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NL East Notes: WBC, Nats, Gonzalez, Blevins, Braves

By Steve Adams | November 2, 2016 at 11:03pm CDT

For those of you looking for some rain delay reading during one of the craziest games in World Series history, here are a few notes from the NL East…

  • Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper isn’t likely to participate in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, but ace Max Scherzer is open to the idea, writes Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post. The WBC provides players with an opportunity to represent their country on a global stage but can be a source of scrutiny as well due to the enhanced risk of injury and, in pitchers’ cases, the increased workload they face when voluntarily adding some intense innings to their schedule before the regular season even gets underway.
  • Janes also writes that the Nationals are likely to exercise their $12MM club option on lefty Gio Gonzalez. That doesn’t come as a significant surprise, as the free-agent market is devoid of starting pitching talent and, as she notes, Gonzalez would figure to command multi-year offers if he reached the open market. Furthermore, his contract contains a vesting option for the 2018 season, so he has two years of club control remaining, so long as he reaches 180 innings pitched in 2017. That’s no sure thing for Gonzalez, who is prone to abbreviated outings and high pitch counts. Those factors and the Nats’ bevy of young arms could prompt the team to explore the trade market for Gonzalez if they decide they’d like to move on, Janes notes, but I’d have to agree that simply declining his option makes little sense even if the team’s preference is to get younger.
  • The Mets would like to have Jerry Blevins back in 2017 and covet a veteran lefty specialist to complement southpaws Josh Smoker and Josh Edgin, per ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin, but team officials expect that the 33-year-old Blevins will find a fairly lucrative multi-year deal in free agency this winter. Blevins was effective in 2016, tossing 42 innings of 2.79 ERA ball with 11.1 K/9, 3.2 BB/9 and a 45.8 percent ground-ball rate while earning a $4MM salary. A multi-year pact does indeed seem possible for the lefty in spite of some curious reverse platoon splits. The .258/.313/.324 line that Blevins yielded to lefties appears to be largely driven by a .368 BABIP from same-handed opponents, and the .637 OPS that he surrendered is hardly a robust mark anyhow.
  • The Braves have hired Orioles bullpen coach Dom Chiti as their new senior director of pitching, according to MASNsports.com’s Roch Kubatko (Twitter links). Atlanta is also adding former O’s pitching coach Dave Wallace, per Kubatko. Wallace will function as a roving instructor throughout the team’s minor league system. Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun writes that Wallace signed a two-year deal with the Braves and adds that the loss is notable for the Orioles organization, pointing out that Zach Britton credits the duo with his development into the dominant closer he has become.
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17 Comments

  1. JeD242

    9 years ago

    Nicely done mr. Adams!

    I thought that maybe the over use of Chapman would’ve cause the same result as the over use of Kluber. Anyway it’s an amazing game 7 for the ages.

    Reply
  2. arcadia Ldogg

    9 years ago

    Chapman coughing up the lead tonite, like Familia doing the same when it counted for the Mets proves one thing…concentrate on the game, not on domestic battery.

    Reply
    • amishthunderak

      9 years ago

      That makes no sense.

      Reply
  3. TheMichigan

    9 years ago

    Cleveland blew a 3-1 lead

    Reply
  4. chop

    9 years ago

    Theo Epstein: Curse Buster

    Reply
    • Connorsoxfan

      9 years ago

      Rumor has it the Browns came over to the field after the game and held him hostage there until he agreed to bust their curse, since they owed Cleveland one. XD

      Reply
  5. New Law Era

    9 years ago

    Tim should totally write a post on here about what this WS means to him. For once, get the chance to let that Cubbie pride out for the MLBTR faithful to see!

    Reply
  6. JDSchneck

    9 years ago

    Golden State Chokes, and now Cleveland has Choked! Cubbies out on top!

    Reply
    • 33keys

      9 years ago

      Cleveland choked? Really? You want to mark this as a Cubs win because Cleveland choked? I saw two evenly-matched teams with everything on the line put on the greatest show on Earth last night. Nobody choked.

      And I was rooting for the Cubs the whole way. I’m sure not insulting them by saying they won because Cleveland choked. The Cubs just plain fought and won. Period. And it was freaking beautiful!

      Reply
      • bravesfan

        9 years ago

        cleveland 100% choked… no doubt.

        Reply
      • TDKnies 2

        9 years ago

        I can’t really say Cleveland choked here. If anything the Cubs were the ones choking by being down 3-1 in the first place. The more talented and clearly more healthy team ended up winning the series. Cleveland blew a great opportunity, but can anyone honestly say Cleveland SHOULD have won any of those last three games with Bauer, Tomlin, and a gassed Kluber taking the mound? I can’t.

        Reply
    • User 2997803866

      9 years ago

      Get lost, troll.

      Reply
  7. bravesfan

    9 years ago

    Not sure I like the braves hiring pitching coaches from the Orioles. Wouldn’t these be the same guys that limited Jake Arrieta, min he moves, he’s suddenly CY young…. or where those different coaches?

    Reply
    • Steve Adams

      9 years ago

      Wallace’s first season as Baltimore’s pitching coach was 2014.

      Reply
  8. User 2997803866

    9 years ago

    So Wallace retires from the O’s and then latches on with the Braves … weird. I realize being a roving instructor is much burdensome than being a MLB pitching coach but weird none the less. He and Chiti did work magic out of the pen with Britton, Brach, Givens, and numerous others. And no this is not the Arrieta guy.

    Reply
    • RunDMC

      9 years ago

      Especially weird if you believe the rumors that former Dave Wallace-disciple, Roger McDowell, was rumored to occupy the O’s pitching coach opening. Now, Wallace takes on a role with ATL – although not as pitching coach, and a different role that could allow him to approach the game in a different way.

      I’ll be interested to see if McDowell is inteviewed for the O’s vacancy now that the offseason has begun, but I’m excited that 2 guys credited with Zach Britton are joining the club in an effort to develop the high-end arms we’ve sacrificed to bring aboard.

      Reply
  9. Miiscene

    9 years ago

    Beat baseball game I’ve ever watched

    Reply

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