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  1. Danchat
    The Rays need a starter, hm? How about we offer them Sonny Gray for the next Joe Ryan and change?
  2. Danchat
    Losing those hitters that looked like they were AAAA talent isn't the problem for me, it's that they can't find any replacements, they can't find anyone else's failed prospects and squeeze some value out of them. We have one notable success in Willi Castro, not a whole lot else since perhaps finding Ehire Adrianza on waivers. And whole bunch of their big deals to hitters have failed, Marwin Gonzalez was a disaster, Andrelton Simmons couldn't hit to save his life, Donaldson didn't quite live up to the hype (but they moved him at the perfect time), and now Buxton/Correa/Vazquez aren't living up to their pay this year.
  3. Danchat
    Sano's showing was pretty good, he just ran into a buzzsaw in Judge. I remember Dozier's being rather embarrassing, it had seemed like he hadn't practiced with his pitcher.
  4. Danchat
    The "mistake" is forgivable for multiple reasons - giving the position to Miranda, a rookie who looked competent last year seemed to be a sound idea with Royce Lewis backing him up. Gio Urshela had a season-ending injury, so even if we retained him he'd be out for the year. And personally I found it very reasonable that one of Spencer Steer or Edouard Julien were traded, and both appear to be solid hitters early on in their careers. As Chief said, the primary issue is that Steer was traded for a poor trade target, in what appears to be this regime's Matt Capps trade. But there was a legitimate logjam in the system that prompted Steer and Urshela to be moved, and it seemed reasonable Miranda or Lewis could hold the spot down... but unfortunately Miranda is a shell of his former self and Lewis can't stay healthy, and I don't know how a front office can reasonably plan a lineup whose players consistently break down physically or hitting-wise.
  5. Danchat
    We gotta get the next generation of LH OFs ready! Can't wait until 2027. Sarcasm aside, it's nice to see them take the top guy off the board, but it's hard to say anything since the MLB draft is such a crapshoot.
  6. Danchat
    Nobody should be surprised about Gallo's play, he's the same guy he was last year. He'll hit a few HRs and take some walks that will make his OPS look acceptable, but he's abysmal at getting hits, moving runners, can't hit a sac fly to save his life. And as most of us anticipated when the signing happened, here we are at midseason - he stinks, but he remains in the lineup due to the front office's hubris. Pretty crazy how the team's best hitters have been Julien, Solano, and Lewis. Kirilloff and Jeffers have been solid, while the rest has been an unmitigated disaster - replacement level hitting from Correa, extreme hot and cold from Buxton, liabilities from the corner OF in Kepler/Gallo, Vazquez is suddenly horrific at the plate, Miranda is a shell of the player he was last year, Farmer is about 70 OPS points below expectation, and backups like Taylor and Castro are playing way too often. Too many injuries, and even when a top prospect is knocking the door down, they refuse to call him up. Say what you will about a rebuild/reboot, but a third straight losing season should get the whole organization walking papers (and also if they eek a little above .500). Their "win now" window has been open for several years and the team is mediocre, the farm system is middling, and the organization itself while modernized since the TR days has stagnated to a point where we have one banner season that is getting farther and farther in the rear view mirror... and even that year didn't win a single bleeping playoff game.
  7. Danchat
    I wasn't necessarily arguing Julien over Polanco because Jorge isn't one of the veterans who are stinking it up at the plate, but the only other spot he'd probably fit in is DH. When Polanco is healthy they should try to get both of them in the lineup every day, but that will be hard with Buxton locked in at DH.
  8. Danchat
    Julien is already one of the best hitters on this team in his first 150 PAs in his career, and this team is already clogged with a bunch of veteran players who can't hit. Yes he's bad defensively at 2B, but this is giving me flashbacks of people arguing how about we should have kept Schoop at 2B in 2019 over the up and coming Arraez who was doing far better at the plate.
  9. Danchat
    Even with the current hot streak he's on, he's still got a subpar OPS+ of 94 and is still getting on base at a sub .300 clip. At least his power is back, with 12 HRs in 214 PAs compared to 9 last year in 446. Still, I'd trade him while he still has some value, as I wouldn't be shocked if this turns out to be the high point for him this year.
  10. Danchat
    Kinda surprised that the amount of discussion on relievers, when they gave up a total of 2 runs in this series! We're at the point where the hitters are so bad that it demands perfection from all of our pitchers. Expecting to win back-to-back 1-0 games is foolish, and even guys like Duran can't always be lights out. Score some darn runs!!
  11. Danchat
    Sano? The guy who hadn't hit well since 2019?
  12. Danchat
    I liked Contreras last year, but he just looked so bad with the Twins last year (.121/.148 .441 OPS, 33% strikeout ratio). Plus he's already 28, and his .780 OPS at AAA isn't very impressive with all of the other crazy numbers coming out of the AAA level.
  13. Danchat
    Knowing this team, it probably would have been Johnny Cueto (since there was reported interest in signing him). Or some other bad veteran on a one year deal, else it'd be Sanchez or Headrick starting games.
  14. Danchat
    It seemed like Julien was the logical Arraez replacement, as a minor league OBP machine who also who might not have a defensive home at any position - and so far he's been solid at the plate, but dismal defensively at 2B.
  15. Danchat
    Come now, it's time! We have a desperate need for an outfielder who can hit, and Wallner has nothing to prove anymore. He's 25 years old and has had about 485 PAs at AAA, it's time to give him a long stretch against MLB pitching to see if he has what it takes. Why is it taking so long to move Kepler off RF?! It seems everyone is crushing AAA pitching - so I can't really say I buy that Chris Williams or Andrew Stevenson are going to come up and hit - but we have a legit prospect knocking down the door at a position we need help at, but the front office just refuses to admit a mistake and call him up.
  16. Danchat
    Agreed, I'd put the Pressly and Wade trades over the Arraez and Rogers/Pagan trade. We at least got a quality starting pitcher in Lopez and didn't lose that much value in the Rogers trade, while Pressly has been one of the best relievers in baseball and we got two prospects who have looked like AAAA players, and we dumped Wade for absolutely nothing.
  17. Danchat
    It seems to me he's no longer hiding his frustration with the team anymore: Not to mention how he's been ejected a couple times the past week. I know folks like to hate on Rocco for being bland and overbearingly politically correct in his post-game pressers, but I think behind the scenes he has been signing a different tune. I have to wonder if deep down he is thinking "why the heck did we hire a High A coach to be our major league batting coach"?
  18. Danchat
    Wow, that's a disgusting chart. The hitters really mailed it in today. Sounds like Rocco tore into them behind closed doors, seeing as how the media wasn't allowed in the locker room after the game. I'd guess he's at his wit's end.
  19. Danchat
    Exactly, I think he winds up as a #2 or 3 starter. While there have been plenty of pitchers who have consistently underperformed their FIP, I feel confident about Lopez's ERA regressing to the mean. I am willing to predict he gets super hot in August or September and ends up with an ERA under 3.8, if not lower.
  20. Danchat
    4 errors and 5 HRs from the Braves, what a odd game from them. Eddie is still who he used to be, with the 2 errors in the outfield.
  21. Danchat
    It's a common trend to see the negative crowd jump speak out more loudly in a game thread where we lost, it's not as if they just jumped off the deep end because of this game. Also, we lost 5/6 right before that 4/5 stretch. This is clearly a middling team that isn't good enough to be a contender, but not bad enough to sink down deeper into this terrible division.
  22. Danchat
    I wouldn't write off Prelander Berroa yet - he has had solid numbers and might make it as a MLB reliever, though he will need to learn to stop giving out walks. The Giants traded him to Seattle and he was protected before the Rule 5 draft, so he is likely to crack the majors at some point.
  23. Danchat
    I hadn't see anyone say that, ever... wasn't Arraez one of the least shifted against players? I thought defenses didn't bother to shift because of his ability to spray the ball around the field.
  24. Danchat
    I think it's worth noting that the initial Arraez trade rumors started with something along the lines of the Marlins offering just Lopez for Arraez and the Twins rebuffed them, but getting Salas was the deal-maker. We'll have to see how Salas pans out to be able to fully evaluate the trade, seeing as how he was considered to be a top 10 prospect for the Marlins. The third player is a lottery ticket.
  25. Danchat
    I'll follow that up with a prediction - Lopez will finish the year with an ERA under 3.80, and he will also pitch at least 170 innings on the season.
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