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  1. alarp33
    Yeah their history of trading for relievers recently has been unmatched. The Phillies are still reeling from that Ken Giles trade right
  2. alarp33
    I’m confused what you meant about resigning him? Are you saying the Twins can’t resign Escobar? This trade doesn’t change that
  3. alarp33
    Not sure odds for 2012 are available, but they are 1.4% today, so probably pretty close. What’s the liriano section of your post mean?
  4. alarp33
    I’m sorry I still don’t understand your point. GM’s don’t call each other and ask for “a #4”. Gibson has trade value, largely because he’s pitched well recently and the SP trade market is extremely thin. You’re losing me with this “you demand they talk about him and trade him as a #2”
  5. alarp33
    Again, you are looking solely at his performance this season. I am not. His WAR is higher than Kershaw's this year. His WAR is higher than McCullers, and Carlos Carrasco, Quintana, Hendricks, Price... and the list goes on. Those teams would laugh if you suggested Kyle Gibson was a clear upgrade over their guy
  6. alarp33
    I guess I'm not sure what you're going for here, but his trade value does not equal his stats for this season. If only it were that simple. But GM's will look at age, contract, length of deal, history of performance, etc.
  7. alarp33
    Again, definitions. I think he’s finally turned into a good middle of the rotation starter. For me there’s maybe 20-30 guys in all of baseball I’d label as Aces or 2’s, Gibson wouldn’t be one of them If Berrios is your 2, Gibson your 3.. it might be a pretty good rotation. Make that 1+2... meh
  8. alarp33
    I for one do not judge a pitcher by WAR over a 4 month period. Especially a nearly 31 year old with no track record of sustained success When I say contender I mean contend for a title. I don’t include a team like the Brewers. Gibson wouldn’t be in the post season rotation for the Astros.
  9. alarp33
    It’s very likely your definition of #2 is far different than others definition. If Kyle Gibson is your 2nd best starter it’s unlikely you are a serious contender.
  10. alarp33
    I understand what you are saying now. How you phrased it in your previous post is what confused me. I wouldn't trade Gibson if I was convinced he was going to sustain solid production. I'm in the camp where I'm still not totally convinced
  11. alarp33
    This seems contradictory? If they trade Gibson because they don't believe he'll sustain this performance, I'm guessing they'd aim higher than "someone like Gibson". Also, you don't know what the net gain is, because you don't know what return they would get for him, or who their potential off-season targets will be (and what they'd cost). I certainly could see a scenario where they could get a nice piece for Gibson but replace him in the rotation easily enough
  12. alarp33
    1) I never suggested they get rid of Gibson and Odorizzi, and I'm not sure anyone did. It's unlikely they trade either in the next week, and extremely unlikely they trade both. 2) There is a trade market in the off-season as well as free agency. The options are not "pay $12 million for marginal back end performance" or "$20 million + multiple years for a good player"
  13. alarp33
    They will have the 2019 off-season as well. They don't have to finalize their 2019 rotation this July
  14. alarp33
    Dee was drafted out of CC, not out of high school. Nick has reached every minor league level at a much younger age. I'm just confused by what your criteria is because you haven't given a reason yet why he hasn't lived up to his brother?
  15. alarp33
    You literally wrote he's not living up to his brother. His brother was not a productive Major leaguer until he was 26/27. Nick Gordon is 22
  16. alarp33
    When his brother turned 26 years old he had played in 181 games and compiled a bWAR of -0.7 Nick Gordon is 22 and has played 50 games in AAA
  17. alarp33
    Giving up on a 22 year old who’s played 50 games in AAA is odd to say the least
  18. alarp33
    Ummmm no, no one expected Dozier to be in AAA his 1st season in minor league ball. The point is Gordon is a 22 year old who's already reached AAA. He has a lot of time and development to go before he reaches his peak. This really is not a difficult concept. Have you never considered what age a player is before?
  19. alarp33
    Playing in college does not change the fact that he was 22 in rookie ball, while Gordon is in AAA. Those are their actual ages
  20. alarp33
    Yeah, and I think my bigger point is.. we know he's a slow starter, but that doesn't excuse the start to this season he had. He is a large part of the reason this team is going to miss the playoffs. I frankly don't care if he heats up at this point, the season was sunk in April and May..
  21. alarp33
    There seems to be not just on the this board, but in general, a very weird Dozier can do no wrong stance. Any other player who seemingly was the best on the team and still in their prime, would have been run out of town if the team had high expectations, and they tanked the way Dozier did for 3 months. All you hear about Dozier is "well everyone knows hes a slow starter"
  22. alarp33
    His career obp is .252, his current team just traded for a C even though he’s 25. I have no interest in giving anything of real value for him. I think we’re seeing Kepler’s floor this year. An acceptable starting OFer. I think he’s very likely to be a solid avg or even above avg OFer going forward. Hedges floor seems to be a spare catcher you play once or twice a week for his glove. Drew Butera with batting practice power
  23. alarp33
    I would absolutely not trade Kepler for a no hit catcher
  24. alarp33
    I don't understand why you keep talking about 2017 Dozier. Are you trying to improve on this years team or last years team? A pretty easy way to improve on 2017 is to not have one of the worst pitching staffs in baseball in 2019. I think they'll be able to accomplish that
  25. alarp33
    I mean this is 2018. Are you trying to improve on the 2018 offense, or the 2017 offense that was 7th in the majors in runs scored? You said you’re asking “where the team can get better from last year”. What was wrong with last years offense? If we’re talking present day, which only makes sense. Improving the production from 2b, 1b, SS, CF, dh, C and potentially RF should be fairly easy to do within the current roster/system
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