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Isn’t this why drafting pitchers in large quantity is the best strategy?

Even if attrition claims a large majority, the remainder will be yours for six inexpensive years and we might not need this discussion about giving a 32-year-old guy $80 million and hoping he won’t break for three or four years.

I realize the Os are going to have fewer and higher draft picks, but it sure seems like a better strategy to load up on pitching and build a fancy altar to the baseball gods.

 

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A complete stud.  What a great start tonight.

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I already loved this pickup, but if they’ve found a way to unlock more K’s against RH hitters with the cutter, Eflin starts to look more like the 4.8 fWAR pitcher he was last year. 

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3 for 3 in quality starts with the Os.  So glad we got him this year and next. 

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2 hours ago, RZNJ said:

Right, pitchers never hang on as long as they can even if it’s for a 1-15 contact when they’re 38.   Like most athletes I expect him to pitch for as long as he can and get as much as the market allows.   I very much doubt he walks away from the game in his early or mid 30’s because the market was below 4/80 or whatever hypothetical number you want to use.

I'm not saying he would walk away, but that he will insist on max dollars even if he has to go year to year. It's what I would do before taking a redo of 3/$45 below the AAV of a QO.

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4 hours ago, Frobby said:

When Eflin was a 29-year old free agent he got a 3/$40 mm deal with Tampa.  By the time he’s a free agent again, he’ll be three years older.  Now, he’s been healthier and better in 2023-24 than in 2021-22.   But still, I’m not sure he’ll get 4/$80 mm starting at age 32.   

I’m not sure either . But one thing I can be sure of , is that if we don’t pay , someone else will . It’s a pitcher’s market these days . 

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On 9/2/2024 at 10:12 AM, Frobby said:

When Eflin was a 29-year old free agent he got a 3/$40 mm deal with Tampa.  By the time he’s a free agent again, he’ll be three years older.  Now, he’s been healthier and better in 2023-24 than in 2021-22.   But still, I’m not sure he’ll get 4/$80 mm starting at age 32.   

If Eflin keeps pitching like this, he might get a $100 million deal.  If Eflin was a FA this year, I'm betting he would get close to it.  Seems like the top 3 would be Burnes, Snell and Japanese pitcher who I can't remember his name.  All 3 could get $200 million deals. Eflin would look like a bargain un comparison.  The last 5 years I've never guesses right once with how expensive starting pitching will be.  It even exceeds what I think is an overpay for pitchers.

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8 minutes ago, Sanfran327 said:

I’m sure this question has been asked and answered a few times already, but is it safe to say yet that Eflin has been THE oily variety bohunk starting pitcher moved at the deadline? Is it even close?

Oily variety bohunk? If this is an autocorrect issue I can't begin to imagine what you are trying to say.

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