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  1. Ray
    I really don’t get why people here are so worried about developing front of the line pitching. More often than not, it’s acquired, not developed. Verlander, Cole, Greinke, and Miley were all trades/FA’s.
  2. Ray
    Fast forward a month and Simeon Woods-Richardson could be putting up similar peripherals in High-A as an 18 year old (entirely possible). How untouchable would he be? Deivi Garcia had a similar rise this year.
  3. Ray
    Not for nothing, but Derek Fisher has better numbers in the minors than Clint Frazier, and he can actually play the OF unlike Frazier.
  4. Ray
    As expected, they really seem to value Simeon Woods-Richardson exceptionally highly and Anthony Kay higher than industry consensus as well. Have to admire Atkins sticking to his guns and saying that he stands behind his internal rankings over the industry ones. Given that Simeon was also scouted by the same department that found the likes of Groshans and Kloffenstein in that draft, I’m confident in their ability to find good young draft talent. That being said, the entire point of finding someone undervalued like a Simeon Woods-Richardson is so you can get more in the deal as well. I maintain that Mets would’ve given up a Dom Smith or David Peterson to get the deal done.
  5. Ray
    There is zero reason to trade a semi interesting prospect like Cal Stevenson for a guy who so far has shown to be a 4th OF. This seems to completely go against Atkins philosophy of hoarding as many prospects as you can.
  6. Ray
    Derek Fisher for Sanchez isn’t that bad actually.
  7. Ray
    Looks like it’s Biagini and Sanchez in the same package. Might net us something decent actually.
  8. Ray
    Also, Kevin Smith finally reached a 103 wRC+ last night after going 2-for-3 with a HR and a walk. He’s been on fire in July. 19 games, .353/.390/.750, 219 wRC+
  9. Ray
    Surprised this hasn’t been posted already. Nate Pearson had the longest outing of his pro career last night: 6 IP, 0R, 2H, 3BB, 5K, 91 pitches. Here are a few of his blistering fastballs:
  10. Ray
    If he continues doing as well in High-A as an 18 year old, that’s gonna immediately shoot him up the Top 100. He’d be the youngest pitcher in all of High-A by 2 years.
  11. Ray
    Makes you wonder why the Padres gave up on him for Taylor Trammell. Even if you think he’s a 1B/DH long term, he should’ve been able to fetch a little more imo. A very weird trade.
  12. Ray
    Bauer’s HR/FB is considerably higher than his career norm this year. My point was Bauer does have a higher talent level than Stroman,, but you already mentioned that.
  13. Ray
    Rk league lottery ticket.
  14. Ray
    I don’t know. I actually kind of prefer our trade tbh. Anthony Kay is not that far from Logan Allen in terms of value. Both are projected to be bottom-mid rotation arms and have similar concerns. You could call it a wash between them. SWR >>>> Franmil though. If Bauer with 1.5 years of control wasn’t gonna get Kyle Tucker, Marcus Stroman in no way shape or form was gonna get him.
  15. Ray
    Look at Stromans fWAR page. Bauer is producing almost the same amount of WAR during a season where his results are clearly getting hurt by the juiced ball than Stroman is during his best season.
  16. Ray
    I can’t help but think the Padres got fleeced here. You trade in Franmil Reyes and Logan Allen for...Taylor Trammel? That doesn’t seem right.
  17. Ray
    I think it’s an even deal. I wouldn’t characterize it as great tbh. The people who legitimately believe we got fleeced or robbed are f***ing numpty’s though.
  18. Ray
    By that token, doesn’t it make sense that we get one less piece because of that one less year of control? I don’t know. The trade seems a little more even than I first thought the more I think about it. It’s still one piece away from being a great trade (Dominic Smith or David Peterson would’ve been nice), but as it stands, I think it’s pretty even going by recent years comps. I do agree that I think this deal could’ve been matched on the day of the deadline, but we’ll see. They must be really really high on SWR and/or Kay.
  19. Ray
    Is the Stroman trade any worse than the Sonny Gray trade to the Yankees? I’d rather have Woods-Richardson than all 3 of Mateo/Fowler/Kaprellian at the time. He could very easily be the next top pitching prospect in this org.
  20. Ray
    Matt Allan???
  21. Ray
    I have a feeling Edwin Diaz is involved in the return.
  22. Ray
    Was Diekman ever supposed to net anything significant? He’s not exactly having a good year, gives up a good amount of baserunners, and is a rental. Daniel Hudson is probably more valuable than him.
  23. Ray
    Huh. I was sure I read somewhere that a player can be outrighted once off the 40-man without being exposed to waivers, but I guess that's not the case. My bad.
  24. Ray
    Every player with less than 5 year service time can be outrighted once off the 40-man, so they wouldn't have to DFA him.
  25. Ray
    Verlander/Cole is a strong 1-2 punch, but they could use a good #3 in the playoffs besides Miley. It could also be about not wanting to make other AL contenders stronger. Yankees, Twins, and Rays could easily try to get him too.
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