Unless I’m right and there is something in those players that is better than you realize.
Manaea was lights out through August/September in bulk relief/starter roles using multiple metrics. Keller has some topflight velocity someone needs to help straighten out. Like maybe someone who fixed Gausman. Chirinos was a solid pitcher prior to TJ. Urena is someone I’ve always felt should not be starting, but he has an elite arm. Fujinami throws 100mph.
Nothing there? Not every player in MLB is going to be a call Star, but they all are among the 780 best players in the world. And any elite talent can shine in that environment…
That’s because so far they’ve only missed out on Sonny Gray.
Ohtani and Yamamoto struck me as pipe dreams. And very risky ones at that.
I was never high on Nola, but he clearly preferred to stay in Philly.
So… just Gray, who I was high on.
Everyone else is still out there. Unless you really like Wacha, who, if he were unsigned and on my list, would you still call it punting?
I’m not so sure about more playing time, but more likely, yes.
Hey, why not just throw the ML ready kids out there and get a better read on who to keep around for the big push in ‘26?
Dalbec
Gambrell
Murphy & Walter’s last look
DHam
Rafaela & Abreu
Kelly and Guerrero
Slaten and Mata
See if Crawford can start 29+ games
Punting can serve other purposes besides better draft picks and bonus pool monies.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
"Fans have become more entitled than anything. So they're starting to question our motives for the game, or how we approach the game. The ones that do question -- like who are you? Just shut up and watch the game tonight." --Kevin Durant on players' lack of effort in regular season games.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.