Wow, yeah. It’s funny how quickly values shift. Kopech vs. those two seems like such an easy choice right now. I still like Adams and Pivetta but the former’s K rate drop is annoying and Pivetta seems like a possible 5.00 ERA K/BB specialist
If I had a deeper rotation I would do it. I thought about it for a while but if Kopech develops into a viable SP he’s going to be huge in fantasy and an anchor for my team. I’m out.
Also, I want to actually hold onto a prospect for once.
Ross Atkins today:
"If teams had another month of information on [Nate Pearson] - his time with us in Vancouver - he would've gone 1-1."
Anyone else want to hop on the hype train that I started immediately after seeing his mechanics?
I don't think a trade is necessarily coming.
There are a lot of players in the OF/DH/1B mix with bust potential and/or options and/or big injury risks.
Hmmmmmmm interesting.
I feel like one of you will regret that trade but I’m not sure who!
(Billy Hamilton is 27; he’s one swing coach whisper from being a bananas fantasy player)
Yeah after looking at the stats, if I needed to plug a CF hole I'd be all over Taylor.
He's probably a guy who is never that good because of the strikeouts but if he develops there is extreme upside.
Edit - if I was a rebuilding club or a middle of the pack club.
Another negative:
I found a female Jays fan on Twitter who said something like "why not just sign Jose". Like three people replied that Granderson is better.
Then she replied to her own tweet and said "zomg the mansplaining" and then "I officially don't miss baseball anymore"
So I had to see that on Twitter and to be honest that's a pretty big negative.
Furiously masturbating to this signing right now in my bed while I eat sour patch kids.
Aledmys Diaz, Yangervis Solarte, and Curtis Granderson is a dream offseason so far. All aboard the Saber Train! ... next stop, nearly competing for a Wild Card spot.
Jesus Christ, you already own nearly every one dimensional hacker in baseball. I don't think you need another.
Seriously... Healy, Mancini, Duvall, Reynolds, Gattis, Schebler. It's like guys selling their soul to scrape 30 dingers is your fetish.
Guys available for picks or prospects. Some decent veterans and existent younger guys.
Hunter Pence
Howie Kendrick
Wei-Yin Chen
Matt Adams
Hunter Dozier
Sal Romano
Would also be pretty open to moving these keepers:
Corey Dickerson
Michael Brantley
Jose Martinez
Kendall Graveman
Matt Andriese
Adam Wainwright
Could deal a bunch of the above at once. My main targets would be 2B, SS, SP upgrades. Neil Walker or Orlando Arcia could move if I'm upgrading in the MIF.
I don't see how sending him to AAA makes any sense.
I mean they'll stretch him out in spring training and let team health when camp breaks dictate his role but I can't see them sending their ~7th best arm to AAA.