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If Maeda was that great the Dodgers would have been able to get more for him than a 21 year old coming off of a shoulder injury.

He was awful on the road. After his first year he's been mediocre. The Dodgers are tickled to death getting rid of him.

Maeda was 2-5 on the road last year with a 5.12 ERA. He pitched in 19 games with 14 starts and 70 innings pitched. His WHIP was 0.5 higher on the road. This isn't a #3 starter more like a #5 who will need extra time off as season goes.

Do you know why he has an incentives based contract? Because, there were real concerns about his health after his physical. The Dodgers are probably relieved. Why would they trade him for 1 year of Betts and a huge contract of another injury proned pitcher in David Price if Maeda was or is a great starter? They were going to win the division anyways. Boston could have taken him at this cheap salary and flipped him during the season.

Wagner struck out 33% of all batters he faced; Nathan almost 26%. Wagner ERA was less by about 0.5 run, WHIP was less than 1 for Wagner versus 1.12. His strikeout per walk was 3.99 versus 2.84. Wagner was better than Trevor Hoffman who is in the HOF.

Billy Wagner was one of the most dominate relievers in the game when he was player. Joe Nathan not.

Back in 2018 JD indicated he had a rupture which is way more serious than a strain. The trade to Cleveland was riding on him being off of the DL before Sept. 1 as I recall. 4 year contract is long for his age.

Not too long ago: https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEL0Sd1yZLqjmo3watMuCeYYqFwgEKg8IACoHCAowjuuKAzCWrzwwxoEY?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US

Bauer gave up 40 earned runs his last 2 months with the Reds. Not sure why.

They would win the division title with this ranking. Then like last season can they outpitch in the first round of the playoffs? They have a pre-arbitration player in Flaherty who was pitcher of the month in August and September. They have Dakota Hudson who is pre-arbitration and won 16 with a WHIP of 1.4, but, ERA of 3.35. 4 months ERA below 2.8. Miles Mikolas who was disappointing record wise, but, his team won more of his starts than lost. Then there is the #5 starter Wainwright who still knows how to pitch. The Cards brought in a top 30 year old Korean who has a top slider and was the best pitcher in the Korean leagues. Carlos Martinez may start again. And then Alex Reyes could stay healthy and be a surprise it would be quite a staff to pick pitching from if they stay healthy. John Gant was 11-1 in mid-inning relief and he would win several tie ballgames when he came in during the 6th and 7th before running out of gas in mid-August. He can be a 5 inning starter. They got top mid-reliever who dominated at times in Gallegos with a .811 WHIP in 74 IP. Also, Genesis Cabrera may be a power-pitching starter coming over in the Tommie Pham deal. We keep turning out pitching from minors though it seems like they always suffer some major arm injuries like Lance Lynn and Marco Gonzales. The Cardinals have perhaps 2 30 Hr hitters. Everyone is trying to figure out how to get Nolan Arenado by trading a bad contract and others for him. Hardly anyone hit above .265 anymore. They have other pitchers in the pipeline getting Tampa's young upcoming starter in the minors. Yes, Arenado without destroying our pitching staff would be interesting. He is not too happy in Colorado now.

Let's get this straight. Homer Bailey had an ERA of 5.58 on Aug. 7 after giving up 7 earned runs. This pitcher who has several seasons averaging 1.6 WHIP has turned it around. Pineda suspended for banned substances will have no lingering effects for violating the rules. He just didn't know. Rich Hill at 40 is going to recover after an experimental procedure on his elbow tendon. He will be throwing 93 Mph after he comes back in June. What will happen is like last year score 930 runs beating up the 7 teams that lost 89 or more. But, unless some minor leaguer comes out of nowhere it will be hard to beat the Yankees, Astros, and the NL champ with this pitching staff. Miracles do happen, but, three rounds.

I wonder if Luis Roberts makes immediate impact or takes a couple of years to just $100 million cost before he plays one game in the big leagues?

Agree 100%. Coors Field effect seems unquantifiable. Will they ever have a multi-year All-Star pitcher come from here?

After being suspended for testing for steroids he has averaged over 40 HRs the last 6 seasons. Huh? Over the age of 33.

Donaldson has severely injured both his left and right calves. Last year he took some days off in late April with sore calves. He missed a lot of 2017-2018 season. What ballplayers do you know have ruptured their calves? It seems like it could easily happen again to him. If he stays healthy he will be quite a player. He is 34 though. Probably should have been 3 years.

Bailey was pitching mostly every 6 days after mid August when his ERA peaked at 5.58. He is one of the worst starting pitchers in the last 5 years. What rose color glasses. Sure he will do ok against KC, Detroit and Baltimore. Who doesn't? Rich Hill top starter in NL? Well at his age of 40 are you expecting a miraculous recovery from elbow surgery? And then another starter will miss several games from a suspension. Trade deadline pitcher? Getting into the postseason you need to win 3 rounds. This SP staff needs some minor leaguers to step up.

I'm not trolling. If this was Rendon I would say wow. I'm concerned now what Colorado wants for Arenado. 7 years on a huge contract and they will want a couple of young starters while the Cards end up getting a player who hits .265 lifetime outside Colorado lifetime. Oh, he might have a couple good years, but, not at expense of starting pitching. Look up the history of calf injuries.

Last year on May 1 Donaldson missed a few games from having sore calves. He's ruptured both calves in the past affecting 2017 and 2018. Somehow you sign a guy where it is very likely that he will miss several games over the next four seasons.

Didn't a Twins groundskeeper claim to turn on a blowing fan when the opposition was batting and off when the Twins were batting during the World Series. He claims management didn't know.

Good luck.

Donaldson besides being 34 had sore calves last year in late April. Here some team is going to commit $100 million when he's had 2 years dealing with both calves. If he would hit like he did in 2019 for 4 years would be great. But, he should have some age slowdown. Buyer beware though.

Longoria has disappointed for years now. Would he hit more HRs against AL Central pitchers?

It's really hard to evaluate the Twins who won 101 games. In 70 games or so against teams above .500 the Twins lost 7 (if my memory serves me correct) more than you won, but, finished 40 games above .500. Just think if you finished 5 games above .500 against winning teams. It was amazing the number of runs scored by the Twins with over 300 Hrs. But, again hitting over 200 Hrs against teams below .500. Everyone was hitting 30 Hrs like Garver hitting 31 Hrs out of his 85 hits in 93 games. This could have been a Johnny Bench season. Came out of nowhere. Then the postseason happened. The Twins should win division in 2020, but, whether they've going to beat good playoff bound teams is unclear. The top 20 is great. I wish my team could develop 30 Hr hitters.

Baseball reference has Bailey with a 1.44 WHIP projected for 2020. Could this signing have waited until mid-February to see if a trade for another pitcher was possible? You can't find a AAA pitcher to give you this output?