jacksonianmarch

We dealt from a surplus, opened up our 40 man and didn't affect the top of the depth chart of our farm at all.

Not even close

But the development of our pitchers allowed Kap to be dealt. Dillon Tate, the 4th overall pick we got for Beltran last year has had his mechanics fixed and he is lighting up High A ball. He's got ace stuff. Domingo Acevedo throws 100mph with a plus change and developing curve. He's healthy and dominating AA. Chance Adams is dominating AAA. Justus Sheffield had a solid season in AA as a 20 yr old. Freicer Perez is a 6'8" monster who throws 100 as well and he's pitching well in A ball. With Sonny, Sevy and Montgomery already in the Bronx and it looking like Tanaka isn't opting out, I don't see how we have the room. Also, we have a dominant, lights out pen through 2018 with the first guy a FA in DRob after 2018. Kap was a luxury that we cashed in on

I see Kap being the jewel for Beane. He's a game changing type of pitcher, but he hasn't been healthy. If he returns to pre injury levels, they have an ace

And Judge goes yard. We are beating the s*** out of Fulmee here. Also, Fulmer is a moron. Down 3 in the 7th against us is a tough call, but you have to stop the bleeding. Instead, he retaliated for a HBP earlier by hitting Ellsbury leading off the inning. He ends up scoring and starting a rally

And we kept our best prospects

Reed has his warts. He has had a really strong year, but his HR/9IP are rising, hence why he is outperforming his FIP by a lot

Beane got more talent than he probably should have, but with the caveat of current injury looks large

I know this is in rumors, but it ain't a rumor no more. Sonny Gray, who's been a top of the rotation type pitcher in Oakland has been dealt. Sonny has seen his K rate rise and his peripherals improve this season after an array of injuries limited 2016 production. He should slot in behind Severino as our # 2 starter. I love the fact that we control him for two more seasons, especially since he's a high velo small framed pitcher. Dustin Fowler is unfortunate. He's a 5 tool guy with plate discipline issues who is a cycle waiting to happen. His offense sans his speed is impressive, but his speed allowed his prospect status to take off. Nobody knows how his quickness will rebound post injury, as he did have quite possibly the worst injury you could have in the legs aside from dislocation of the knee James Kaprielian is a high upside, high velo guy who lost two seasons of development due to a misdiagnosed elbow injury then subsequent surgery. He's got top notch stuff, but he's missed so much time that it's hard to determine what his stuff will look like once he's healthy. Jorge Mateo was a frustrating prospect. He's got power projection, quick handed, good glove projection and speed to burn. But he's been dogged with attitude issues and is buried in terms of depth in the organization. He's got serious boom or bust potential if he gets his act straight. We gave up serious talent, but all with warts. We'll see how that projects long term

Our rotation just good good. Severino has been an ace. Gray slots in at #2. Tanaka is a former ace who has looked good of late. He's probably my 3. CC, who has had a darn good year, slots in at 4. Garcia likely becomes the 5. JMont likely slots to the pen to keep his innings down. I think they go to a 6 man for a few weeks before JMont slides back

You don't. His speed will likely be significantly diminished

This deal is a good one for us. Kap could be a lights out pitcher, but he's missed two years. Fowler won't be the same after the surgery at least athletically. Mateo has been a problem child of late. This deal is awesome

Mateo, Kaprielian, and Fowler. Surprised the A's took two guys coming off surgery

Votto is on pace for a WAR close to 6 this year.

Domingo Acevedo continues to pitch well. He's got an aggregate WHIP of 1.2 across three levels. 9.5K/9IP and 2BB/9. He's 6'7", sits near 100mph and has a plus change. He doesn't seem to get love on national sites as they feel he is likely to relieve, but his stuff is incredible and his performance is top notch. He is rumored to be the centerpiece of the Gray negotiations. To be honest with you, this kind of talent would look really good in pinstripes. He does have a clone two levels below him named Freicer Perez who is tall and throws 100mph as well. Maybe NYY think he has a higher ceiling, who knows

Has Henry ever green lighted a $20 mil over lux tax roster salary?

Cleveland is similar to NY in a way. Outside of two starters, their rotation is suspect. But as the games get later, their relievers are dynamite. If you're behind in the middle innings, you're going to lose

Reed is a guy I'd be leery about. He's had some good seasons as well as some stinkers. His velocity continues to trickle downward. Also, his HR rate has risen exorbitantly this season. Yes, his K/BB rate is insane this year and his ERA is great, but he's got some signs there that would make me worry about his late game role on a playoff club

Hosmer has major bust potential, I'd be leery there. You'd need good Hosmer to stay and Devers to develop fast to have a top 5 offense.

Have you looked at Hosmer's career? He's alternated above average and awful seasons for 5 years now. Hosmer has a career WAR of 7.7. Votto's WAR over the past season plus is over 8. Votto is the gold standard

The interest had risen coming into last season, but this year, it's just divebombed. With the sox changing to a less fan friendly roster construction (better pitching, inferior hitting) and the players acting like dicks, in not surprised the fans haven't flocked in and created major buzz

Ben was afraid to deal his farm. You have to be willing to part with your minor leaguers at some point. You keep some, you deal some. If Ben was still at the helm, you don't make the POs last year and you don't have a pitching staff this year.

You keep spouting this, but you're wrong. It makes the hitters around him better for one simple reason. They see more fastballs. When you fear a guy in a lineup, you try like he'll to avoid walking the players around him. When anyone played Boston, the goal was to have Ortiz bat with nobody on. This means the guys ahead of David saw more fastballs. Also, David got on base a ton. This means the guys behind him saw more fastballs since you usually don't want to walk guys with runners on base. It created a chain reaction. The 2016 DO version was otherworldly. This led to Pedey having a resurgent power season. This led to Hanley having a resurgent year. This then has a chain reaction down and up the lineup. You remove the behemoth in the lineup, and now there isn't any guys you fear or gameplan to avoid before the game. the approach changes entirely

The Cubs aren't messing around. You're seeing the top teams in an arms race here. The Stros need to make a splash in their rotation and I wouldn't count the Dodgers out from getting some Kershaw insurance. If the prices rise out of control, I'd be fine with NYY staying out of it. Plenty of teams with good farms seem to be making one last effort to stay on top. We can always just flash the cash and get Darvish at the end of the year

There is an obscene amount of talent there, especially when you consider Sheffield and Kap are on the DL