Im skeptical too. Miami won the sellers dead line, they had Pitching to sell and got paid, while dealing from the bottom of the deck. TS is a FA after the year and Rogers and Hoeing are expendable. they still have their 6 best coming back next year. I believe Rogers is better than Irvin or Povich, dont know about significantly though. Hes as controllable as Irvin but more roster flexibility ( Has Option/s left.)
For what it's worth... pitcher aging is really weird, and in general for the past 10 or so years pitchers in their 30s have maintained their performance better than they have in the past. He's still got a really good chance to be an above average pitcher at age 35, as long as he stays healthy. (The biggest thing here is health, which is always a ticking time bomb with pitchers especially as they age. I suspect some of the apparent improvements in pitcher aging are due to suvivorship bias since injury rates are higher the older you get.)
Between guys like Mad Max and Greinke there's certainly recent precedent for dominant pitchers that were able to maintain performance through their early-mid 30s. Burnes definitely qualifies as dominant (and healthy.) Even if he does get hurt, talented players are able to bounce back. Kershaw and Sale have been functional (or better) pitchers once they were able to get healthy.
Burnes has a pretty nice track record of staying healthy, and it's clear to me that he understands how to maximize his stuff with minor adjustments in either pitch selection or mechanics in game, which helps him stay consistent. You're not going to lose that mental part or the preparedness part of the game as you age, so I lean toward him continuing to be effective.
GMs miss all the time. Did he miss on Cole Sulser? got a comp pick too. Give Miami credit though they do develop a lot of pitching for a last place Team. Of cours when they all get hurt and you cant develop bats, youre in last. We picked up upgrades at the dead line. I like our future more than Miami. Just Curios Did you have Arcangues 1993? I did, I wheeled Bertrando with every horse
My thoughts exactly. We could have waited for a better package, either in the off-season or early next year. We could have still made the other trades and hoped Irving and Sanchez could carry the team. It seems like they're concerned about re-signing Burnes and the recovery of other starting pitchers, so they made the best deal they could to try to win it all this year.
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