I don’t think many/any want or are eager to get rid of any of our very talented young players/prospects.
However, I for one, am even less eager to see us roll with the pitching staff as is. The question/dilemma is what is the right amount of talent to acquire this year (and potentially beyond given the state of the rotation) to give us the best shot possible to be successful in October? And how to we balance that against our future potential/possibilities that some of the young players provide.
It’s a very precarious position that Elias is in.
We all hope that he makes great decisions that lead to both success now and in the future.
But I get where you are coming from Kjerstad seems to have an elite power tool as the ball seems to really carry off of his bat.
I’m disappointed more O’s didn’t get in, but it’s hardly the biggest travesty in all star history, so, shrug.
Jim Palmer mentioned on the broadcast that he didn’t make the All Star team two of the three times he won the Cy Young.
I get that everybody wants the best of both worlds.
But 2 questions: 1) What would be the plan for the pitching next year if we just went the rental/shortest term route?
2) Is Quantrill a guy that you trust making postseason starts? If so, what gives you confidence in him?
Picking at 22 and 32 we have a chance to nab some guys with resumes.
Benge, Brecht, Honeycutt, Amick, White, Culpepper, and one of the NCAA C if we want. Hopefully we can get two of those guys when we pick.
Developing pitching and keeping it healthy is hard. With our recent history with bats it might be good to keep growing them. Benge and White/Amick would be ideal. They could be real close to Bowie this time next year.
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