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Quick Hits: Moore, Astros, Senga, Royals

By Mark Polishuk | September 24, 2023 at 11:13pm CDT

The Astros had some interest in Matt Moore when the southpaw was a free agent last winter, and it looks like that interest extended into Moore’s recent visits to the waiver wire.  According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, the Astros put claims on Moore when he was put on waivers by both the Angels and Guardians, only to be beaten to the punch both times by Cleveland and then Miami, Moore’s current team.  A claiming team was only responsible for the relatively small amount of salary remaining from the one-year, $7.55MM deal Moore signed with the Halos last winter, so it’s safe to assume that most contending teams put in claims on the lefty’s services, so the Astros were maybe a longshot to have Moore fall to them in the waiver order.  Houston had has one of the better records in baseball for most of the season, thus putting them behind all the clubs with lesser records (like the Guardians and Marlins) in terms of claims.

It stands to reason that Houston might also look into finally landing Moore when he returns to the free agent market this offseason.  In the near-term, however, it is fair to wonder if adding Moore might have helped the Astros avoid their suddenly late-season slump.  Houston has lost nine of its last 12 games, dropping the club from first place in the AL West to fighting just to make the playoffs altogether.

Some more items from around baseball as head into the last week of the regular season…

  • Kodai Senga has been a major bright spot within a disappointing Mets season, as the right-hander has delivered a 2.96 ERA over 161 1/3 innings in his first year of Major League action.  Now that Senga is better adapted to North American baseball, the question is whether or not he might be deployed somewhat differently in 2024, as this season saw the Mets often give Senga extra rest between starts as a way of easing him in from Japanese baseball’s routine of starting pitchers once per week.  “It’s a very fluid situation.  It’s not just, ‘We want you to go on four days’ rest or not.’ There is a lot of thought that goes into that decision on the team’s end too,” Senga told the New York Post’s Mike Puma, via interpreter.  “So I think they will prioritize my health as they did this year. We’ll do my measurements between starts as we did this year, and if everything looks good sometimes it will happen, sometimes it won’t.”  Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner also noted that Senga’s usage could also be determined by what other pitchers join the rotation next year, as New York is thin in proven starting pitching depth.
  • The Royals announced some front office changes earlier this week, with some in-house promotions and an intriguing new hire of Brian Bridges as the club’s new scouting director.  Bridges has worked as a national crosschecker with the Giants for the last few seasons, and previously worked with the Braves from 2006-18 as first a scout, and then the scouting director for the last four years of his Atlanta tenure.  Speaking with MLB.com’s Anne Rogers, Royals GM J.J. Picollo said Bridges “is widely regarded as one of the best evaluators in the game.  His handprints are kind of all over the Braves right now, with players that are still there and players they moved to acquire other pieces to help them win.”  Homegrown talent has been a key plank of the Braves’ success in recent years, whereas the Royals are seemingly taking a new approach to their development process, as their post-2016 rebuild has yet to deliver much in the way of quality at the MLB level.
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25 Comments

  1. bjhaas1977

    2 years ago

    I’d love the Mets to go for the Japanese trifecta. Yamamoto
    Imanaga and Ohtani. 2025 would be the 4 Japanese horsemen.

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    • kellin

      2 years ago

      Keep dreaming. It’s common knowledge Ohtani wants to stay on the west coast and I heard recently he’s owned a house in Seattle since 2020.

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      • Blue Baron

        2 years ago

        It’s also common knowledge that he might consider coming east and that Steve Cohen can offer him more money than any other owner.

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        • KingOmar

          2 years ago

          Why on God’s green earth would Ohtani consider the Mets after this abysmal season? Money alone doesn’t seem to dictate Ohtani’s decisions. He wants to win. Mets aren’t winning.

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        • Brixton

          2 years ago

          Bad take KingOmar. The Mets didnt win this year*.

          Do you think they hired Stearns and ate like 100M in trades for better prospects to be bad for the entirely of a potential contract for Ohtani? Even if they stink in 2024, he isnt going to be fully healthy anyways

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        • CityofChampions

          2 years ago

          Mets are a real team with David Stearns in charge. He needs to clean out the mess that the Org accumulated but he’ll have full financial backing and has a pretty OK system to work with. I wouldn’t count them out for too long.

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        • Blue Baron

          2 years ago

          @KingOmar: Why must you bring God and religion into a discussion of baseball?

          Any point you are trying to make should stand on its own without invoking divinity to make it seem more important.

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        • avenger65

          2 years ago

          Jesus Christ! Must we over react anytime the Lord’s name is taken in vain (or in baseball)? God dammit! It just irritates me no end! Now stop all this religious banter and start in with the USA, like not singing the national anthem (which should be “God Bless America) at every game. Good day, sir!

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        • Go Go Power Rangers

          2 years ago

          But the prospects weren’t necessarily highly regarded or much more they didn’t fill positions of need?

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        • HatlessPete

          2 years ago

          Blue Baron, it’s just a common expression and idiom. It’s not bringing religion into the conversation. Chill bro.

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      • Ignorant Son-of-a-b

        2 years ago

        Jerry Dipoto has the contract all written up, Shohei just needs to step into his office and unleash his John Hancock. (Not what you think it is, dirty-minded one tsk tsk)

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        • Blue Baron

          2 years ago

          The same can be said of any team’s management.

          And anyone with at least a sixth grade education knows what John Hancock means. Tsk tsk.

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        • Brixton

          2 years ago

          Ohtani is probably going to sprint away from any office with Jerry Dipoto in it. Dude ran the Angels when they signed Ohtani

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        • jamaicajan

          2 years ago

          Not quite. Dipoto was with the M’s.

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        • Ignorant Son-of-a-b

          2 years ago

          Actually I don’t know who John Hancock is. Let me Wikipedia that.

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  2. JackStrawb

    2 years ago

    “…as New York is thin in proven starting pitching depth.”

    —-Do the Mets know this? It’s the end of 2023 and they’re STILL auditioning long relievers Peterson and Megill for a starting role in 2024.

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    • mlb1225

      2 years ago

      There’s like a week of the season left, and they’re out of playoff contention. There might not be much if anything to gain, but there’s also nothing to lose.

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      • CityofChampions

        2 years ago

        I think the Mets have auditioned every pitcher they have that is ML ready. They just need to get through the season.

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    • Ignorant Son-of-a-b

      2 years ago

      Butto is the answer. I am manifesting it in my mind; I hear we’re both Leo’s with Sagittarius rising in Jupiter, so it should all shake out.

      Reply
  3. rct

    2 years ago

    @JackStrawb: “It’s the end of 2023 and they’re STILL auditioning long relievers Peterson and Megill for a starting role in 2024.”

    What exactly are their options right now? They’re eliminated from the playoffs. This is exactly the time to throw Peterson and Megill out there. Your complaint seems non-sensical.

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    • stymeedone

      2 years ago

      His complaint is they have done this before. Maybe try a new face instead?

      Reply
  4. Datashark

    2 years ago

    If this cross checker guy is talented FZ needs to keep his talent scouts or get better ones because his bargain bin selections are not going to take them to WS — the farm has not improved over the past 5 years nor his drafting overall under FZ that is a problem.

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    • foppert1

      2 years ago

      You obviously don’t remember where the farm was. Even what it was just 12 months ago.
      “The farm has not improved” is absurd.

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      • Datashark

        2 years ago

        Sabean may have depleted it to win 3 WS, but its getting depleted with nothing to show for it right now.

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        • foppert1

          2 years ago

          What are you talking about ? Nothing to show for it right now ? 13 rookies made their debut in the last 6 months !

          You people are batshit crazy.

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