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1 hour ago, Roll Tide said:

2 for 3 with an RBI….Also Slater is 3 for 4 so far. So some of Elias acquisitions are contributing in a positive way.

Could be a big change of scenery guy, Hicks last year that Jazz guy from Miami Etc, hopefully Jiminez. Has sme of hardest contact rate in the game,

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Is anyone here friends with Heston Kjerstad's family?

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It doesn't make my blood boil, personally. He hasn't hit since coming off IL, and he hasn't played good defense either. I think he needs to get on track in AAA and put the concussion behind him fully.

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Got to imagine they think something is not right since the concussion or they just want him playing every day. The outfield is pretty set with Cower, Mullins and Santander with Slater in the McKenna r

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17 minutes ago, Safelykept said:

Could be a big change of scenery guy, Hicks last year that Jazz guy from Miami Etc, hopefully Jiminez. Has sme of hardest contact rate in the game,

So hopefully Rogers bounces back. I just don’t get the bullpen additions, we are getting exactly what we traded for. I don’t think every player will benefit from a change of scenery 

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1 hour ago, Roll Tide said:

So hopefully Rogers bounces back. I just don’t get the bullpen additions, we are getting exactly what we traded for. I don’t think every player will benefit from a change of scenery 

rogers is more of can they fix him guy. The two BP arms are (hopefully) upgrades, and youre right not everybody is a change of scenery guy.

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3 hours ago, Roll Tide said:

Per Roch … Irvin stayed and is at Norfolk

I’m kinda surprised and I don’t think this is insignificant. He’s been very inconsistent with us, but nice depth to have. Can rip off 10 or so decent starts at times, could be a fifth starter to start next year. 

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On 8/3/2024 at 11:49 AM, Moose Milligan said:

 I don't know about you guys, but I can't wait for the Eloy Jimenez Experience.

So how's the experience going over the last two games since posting this? ;) 

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16 minutes ago, Grt 2BA FL Gator said:

I’m kinda surprised and I don’t think this is insignificant. He’s been very inconsistent with us, but nice depth to have. Can rip off 10 or so decent starts at times, could be a fifth starter to start next year. 

Please no. We already just acquired a fifth/marginal/average LH starter in Rodgers. And we still have Kremer to carry on next year's team. Can't afford to have 3/5ths of the rotation be comprised of those 3. We are just climbing out of that situation. We lost for 6 weeks mainly due to a pitching staff that housed a 6 ERA.

Irvin is fine for AAA depth. But the longer he starts the more exposed his lack of talent becomes.

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Please no. We already just acquired a fifth/marginal/average LH starter in Rodgers. And we still have Kremer to carry on next year's team. Can't afford to have 3/5ths of the rotation be comprised of those 3. We are just climbing out of that situation. We lost for 6 weeks mainly due to a pitching staff that housed a 6 ERA.

Irvin is fine for AAA depth. But the longer he starts the more exposed his lack of talent becomes.

He had two years of being a passable 5 in Oakland. He’s always been jerked around here a bit (rightfully so, we can’t afford how bad he’s been at times).

I’d aim higher for a 5th starter and he’s definitely better slated to be AAA depth (which is valuable in itself) but to start the season you could do worse. 

 

 

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