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  1. TheLeviathan
    It is tiresome to have you reply with strained evidence, then arrive at the same conclusion, and then reverse that conclusion in the same sentence. It implies you are trying to make an argument where one is unnecessary. The D-backs are far more likely to be full blown sellers. They were during the offseason, unlike the Nationals. They also have far more payroll constraints than the Nationals. I won't speculate about Greinke's no trade clause because I am not in his head nor do I know his motivations. I will speak strictly about the situations of the teams and their general plan going into the season. It is far more likely that a team that let go of 3 of their top 6 hitters by fWAR and by far their best pitcher before the season is going to continue to sell than the team that put 150M into Corbin and tried, in vain, to retain their biggest FA loss. So I find the idea that Greinke will move as a far more likely scenario, in general, than Scherzer given the paths the teams have laid out.
  2. TheLeviathan
    They are only in contention by looking at their record today. They had an unsustainable little run a few weeks back that has masked their standing. The talk in AZ is that this team is not contending and Greinke's elite season so far is ideal to unload his contract. What makes Greinke more likely is that this is a team that just let several high end free agents leave and traded their star player before the season. The Nationals tried to keep their star (failed) and made several high profile signings. They may not be as eager to admit their retool failed whereas the D-backs are clearly in a rebuilding phase. As an earlier poster suggested, the Nationals are more likely to deal around the edges while the D-backs are more likely to put up the yard sale sign. It's the difference in team intentions going into the season that separates them IMO.
  3. TheLeviathan
    As much as I'd like to believe Washington sells on a guy like Scherzer...I don't see it happening. Which means we focus on MadBum, Grienke, and Stroman.
  4. TheLeviathan
    His contract is totally reasonable and not a challenge for this team to absorb. Berrios and Scherzer match up with anyone.
  5. TheLeviathan
    I think, looking forward towards the playoffs, they need guys on the mound that can be given the ball and intimidate the other team. So I have 1A and 1B as "weaknesses" but it's probably better defined as places the team should look to upgrade. 1A - go get a big game starting pitcher. MadBum would be my preference, but I highly doubt he would sign an extension. So I would put Greinke high on the list too. Or if we want to get crazy? What if the Nats go sell-mode? Scherzer is too much probably, but a guy can dream, right? 1B - a reliever you can throw in and trust they can get anyone out. I'm sure we can peruse the league and find some options, but think Andrew Miller and the Indians.
  6. TheLeviathan
    Man, if you're a pitcher and you see the Twins coming up on your slate....you gotta be a little scared. These guys are destroying people.
  7. TheLeviathan
    I'm impressed how well Sano is hitting considering his rehab was cut short and this is essentially his ST. You can see he's still missing some pitches he could hit and he's still producing really well since his return.
  8. TheLeviathan
    I love everything about what Royce Lewis did that game. Keep having fun kid.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Anyone who stayed up have any extra observations on Adams?
  10. TheLeviathan
    This is essentially spring training for him. In a few weeks let's see where he stands.
  11. TheLeviathan
    It's been awesome to see. At this point, let's just hope the train keeps rolling.
  12. TheLeviathan
    I don't think enough was said in this thread that our bullpen did a pretty good job giving us a chance. We're quick to rip them when they blow a game, but with how bad Berrios was we only had a shot because the bullpen held down a big chunk of the game.
  13. TheLeviathan
    I had no idea Smeltzer was performing like that, wow! That is some good info and really encouraging.
  14. TheLeviathan
    I have no issue with most of this. However, MOST of this season he has been reliable for this team. Hell, I don't think it's hyperbole to say he came in and bailed us out of several losses in April. He was getting thrown into a ridiculous number of high leverage situations too. (He leads all of baseball in having had 19 inherited runners) Edit: He only really cost us the Toronto game. 3 of the 5 inherited runners scored in NY when we were already down 6-1. We rallied a bit to make it look closer. He's been brutal in May so far and you're right - when he's brutal - stop putting him into anything resembling a high leverage situation. He's streaky, so ride him when he's hot and bury him when he's not. What I take issue with is the idea he wasn't good in April. He absolutely was.
  15. TheLeviathan
    How were his 13 appearances in April?
  16. TheLeviathan
    Is this argument for real? Dude made 13 appearances in March/April with a 1.93 ERA. Yeah, I'm going to look past a couple rough patches and say that, by and large, he's been pretty good for us. Especially given how high leverage the situations were he was being used in. He's struggling hard right now, but that's also a problem we've seen from him. He seems to be a bit streaky. Hence why he shouldn't be considered one of our top relievers.
  17. TheLeviathan
    You lose some from time to time. Hildy has been pretty damn good all year. That said, I'm not sure I like Baldelli's decision to bring him in, that should be May there. Or Parker. Or whomever your best reliever is.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Berrios. He's the swagger.
  19. TheLeviathan
    A player's value is not the same as their trade value. I wasn't arguing he would reap some kind of huge trade reward, merely that people keep throwing out the idea that he's an easily replaced player. He's not. He's not great, but he has value. Players of value, especially those that can play a decent to good shortstop, are not easily obtained.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Some perspective: Adrianza was 28th among shortstops last year with an 82 wRC+. He was 27th by OPS. 31st in WAR. People talk about him like he's a trash heap player. He's not. It's the nature of the depth of middle infielders in the bigs, but people lose sight of that methinks.
  21. TheLeviathan
    That seems like the logical antidote.
  22. TheLeviathan
    Merely because another team did it is not good enough for me to try the same thing. Especially since Marwin had Bregman and Altuve flanking him as opposed to Schoop and Sano. I'm sure they will play him there a bit, but Adrianza was a .680 OPS player with a pretty good glove at SS. As hard as it may be to accept, this makes him a valuable player. As in, above average for what most teams have on their bench for SS. It ain't gonna be him they send packing. At least not until they think Gordon is viable.
  23. TheLeviathan
    It's Cave and then probably Romero. Or some other dude from the pen. Adrianza is this team's backup SS. He's not going anywhere. (Though he's been pretty bad so far, that's for sure)
  24. TheLeviathan
    Helluva nice win.
  25. TheLeviathan
    I hope he keeps this up. I'll gladly eat that delicious crow. And this might be the first sign that this FO can take analytics and deliver high end production by mining opportunities from struggling players. That's a very good sign.
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