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Post by taftreign on Aug 1, 2016 18:13:08 GMT -5
Jeff Passan @jeffpassan 2 min. Pirates' trade of Francisco Liriano to Toronto was a pure salary dump of ~$15M. Included Harold Ramirez/Reese McGuire, both legit prospects. That's awful We've talked about the Pirates surplus OF with McCutchen, Marte, Polanco, Meadows and Ramirez but this is a poor way of using that surplus. I know it's saving cash but still very unPiratelike to give away prospects like this.
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Post by taftreign on Aug 1, 2016 15:09:35 GMT -5
Boston College 2015 draftee an MA native Chris Shaw is believed to be part of the Matt Moore deal per Joel Sherman.
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Post by taftreign on Aug 1, 2016 15:07:33 GMT -5
@jonheyman
nova traded to pirates
Add: For a player to be named.
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Post by taftreign on Aug 1, 2016 14:25:49 GMT -5
Who was the person here who said a few weeks ago that the Yankees wouldn't be able to rebuild for 3 or more years? I remember I replied and posted some info about the 2018 Free Agent Class, but it appears they will surround Machado, Harper and Kershaw with young controllable above average MLB players then, too. Or trade them for established above average players or stars. Surprised they haven't moved Gardner or Betances yet. In this market they would likely command a mint in prospects. It's easy to make these statements but I will be shocked if more than one get to FA. The Dodgers have more than enough money to extend Kershaw and I would put him as the least likely to reach free agency. Angelos would be ran out of town if he let Machado get away to the rival Yankees. We saw just this offseason how he will extend the checkbook (which he has plenty of) to bring back a player he really likes and believes in and he'll do it for Machado too. Harper on the other hand I believe will cherish the opportunity to live the free agency dream and play in a mega market like NY. So while the prospect haul has been impressive for rebuilding the farm I don't think the free agent bonanza everyone is afraid of will be nearly that worrisome.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 31, 2016 13:17:26 GMT -5
Kind of sad to see the Yankees immensely improving their future via reliever trades whereas the Red Sox basically mortgaged some of their own future assets for a shot at a couple more present wins. How I yearn for the world where the Red Sox had simply signed Andrew Miller... Sad to see the Yankees out of the playoff race and the Red Sox in it? Interesting take. Especially since our future still looks much better than that of New York's....Not signing Miller the offseason after we traded him was a huge mistake. Our team would have a comfortable lead atop the division if he were back in a Boston uni. I get where you're coming from but would it be all that shocking if New York's farm system rated above Boston's during the next round of system rankings? I don't think it is. Consider there is likely still a Beltran deal coming and perhaps a Nova or McCann deal. But Boston's immediate future at the big league level is certainly brighter over the next few seasons.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 30, 2016 23:38:37 GMT -5
As of now, looks like the Brewers get 4 prospects. Catcher Francisco Mejia (ranked #6 on MLB.com's top Cleveland prospects), SS Yu-Cheng Chang (#12), OF Greg Allen (#22), and either LHP Justus Sheffield (#5) or RHP Triston McKenzie (#9). I like that Milwaukee got a diverse portfolio of seemingly decent prospects, but Cleveland has to be happy with not giving up Frazier, Zimmer, or Aiken. I agree. There is definitely upside to the players going to Milwaukee but Cleveland keeps it's prime prospects and gets a catcher upgrading the leagues worst offensive production from the position while getting a full year next season at $5.25 mil. This is the type of deal that should show real improvement in the win column for a potential and likely playoff team. Now if Lucroy were a pitcher he'd have taken at least two of the Frazier, Zimmer, Aiken group in this market.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 29, 2016 22:36:34 GMT -5
Nice to see back to back multi-hit games for Chatham. Getting his timing back after the injury.
Shout out to the small sample size 26th rounder Hunter Smith is posting: 15.1 IP; 11 H; 1 BB; 20K.
If Dalbec continues to hit well with power I'd like to see a short stint in Greenville late August.
Is Anuery Tavarez still a "small frame . . . fringe hit tool with marginal power" type of player? How's his defense?
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Post by taftreign on Jul 29, 2016 13:57:43 GMT -5
DDom has his hand up in the back of the room. "I'll give you Kimbrel (and a sweetener) straight up for Giolito". I'll second this. I give up Kimbrel this season instead of next if I could get Giolito in our rotation as our 5th. We can just trade for another cheaper reliever who costs less in prospects. Or as said earlier Boston can just plug Giolito into the pen for the playoff run and start him next season. Edit. Not sure if Nationals would see Kimbrel the same as Miller though.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 29, 2016 13:29:43 GMT -5
Jon Morosi @jonmorosi 1m1 minute ago Sources who have spoken with #Nats believe they would trade Lucas Giolito to #Yankees for Andrew Miller, straight up. I'm starting to really hate this trade deadline. Heyman says a straight up swap of Giolito for Miller would not be enough for the Yankees to budge on moving Miller. I think that is insane. Next season strategy; sign all the top free agent relief pitching, draft 30 pitchers, sign all the top international pitching. I just can't get over how little top prospects are valued in todays market while just two years or so outside the majors and how much a player is valued once he's shown it for one year in the majors. It does show the limitations on available pitching. The value for top relievers is absurd and I kind of hope Dombrowski considers trading Kimbrel next season and finds a few cheaper options to plug in with Ziegler and Smith.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 24, 2016 14:31:37 GMT -5
I know it changed to include this seasons drafted players at one point but I thought there was still a period very short period before they could be traded. Or did that officially get changed with the Trea Turner fiasco?
Edit: Did a quick search and found "The day after the conclusion of the World Series." (May 2015) I'll see if I can find a more current change. Otherwise he'd still be a "player to be named" until then.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 24, 2016 13:36:58 GMT -5
Well wouldn't be surprised to see the dreaded "player to be named later," which in the current cba translates to Groome.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 20, 2016 20:25:14 GMT -5
He fell apart in the fourth inning, and the reason they gave him all that extra rest was to keep his innings in check because he's never pitched a full season before. Yes. And I think that backfired. Because he really only pitched one inning in the ASG. And a meaningful game was close to two weeks ago. too much rest (unless they are injured) usually screws up their routine Have to agree with grand salami here. His last start was July 7th followed by 1 inning in the July 12th All-Star game. I'm not that concerned after one start but I'm not surprised to see all the hot takes.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 17, 2016 22:15:51 GMT -5
You can see the top 20 as the site sees it on the front page, but I'll just say that I still think the system has a drop after Kopech right now and a very steep drop after Johnson. It still feels like everyone from 8 down should be at least a couple spots lower. I personally disagree in regards to Chavis. Not to say he's belongs in with the top 8 per say but I was surprised to see him down at 14 on the recent rankings. There was a small period he struggled directly after coming back from the injury but I believe we are starting to see his bat begin to pick up again all but with a few to many K's. Do we have a recent in person write up or observation on him this season?
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Post by taftreign on Jul 17, 2016 22:06:30 GMT -5
If Erod's back to form, not sure what they do with another starter. But from Today's Knuckleball per Heyman on Twitter: “The one thing about Dave is that he is a man of action,” the GM said. “He isn’t going to sit still. He’s always looking to make his teams better. You knew he was going to do something and he really got a jump on the competition.” The same GM thinks the Red Sox will add one more starting pitcher before the Aug. 1 non-waiver trading deadline. “I get the feeling they aren’t done yet,” the GM said. “They had such a deep farm system that they have enough prospects to make a significant move.” LinkLet's hope this isn't the key word when all is said and done.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 14, 2016 18:34:28 GMT -5
Just imagine the top of the rotation starter we could have had this offseason for Espinoza, Margot and Guerra. Perhaps Carrasco or Salazar or Gray etc. . .
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Post by taftreign on Jul 14, 2016 18:11:53 GMT -5
Well as long as Boston wins the World Series as a result I can live with this deal!
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Post by taftreign on Jul 14, 2016 17:33:27 GMT -5
Have a feeling this came down to DD needing to beat whatever a team like Texas was offering so he went to his best. Just a shame to see Espinoza leaving. I'm honestly still a bit shocked this could happen. Really crushing.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 14, 2016 11:01:40 GMT -5
Long time coming. This is great news to help protect these kids from coaches who have no other interest than winning as many games as possible in the now vs thinking about the kids future.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 3, 2016 21:15:41 GMT -5
Ian, Can you tell us anything about Chavis? His recent stretch has resembled more of last season than earlier this one.
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Post by taftreign on Jul 3, 2016 17:38:49 GMT -5
Why not go with LF by committee for now then see if Benintendi is ready to come up at the deadline? Works for me. Me too.
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Post by taftreign on Jun 29, 2016 18:55:51 GMT -5
Ball starting to "get it" at age 22? Three consecutive wins, twice pitching seven innings. Two BB yesterday. ERA now at a respectable 2.29. I love those 6 K's! This kid is still so young. It may take a little longer than we prefer on this site, but Ball is starting to put some things together. The old, "It takes lefties a little longer to develop" at work here!
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Post by taftreign on Jun 21, 2016 23:16:43 GMT -5
Wow, he was brutal through like, May 12 (was hitting .148), then went on an absolute tear. May 13 through June 16: .389/.438/.814 with 6 HR in 128 PA over 31 games. Wonder what the Pirates are planning on doing with him? They've only got two more years of McCutchen, but I can't see them just hanging onto Meadows as the McCutchen insurance plan until the end of 2017, and Marte and Polanco aren't going anywhere. Do you move him and for what? SP market is garbage this year. They've already moved Josh Bell out of the OF for this same reason. He is having a very productive year at the plate but continues to have issues defensively at first. There is also Harold Ramirez in AA Altoona who is a decent prospect. There are intriguing options here for Boston to consider but I'm not sure where the teams would match up for a trade. I guess there is the obligatory Swihart trade options but Pittsburgh does have Reese McGuire in AA. Maybe Pittsburgh would bite on Henry Owens as part of a multi player/prospect package but with Cole, Glasnow and Taillon they have a nice young rotation looming. Pittsburgh is one of the best clubs at identifying young talent IMO and it shows on the field and in there farm system.
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Post by taftreign on Jun 17, 2016 17:57:05 GMT -5
So if Groome goes to college and we sign Encarnacion we lose the Groome pick? As for signing everyone and losing you next two 1st rd picks.... someone is going to do that soon and I hope it's the Sox. I found this bit informative. I assumed forfeited picks in this scenario just disappeared but now I know there would be a separate lottery to redistribute the forfeited picks.
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Post by taftreign on Jun 15, 2016 16:47:59 GMT -5
Hadn't even really thought about this. I know we all love Vazquez's defense, but Lucroy is very good on that end and is a massive, massive upgrade offensively at one of the only spots we can really improve. I know the knee jerk reaction is that he's not a pitcher, but the reality is you improve however you can, and if there isn't a stud pitcher available, Lucroy might be our best shot to significantly upgrade the roster. 1 more year of control for virtually nothing in terms of salary, so he's not a rental but he also won't cost an arm and a leg (will cost an arm OR a leg). There has been talk of Lucroy potentially being transitioned to first next year in Milwaukee. Not sure it that means he's not long for C or not. Also not sure if this would be similar long term for Boston if they traded for him. There would be a slot at 1B next season but the value of the player would be significantly reduced by such a move especially compared to what would have to be given up for him in trade.
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Post by taftreign on Jun 15, 2016 16:43:56 GMT -5
Do we have a definitive pronunciation of Groome. I listened to Effectively Wild Podcast episode 902: The Names to Know for Draft Day One the other day. Chris Crawford was on with Ben and Sam and he mentioned Jason Groome around the 9:20 mark, the 10:08 mark and again at the 12:30, 13:18 and 13:50 mark ( with the last being more definitively mentioned). It distinctly appears his name is pronounced "Grome" rhyming with the city in Italy (guessing more German origination) and not like Groom. www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=29489
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