Burnes is a top level Ace. Grayson is a top level 2. Suarez is a top level 3 with a sub 3 ERA.
Yeah there is a drop of our backend of our rotation. Every team in baseball has that. You only need 3 SP in the playoffs.
Kremer, and one of Povich/McDermott/Irvin will be just fine in the regular season.
I agree. That’s what I was getting at. Even if you think McDermott becomes a high leverage reliever he shouldn’t be the sticking point in a deal for Skubal.
Lose by one run or lose by 20 runs, it still counts as only 1 lose in the lose column. The good news from that disaster, they only used 3 pitchers, with an off day tomorrow, the bullpen should be in good shape for the week.
It’s close. And it isn’t that I think McDermott is all that. It’s just that we need more depth as it is, and I don’t think trading a guy like McDermott, who can help, is the best move.
If they made this trade, I’d love to have Skubal. If we lose another starter, then I’d miss McDermott.
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