Danchat

This is where I'm at. They've had some good offseasons mixed in with some bad ones, and have had some great trades mixed in with some dumpster fire ones. It's a mixed bag. The starting pitching pipeline never materialized, but recently they've figured out how to get the most out of their bullpen arms. They've always got hitting prospects up and coming. Hopefully we will start to see an influx of international players as we've had a drought of them over the past 10+ years. Still only one playoff series win since they got the job in 2017 despite being in a garbage division... but the front office is certainly not bad. They can build a playoff contender but I'm pretty doubtful about them building a World Series contender.

Took me a second to figure this out, but it happened yesterday - Boushley went down.

I figured Miranda's 2021-22 play wasn't just a mirage. There's still a ways to go and plenty of downs and ups coming down the road for him, but it's nice to see his career is back on track. Still pretty shaky about his fielding abilities but when he is hot he can be the everyday DH.

Thielbar doesn't have any pitches in the bullpen tracker. Speaking of which, last I read the bullpen is 3rd in ERA and getting Duran and Topa back this week... this is a really good unit. Legitimate depth too with having to keep Alcala in AAA. A great problem to have!

Hicks DFA’d, last game as an Angel came against us.

Lopez seems to have a habit of starting the season out slowly and then pitching better as we get into the summer. I don't mind that if we can get that same version of him in September/October.

He's the team's highest paid reliever, he's not going anywhere yet. We haven't seen a large enough sample size from him this year either.

Weird to see Sands has a 0.71 ERA. That's why you move failed starters to the bullpen, it works wonders sometimes. Even if it isn't sustainable, it's better than being stuck as an AAAA starter.

Tackle and kicker in the 6th... can't tell if Rouse will move to guard, but he probably fights for the swing tackle job. Reichard will compete for the kicking job but will be the heavy favorite. Last time this team drafted a kicker, they picked the right one but lost patience.,

I'd go CB or WR at #108 with the guys available - Franklin, Baker, Washington at WR and Jackson, Hart, or Tampa at CB.

I'm not going to blame the Twins for not bringing him back, parting from the team was the right decision for both sides. It's nice to see him get his career back on track. I didn't think I'd ever see him play 3B again!

It would have made a modicum of sense to draft a QB that needed development time (Maye or McCarthy), but Penix is not that guy. He should be ready to start early in 2024 but now it's going to be 2026 at soonest. Age does matter less, but his body has endured 2 ACL tears to the same knee and a torn labrum. Maye and McCarthy have no injury histories and are likely to last longer in the league. There are things to like about Penix and that's why I had him mocked to the Raiders at #13, but that was to immediately battle Minshew for the starting job. The Falcons passed up the best defensive player in the draft or even moving down 4-6 spots and STILL landing the best defensive player in the draft and instead are now paying something like $53M a year on their QB room without having a surefire top 5 QB on the roster. And their edge room is pretty bad and they really could have used Latu/Verse/Turner. This is beyond baffling. Bears and Lions made very smart moves, I have to give them credit. Caleb Williams is walking into a good environment and the Lions attacked their biggest weakness (CB). The Packers pick is fine, but they had a 7th rounder playing good enough at LT so I thought they'd go DeJean or Barton. The fans overrate him, but what are you getting in return for a matchup-centric ILB and how are you replacing him? I see no reason to get rid of one of Flores' favorite chess pieces. Not sure you'd get even that for Bradbury (Ezra Cleveland only got us a 6th and he's considerably better)... and I'd love to do it but LG is a bigger problem. My guess is they move on from Bradbury in 2025.

Was busy with a party, but wow! Only had to move up to #10 to get McCarthy, and then another aggressive move to land Turner. And in the top 20 picks only the Vikings have moved up? Twice?! Weird. The Penix to Atlanta pick blew my mind... never in a million years would I have predicted that. Makes zero sense, Penix can replace Cousins in 2026 when he's 26?! What?!

Pelissero is reporting the Patriots will take Maye at #3 and betting markets have moved him to the landslide favorite. Now the big question looms over McCarthy. I don't buy that the Giants want him. Is #5 the spot? Or will they let him slide a bit while teams go after OTs and WRs?

After this season, there may only be one left! Against a historically bad team with a two run lead, I don't see the problem. He needs to throw some innings and show he still has what it takes.

I betcha White Sox Daily fans going ballistic that they pulled Soroka too early!

I agree that it is a bad situation - I'm just trying to rationalize the pick in their perspective. Their interior OL is pretty good and I believe Demario Douglas and Kendrick Bourne are their top 2 WRs (which is pretty bad but they really need a true #1 WR). Smith-Schuster is cooked and Osborn isn't gonna push the needle there. Henry is a passable TE. Tackle and WR are the biggest problems... which are usually the most expensive to solve.

Just checked in to see how the game was going... then back-to-back HRs! Great timing on my part.

I think they will be super patient with him. He'll spend most of the year on the bench and they will take their time developing him. I do worry about their coaching but drafting Maye is not about winning now.

Here is my final mock: I'm calling the Giants' bluff on McCarthy, but I still think they need to move up to avoid the Broncos from poaching him. After that happens, the Broncos move down to gain capital and get their backup plan in Nix. Then the Vikings move down from #23 as they should still be able to land Newton or Darius Robinson at #31.

Simeon Woods-Richardson called up, Ronny Henriquez optioned to AAA.

One random thing I noticed with the Mariners: Jorge Polanco .173 / .612 OPS Mitch Garver .158/.553 OPS Luke Raley .200/.508 OPS Why are the former Twins in Seattle tanking?

While I agree with the archetype, Santana's 2023 at the plate was considerably better than 2020-2022 so he doesn't fit the "it's been 2+ years before having a good season"... of course that doesn't justify paying up a 38 year old hitter in a year where the payroll is condensed. It does absolutely fit the "clearly past his prime" archetype, and Santana ain't Cruz.

It is wild how much better Varland looked last year in the pen compared to how he looks in the rotation. Though it was only 9 innings (felt like it was at least 20?), in that stretch he gave up 5 hits and got 15 strikeouts. His home is likely in the bullpen... but too bad the starter depth is too weak to let him move back there.

If a computer or spreadsheet is telling him to PH two terrible batters over Kirilloff and Larnach, then that computer ain't following analytics and needs to be scrapped.