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2 hours ago, jabba72 said:

I doubt Ortiz will have an 800+ OPS all year but I guess it’s possible. Right now the trade looks like a win for both teams. Milwaukee of course gets 5 more years after this to fully reap the benefits. 

Exactly. He’s already worth 2.00 WAR, he contributes on both sides of the plate, is certainly one of the leading candidates for National League rookie of the year, and the Brewers themselves seem to treasure him.
Even if his hitting falls off a little bit, he will remain a really important part of their team.

 

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Interesting note today from MLB.com All-Star news. A tale of two ex-O infielders (whom we can thank for Kremer and Burnes):

NL third base: Manny Machado (SD) vs. Joey Ortiz (MIL)
545,259 votes vs. 486,267 votes

Roughly 60,000 votes separate two third basemen at very different junctures of their careers. Machado is already a six-time All-Star playing in his 13th big league season and is having a down year (.694 OPS) compared to his career norm (.823 OPS). The 25-year-old Ortiz, meanwhile, is blossoming in his first full MLB season (.832 OPS) after being a key piece in last offseason’s Corbin Burnes trade.

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On 6/23/2024 at 6:11 PM, Legend_Of_Joey said:

Well, that was a fun 2 games. Reds DFA’ed him today. 

Guys like Wynns who’ve had some major league experience make decent money even when in the minors.  Still, it must be disappointing to be hopping from team to team and getting a few major league games here and there but not really sticking.  Not an easy life.  

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On 6/24/2024 at 4:25 PM, SteveA said:

He never got in a game for the Reds.   Noted for Immaculate Grid purposes.

 

On 6/26/2024 at 2:35 PM, Frobby said:

Guys like Wynns who’ve had some major league experience make decent money even when in the minors.  Still, it must be disappointing to be hopping from team to team and getting a few major league games here and there but not really sticking.  Not an easy life.  

He's on his way back up to the Reds due to their main catcher now going on paternity.

Let's see if he gets into a game now.

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On 6/24/2024 at 4:25 PM, SteveA said:

He never got in a game for the Reds.   Noted for Immaculate Grid purposes.

 

On 6/26/2024 at 2:35 PM, Frobby said:

Guys like Wynns who’ve had some major league experience make decent money even when in the minors.  Still, it must be disappointing to be hopping from team to team and getting a few major league games here and there but not really sticking.  Not an easy life.  

He got the start today and did ok.

3-5, 3 doubles, 1 rbi and 2 runs scored.

That'll do.

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