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  1. Major League Ready
    That's ironic given you were asked to provide a basis for your opinion. You are making a claim while providing no evidence. It seems perfectly reasonable to ask you to support your position with a few names.
  2. Major League Ready
    Miranda is staking a claim to 1B. The two big questions are will Lewis or Lee end up at 2B and when will Rodriguez claim a spot.
  3. Major League Ready
    I think it's Paddack until Festa or Matthews take his spot.
  4. Major League Ready
    I would not bet on who is playing 1B. The rest seems pretty likely but 1B could go a lot of ways. I don't think Julien is the most likely. Miranda or Kirilloff would be my guess. The dark horse could be Yunior Severino who has been crushing it the last 6 weeks. His stat line for the last 27 games is .412 / .521 / .701 for a 1.222. OPS. Now try to figure out how the bench works out. There are a lot of possible scenarios.
  5. Major League Ready
    How did this turn into expecting perfection. If you want to get back to reality, Buxton has a very low walk rate as a result of either poor pitch recognition or poor discipline. That's reality. It's a problem that prevents him from producing much better than he has for the last 1 1/2 years. Should we say oh shucks, nobody is perfect and not hope that players improve upon their weaknesses?
  6. Major League Ready
    One AB means nothing. Buxton has the lowest BB% on the team other than Vazquez who strikes out before he ever gets a chance to walk. Buxton would be far more productive if he could learn to layoff sliders 8 inches off the plate.
  7. Major League Ready
    I am a little confused. You point out Miami is not selling low on Luzardo. He is under control until 2027. They can bring him back and reestablish his value for an off-season trade or even wait until the deadline next year and still get a haul. So, why would they trade him for a "decent prospect" and some lottery tickets?
  8. Major League Ready
    How is this a misuse? He did not try to say Farmer has been good all year. We all know Farmer had a miserable start. In acknowledging that poor start, Bean5302 said Farmer had been about league average since late April which you proclaimed was false. He then provided proof in the form of his wRC+ since 4/22. I don't know how the statement and his follow-up could have been more factual.
  9. Major League Ready
    That's the point. You wrote him off just as you are writing off Julien, Wallner and anyone else that's not a 5+ year veteran. You really don't seem to grasp that developing young players is a prerequisite to success for this team. You literally root against the team doing what is most crucial to success. Trying looking around the league at the other teams outside the top ten in revenue that are successful. How were those teams constructed? They are absolutely dominated by young talent with a few veterans for leadership.
  10. Major League Ready
    Trading for Snell (right now) might be the worst idea I have ever read on this site. Who knows, he could get healthy and thrive but there has to be a better option.
  11. Major League Ready
    Last winter / spring you were on the same negative vibe you have with Miranda. You tend to view any player that is not a plus defender as not belonging on a ML roster.
  12. Major League Ready
    I recall you saying the same thing about Miranda.
  13. Major League Ready
    What if .... Miranda, Severino and Lee are still producing at this level a month from now AND we get a substantial offer for Santana or Farmer or both? Santana would bring something back if he plays like he has been for the next month. Obviously, how the teams looks in terms of being a legit contender plays into the decision but this could be a very interesting trade deadline.
  14. Major League Ready
    Morris and Severino have been somewhat under the radar guys but they will be front in center if they keep performing as they have of late. Severino's last 100 ABs. 436 / 564 / 744 / 1.308. His K rate is down to 21% and his walk rate is 22% over those last 100 ABs. Santana has an OPS of 1.006 in his last 100ABs. Miranda's OPS is 897 over the same period so what the heck can you do if Severino keeps this up?
  15. Major League Ready
    I would stick with Martin for now and keep Jax. Absolute no-brainer. Then, next year, add Roderiguez who hits LHP just as well as RHP.
  16. Major League Ready
    I would not bet on him keeping it up but that was not the topic here now, was it? I don't know what is going to happen, but I am sure of what has happened, and the topic is what Santana has done. Perhaps more specifically, how has Santana compared to the best AL 1B. Why are you comparing him to players at different positions? Why not just compare him to other AL 1B as Ted suggested which is far more germane to the Ted's assertion that he is not so far off from being an all-star. Of course, Ted's position assumes all-star voting is purely a product of performance which is unfortunately not exactly true. Seems like you did not like the signing, so you are unable to give credit where it is due. The man has played well. We are going to get far more out of Santana than we would have gotten from keeping Polanco.
  17. Major League Ready
    It will be interesting to see how they fit all of the pieces. Lewis could play the Castro role at some point with the emphasis on could. He could be the next Ben Zobrist. I am really pulling for Brooks Lee to make the roster situation as difficult as possible by playing very well.
  18. Major League Ready
    Makes me wonder just a tiny bit if they have plans outside of 3B for Lewis. Remember, I said a "tiny bit". I doubt this is the case but it makes me wonder just a little.
  19. Major League Ready
    If you were to look at the log, you would find a very clear point where he turned it around. That point was April 20th. To that point he had played in 16 games and had 63 PAs. You are exaggerating by roughly 2X. Yes, I do think fan angst over a 16 game (63 PA) slump is unwarranted when the man has provided the value has since then. That said, I would not have a problem with them trading him at the deadline if they could get something for him to make room for Wallner or Lee if they keep it going and inserting Miranda at 1B. Hell, Severino is a candidate too if he keeps blistering AAA.
  20. Major League Ready
    Good point Ted. That's what I did after reading the title. As of this morning, he is 2nd among American League 1B. That's closer than I thought. Yes, he had a bad three weeks in April since then his wRC+ is 150 and he has produced 1.7 WAR. You are going to get grief because the majority of posters hated the signing. There were still people wanting him cut a couple weeks ago.
  21. Major League Ready
    Thanks. I looked on B-Ref previously and missed it. It's hard to form an opinion on if these guys are likely to hit same hand pitching without looking at their Milb numbers.
  22. Major League Ready
    I hated the Cavaco pick and did not care for the Sabato pick. The rest are not remotely in the same league. Canterino and Prielipp were good picks. Tyler Jay is another one I really disliked and I was not big on Gordon either.
  23. Major League Ready
    I would be just fine with them getting an A ball pitcher for Farmer to make room for one of the prospects that are on a roll. It's least there is a chance that one day they turn into Luis Gil.
  24. Major League Ready
    Martin has actually been a little better against RHP at the ML level. Where can Milb splits be found?
  25. Major League Ready
    The Nationals are a 500 team with a lot of young talent and more coming, including James Wood who is a potential superstar. They are not trading Gore who only has 2 years service time. He will be a piece they build around, They will trade expiring contracts or perhaps a player that will become a free agent after next year. Would anyone trade a top tier SP that is not a free agent at the end of this year for a package headlined by Gonzalez? I highly doubt it. The package for Cease was a haul. Chicago got a 55 FV prospect and two 50 FV prospects. The 4th player was Steven Wilson who was not a top prospect but is pitching at the ML level. So, something like Rodriguez, Festa, Raya, and Morris. What is the point of trading for a player that is not the caliber of Cease or better? A playoff caliber SP is going to cost a lot more than Gonzalez.
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