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That was a great post - but I jumped on this because it's a point I've made, too: there seems to be this perception that the Jays agreed to some...
The standard is "make the playoffs" - being "World Series bound" is chasing a unicorn. Once the postseason starts, anything can happen. See last...
I need receipts. Which team landed a better starting pitcher for less? Unless I'm blanking on someone, two prominent SPs have been dealt: Fedde...
Who in the organization labeled Bloss “special”? His ascension, I would argue, likely speaks to their desperation. He was blowing people away...
…. Because Toronto wouldn’t make the deal otherwise? This seems pretty obvious. Even a MOR SP has + value in a pennant race. No team is giving...
There seems to be this idea that the Astros gratuitously added players when they didn’t need to, and clearly, that’s not the case. The Astros...
Three starting pitchers have been dealt. Eflin was dealt for three players from a better system - an OF, utility player; SP (sound familiar?); the...
It wasn't a good trade, and it was made by the guy everyone would throw Brown aside to bring back in a heartbeat because we've all decided he...
Eh... settle down... Jiménez was widely considered a top 10 prospect in all of MLB and sure-fire future star. And Cease was a giant prospect...
Jake Bloss made three MLB starts and was objectively - by a wide margin - worse than - well, almost every other starting pitcher in baseball. To...
Since 2022, he has consistently struck out 10 per nine innings. Having legitimate swing-and-miss stuff is a good start. He has a 3.65 FIP this...
He's making $10MM this year; made $10MM last year. If he's a 3/4 starting pitcher, you can likely/easily retain him for a reasonable cost. To your...
I'm pretty sure it was Ben Verlander, who likely has sources in both organizations, given his brother's career.
I'm not so sure Eflin was dealt for "less". I won't pretend to know anything about Baltimore's system - only that it's generally considered very...
I disagree. Adding a healthy MLB starting pitcher to this roster makes the team better. They are not going to survive August with their current...
I mean... we were very obviously desperate for a starting pitcher - I don't know if that constitutes a panic? You could argue Kikuchi is the best...
Are you actually suggesting Loperfido and his .567 OPS and 35% K rate since his return was a key component of this recent run? He has made nice...
This may very well be their ceilings - but none of them were going to reach those ceilings *this* season. So how much is the playoff run worth?...
If those are the results, that will be bad and this trade will look worse (I'm not defending the trade; just that two things can be simultaneously...
This. How much do we covet making the postseason? Because I truly believe Kikuchi is going to have a greater impact on that (*in 2024*) than...
