I had a rough day, and was hoping to end on a high note. Nope. Bad Joe Ryan Experience, baffled (again) by the Dobber Curiosity, requisite sketchy plays in the field, and another exclamation point on Roger’s flagging career.
Soler, as a (very) poor man’s George Springer: maybe. No way on Garver, nostalgia wouldn’t fix the fact that he’s in serious decline and would only add to flawed roster construction. Refsyder? He had a nice moment or two but I think that ship sailed a while ago.
In a macro sense the moves are commensurate with an 80-ish win team that might squeak into a wild card spot, and likely get bounced. Honestly, that’s more than I imagined coming out of ST. So I’m pretty OK with moves that don’t further erode fan support and obviously weaken the team for the future. Go Big? Naw, not really. Wasn’t the year for that IMO.
Hey this was really helpful. As fans we probably all have a different idea of how this process works; this outline shows the process isn’t as random or chaotic as it may appear on Deadline Day. Regardless how how we may feel about Falvey’s time here, it sounds like he was pretty gracious in sharing his insights/experiences.
It’s such a different development path for catcher given the rigors of the position, how they have work so closely with the eccentricities and nuances of all the different pitchers. I’m biased I know, but I tend to cut any MLB catcher a lot of slack. Even AJ Pirzinski. Maybe.