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  1. Major League Ready
    Let's hope they can stay away from the 60 day IL. They are 6 deep with Gray / Bundy / Ryan / Archer / Ober / Paddack. Plus, Winder / Smeltzer and hopefully Balazovic at some point his season for depth. Maybe Sands too. We should be in good shape as long as we don't have guys go down for the year.
  2. Major League Ready
    It would appear removing the big leg kick has Lewis on the ball and it has not reduced his power. This could be the development of the year. Man, I hope this version of Royce Lewis continues to show-up. Now, we need last year's Jose Miranda to return.
  3. Major League Ready
    It's been 13 games. Mookie Bets is hitting 178 with a wRC+ of 61. Mitch Garver's wRC+ is 71. Josh Donaldson is 78. Glebor Torres is at 56. Goldsmidt and Bichette are at 50. Marcus Semien is at 42 and Joey Gallo is at 29. They had a 3 week spring training. We can condemn Correa or all of them 50 or 60 games from now if they continue at this pace but 13 games is nothing.
  4. Major League Ready
    Hard to imagine a PTBNL would?
  5. Major League Ready
    Rosario has 10.8 career WAR. Correa has 27.3 WAR. Rosario’s had a wRC+ of 117 in his best offensive year. Correa has 5 years with a much higher wRC+ (123 /134 /136 / 142 and 152) Of course, Correa is also a superb defender and Rosario is below average. In what universe are they virtually the same? Why would you want Rosario in LF? Among 261 players with 30 or more ABs, Rosario literally ranks dead last on Fangraphs with -.8 WAR, That's your solution? I love Garver but he is struggling too with a wRC+ of 71. Lewis has not played in 2 years and after 13 games you want to promote him to the MLB level and you want to declare the season a total loss after 2 weeks. I think you might be over reacting just a little.
  6. Major League Ready
    He has 9 hits and 5 walks in his last 27 PAs. ?
  7. Major League Ready
    How great would it be for these three to establish themselves by year end! They could make this lineup really deep and fun to watch. Buxton / Lewis / Martin and Gordon would provide the speed and excitement this team is missing. It's a big year for some pitching prospects too. Ryan / Winder and Duran at the ML level and Balazovic / SWR and Canterino pushing their way up to the ML level would be really exciting.
  8. Major League Ready
    Let's hope Kirilloff is a middle of the order bat at 1B for the next several years. If not, 1B is easy to fill. I am really hoping Miranda can play an average 3B. We don't have any 3B prospects with Miranda's offensive ceiling. Perhaps CES but he is starting his 1st season at high A so he has a long way to go. Miranda and Lewis taking over the left side of the IF and playing to level we all hope for would be huge for the future of this team. I am hoping for Lewis/Miranda holding down those spots by the start of next season.
  9. Major League Ready
    Sorry, I should have been more descriptive. I meant reports with so many players showing great promise. Seeing top guys like Lewis / SWR perform so well out of the gate and Duran / Ryan at the MLB level is really encouraging. There are also some players who are not currently on top of any prospect lists who are looking very good. That's what I am hoping to see every week.
  10. Major League Ready
    Sure would be nice to see reports like this every week! This could be a big year.
  11. Major League Ready
    Put one of best defenders in all of baseball at DH. Really??? This post is 18 days late.
  12. Major League Ready
    I agree and previously stated this should be revisited. We can however acknowledge the benefits post 2022 but you refuse to acknowledge that aspect of this trade so here we are.
  13. Major League Ready
    I would much prefer that Sano plays well enough to be traded and they move Kirilloff to 1B for the majority of games.
  14. Major League Ready
    So, we should want Donaldson's meager performance because Correa is not hitting. Plus, I like the chances of a guy in his prime bouncing back over a 36 y/o. That's just short-term. Correa's value could very well be what he brings at the deadline. It looks like a great trade beyond 2022. We should revisit this at the deadline and the end of the year.
  15. Major League Ready
    Have to agree none of the players mentioned would likely be claimed with the possible exception of Strotman. It just does not seem like a problem short-term. Long-term, we probably lose Correa / Sanchez / Sano / Duffey and either Arraez or Urshela before next season. I could even see them both being gone if Martin or Steer step up. Archer / Bundy, and Maeda are also good candidates to be gone. I would bet 7 of the 9 are gone before next season.
  16. Major League Ready
    I think it's reasonable to say the gain was actually Gray. However, It makes little sense IMO to argue that the team would have been in the same position without Gray. I am sure they also considered the risk associated with a 36 y/o player continuing to decline when assessing future value (2023-24). That should not be ignored. Next year, they can non-tender Urshela and the net is 21.75 plus whatever IKF gets in arbitration or roughly 28-29M. It's still a big if but if Lewis fills that role the net of this for next year is $27M+ to spend elsewhere and an additional $8m in 2024 when IKF will be a FA. Donaldson meant very little to this team becoming a contender beyond 2022. It's all about the pitching prospects, Lewis, and Miranda, in that order, IMO. I see it as trading Donaldson had at least a neutral impact for 2022 and definitely a plus effect beyond 2022.
  17. Major League Ready
    1) Immediate term .... His wRC+ is 71 and his OPS is 581. Obviously, very SSS but he would have made absolutely no difference so far. Let's revisit this at the end of the year and see how much we miss Donaldson. 2) It made getting Correa possible 3) Long-term we are very likely much better off in 2023-24. They could non-tender Urshela and get far more out of spending the 21.75m elsewhere and this team is going to have holes to fill next year.
  18. Major League Ready
    I sure hope the organization is not that short-sighted. His development into our SS for the next decade is crucial to this team becoming a legit contender. He is right where he needs to be. Not only does he need to get reps at SS, but he is also working on swing changes and do that at the ML level is not a good idea. The best case scenario is he keeps this up consistently and replaces Correa when he opts out or is traded at the deadline.
  19. Major League Ready
    No. He does not have an option remaining. Best case scenario, he gets going and is traded at the deadline. If not, he is going to playout the year and get bought out for 2.75M at the end of the season.
  20. Major League Ready
    How fantastic is it to see Royce Lewis looking so darn good? I dream of Lewis and Miranda becoming our Rameriz/Lindor. Will Sawyer Gibson-Long be the pitcher who will climb the prospect charts or will it be Varland? Hopefully, both!
  21. Major League Ready
    Maybe they think the only way to get his bat in the lineup regularly is to have him fill in for multiple positions. Just guessing!
  22. Major League Ready
    Winning no doubt influences attendance but if this was true, they wouldn't bother with the myriad of things they do for the "fan experience". The relative merit of the "product" is a product of the entire experience for a large percentage of fans. As long as a few teams have the ability to spend literally twice as much on players, small and mid market teams are going to be at a disadvantage and therefore get their asses handed to them at times.
  23. Major League Ready
    You can't blame the three-outcome game for the team being 16 games under 500. There is also plenty of blame to go around for the state of the game. Players are going to work on the skills that make them money and teams are going to emphasize whatever wins games. Home runs equates to big money for players, and they are not going to develop a 2 strike approach as long as hitting home runs equates to big money. Look at Kepler for example. He can't bunt when he has 75 ft between the SS and 3B. People don't seem to mind the state of the game nearly as much when their team is winning.
  24. Major League Ready
    The team needs a long-term solution at 3B and Arraez is not a great option. Let's hope Miranda gets promoted after a great 6 weeks stretch and becomes the player we all hope he can be. While we are hoping let's hope Lewis is the great comeback story of 2022. Those two reaching their potential and holding down the left side of the infield for the next several years would be really / really nice.
  25. Major League Ready
    Is it reasonable to assume Donaldson was at least part of the problem? Sure, but there were many other subtractions and several additions. It seems most reasonable to conclude the net of those changes has resulted in a better atmosphere. However, I have seen instances professionally where the removal of one or two individuals had a big impact on culture.
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