This week in baseball blogs…
- M-SABR develops three new metrics to evaluate starting pitching performance.
- Both Infield Chatter and Know Hitter reacts to this week’s Indians-Padres blockbuster.
- MLB & Fantasy Baseball Analyzed asks if Bryce Harper should be a trade candidate.
- Reviewing The Brew ponders which Twin the Brewers should try to acquire – Brian Dozier or Eduardo Escobar.
- Armchair All-Americans wonders what the Reds will do with Scooter Gennett.
- Motor City Bengals explores trade scenarios involving Nicholas Castellanos.
- Good Fundies talks with high-end Mets prospect Peter Alonso.
- Notes from the Sally scouts White Sox prospect Nick Madrigal.
- Outfield Fly Rule proposes a slew of Braves trades.
- Jays From the Couch runs down three possible outcomes for injured star Josh Donaldson.
- Nyrdcast reflects on the Cardinals’ Mike Matheny era and looks ahead to what’s next.
- Pinstriped Prospects ranks the Yankees’ top 100 prospects.
- Pinch Runner focuses on Miles Mikolas’ emergence.
- Stats Swipe analyzes Kyle Hendricks’ struggles.
- Call to the Pen (links: 1, 2) offers a report card on the Yankees’ starting pitchers and checks in on trade possibilities for the Phillies after they came up short in the Manny Machado sweepstakes.
- Mets Daddy argues that whatever the team does with Jacob deGrom has to be part of a larger plan.
- The Point of Pittsburgh looks into potential fits for Josh Harrison.
- The First Out At Third identifies trade targets for the Brewers.
- Off The Bench names players the Reds could trade.
- BP Toronto uses Toronto’s rotation to explain the dangers of hunting for market inefficiencies.
- Rising Apple goes through the 20 biggest disappointments of the Mets’ season.
- Both Joker Mag and Dodgers Way write about the difficulty of projecting prospects.
- Sox On 35th is encouraged by Carlos Rodon’s progress.
- Chin Music Baseball lists 10 players who have already outdone their 2017 performances.
- The Sports Tank takes a look at the four-horse race in the American League.
- MetsMerizedOnline notes that the team’s going to have to figure out how to develop both Alonso and Dominic Smith at Triple-A Las Vegas.
- Rox Pile presents video clips of Nolan Arenado’s top 10 defensive plays.
- The Runner Sports (links: 1, 2, 3) criticizes the Yankees for their handling of Clint Frazier, previews the Twins’ second half and profiles Astros outfield prospect Gilberto Celestino.
- Foul Territory sees some valuable trade chips remaining on the market.
- RSNStats looks at the Red Sox’s prodigious offense, including their chances for surpassing the club’s all-time, single-season grand slam record.
- Rays Colored Glasses assesses Tampa Bay’s season thus far.
- A’s Farm offers a progress report on the team’s top draft picks.
- Everything Bluebirds isn’t content with the Blue Jays being stuck behind the Red Sox and Yankees in the AL East.
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How in hell does Harper have a .215 BA in 331 AB? (409 PA)
His homers (23) and walks (78) rank near the top of NL tho
100+ of those ABs are Ks.
Harper is hitting .215, trading him now won’t get the best return
Free agent at end of the year, walking at a pretty hefty clip 18%, they may not get a super return, but see what clubs are offering and if its more than what a QO pick will do for you take it.
he will accept the QO and hope for a better season in 19 and a far better FA contract.
Season isn’t over. He goes on an other worldly run which players of his caliber can, donaldson/stanton recently, hes right back in line for a major pay day.
The return would most probably be better than the comp pick they’ll get when he declines the QO after the season. I agree that trading him now is the best option, but I don’t think the FO and ownership have the cajones to do it.
It would be pretty close to conceding the rest of the year. Just under .500 the Nats better turn it around quick
SWINGING FOR FENCES,ITS COMMON SENSE.ALL OR NONE,STRIKE OUT OR HR.
I don’t think Harper should be traded, BUT it’s going to look very bad if Nats don’t make playoffs and didn’t trade him
I think they should, they are playing too inconsistent , prolly the favorite in the national league going into the season, and look at them.
Then they should trade him.
The braves trades for iglasias and realmuto are a joke. No way the reds or marlins accept those packages.
Literally the padres traded Hand and a guy who dominates righties for a top 20 prospect. And they think fried will be enough to get iglasias and hughes? Yeah right. More like kyle wright or Koby Allard / Ian Anderson (pick 1) and another prospect.
2.5 years of both iglesias and hughes will net the reds more than max fried.
Hell No I’m not giving up Wright Allard or Anderson
Then youre not getting iglasias and hughes. You get talent by giving up talent. If the braves wanna offer second rate deals and bargain deals theyll get second rate talent and bargain talent.
Then you’re not getting any good players
Any possibility that there was an over pay there? I think I want to see that kind of trade repeated before I buy into that as market regular.
Andrew Miller- Aroldis Chapman- Brad Hand- Craig Kimbrel how many trades of elite relievers do you need to see repeated?
I’m getting the impression that you are rating Iglesias and Hughes as the same level as Hand and Cimber. But the point was that this is a step back from Hand and Cimber and wouldn’t cost quite as much. Looking at it again, I can see that Hand and Iglesias are pretty close, but I’d still give Hand the edge by a smidgen. Also, Hughes is just an average veteran arm having a good year and not as valuable as Cimber. When I look in terms of control, you are looking beyond this year at 8 years between Hand (3 years) and Cimber (5 years) compared to 4 years between Iglesias (2 years) and Hughes (2 years). Honestly, I think Burrows straight up for Hughes about balances out. So the trade comparison is Hand+Cimber for Mejia (a guy in the 10-20 prospect range) versus Iglesias for Fried (a guy in the 70s-80 range). I think Allard, Wright, or Anderson are a bit of a big ask for one relief pitcher who is good but isn’t keeping company with Kimbrel et. al. Fried, meanwhile would instantly be one of the more exciting pitchers in the Reds horrible rotation as a cost controlled prospect with a ton of potential if he can find some consistency. The Reds have what? One real SP prospect anywhere close to the majors and one a few years away? Iglesias isn’t doing much for them without starters worth a flip, so he’s definitely moveable. I could see them getting a little more than Fried, like a second pitcher along the lines of Tucker Davidson. But at the end of the day, who knows? Trades are crazy and likely never materialize, so this was more a type of trade I think the Braves need to make (solid relievers a step down from Hand/Cimber for a solid prospect a step down from Mejia).
Cimber is purely a righty weapon. Lefties demolish him- to the tune of .288/.391/.569. 5 years of a guy who you can only pitch against righties isn’t worth all that much. In high leverage situations he’s posted disastrous results. He’s at his best when nobody is on base. Not exactly worth much for a mop up guy or a guy that youll use in certain situations.
Far as Hughes goes, he’s posted similar batting lines against righties and lefties, both sub.650 OPS. He’s better when in tougher situations given his high leverage results as well as being better with men on base and men in scoring. Plus he’s been successful in probably the most hitter friendly park in the league.
Iglesias and Hand are very similar players. But Hughes is twice the pitcher Cimber is. Results prove that. Hughes is by far the better asset to have especially if you’re trying to compete.
Hughes 2.2 WAR > 0.5 Adam Cimber WAR.
Shout out to Rising Apple for limiting themselves to just 20 things that have gone wrong for the Mess this season. Hahaha
Some of these damn trades that i have seen involving the Braves. Are really awful for the Braves
Madrigal is gonna be great for the White Sox
Nats should go ahead and offer 10 year 300 mil. Or 15 year 400 mil.
Iglesias to Braves for Fried, Fuller & Ynoa
Wtf is MLB & Fantasy Baseball Analyzed talking about??? There is no “trading Bryce Harper while still trying to contend.” If they trade him, their season is over. Period.
Granted, I think it’s over even if they don’t trade him.