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Below is the average rest-of-season FIP projection from Steamer, ZIPS, ATC, and The Bat:

Player

Avg

Garrett Crochet

3.25

Zach Eflin

3.57

Alex Cobb

3.61

Jack Flaherty

3.74

David Peterson

3.82

Braxton Garrett

3.88

Jesus Luzardo

3.95

Lance McCullers Jr

3.96

Nathan Eovaldi

3.96

Max Scherzer

3.98

Yusei Kikuchi

4.00

Chris Bassitt

4.01

Jordan Montgomery

4.01

Jon Gray

4.03

Sean Manaea

4.05

Reid Detmers

4.18

Paul Blackburn

4.23

Edward Cabrera

4.24

Jose Quintana

4.30

Erick Fedde

4.32

Luis Severino

4.33

Justin Verlander

4.33

Ross Stripling

4.33

Lance Lynn

4.35

Kyle Gibson

4.38

Miles Mikolas

4.38

Andrew Heaney

4.39

Frankie Montas

4.41

Ryan Weathers

4.47

Michael Lorenzen

4.67

Yonny Chirinos

4.69

Trevor Williams

4.71

Tyler Anderson

4.78

Rich Hill

4.84

Cal Quantrill

4.95

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1 hour ago, bpilktree said:

Steele is strange guy he has been pretty solid yet still somehow does not have a win this year in 11 starts and only 3 losses that seems pretty hard to do when you average close to 6 innings a start.  

When you alternate between offense being terrible and pen being terrible, that's how you end up with 0 wins besides being a really good starter.

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Just to put Colorado Rockies player's stats into perspective... 

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 Baseball-Reference.com park factors are the starting point. That number rates Coors Field at 114, which means that the park favors the hitters by roughly 14% compared to league average. 

Thus, pitchers are 15% worse there than league average.  The 2nd rated park factor is Fenway, 8% lower at 106. 

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3 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Kikuchi and Yimi Garcia from Toronto is the best fit. Kikuchi is your Game 2 SP in OPACY because he’s a lefty. Garcia, if healthy, is a stud high leverage reliever. Both are rentals. 

So something like Norby+ De Leon/Baumeister for Kikuchi + Yimi Garcia. 

Then Adam Ottavino is a playoff vet that I like and the Mets seem to love former O’s pitchers. 

Ottavino for Vespi + Zimmerman 

Heck. You could do Severino for the other of De Leon/Baumeister.
 

There’s your playoff rotation. Burnes, Grayson, Kikuchi, Severino. Kikuchi starts at OPACY. 

Garcia, Ottavino, and Suarez to the pen.

Not that pricey.  

Yimi has a sore elbow. Kikuchi's track record is quite mixed but he gave up 9 runs his last two starts. I think we might have missed the lightning in a bottle window for him.

Ottavino is 38 and sucking.

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1 hour ago, Tryptamine said:

When you alternate between offense being terrible and pen being terrible, that's how you end up with 0 wins besides being a really good starter.

What is the thought in Chicago right now?  Cubs going to be sellers?

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1 hour ago, Tryptamine said:

When you alternate between offense being terrible and pen being terrible, that's how you end up with 0 wins besides being a really good starter.

Another data point for wins being a mostly useless way to evaluate a pitcher's performance or talent.

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3 hours ago, Warehouse said:

Below is the average rest-of-season FIP projection from Steamer, ZIPS, ATC, and The Bat:

Player

Avg

Garrett Crochet

3.25

Zach Eflin

3.57

Alex Cobb

3.61

Jack Flaherty

3.74

David Peterson

3.82

Braxton Garrett

3.88

Jesus Luzardo

3.95

Lance McCullers Jr

3.96

Nathan Eovaldi

3.96

Max Scherzer

3.98

Yusei Kikuchi

4.00

Chris Bassitt

4.01

Jordan Montgomery

4.01

Jon Gray

4.03

Sean Manaea

4.05

Reid Detmers

4.18

Paul Blackburn

4.23

Edward Cabrera

4.24

Jose Quintana

4.30

Erick Fedde

4.32

Luis Severino

4.33

Justin Verlander

4.33

Ross Stripling

4.33

Lance Lynn

4.35

Kyle Gibson

4.38

Miles Mikolas

4.38

Andrew Heaney

4.39

Frankie Montas

4.41

Ryan Weathers

4.47

Michael Lorenzen

4.67

Yonny Chirinos

4.69

Trevor Williams

4.71

Tyler Anderson

4.78

Rich Hill

4.84

Cal Quantrill

4.95

Give me some of that Kikuchi. Quintana ain’t bad either. Been talking him up since the offseason. That thread had like 8 views. 

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2 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

What is the thought in Chicago right now?  Cubs going to be sellers?

Pending a miracle in the next two series against the Brewers and Phillies,  the Cubs will indeed be sellers. With that said, it's not a tear down so the definitely available pieces would be Bellinger and Hendricks.  The should be available,  but Jed is too afraid of his shadow, are Taillon, Tauchman and Nico.  I don't think Happ or Seiya would wave their NTC. I'd be fairly shocked if any of Imanaga,  Steele, Busch and  Assad were traded. So nothing too exciting. 

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13 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

Pending a miracle in the next two series against the Brewers and Phillies,  the Cubs will indeed be sellers. With that said, it's not a tear down so the definitely available pieces would be Bellinger and Hendricks.  The should be available,  but Jed is too afraid of his shadow, are Taillon, Tauchman and Nico.  I don't think Happ or Seiya would wave their NTC. I'd be fairly shocked if any of Imanaga,  Steele, Busch and  Assad were traded. So nothing too exciting. 

Well Assad just went on the IL, so that likely is a no anyway.

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5 minutes ago, Cuellar35 said:

It's why you draft bats, trade for arms.

Exactly. Which is why we can field a top lineup every night with a chance to win regardless of what rotation patchwork of the week is in effect, and what Norfolk-shuttle bullpen we trot out there. Day in, day out supremacy on the field.

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33 minutes ago, Cuellar35 said:

It's why you draft bats, trade for arms.

An extremely sensible strategy back in medieval times like when Elias first started working for the O's.  These days, when pitchers have the shelf life of fresh baked bread, a few heretics are becoming more vocal about alternatives.

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Pittsburgh needs to score some runs. Since it’s been the good Mitch Keller lately how about a block buster. Keller and Bednar for Mountcastle, Stowers, Norby and McDermott. Add a DSL or FCL player if needed. Pittsburgh gets 3 guys to plug in there offense today.

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20 minutes ago, Rbiggs2525 said:

Pittsburgh needs to score some runs. Since it’s been the good Mitch Keller lately how about a block buster. Keller and Bednar for Mountcastle, Stowers, Norby and McDermott. Add a DSL or FCL player if needed. Pittsburgh gets 3 guys to plug in there offense today.

Solid deal, imo. Bednar does have an oblique issue right now.

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