whole new Tommy Hunter. I'm just saying he's dealing this year and we could use another guy in the 'pen throwing 98mph. It's not rocket science. 

At this level, throwing hard means nothing when your fastball is as straight as an arrow. Maybe that's changed. I'm just going by what I saw when he pitched for us. And he also couldn't keep the ball down in the zone. 

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Just now, wildbillhiccup said:

 

At this level, throwing hard means nothing when your fastball is as straight as an arrow. Maybe that's changed. I'm just going by what I saw when he pitched for us. And he also couldn't keep the ball down in the zone. 

Again, look at the statistics my friend.

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4 hours ago, LookitsPuck said:

I'd be 100% on board with Tommy Hunter if it means we can get rid of Ubaldo and slot Castro in the rotation.

Ubaldo is a travesty. 

In August: .358/.409/.613 - 1.022 OPS, 8.22 ERA, 23 IP in 5 games (< 5 IP/game).

7.36 ERA since July. 

It's beyond awful.

Completely agree. But do we have to get Home Run Hunter?

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