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gobraves46
*I think it’s Matt Joyce, not Matt Moore.
jvoynik
I caught that too. They fixed it pretty quick though. Good job guys!
Larry D.
Posters on MLBTraderumors are pretty sharp (vs. other baseball blog sites). Good catch.
rayrayner
Baez and Soler should get plenty of at bats. What’s Rogers worried about?.
Voice of Reason
The Cubs are stacked. He needs to write about something to fill his space in the paper.
Philliesfan4life
They hang on to both of them at the deadline and I think they pick up a starter or another arm for the bullpen.
thebare
I agree let it play out and come August 1st, then we trade for even more prospects keep the chain running . Love Montereo but if he don’t produce in the first half his gon welcome Wilson and Schwaber Solar should make things interesting. All 3 will have a amazing season and 2 can catch well enough now. Plus When Ross rides off then finally Caratin or Brocwillerwill shine
chri
Poll: who’s more annoying, “BigPapi4Ever” or all the posters who make fun of him?
Voice of Reason
Answer: the people who make poll questions trying to single out another poster are the most annoying.
chri
Damn dude at least I’m an equal opportunity offender.
Mark 21
Why not add a third option. How about the people who defend him.
theo2016
Because its clearly the 15 people that fill comments with thats crazy, insert there ridiculous hypothetical proposal in an unwitty retort. Yes, sorry that means yourself.
sascoach2003
“Hoover could help his arb case next off season if he can rack up saves”…writers do have a sense of humor. “Racking up” saves for the Reds? come on man! lol
jackt
Hey man even a 75 win team should get 30-35 saves maybe even more.
theo2016
Any save totals help a reliever without great k totals.
dempsey77
I think that Joyce has a very good chance of breaking camp with the Bucs…he is the only legit left handed bat with a respectable MLB track record that could come off the bench. Additionally, I think he holds even more value to the Pirates once inter league play begins, because he most certainly has the power profile from the left side to be a legit DH, or can play a corner outfield slot and move either Marte or Polanco to center and let Cutch DH to give him a rest from the field.
Losing Alvarez and Walker, along with Kang being out for a while, makes this lineup a bit power starved.
Fortunately, this lineup features quite a few players with a high On Base Percentage, and the entire starting lineup has 10+ home run power. Guys like Jordy Mercer, and Gregory Polanco need to have breakout seasons for this offense to change from very good to POTENT. Jordy definitely has 20-25 home run power, he just needs to keep his stroke consistent all year long, and so does Polanco once his approach matures.
Joyce can add 10-15 home runs on a part time playing basis along with some PH of the bench…we need the LH power bat on the roster.
theo2016
An nl team keeping joyce and morse as bench pieces doesnt make sense. Much higher premium on versatility.
ronnsnow
The Pirates are plenty versatile, they can afford to keep both Joyce and Morse. Josh Harrison and Sean Rodriguez can play all over the field, all 3 starting outfielders are capable of playing CF (IMO Marte should be starting there anyway), Freese can handle both of the corners, Jaso can play RF or C in an emergency, Jason Rogers can play first, third, or RF. And when Kang gets back, he could also be a shortstop option thought I think he’ll stay at 3B full time. Once Josh Bell is ready to come up, then I think one of Joyce or Morse will be let go.
dempsey77
Ronnsnow, you took the words right out of my mouth…this club is one of the more versatile teams in all of baseball, but with them being a bit power starved you need to have a few home run threats off the bench. And although he isn’t as limber as he once was, in a pinch, Morse can play just about anywhere, remember the guy broke into the majors as a shortstop, the guy is more than capable of moving around the diamond or the outfield.