There's a big difference between Acuna, Buxton and Heyward. Acuna has so far, made hard contact 45.4% of the time throughout his young career, and his average exit velocity is 90.7 MPH. In comparrison, Buxton has a career 30.1% hard hit rate, and 88.7 MPH exit velocity. Heyward has a 30.4% hard hit rate and 88.4 MPH exit velocity. He also rarely makes soft contact with a 14% soft contact rate, while both Heyward and Buxton sit at 19.3% and 22.7%. Sure he strikes out a decent rate, but he also has a 10.3% walk rate. Plus he's not even that much worse than the league average in terms of striking out. He has a career 26.3% K rate, and the legaue average in 2019 was 23%. His walk to strikeout ratio is .39 is middle of the pack.
Comparing Acuna to Buxton or Heyward is like comparring apples to oranges. Acuna makes consistent, hard contact, and rarely just makes soft contact. In terms of contact rates, he's almost identical to Anthony Rendon since the begining of 2018.
They paused the Cardinals season because positive tests keep coming back. In Miami’s case, their positive tests came in very fast, then they stopped. The Cardinals could not control it so Manfred paused their schedule longer than Miami’s for this reason and not because they don’t have enough healthy players. When they restart this Saturday, none of the players who tested positive in this recent outbreak will be back. They are still out and will need to not only test negative in two consecutive days but they also need to be cleared by doctors as well. MLB will err on the side of caution here, so most will be out through the end of August between recovering from COVID and ramp up times. They’ll need to dip into their 60 man quite a bit to field a team.
Why couldn't they play a regular weekend series starting Friday? Was it because there are fewer combined innings in a 2 x 7 inning double-header on Saturday compared to 2 x 9 innings on Fri/Sat?
It's unfortunate that Workman will be a FA at the end of the season (he accrued a full year of service time in 2015 while on the DL or else he probably wouldn't be) but anyway... seeing as he is... he actually could potentially be a REALLY solid trade chip at the deadline. Assuming he continues pitching lights out like he has been, and the Sox are full-blown sellers... they could actually get back a pretty solid prospect for him. If he really is as good as he's been the last year + ... I might actually prefer they re-sign him BUT there's no reason they couldn't trade him now and then try to sign him in the off-season too.
At this point, the #1 priority of the Red Sox is to make sure the season lasts at least through Sept 1st so their CBT resets. If COVID shuts the season down prior to 9/1 then the Red Sox don’t reset and we get to watch another one of these years in 2021.
Secondly, it’s near time to promote their best prospects to the majors for evaluation purposes. There will be zero pressure on them to succeed and it will give them valuable experience with no real impact to service time. If the Yankees sweep the Sox this weekend, I’m expecting the Sox to make wholesale changes and bring the kids up. It’s the only card they have left to play.
If all goes according to plan, they’ll have some real money to spend this off season and hopefully one or two of the rookies impresses enough to be counted on next season at the MLB level. They should also walk away with a Top 5 draft pick and possibly bring back the vindicated Alex Cora to lead the team in 2021 & beyond. They have to find some positives out of this dreadful season.
Aww crap... It just now clicked in my head that, if the Pirates ARE the worst team in baseball this season, they will get Kumar Rocker. The PIRATES will get one of the most sought after pitching prospects in the past 5 years. Let's look at a list...
Now would be a perfect time for JBJ to go on one of his 'hot streaks' where he hits like .320 with 5 HRs over the course of 2 weeks -- they they could trade him for a solid prospect -- or really at this point ANYTHING and it would be a win!
I mean trading Mookie, getting under the luxury tax line and getting back Verdugo, Downs and Wong was 100% the right long term move -- and it's even more obvious now that they've gotten off to such a horrible start this year -- having him around right now sure as h wouldn't fix their pitching problems and it would've drastically reduced the return (especially because of the covid shortened season) -- making that trade was a smart move and in hindsight a no-brainer!
Hey Red Sox, can y'all send the Rangers Vazquez or Mitchy two bags? Thanks.
Seriously, even though Kennedy just said the same Bull Durham esque "Baseball pr talk", it really is true now. The other day the Rangers were 3-8, worst record in the A.L, now we are 8-9, 2nd best in the A.L West, and guaranteed a playoff spot (if the season ended today... which I hate saying). Despite that, the Sox are gonna be bad this season, and tbh I really don't think they should sell just because they are bad. Stand pat, maybe send off Moreland since value is high on him right now, but not any core guys. Once E-rod and Sale get back next season, they could find a few free agents, and be right back in the hunt.
I lied, Workman would be a good trade piece too. They could just sign him back at the end of the season if they wanted (though that's what they said about Mookie lol).
Great point,but everything else is so relaxed this year,but the 40 man is rigid? Should have allowed a flex 40 man and given Covid stricken teams unlimited call up from their camps.
It's all going to matter which of the first 7 to hit the COVID IL are able to come back. I think as it sits right now they are probably looking at
1. Wong 2B
2. Edman SS
3. Goldschmidt 1B
4. Carpenter DH
5. O'Neill LF
6. Miller 3B
7. Carlson CF
8. Wieters C
9. Fowler RF
Schrock, ???, Bader, Knizner on the bench. Probably Carlson in LF, Carpenter at 3B, O'Neill at DH, and Bader in CF vs LHP.
Once those first 7 are back, which could be really soon, obviously things change a lot with Knizner and Sosa probably to the taxi squad, Schrock back to alt site, and Ravelo taking the other bench spot with Miller being the utility guy off the bench , Wieters going back to the back up C, and Edman shifting back to 3B.
The pitching is the really thin spot right now with 5 pitcher on the COVID IL, another 2 out for the year with injury, Hicks opting out, and nothing to call upon on the 60 man pool with 2 empty spots in the pen as it sits right now. Those initial 7 can't come back soon enough....assuming the Cardinals actually get on the field Saturday.
I’m afraid that the Pirates might actually be worse than Boston this year. Sox should be happy with a Top 5 pick as there is a lot of talent in this upcoming draft class.
The virus seemed pretty widespread throughout the organization. Some sort of gross incompetence or general disregard for Covid protocols, they didn't even follow up with people that had close contact with their infected employees notifying them they might have been exposed. Maybe they thought the virus was a media conspiracy?
It’s time to bring up the young SPs. I know I sound like a broken record but this current staff is unwatchable. Bring up Houck and Mata now, letting them know this is just to get them a taste of the majors so they can learn what they need to work on. There will be no pressure on them to win but if they pitch well, the Sox can feel better about next year’s staff. If they struggle, they can tailor a plan for them to work on in the minors. It makes no sense to keep running these retreads out there who are not part of the team’s future. The Red Sox are rarely in this position so now is the time to evaluate their kids. Same goes for Dalbec, Downs, Duran and possibly even Wong on the offensive side of the ball. Service time is a non-issue now and they have plenty of dead weight to cut if a 40 man roster move or two are needed to get these kids their debuts in the bigs.
I get your point but have any young guys really given you that kind of hope? Anderson and Davidson need to be in the rotation now to see what they can do so the Braves can get a plan in place for free agency this winter.
I've been saying this. The Marlins are playing well and it's a sprint, not a marathon. This team can win the division or at come 2nd. The Phillies bullpen has been historically bad. It's actually quite unbelievable. No lead is safe. Even a 12 run lead in the 9th was almost blown. So I think they're the worst in the division. Nats have looked bad. Mets and Braves have been devastated by injuries.
So if the Cards play just four more games and win them all, that puts them at 6 and 3 or .667. That would be enough to get them into the playoffs. Makes sense to me if I drink enough beer
This season was a tainted before it started. Any pennant is tainted. Any World Series Champ is tainted. No matter how many games any team plays it doesn’t matter compared to previous years. All this angst about the Cardinals is just so much trash can banging. Watch the games but don’t think this season amounts to a hill of beans
Hmmm I don't know... maybe because the virus can lay dormant for up 10+ days. So for your theory to work the Cardinals would've had to replace their entire 28 man roster and entire coaching staff to be sure they didn't infect another team. Does that seem doable really?
The Mets will not be 29th in RISP by the time the season ends so our runs per game will go up and be higher than the Braves. That’s what happens when you have a better lineup
It's nice that nobody is taking the Marlins seriously. It's a little like a boxing world champion fighting a scrub fill-in, and is not taking the fight seriously, while he's giving rounds away. The only thing is, in boxing you can score a knockout in the last round. However, in baseball, if you wait too long, you can't score a knockout because baseball always goes to the final bell.
Everyone stay focused on the Mets, Braves, Nats and Phils. Don't pay attention to Miami.
If Soroka hadn’t went down they’d have 2 solid starting pitchers. It’s not like the Braves got shoutout both games either. Had a few things went different who knows how it might have gone done.
He had a lot of success in his first few years with sf but ran a lot of counts full of I remember correct, also am a fan. Guy seems like a hard enough worker and never had anything negative said about him while he was in SF, you could do a lot worse. I would have rather kept him than sign Melancon but hindsight often works in your favor like that.
I recently watched a perfect game all-american game from a few years ago, that had tons of good high school senor prospects playing. Carlson hit a MOONSHOT in that game, and it reminded me of how special some of these prospects really are. (Oh and btw Kumar Rocker started the game... what a dude).
"The league’s hopeful the Cardinals will at least be able to approach a 60-game slate, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic relays. Of course, if the Cards play fewer than 60 but are in line for a playoff spot based on winning percentage, MLB could have a difficult decision on its hands in terms of how to map out the National League postseason bracket."
Yeah, why not make up rules on the fly about who makes the playoffs or not.
Did they not anticipate any of this and have this already determined before the season as a well run league interested in fairness would? If not, why?
That’s pretty much what I’m saying & I’m surprised Manfred didn’t step in & force the issue but I guess it’s almost irrelevant now. But at the same time, I don’t think what I questioned was outrageous but again, a nonissue come Saturday.
"Major League Baseball will work to adjust their schedule, understanding that the calendar may run out before the scheduled games are complete. At that point, the commissioner’s office has said that winning percentage will be used to determine playoff berths." stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland…
I understand what you are saying but if we are going to play then everyone needs to play by the same set of rules. It shouldn’t matter who was projected to win this or that prior to the season. These circumstances are different than anything before and it’s not fair for one team to put a team together while another team completely shuts down. The commissioner should have done something about this already.
Players are removed from the pool when placed on the Covid IL. The Marlins are 8-4. Whatever pre conceived notion you have about a desire to be competitive is irrevelant.
The Marlins spent some money making their team better this offseason as well. The fact that the Marlins could play but the Cards couldn’t is an absolute joke.
I've been vocal and blatant that my issue with Acuna is his strikeouts. Have I ever said otherwise? No matter how you view K's, I consider them a big deal and believe he will never be a star because he clearly has a massive hole in his swing. Why even bring up Acuna anyway? Time will tell but I'm confident with my belief that he will not be a star long term. He will join the list with Heyward and Buxton as failed stars.
As for Bum, I don't have to admit anything. He will still be better than 4/5ths of the rotation right now. Regardless of what Bum will do the rest of the season, it will not change the fact that this team is average at best - no better than the last 2 years since their rebuild. That is a FACT we can both agree on, no? That was my main point and the results prove it. You can spin it any way you want, but the rotation is bad and will not get any better unless they go external.
Cost money. Forces them to free up 40man spots or the 60 pool spots. Also, the Cardinals are trying to compete, so it is in their interest to wait until their team is healthier to win games than to roll out with a crappier team. Marlins aren't trying to be competitive.
Soroka pitched a tot of 13 innings. I guess small sample size doesn't matter?
Fried is pitching like an ace for 22 innings. Is this where small sample size DOES matter?
What you would have the Braves do is move young talent before they can know they should. Of course young pitchers are going to scuffle through there first year or two. Pitching takes longer to develop than any other position but you're ready to cast players aside after a few innings or at bats.
No, you DON'T let results speak for themselves or you would recognize Acuna as a real talent. The only issue you can point to are strikeouts but you have nothing to say for his elite TOTAL production. If results mattered you could admit that you were dead wrong about Bumgarner.
Way to go Bloom. This team is positively awful and you are like Dan Duquette of the 1990s picking up everyone’s released players and throwaways. You are turning a great franchise into a second rate one.
Help me out here people...... There’s literally been dozens of players (many of which have already played this season) DFA’d since baseball lifted the moratorium on transactions.
Why couldn’t they have signed many of these players to field a team like Miami did along with supplementing the MLB ready players from Springfield like Carlson & Schrock & do the necessary roster moves to remove the ill players & allowing them to recover while playing said “B” team and at the same time, retaining integrity of the schedule?
If there's one troubling trend to Bloom early on beyond all others is that he seems to go for any former highly regarded #1 pick that's let go and available cheap, ignoring the to date demonstrated abilities or lack thereof.
Reality is, over a dozen #1 picks in every draft never amount to anything, and another dozen are flash-in-the-pan or barely league average players with short careers. If you waste a roster spot on every single one that comes around to the exclusion of better options, you wind up with nothing.
The Reds lose 9 to 6. David Bell just could not see that his starting pitcher did not have it today. He kept him in until the other team scored nine runs in two innings. I am done with this team for awhile. It is not the players. It is the manager that is the main problem. He is a nice guy, but one of the worst managers I have ever seen.
Just looking at the stats, buddy. The BABIP doesn't lie. Besides, we talked about that. The reason why the Mets aren't scoring more is because of key players like Alonso striking out as well as double plays. You keep pointing to luck but weak contact and strikeouts doesn't drive anyone home.
There's no mention of it here but I believe that hernandez is going to be given a shot to start when he's eventually called up correct? He was a starter in the minors until last season... and if he can manage to keep his walks down... he has a chance to be an effective ML SP... he can't be worse than the guys they've been throwing out there so far! Long term though the bullpen may still end up being the best spot for him... and a lefty that struck out 16+ batters per 9 is definitely a potential late inning weapon if he can keep his control in check.
Call him up, and for the love of all that is good, can we somehow trade Fowler and bench Bader. Would rather see oneill, carlson thomas outfield with Williams as 4th outfielder
I've kind of been hoping to see them give Yairo Munoz a shot... but this pick-up seems to more or less seal his fate as not getting a look any time soon to play 2B. I don't hate the pick-up as he could be a late bloomer... he was just a few years ago considered a top prospect... BUT I'm also curious to see who ends up losing their spot to make room for him. In the immediate future I suppose they can just option down Today's SP... but over the longer term one of Peraza, Lin or Arauz will have to go. Seeing as Arauz is a rule-5 pick they've kept thus far (and is actually hitting surprisingly well in an albeit small sample) Lin seems to be the odd man out. I don't really have an issue with that I suppose if Bloom things that Arroyo still has a chance to become a legitimate everyday player -- like he thought the first time he acquired him (in TB). Just also not sure why Munoz hasn't/won't get a shot -- he actually was quite good in his first ML season... and to me has higher offensive potential... but we shall see
One is younger and controllable through arb until 2023. I think Peraza has more situational versatility especially with the new extra innings rules.
Personally I don’t find either of them that enjoyable to watch on the field when compared to everyone else out there. Do they have their moments? Yes.
I get liking the guy but condemning the FO for not resigning him when they had more pressing matters to attend to is a bit extreme. They have 3 guys to give opportunities and see what they have. If they are terrible, then nothing lost. But you know what you get with holt. If they signed him and he’s terrible then what? Keep running him out there because he’s a real stand up guy in the community? If I were a fan of a rebuilding/retooling team I would want them to throw as many t urds against the wall and see what sticks.
Which was precisely my point in the offseason. Ppl can keep telling me Bumgarner this and Bum that, but the main point was that they needed to go external to even consider themselves a postseason threat.
Soroka is no longer somebody the Braves can rely on. He already suffered his second major injury and he wasn't exactly killing it this season. I still like Soroka more than anybody in the organization but he is no longer a sure thing himself...hence why i mentioned Fried in the previous post. He is still a #3 at best, but I hope he proves me wrong.
I let the results speak for themselves. Every year the organization stays pat in the rotation and every year they see their pitching prospect fail one by one. Young or not, at some point they need to put their foot down and be aggressive rather than pamper their prospects like they are 3 years old.
Are you assuming the Mets stay 29th in RISP??? Bc that’s the only reason why the Braves have scored more. When it evens out the Mets will be so corny more runs than the Braves
If Trout gets dfa’d I claim him and teach him to pitch and let him DH too. HeckF the guy is so talented, who would bet against him being able to pitch too?!
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There's a big difference between Acuna, Buxton and Heyward. Acuna has so far, made hard contact 45.4% of the time throughout his young career, and his average exit velocity is 90.7 MPH. In comparrison, Buxton has a career 30.1% hard hit rate, and 88.7 MPH exit velocity. Heyward has a 30.4% hard hit rate and 88.4 MPH exit velocity. He also rarely makes soft contact with a 14% soft contact rate, while both Heyward and Buxton sit at 19.3% and 22.7%. Sure he strikes out a decent rate, but he also has a 10.3% walk rate. Plus he's not even that much worse than the league average in terms of striking out. He has a career 26.3% K rate, and the legaue average in 2019 was 23%. His walk to strikeout ratio is .39 is middle of the pack.
Comparing Acuna to Buxton or Heyward is like comparring apples to oranges. Acuna makes consistent, hard contact, and rarely just makes soft contact. In terms of contact rates, he's almost identical to Anthony Rendon since the begining of 2018.
They paused the Cardinals season because positive tests keep coming back. In Miami’s case, their positive tests came in very fast, then they stopped. The Cardinals could not control it so Manfred paused their schedule longer than Miami’s for this reason and not because they don’t have enough healthy players. When they restart this Saturday, none of the players who tested positive in this recent outbreak will be back. They are still out and will need to not only test negative in two consecutive days but they also need to be cleared by doctors as well. MLB will err on the side of caution here, so most will be out through the end of August between recovering from COVID and ramp up times. They’ll need to dip into their 60 man quite a bit to field a team.
Why couldn't they play a regular weekend series starting Friday? Was it because there are fewer combined innings in a 2 x 7 inning double-header on Saturday compared to 2 x 9 innings on Fri/Sat?
It's unfortunate that Workman will be a FA at the end of the season (he accrued a full year of service time in 2015 while on the DL or else he probably wouldn't be) but anyway... seeing as he is... he actually could potentially be a REALLY solid trade chip at the deadline. Assuming he continues pitching lights out like he has been, and the Sox are full-blown sellers... they could actually get back a pretty solid prospect for him. If he really is as good as he's been the last year + ... I might actually prefer they re-sign him BUT there's no reason they couldn't trade him now and then try to sign him in the off-season too.
At this point, the #1 priority of the Red Sox is to make sure the season lasts at least through Sept 1st so their CBT resets. If COVID shuts the season down prior to 9/1 then the Red Sox don’t reset and we get to watch another one of these years in 2021.
Secondly, it’s near time to promote their best prospects to the majors for evaluation purposes. There will be zero pressure on them to succeed and it will give them valuable experience with no real impact to service time. If the Yankees sweep the Sox this weekend, I’m expecting the Sox to make wholesale changes and bring the kids up. It’s the only card they have left to play.
If all goes according to plan, they’ll have some real money to spend this off season and hopefully one or two of the rookies impresses enough to be counted on next season at the MLB level. They should also walk away with a Top 5 draft pick and possibly bring back the vindicated Alex Cora to lead the team in 2021 & beyond. They have to find some positives out of this dreadful season.
Aww crap... It just now clicked in my head that, if the Pirates ARE the worst team in baseball this season, they will get Kumar Rocker. The PIRATES will get one of the most sought after pitching prospects in the past 5 years. Let's look at a list...
Archer
Cole
Glasnow
Morton
I feel bad for Pirates' fans.
LOL! Marlins will be in the basement soon. Dw lol.
me,I'm Homer The Dog.
Now would be a perfect time for JBJ to go on one of his 'hot streaks' where he hits like .320 with 5 HRs over the course of 2 weeks -- they they could trade him for a solid prospect -- or really at this point ANYTHING and it would be a win!
Let's root for the Pirates then. If it's going to be this bad of a season then it would be great to get the #1 pick.
I mean trading Mookie, getting under the luxury tax line and getting back Verdugo, Downs and Wong was 100% the right long term move -- and it's even more obvious now that they've gotten off to such a horrible start this year -- having him around right now sure as h wouldn't fix their pitching problems and it would've drastically reduced the return (especially because of the covid shortened season) -- making that trade was a smart move and in hindsight a no-brainer!
Hey Red Sox, can y'all send the Rangers Vazquez or Mitchy two bags? Thanks.
Seriously, even though Kennedy just said the same Bull Durham esque "Baseball pr talk", it really is true now. The other day the Rangers were 3-8, worst record in the A.L, now we are 8-9, 2nd best in the A.L West, and guaranteed a playoff spot (if the season ended today... which I hate saying). Despite that, the Sox are gonna be bad this season, and tbh I really don't think they should sell just because they are bad. Stand pat, maybe send off Moreland since value is high on him right now, but not any core guys. Once E-rod and Sale get back next season, they could find a few free agents, and be right back in the hunt.
I lied, Workman would be a good trade piece too. They could just sign him back at the end of the season if they wanted (though that's what they said about Mookie lol).
stop being so Wimpy. ;)
Great point,but everything else is so relaxed this year,but the 40 man is rigid? Should have allowed a flex 40 man and given Covid stricken teams unlimited call up from their camps.
It's all going to matter which of the first 7 to hit the COVID IL are able to come back. I think as it sits right now they are probably looking at
1. Wong 2B
2. Edman SS
3. Goldschmidt 1B
4. Carpenter DH
5. O'Neill LF
6. Miller 3B
7. Carlson CF
8. Wieters C
9. Fowler RF
Schrock, ???, Bader, Knizner on the bench. Probably Carlson in LF, Carpenter at 3B, O'Neill at DH, and Bader in CF vs LHP.
Once those first 7 are back, which could be really soon, obviously things change a lot with Knizner and Sosa probably to the taxi squad, Schrock back to alt site, and Ravelo taking the other bench spot with Miller being the utility guy off the bench , Wieters going back to the back up C, and Edman shifting back to 3B.
The pitching is the really thin spot right now with 5 pitcher on the COVID IL, another 2 out for the year with injury, Hicks opting out, and nothing to call upon on the 60 man pool with 2 empty spots in the pen as it sits right now. Those initial 7 can't come back soon enough....assuming the Cardinals actually get on the field Saturday.
I’m afraid that the Pirates might actually be worse than Boston this year. Sox should be happy with a Top 5 pick as there is a lot of talent in this upcoming draft class.
Kennedy must be so excited about the money he saved by using Mookie Betts as a salary dump tool.
Still more valid than the Red Sox/Astros wins.
The virus seemed pretty widespread throughout the organization. Some sort of gross incompetence or general disregard for Covid protocols, they didn't even follow up with people that had close contact with their infected employees notifying them they might have been exposed. Maybe they thought the virus was a media conspiracy?
It’s time to bring up the young SPs. I know I sound like a broken record but this current staff is unwatchable. Bring up Houck and Mata now, letting them know this is just to get them a taste of the majors so they can learn what they need to work on. There will be no pressure on them to win but if they pitch well, the Sox can feel better about next year’s staff. If they struggle, they can tailor a plan for them to work on in the minors. It makes no sense to keep running these retreads out there who are not part of the team’s future. The Red Sox are rarely in this position so now is the time to evaluate their kids. Same goes for Dalbec, Downs, Duran and possibly even Wong on the offensive side of the ball. Service time is a non-issue now and they have plenty of dead weight to cut if a 40 man roster move or two are needed to get these kids their debuts in the bigs.
I get your point but have any young guys really given you that kind of hope? Anderson and Davidson need to be in the rotation now to see what they can do so the Braves can get a plan in place for free agency this winter.
I agree. Forget this season and just play your entire pitching staff to see who you will bring back including those at the alternate site.
Can you say...#1 draft pick !
Maybe if Red Birds win next 11 straight AND Cubs stop playing for a week they’ll have a chance to be relevant again.
I've been saying this. The Marlins are playing well and it's a sprint, not a marathon. This team can win the division or at come 2nd. The Phillies bullpen has been historically bad. It's actually quite unbelievable. No lead is safe. Even a 12 run lead in the 9th was almost blown. So I think they're the worst in the division. Nats have looked bad. Mets and Braves have been devastated by injuries.
Just get the best you can in these trades.
slow might be a tad of an understatement
Just punt the season. None of us Sox fans were really expecting much anyway.
So if the Cards play just four more games and win them all, that puts them at 6 and 3 or .667. That would be enough to get them into the playoffs. Makes sense to me if I drink enough beer
This season was a tainted before it started. Any pennant is tainted. Any World Series Champ is tainted. No matter how many games any team plays it doesn’t matter compared to previous years. All this angst about the Cardinals is just so much trash can banging. Watch the games but don’t think this season amounts to a hill of beans
Sure, they got everything under control lol. Now they’re taking out automatic sorting machines from post offices. You can’t make this all up.
Hmmm I don't know... maybe because the virus can lay dormant for up 10+ days. So for your theory to work the Cardinals would've had to replace their entire 28 man roster and entire coaching staff to be sure they didn't infect another team. Does that seem doable really?
Let’s celebrate the restart at the casino!!!
And dont forget, brought us josh hamilton, the good one.
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4 inning triple headers. Starting pitchers still need to throw 5 innings to get credited with a decision...
Soroka is a Ace.
Ah, so they were aspirational. Well, then, I guess their complete lack of planning is no big deal.
Isn’t Pache injured?
The Mets will not be 29th in RISP by the time the season ends so our runs per game will go up and be higher than the Braves. That’s what happens when you have a better lineup
A) the cardinals are cheap
B) manfred has no backbone
So far from the truth.
It's nice that nobody is taking the Marlins seriously. It's a little like a boxing world champion fighting a scrub fill-in, and is not taking the fight seriously, while he's giving rounds away. The only thing is, in boxing you can score a knockout in the last round. However, in baseball, if you wait too long, you can't score a knockout because baseball always goes to the final bell.
Everyone stay focused on the Mets, Braves, Nats and Phils. Don't pay attention to Miami.
Yeah, look how good things are going in the nation.
theyre still infinitely better then what they have been rolling out there
Are they building a dome over Busch Stadium?
If it rains, will they be playing 3 inning quadruple headers?
If Soroka hadn’t went down they’d have 2 solid starting pitchers. It’s not like the Braves got shoutout both games either. Had a few things went different who knows how it might have gone done.
Glavine and Smoltz were bad their rookie years, and they turned out OK. Maddux too.
What are we even doing at this point?
Coaches pitch, 7 run mercy rule.
Let's play 3?
Yawn.
He had a lot of success in his first few years with sf but ran a lot of counts full of I remember correct, also am a fan. Guy seems like a hard enough worker and never had anything negative said about him while he was in SF, you could do a lot worse. I would have rather kept him than sign Melancon but hindsight often works in your favor like that.
I recently watched a perfect game all-american game from a few years ago, that had tons of good high school senor prospects playing. Carlson hit a MOONSHOT in that game, and it reminded me of how special some of these prospects really are. (Oh and btw Kumar Rocker started the game... what a dude).
They figured the virus would go away when the weather got hot and it would all work out.
"The league’s hopeful the Cardinals will at least be able to approach a 60-game slate, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic relays. Of course, if the Cards play fewer than 60 but are in line for a playoff spot based on winning percentage, MLB could have a difficult decision on its hands in terms of how to map out the National League postseason bracket."
Yeah, why not make up rules on the fly about who makes the playoffs or not.
Did they not anticipate any of this and have this already determined before the season as a well run league interested in fairness would? If not, why?
That’s pretty much what I’m saying & I’m surprised Manfred didn’t step in & force the issue but I guess it’s almost irrelevant now. But at the same time, I don’t think what I questioned was outrageous but again, a nonissue come Saturday.
Exactly true but who exactly is arroyo blocking?
Fills a need and has hit in aaa never has really gotten a real sink or swim shot in majors. Likely a bust/fringe back of bench guy
Could also be like Nelson Cruz who didn’t really get a chance till he landed in a place that would let him sink or swim.
I liked arroyo but he doesn’t have the glove for middle infield and lacks the power for a corner.
If his hit tool works with playing time perhaps he could be a move around the diamond type like holt
Personally, try to trade for Degrom or one of Cleveland's pitchers.
Not likely so just let the season go by because I can't shake my head any more reading the laughable requests of bringing in Lance Lynn or Robby Ray.
They need a #1. Fried is not that. Soroka is not that.
"Major League Baseball will work to adjust their schedule, understanding that the calendar may run out before the scheduled games are complete. At that point, the commissioner’s office has said that winning percentage will be used to determine playoff berths." stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland…
I understand what you are saying but if we are going to play then everyone needs to play by the same set of rules. It shouldn’t matter who was projected to win this or that prior to the season. These circumstances are different than anything before and it’s not fair for one team to put a team together while another team completely shuts down. The commissioner should have done something about this already.
Players are removed from the pool when placed on the Covid IL. The Marlins are 8-4. Whatever pre conceived notion you have about a desire to be competitive is irrevelant.
The Marlins spent some money making their team better this offseason as well. The fact that the Marlins could play but the Cards couldn’t is an absolute joke.
except they are a good team and have a good chance of a top two spot in that division
He always made me nervous when he pitched for SF, but looking at his baseball card, it's clear that he had better results than I remembered.
I've been vocal and blatant that my issue with Acuna is his strikeouts. Have I ever said otherwise? No matter how you view K's, I consider them a big deal and believe he will never be a star because he clearly has a massive hole in his swing. Why even bring up Acuna anyway? Time will tell but I'm confident with my belief that he will not be a star long term. He will join the list with Heyward and Buxton as failed stars.
As for Bum, I don't have to admit anything. He will still be better than 4/5ths of the rotation right now. Regardless of what Bum will do the rest of the season, it will not change the fact that this team is average at best - no better than the last 2 years since their rebuild. That is a FACT we can both agree on, no? That was my main point and the results prove it. You can spin it any way you want, but the rotation is bad and will not get any better unless they go external.
Not a very good one. Gomber is a long/middle reliever.
Cost money. Forces them to free up 40man spots or the 60 pool spots. Also, the Cardinals are trying to compete, so it is in their interest to wait until their team is healthier to win games than to roll out with a crappier team. Marlins aren't trying to be competitive.
This season is one for the ages... but not in a good way.
Yes !! Very Very bad ! Bring up young pitchers what do we have to lose ? Wake up front office stupid .
Soroka pitched a tot of 13 innings. I guess small sample size doesn't matter?
Fried is pitching like an ace for 22 innings. Is this where small sample size DOES matter?
What you would have the Braves do is move young talent before they can know they should. Of course young pitchers are going to scuffle through there first year or two. Pitching takes longer to develop than any other position but you're ready to cast players aside after a few innings or at bats.
No, you DON'T let results speak for themselves or you would recognize Acuna as a real talent. The only issue you can point to are strikeouts but you have nothing to say for his elite TOTAL production. If results mattered you could admit that you were dead wrong about Bumgarner.
We are all Mr Met
Way to go Bloom. This team is positively awful and you are like Dan Duquette of the 1990s picking up everyone’s released players and throwaways. You are turning a great franchise into a second rate one.
If they don’t have the wins they don’t get in
% will never be a factor
that's a shame. Gomber was a closer candidate with Kim moving to the rotation
Help me out here people...... There’s literally been dozens of players (many of which have already played this season) DFA’d since baseball lifted the moratorium on transactions.
Why couldn’t they have signed many of these players to field a team like Miami did along with supplementing the MLB ready players from Springfield like Carlson & Schrock & do the necessary roster moves to remove the ill players & allowing them to recover while playing said “B” team and at the same time, retaining integrity of the schedule?
They can't see him in person this year. But moot now. Welcome to the big leagues kid.
this comment aged well;)
....and Damon Jones enters the chat......
The b ref link takes you to a different Dylan Carlson
If there's one troubling trend to Bloom early on beyond all others is that he seems to go for any former highly regarded #1 pick that's let go and available cheap, ignoring the to date demonstrated abilities or lack thereof.
Reality is, over a dozen #1 picks in every draft never amount to anything, and another dozen are flash-in-the-pan or barely league average players with short careers. If you waste a roster spot on every single one that comes around to the exclusion of better options, you wind up with nothing.
The Reds lose 9 to 6. David Bell just could not see that his starting pitcher did not have it today. He kept him in until the other team scored nine runs in two innings. I am done with this team for awhile. It is not the players. It is the manager that is the main problem. He is a nice guy, but one of the worst managers I have ever seen.
Just looking at the stats, buddy. The BABIP doesn't lie. Besides, we talked about that. The reason why the Mets aren't scoring more is because of key players like Alonso striking out as well as double plays. You keep pointing to luck but weak contact and strikeouts doesn't drive anyone home.
There's no mention of it here but I believe that hernandez is going to be given a shot to start when he's eventually called up correct? He was a starter in the minors until last season... and if he can manage to keep his walks down... he has a chance to be an effective ML SP... he can't be worse than the guys they've been throwing out there so far! Long term though the bullpen may still end up being the best spot for him... and a lefty that struck out 16+ batters per 9 is definitely a potential late inning weapon if he can keep his control in check.
I saw him pitch during his brief time with the Yankees and I always really liked watching his delivery, hope he lands somewhere
Call him up, and for the love of all that is good, can we somehow trade Fowler and bench Bader. Would rather see oneill, carlson thomas outfield with Williams as 4th outfielder
I've kind of been hoping to see them give Yairo Munoz a shot... but this pick-up seems to more or less seal his fate as not getting a look any time soon to play 2B. I don't hate the pick-up as he could be a late bloomer... he was just a few years ago considered a top prospect... BUT I'm also curious to see who ends up losing their spot to make room for him. In the immediate future I suppose they can just option down Today's SP... but over the longer term one of Peraza, Lin or Arauz will have to go. Seeing as Arauz is a rule-5 pick they've kept thus far (and is actually hitting surprisingly well in an albeit small sample) Lin seems to be the odd man out. I don't really have an issue with that I suppose if Bloom things that Arroyo still has a chance to become a legitimate everyday player -- like he thought the first time he acquired him (in TB). Just also not sure why Munoz hasn't/won't get a shot -- he actually was quite good in his first ML season... and to me has higher offensive potential... but we shall see
Controllable because he was a free agent who wasn't highly wanted. Brock was already a winner and not over the hill.
Perfect response AtlSox. Thanks for sharing better than I could.
Can he opt out now and get credit for the service time? ;)
He wasn’t given playing time because he didn’t warrant more playing time when he was given chances.
One is younger and controllable through arb until 2023. I think Peraza has more situational versatility especially with the new extra innings rules.
Personally I don’t find either of them that enjoyable to watch on the field when compared to everyone else out there. Do they have their moments? Yes.
I get liking the guy but condemning the FO for not resigning him when they had more pressing matters to attend to is a bit extreme. They have 3 guys to give opportunities and see what they have. If they are terrible, then nothing lost. But you know what you get with holt. If they signed him and he’s terrible then what? Keep running him out there because he’s a real stand up guy in the community? If I were a fan of a rebuilding/retooling team I would want them to throw as many t urds against the wall and see what sticks.
Which was precisely my point in the offseason. Ppl can keep telling me Bumgarner this and Bum that, but the main point was that they needed to go external to even consider themselves a postseason threat.
Soroka is no longer somebody the Braves can rely on. He already suffered his second major injury and he wasn't exactly killing it this season. I still like Soroka more than anybody in the organization but he is no longer a sure thing himself...hence why i mentioned Fried in the previous post. He is still a #3 at best, but I hope he proves me wrong.
I let the results speak for themselves. Every year the organization stays pat in the rotation and every year they see their pitching prospect fail one by one. Young or not, at some point they need to put their foot down and be aggressive rather than pamper their prospects like they are 3 years old.
And so goes the Evolution of Darwin-zon.
Maybe he can give the kid pitching tips and make an impact where Boston really needs it.
Are you assuming the Mets stay 29th in RISP??? Bc that’s the only reason why the Braves have scored more. When it evens out the Mets will be so corny more runs than the Braves
If Trout gets dfa’d I claim him and teach him to pitch and let him DH too. HeckF the guy is so talented, who would bet against him being able to pitch too?!
Foltynewicz was no season saver. But he was only owed 2.3m for the rest of the season and had control remaining or could be released in the offseason.
Meanwhile, bloom makes no moves for actual pitching.
In other news, arauz is no trout.
"Unbelievable depth" -Tards81.
4th place, 2-3 record, middling ranked farm system. All stone cold facts.
"Unbelievable depth" You said it, loser, not me.
You mean moving lin to catcher while bringing in vazquez off the bench to play 2b where he might get hurt?
Pasha, at least we know peraza pitches as well as he does anything else.
Can't even handle mop up duty...