Jorge Lopez to the Twins!

[Otto von Ballpark]

15 minutes ago, Game7-91 said:

Lopez looks like Rick Aguilera.

Needs more mustache?

[Hank]

Going to be tuning in to MLB Network to see how Lopez does for you guys.  He is a nice success story and hope he sustains it for you.  

As an O's fan I hope one of the lottery tickets you sent works out.  Lopez was kind of like that so you never know.

Good luck!

[nicksaviking]

10 minutes ago, Fatbat said:

Hajjar will most likely be in AAA in 2023 so I dont see him getting traded. Twins will need left handers soon.

Hajjar is three levels away from AAA. The Twins typically do one promotion a year.

[nicksaviking]

6 minutes ago, Hank said:

Going to be tuning in to MLB Network to see how Lopez does for you guys.  He is a nice success story and hope he sustains it for you.  

As an O's fan I hope one of the lottery tickets you sent works out.  Lopez was kind of like that so you never know.

Good luck!

Thanks, we've had quite a bit of Povich discussion on this forum this summer. He's probably the one to cross your fingers on.

[Game7-91]

4 minutes ago, Otto von Ballpark said:

Needs more mustache?

Yes, this Lopez guy needs to fix that. Priorities. He says he looks like Aggie---then its time to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. 

[Otto von Ballpark]

1 minute ago, Game7-91 said:

Yes, this Lopez guy needs to fix that. Priorities. He says he looks like Aggie---then its time to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. 

Maybe he could borrow the mustache of new teammate Mark Contreras.

[Otto von Ballpark]

I do agree that the return feels light from Baltimore's perspective, although single relievers typically don't fetch a lot.

I wonder, how does Povich compare to Antoine Kelly (just traded by MIL to TEX for Matt Bush)? They look like the two best prospects traded for single relievers so far. They're both 22 year old lefties in high-A with good K rates; Povich has the better walk rate, while Kelly has been better a limiting hits and HR.

Another factor is Kelly was a high school draftee, so he will require a 40-man spot after the season even though he is still some distance from MLB. Povich won't require a 40-man spot until after 2024, which may help BAL protect some another prospect in the near future.

Could BAL have declined Kelly from MIL, preferring Povich from MIN? I like Lopez better than Bush due to age (and 2022 numbers), although both are controlled through 2024.

[bwillly]

2 hours ago, nicksaviking said:

I'd like Mahle, but I don't know if you're getting to the post season with both Archer and Bundy sticking in the rotation the rest of the year. I think they need two starters, but time's running out. Maybe they can do one prospect heavy trade and one salary dump trade, but the Pohlad's would have to be OK bumping up the payroll. They might be though.

Got Mahle. I’m honestly good with this. Ryan I think will get back on track, I would maybe just rest him for like 2 Wks though. Covid ain’t no joke. He’ll bounce back, dude is a beast and just needs a minute. We now have a solid 123 and a solid 123 BP. I wouldn’t mind an offensive CA/DH or an OF/DH but I think we can run with this. Rocco needs to tell Buxton I don’t really care about your aches and pains you need to play. 

[notoriousgod71]

On 8/2/2022 at 9:41 AM, notoriousgod71 said:

Can't say I have too much faith in a guy who last had an ERA under 6 on 2018 until this year but go team!

I feel fairly certain now that I will not be regretting these words.