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Post by puzzler on Jul 30, 2024 15:19:44 GMT -5
Right - that would be WPA. He's at -0.47 for the season but +4.45 for his career. Historically he has big nuts but this season they’ve apparently gotten smaller. Perhaps it is just cold in Cincinnati I don't know - how big can your nuts actually get in Cincinnati even when it's warm? If you have big nuts in Fenway or Yankee stadium - you pretty much are likely to have big nuts anywhere; with the reverse, no way to know until you show them off in all their glory... |
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Post by maxwellsdemon on Jul 30, 2024 15:35:32 GMT -5
Okay, I agree that Ovis Portes is a steep price to pay. I think there’s a chance he turns into a very good player. We weren’t talking about Ovis Portes, though. We were talking about why I disagreed with your evaluation of Lucas Sims. Also, I don’t think that’s the right way to interpret that report. If Portes’s floor was “solid MLB reliever with late-inning potential” then he’d be higher than 29th on this site. His floor is still “doesn’t improve his command enough to get past AA.” Okay, we can agree to agree then.  I just hate giving up anything of value at all for relievers, all of whom exist in a chaos space of total ephemerality and unpredictability. Completely understand your reluctance, howevah, the fact is every team needs them, right now the Sox obviously need some kind of reinforcements and having a guy who at least has MLB experience during a Wild Card race is going to cost *something* especially at the deadline. Given the going rate this year not sure what alternatives would project to be meaningfully better with a large step up in price. |
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 30, 2024 15:49:36 GMT -5
he's 12th among all MLB RPs in stuff+ this year
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jul 30, 2024 16:34:44 GMT -5
I get that Sims is a kinda mid, but damn, this team needs some sort of arms that aren’t named Horn, Wingenter, Weissert, etc Nothing wrong with Weissert that an occasional day off won't fix. He’s given up up 17 runs in last 12 inning. Not a typo |
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 30, 2024 16:36:45 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with Weissert that an occasional day off won't fix. He’s given up up 17 runs in last 12 inning. Not a typo Sims has 10 meltdowns this year, Weissert has 9 |
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Jul 30, 2024 16:36:53 GMT -5
Sims gave up 33 hits in 61 innings last year.
Is that good?
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Post by scottysmalls on Jul 31, 2024 9:18:02 GMT -5
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 31, 2024 10:52:18 GMT -5
Sims gave up 33 hits in 61 innings last year. Is that good? Its kind if necessary when a pitcher walks way too many batters. |
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Post by manfred on Jul 31, 2024 12:58:27 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 31, 2024 22:55:21 GMT -5
Also very minor detail but why DFA Walter instead of 60 day DLing him? Walter was still on the 40-man because he was on the milb I.L. Sox or any claiming team would have to put him on the MLB 60-day ... to avoid counting him toward 40 player limit. That would move Walter to minimum MLB salary of 120k per month. The answer is they think he's going to clear and/or at this point would rather risk losing him than call him up to MLB. Given his injury history the last 2 years I think that's a good gamble - even when healthy he was becoming a DFA candidate if he didn't turn things around. Missing the season's first 4 months ain't gonna help that. |
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I just hate giving up anything of value at all for relievers, all of whom exist in a chaos space of total ephemerality and unpredictability.
