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  1. Major League Ready
    Severino and Prato have been impressive in July. Severino ... .347 / .434 / .778 / 1.212 Prato ... .328 / .474 / .707 / 1.181 Perhaps they should be giving Severino time in the OF.
  2. Major League Ready
    Castillo's xFIP is 3.63. Ryan's 3.69. They both have produced 2.2 fWAR. Ryan will be here for 4 more years. Castillo would have been a free agent not to mention the salary that could be allocated elsewhere. Trading the type of assets it would have taken to get Castillo for the difference between Castillo and Ryan is really ill-conceived.
  3. Major League Ready
    Is Canterino expected to pitch competitively at all this late summer/early fall?
  4. Major League Ready
    That would have resulted in them giving away even more of the future and they still would not have won the division in 2023 so how would they be better off? What they should have done was basically stand pat on the ML club with the exception of a couple rental RPs. They should have kept CES and dealt Steer or Steer plus a pitching prospect for an RH outfield or catching prospect that was near major league ready. We would have CES to fill the role of the RH bat we need now and we would still have Cano plus a good RH hitting OF prospect.
  5. Major League Ready
    Solano has a 116 wRC+ for July and 131 since June 1st. I have no problem with them trading him to reshape the roster but he has not been terrible. Have to agree on Larnach but I would still trade him if the return is right. I don't think they are in love with Kepler. The problem is neither is any other team so he has not been traded. I am really hope this recent run of good play facilitates a trade. Gallo will not (better not) be here after the deadline even if it's a DFA.
  6. Major League Ready
    I did not realize the draft and follow rule has a $225K maximum?
  7. Major League Ready
    The $1.5M signing bonus for Winokur was $640K over slot so they apparently thought highly of him. Hopefully, this early statement is a good indication they are right. I am wondering if they will go over their draft allocation to get their 19th or 20th round picks. Parker is another huge power guy. Larson is a higher profile prospect. Have they ever gone over? They could spend up to $850 without losing picks. They obviously set themselves up with these two picks at the end they knew would require more than the $150K limit.
  8. Major League Ready
    Your right. I should have said short-term assets instead of rentals which of course is more accurate in Mahle's case. It also does not change the overall premise that this is not a team worthy of investing significant assets for a playoff run, especially assets that would likely be on the ML team next year. I would add that neither one of them added ANY value beyond what a rental would have.
  9. Major League Ready
    My take is that there is a good chance he is an average MLB player or better. Trading away players with 4 or more years of control for a rental, especially given this team's mediocre profile is a good way to remain mediocre. Apparently, last year's debacle has not made this clear. Before anyone says they should have traded for other players, part of the point is these veterans are not the guarantee many make them out to be. Perhaps more importantly, it would not have made a difference if Mahle and Lopez had performed to expectations. Investing significant assets in rentals is simply desperate unless the team is a true contender. A trade something like LA Vikes Fan lays out is a different story. If they can trade for young talent that fits our roster better, great.
  10. Major League Ready
    We all know the young guys have done well but illustrating as you have here really drives the point home. The less experienced guys have carried the load while the veterans have mostly underperformed. I am a big supporter because there is absolutely no doubt that sustained success for teams in the bottom two-thirds of revenue is driven by developing talent.
  11. Major League Ready
    I have been on the Prato bus. He seems like a great fit and he is hot right now. Could he fall flat on his face if promoted? Of course, he might not be able to make the leap but right now seems like a good time to try something. I just don't see any great RH outfield options. I am actually liking CJ Cron with AK going the OF. Cron has been playing really well of late. He could also be an option to resign.
  12. Major League Ready
    I don't think the problem with the 40 man is finding space next winter. Some cuts are going to be necessary very soon unless other injuries open spots for the guys coming back. Of course, that happens. Next winter we have .... Sonny Gray / Kenta Maeda / Tyler Mahle / Emilio Pagán / Donovan Solano / Joey Gallo / and Michael A. Taylor coming off. Plus, José De León / Ronny Henriquez and Gilberto Celestino are candidates to be taken off the 40 man. That's 10 spots Kepler's option might not be picked up or he is traded. Polanco is a trade candidate as well. I guess we could add Gordon and farmer as trade candidates as well.
  13. Major League Ready
    They also have Castro and Farmer. Plus, Lee and a few other potential replacements that are not far off in Prato / Hellman and Schobel. That does not mean they have to trade them for rentals. They could attempt a deal for ML and Milb assets like they did with Arraez. For example, how about Gallo plus one of Severino / Gordon / Prato / Schobel for one of the Astros OF prospects that are not far off.
  14. Major League Ready
    Lewis to the OF and Lee to 3rd would be ideal IMO. An infield of Kirilloff / Julien / Correa and Lee sounds pretty good. Lewis / Buxton / Wallner in the OF. If they add Lane Thomas, great. Good luck getting flyballs to drop in that OF.
  15. Major League Ready
    What difference does their original intention make? We are talking about his roster position TODAY and going forward. The intent when they signed him has absolutely nothing to do with the current discussion.
  16. Major League Ready
    Brooks Lee for July .... .375 / .439 / .653 / 1.092 Prato since 6/10 .......... .324 .447 .629 1.076 Is there a source to track the position played for Milb players? I am wondering how much time Prato is seeing in LF. This guy is looking legit! I could see him being involved in a trade for Lane Thomas.
  17. Major League Ready
    Look at the bright side. The Mahle trade was even worse.
  18. Major League Ready
    So we need a place to play Polanco and Lewis but we should trade for another guy?
  19. Major League Ready
    This statement illustrates the point. Moran and Ortega gave up 3 ER each. Pagan gave up one ER but the loss was Pagan's fault. Moran has given up 3 ERs 3 times in his last 15 appearances. He does not get a quarter of the angst that is directed at Pagan. I don't think Pagan is great by any stretch but the current angst is more about people holding on to last year than it is his current level of performance. Same thing with Kepler. Yes, he has been bad for a couple years and I was on board with moving him last off-season but he is playing quite well right now.
  20. Major League Ready
    The really odd amount and it being only $4,500 over slot should be a clue. They ended up paying him the exact amount of their remaining draft allocation. It took time to figure that out and Boris held out for every nickel they had to spend without penalty.
  21. Major League Ready
    You are assuming NOT trading away players that are playing well presently suggests that players that have not been playing well lately should be traded. I did not suggest this in anyway nor do I believe it has any merit.
  22. Major League Ready
    He has had 3 clunkers in 40 appearances (43.1IP). In the other 37 he has given up a total of 4 ER.
  23. Major League Ready
    I am not sure how the pretense under which they signed him has anything to do with this discussion which is how many "utility guys" could conceivably make sense to roster or in a broader sense have in the system.
  24. Major League Ready
    I was right there with you until a week or so ago.
  25. Major League Ready
    We should probably pay some attention to which players have been performing well as the team starts to produce better results. Does not make sense to me to trade away the players performing well. Here are the stats for the last 6 weeks. wRC+ Edouard Julien 182 Ryan Jeffers 153 Royce Lewis 138 Max Kepler 138 Alex Kirilloff 123 Donovan Solano 123 Kyle Farmer 112 Carlos Correa 98 Willi Castro 90 Matt Wallner 82 Joey Gallo 79 Christian Vazquez 66 Michael A. Taylor 64 Byron Buxton 53 ERA Emilio Pagan 1.13 Jordan Balazovic 1.29 Griffin Jax 1.88 Kenta Maeda 2.48 Oliver Ortega 2.77 Bailey Ober 2.93 Jhoan Duran 2.93 Pablo Lopez 4.15 Sonny Gray 4.81 Jovani Moran 5.4 Joe Ryan 5.75
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