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They make a good platoon because they both have enough versatility to be useful on days where they don't start.
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I'm interested in Cron.
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Yeah it was solid although it was pretty strange that they made no mention that Sanchez has had struggles of his own. Him throwing in the majors as a reliever doesn't really bring much clarity to his outlook at all. It's not really Sanchez's situation that has been made clearer, it's more Syndergaard's that's been muddied.
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What's the story with Nolin? He made a 2.2 IP start in Dunedin on July 19 and then nothing.
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That's true but it wasn't really his point. He's indeed hitting enough for a number 9 hitter. He was just saying that if he were a well above average hitter, he could be a superstar.
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I'm sorry but you simply do not have the evidence to support that claim.
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For me it goes 2 > 4 > 1 > 5 > 3. I think some kind of rebuild is around the corner anyways but I'd rather try to get a playoff appearance in the interim even if it means getting little to nothing for many of your veterans. -
Ha! Ha! Ha!
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Was anyone expecting Sanchez not to flash good stuff? If he didn't have good stuff why would he even be a prospect? Certainly not because he's been effective in the minors, he hasn't. It's always been about the stuff and the front of the rotation upside. That's why he's been kept around and not cashed in yet, certainly not because he could be an effective reliever. I mean it's nice if he can be (not that we know that yet) but his development as a starter is the true measure of whether he lives up to the hope or not. It's nice to see him flash the good stuff but to be honest, I'm not very invested in his success as a reliever. I still maintain that the team didn't need to resort to this to find relief help and I would hate for the team to get too enamored with him in this role. If you gave me a choice between making him a reliever full time or trading him to a team that still sees the potential to turn him into a front line starter. I would pick the later all day.
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He's also having a poor defensive season too. Not an attractive rental.
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Thankfully, he turned down the extension that they wanted to give him. In what might just be the luckiest break in the history of the franchise, they were resigned to offering the extension to their second choice, Evan Longoria.
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It's very easy to forget Beeston's role in this. AA doesn't go to Rogers for money. That's Beeston's job and it sometimes seems that some of the assurances that Beeston has given AA and the public at large about his ability to pry money from Rogers when needed may have been over-stated. It might have been better for the team if Rogers had just put a hard cap on the payroll and AA would have known exactly what he had to deal with without going through Beest instead of these "the money is there when we need it" vaguaries.
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Is Beeston going to go to Rogers and say "Dudes we f***ed up with your money and we need more because the opportunity to go for it may not come again for years.". I mean that's basically the scenario but Rogers would need their baseball person, Beeston, to relay that message. Does Beeston even fully comprehend the situation himself and even if he does will he tell the employers "there's a very minute window here after which we're basically f***ed". It's in Rogers interest to understand the situation but it's not necessarily in Beeston's interest to explain it (assuming he fully comprehends it himself).
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No, it's not but if someone claims him, it will be because they are serious. No one wants to be on the hook for all that money just to block a trade to a rival. I don't actually think the Phillies would pull an Alex Rios but the possibility exists and most GMs probably can't afford to take that risk. So in a very limited sense, Olney is right that the waiver deadline won't apply to Lee in the same way that it would to some other players with smaller contracts.
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So many holes, so little ressources not yet spent...
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Holy crap! The buyout on his 2016 contract is 12.5 M! That must be some sort of record. An insane amount for a buyout and there's a clause where you can't even buy him out if he pitches 200 IP next year or 400 total this year and next at which point the full 27.5 M kicks in. Wasn't there some ******** about this being a team friendly contract when it was signed? Pfffft...
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That's a bit of an understatement.
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So I guess this means Kawasaki/Tolleson until the end of the season if everyone's healthy and something worse if there are more injuries (the risk you run when you already have a role players in the starting lineup). I don't love that but if there are better opportunities to improve the team on the pitching side, those certainly shouldn't be overlooked. My worry is that this is a replay of the off-season (focus on pitching, end up with nothing).
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Cool. I saw Chung in AA and he was very impressive. Absolutely terrific arm.
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Yankees are finalizing a deal to acquire Headley
KingKat replied to Angrioter's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Heck he's not even thorough about scraping the bottom of the barrell. If he were, Soriano would be here. -
Don't own him in any leagues but it bums me out as a fan of the game.
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Must have been Kratz's handy work.
