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Jays Acquire Jason Grilli for Sean Ratcliffe

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z3r0s FCL Blue Jays

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wow, Braves eating most of the money too. Nice little bonus, basically makes the move a free gamble.
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If he finds what he used to have then he can be a good catch for what i am guessing is pretty cheap.

 

That's fine but you're asking him to do his "finding" at the MLB level and that can be a real liability for a team with eyes on contention. I think you need to already have a reasonable idea what's going on with him and how to fix it to make this worthwhile. He's 39 year old so him simply hitting the wall seems probable. I like the trade fine on paper but I'd like to know what kind of plan they have to make this work. Maybe just hope he figures it out and otherwise just DFA him when one of Schultz or Cecil comes back?

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Coming off a major injury and was horrible in April as he was perhaps shaking the dust off.

 

In May he's got a 3.84 xFIP with a 12.34 K/9 and a 3.86 BB/9.

 

Jays only paying the MLB minimum salary, the Braves are paying the rest. Assuming the prospect we gave up was a nobody I like this deal.

 

EDIT: He's also dominating right handed batters to the tune of a .265 wOBA.

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I like this. He was basically free so why not?

 

Also worth noting: he has a 3M team option for 2017 that could come into play if he settles in nicely this year.

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I like this. He was basically free so why not?

 

Also worth noting: he has a 3M team option for 2017 that could come into play if he settles in nicely this year.

 

Didn't see he had that option. If his May is a sign of things to come that team option would be very handy.

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That's fine but you're asking him to do his "finding" at the MLB level and that can be a real liability for a team with eyes on contention. I think you need to already have a reasonable idea what's going on with him and how to fix it to make this worthwhile. He's 39 year old so him simply hitting the wall seems probable. I like the trade fine on paper but I'd like to know what kind of plan they have to make this work. Maybe just hope he figures it out and otherwise just DFA him when one of Schultz or Cecil comes back?

 

True but his May looks pretty good. Coming off an injury not completely uncommon for him to take a bit to get going. The move is very low risk i don't see how it can hurt us.

L54 Vancouver Canadians

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King who's the guy we gave up? Is he any good?

 

Breakout prospect 2017

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It might look meh right now but really, this is the type of trade that smart bullpens are made of.
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It might look meh right now but really, this is the type of trade that smart bullpens are made of.

 

Agreed, can't go wrong here, he's been a pretty damn good reliever pre injury, always liked Grilli.

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Just realized this guy is 39 years old lmao.

 

I was going to say that it feels like Grilli has been around forever... but I guess that's because he has.

 

If he can get his BBs under control he sounds like he could be a pretty solid late inning option. Considering the back-end is Osuna + Floyd-Biagini experiment + a struggling Cecil, another option is always good if Storen can't put it together.

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The huge drop in velo is concerning, but Steamer knows about it and still projects for 3.24 ERA in ATL.

 

Phew, thank god Steamer can see the future!

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Phew, thank god Steamer can see the future!

 

oh for f***'s sake there's always one of you

burlingtonbandit New Hampshire Fisher Cats

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Like the move, he should be an upgrade over Tepera at least. Hopefully he is only used in low leverage situations to start though. I could see Gibby throwing him out there for the 8th inning right away because of "experience"
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I could see Gibby throwing him out there for the 8th inning right away because of "experience"

 

Well considering how everyone else has done, can he really do much worse?

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