Trevor Rogers 2024

[Too Tall]

We now have all kinds of pitchers showing up in Roger's Neighborhood. And any Burnes contract with Boras at the helm, is likely to be ridiculous. What SG said. Pass on Burnes and off to infinity with this thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Roll Tide]

4 hours ago, Too Tall said:

We now have all kinds of pitchers showing up in Roger's Neighborhood. And any Burnes contract with Boras at the helm, is likely to be ridiculous. What SG said. Pass on Burnes and off to infinity with this thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nah … Burnes is only getting so much due to age and peripherals. 
 

Elias will make the bad decision to keep Rogers no matter how bad he sucks because he will look bad if they release him. 

[Big Mac]

19 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

Nah … Burnes is only getting so much due to age and peripherals. 
 

Elias will make the bad decision to keep Rogers no matter how bad he sucks because he will look bad if they release him. 

What has he ever done that would make you think he makes decisions on this basis?  He optioned Cole Irvin three starts after trading for him and then DFA'd him twice this year...

[EddeeEddee]

7 hours ago, Warehouse said:

Or could you get Lucas Erceg for a package of Seth Johnson, Chace, Norby, and Stowers? He could have been a shut down reliever this year and potentially converted to a starter next year.

Erceg is cheap and not a free agent until 2030.  Seems unlikely they were looking trade him at all much less for that package.

[Roll Tide]

26 minutes ago, Big Mac said:

What has he ever done that would make you think he makes decisions on this basis?  He optioned Cole Irvin three starts after trading for him and then DFA'd him twice this year...

He clearly didn’t expect him to be claimed. 

[Warehouse]

6 minutes ago, EddeeEddee said:

Erceg is cheap and not a free agent until 2030.  Seems unlikely they were looking trade him at all much less for that package.

They traded him to the Royals (for whom he is now the closer) at the deadline for the Royals 6th best prospect.

[EddeeEddee]

5 minutes ago, Warehouse said:

They traded him to the Royals (for whom he is now the closer) at the deadline for the Royals 6th best prospect.

Wow, I forgot about that trade.  Great point.  There must be something about Erceg that made all other teams hesitate.  I guess it's the fact that he was a rookie at age 28 on a bad team and didn't really stand out until this season?  We'll have to wait and see.

[Just Regular]

The Norfolk ERA only got down to 5.85 with the big blowup early, but Rogers ended up pitching to a 17.5 K-bb% in 28.2 AAA innings, a little behind Povich/McDermott and a little ahead of Young.

I have half a feeling he makes an appearance this week.    I think the club wants him to keep working on whatever he is working on, and he could even be a roster preference over Baker or Bowman depending what you want from the last 1-2 guys in the arm barn any given matchup.

Obviously Grayson gets one of those Baker/Bowman spots if he can.    I think competitive due diligence is weighing and measuring McDermott and Young against those last couple guys too.