Jump to content

Daniel Cabrera vs. Phillies


Boy Howdy

Recommended Posts

Walked in a run on a close 3-2 pitch in the 2nd, but he should've been sitting on the bench resting. With one out and a man at first, a routine grounder to 2nd that woulda coulda shoulda been an inning-ending double play got booted instead.

Then Jamie Moyer went the other way for a single to drive in the go-ahead run. The Nats just have that "bad ballclub" look.

So far, Cabrera's topping out at 90 mph. Most of his pitches are 88-89

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Walked in a run on a close 3-2 pitch in the 2nd, but he should've been sitting on the bench resting. With one out and a man at first, a routine grounder to 2nd that woulda coulda shoulda been an inning-ending double play got booted instead.

Then Jamie Moyer went the other way for a single to drive in the go-ahead run. The Nats just have that "bad ballclub" look.

So far, Cabrera's topping out at 90 mph. Most of his pitches are 88-89

Strange what happened to his velocity. How common is it for pitchers of his age to lose their velocity with no major injury?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

This Nationals team is really just awful. Whoever it was that made that bet with Oldfan about best record Os vs Nats really is sitting pretty this year.

They are 0-6 right now right? Hopefully after they get a few wins they might start to do the simple things like field ground balls right.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Even despite our soon to be SP woes, I am glad Cabrera is gone.

I second that with great enthusiasm!

Nothing with this guy has changed much: lousy pitch location, lack of mental toughness, single A level defense from the mound, rapidly declining velocity, refusal to develop an arsenal of pitches and an inability to reach his potential.

DCab was here two years too long and I am glad to see that so many of us were right to say he needed to be off our pitching staff immediately.

Also, I wonder how Dunn feels with their 0-6 record?

How the Nats became a better location than the Orioles is a big mystery for me.

MSK

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Wow, back to back very impressive plays by Lastings and Dukes. Makes up for maybe one of those errors.

I guess they have to play well, knowing they are only a two man outfield :D.

My mlb.com stream went dead, so I for one appreciate your "game thread" type work

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Posts

    • Works for me,  as long as the first piece is a Norby type!  Only one of Ortiz/Westburg/Cowser/Kjerstad should be traded for Cease.  Let them pick one of them and a couple in the 8-15 range then a lottery pick or two if needed.  But giving up 2 of those is to pricy for the return.  I like Cease, but personally value him as a very solid #3 starter.  Sure, he COULD perform better than that,  but I wouldn't bet on it.  Maybe he reverts back to his 2022 form, but I think it more likely that what we get is what we saw from him in 2023, with an improvement in numbers due to the defense behind him. 
    • Exited about this kid and the future of our international signings. We have to remember the initial reporting don’t mean a whole lot. We’ve had success in the 100-500 k range too.
    • Downtown restaurants should like this too.  Much better for any local entertainment venues.
    • Cease is a solid MLB starting pitcher with 2 years of control  who's team has clearly made it known that he's available.  Of course there is a lot of interest.  There is a lot of interest in the Orioles' prospects, as well.  Fans of both teams are hopeful that their team will get maximum value for their assets in any trade.  I'm sure that it is sometimes difficult for GMs to reach a meeting of the minds on a player's value, in which case they need to work out a restructure of the discussed deal that may not include that player.  I think Elias' opinion on Ortiz is likely to be pretty close to what posters on this site are telling you.  If the White Sox GM views Ortiz as you do, it would seem that a deal between the two teams would most likely not have Ortiz included.  I'm sure that isn't all that unusual and the GMs just turn the page and look at working out a trade involving other players/prospects.  What confuses me is that you seem to rate Ortiz lower than we do and lower than the various sites rate him, but would like a trade of Cease for Cowser and Ortiz.  I'm against that deal because I think 2 prospects rated that highly would be an overpay.  It seems to me, you agree.  You simply rate Ortiz lower.  Seems to me that the answer in such an impasse that would make both parties happy would be to replace Ortiz with another prospect that is lower rated than Ortiz -- which would be of equal value in your mind, since you rate Ortiz lower and still think the proposed trade is a fair one.  Make sense?  Maybe replace Ortiz with Norby.
    • I would definitely do Westburg  and Cowser.
    • 100% agree with you.  Especially when you haves waves of prospects coming up behind these guys.
  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...