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  1. mvp 78
    I don't think many people realistically think they'll make a run at the division. Make a run at the Wild Card? Maybe. The rotation just has to be ok. Sale/Whitlock/Bello/Kluber/Pivetta/Paxton (take one out) is good enough to be average. If the offense hits and the bullpen doesn't turn into a faucet, they'll be fine.
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    Haven't heard anything.
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    Winckowski and Houck are bullpen arms. Whitlock is an unknown largely due to his health. Should he be sent to the pen for this reason? IDK. Bello and Drohan both look good at the moment. Others of note: Noah Dean probably is moved back to the pen and sees a Winckowski type role. Elmer Rodriguez Cruz is probably a future 4-5 starter. Luis Perales has the ceiling of a top of the rotation starter, but just hasn't had much in game time. One scouting report showed him as a future closer maybe.
  4. mvp 78
    Joely is coming back. Sherriff is pitching well in AAA.
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    Oakland isn't great, but the surrounding area in the West Bay is nice. Oakland didn't have a huge attendance problem until the owners really started cheapening out on the team. When Fischer bought the team, he stopped maintaining the Coliseum almost immediately and just let it turn to s***. The Raiders moving back to the Oakland ruined it as a baseball stadium as well. It's no surprise that fans stopped going. He was holding out for public funding and got it out in Vegas. Dude put the A's franchise as collateral on a separate loan and has no money.
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    @PortlandSeaDogs CJ Liu's complete game 7-inning no-hitter on Friday has earned him Eastern League Pitcher of the Week honors
  7. mvp 78
    @PeteAbe #RedSox announced they returned James Paxton from his rehab assignment. What this means (and I should have been more clear) is that the rehab assignment is over. He'll be with the team here in Atlanta and will be added to the active roster and as was reported yesterday, he'll likely face the Cardinals this weekend.
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    The exceptions: Shugart, Thompson, Broadway and Mosqueda. None of them are great options. Shugart and Broadway may be ok at some point. Sherriff (LHP) is pitching decently. Maybe they try giving him a call at some point.
  9. mvp 78
    I wouldn't move Drohan just to get Mata into the pen. Those moves are independent to me.
  10. mvp 78
    Maybe more full time AB's now for a UTIL role later? I know they were trying to get him OF reps last year, but he has none so far this year. He's been 2b/SS only so far in '23.
  11. mvp 78
    They also weren't going to re-sign or QO Vaz. It was a good deal.
  12. mvp 78
    It's the right move, Bleier just isn't a very good pitcher at the moment.
  13. mvp 78
    I think Mata is still in line for a bullpen role. Most of the bullpen guys in WOO could be released at anytime and nothing of value would be lost.
  14. mvp 78
    Lefty specialist Richard Bleier's 2023 splits: LHB 1278 OPS (597 career), 4.95 xFIP RHB 475 OPS (774 career), 3.91 xFIP
  15. mvp 78
    The concern is that the LHPs they are brining out of the pen right now aren't great. Bleier is DFA worthy. Bernardino is here because of a DFA. Joely is still in ST mode in AAA, but he's a better option than either of those two. His FB was slow in his first appearance, but ticked back up on Saturday. Not sure how long they will keep him down in WOO if Bleier continues to look worrisome.
  16. mvp 78
    I agree about the "not sitting part" which is why my last sentence suggests the reason for them keeping him in AAA is full time at bats.
  17. mvp 78
    Replacing guys like Kiké, Arroyo and Mondesi via FA shouldn't be a tough task. It's replacing upper echelon guys that is hard to do.
  18. mvp 78
    Aldo Ramirez: hasn't pitched since he was traded Jay Groome: was in line to be SDP's 5th starter, now has 7.99 ERA in AAA Frank German: sucked at AAA for CHW was DFA'd Jacob Wallace: repeating AA, 7.84 BB/9 Connor Seabold: 5.30 ERA in COL pen, top 6% BB rate but everything else is mediocre to bad
  19. mvp 78
    Nah, it'd be so that he stays down this year because they ostensibly have Mondesi, but can put Hamilton on the taxi squad NEXT season when Mondesi is gone. Then he could stay on the taxi squad for '24, '25 and '26 as a bench guy. Is it THE reason they are using to keep him down? No clue. At this point, I can't see him being worse than Dalbec. He also doesn't have a split vs LHP/RHP this season. I'd put him against LHP instead of Valdez for sure. Maybe they just really value him a lot and want to give him full time at bats and are willing to give Valdez part time at bats?
  20. mvp 78
    Not only was it multiple times through the order at that time, but it was a LHB coming up. Vs LHB: 853 OPS, 365 wOBA, 5.62 FIP, WHIP 1.58 Vs RHB: 505 OPS, 233 wOBA, 2.55 FIP, WHIP 1.07 You can sell me on him trying to go after a tough righty like Turner, but he struggles against lefties no matter what inning. Giving a lefty a second chance to see him is basically putting a ball on a tee.
  21. mvp 78
    If they honestly thought Dalbec was the emergency call button, he should have been playing SS in WOO more than once a week.
  22. mvp 78
    Holding onto an option year for later use?
  23. mvp 78
    We already know Dalbec's major flaws: he can't field or hit.
  24. mvp 78
    Barnes '23: 15 INN, 9.6 K%, 4.2 BB%, 3.60 ERA, 4.41 xFIP, 4 seamer velo down 2 mph
  25. mvp 78
    Kavadas still has a big, long swing. We'll see if he can adjust over the summer and heat up a little. His OPS is 80 points higher in 23 than in 22 at AA. Yorke deserves the 4 spot. He's been playing great this year. The jumps for Drohan, Hickey, Meidroth, Abreu and Hamilton are appropriate. I like Meidroth, but I think they believe he's just an advanced college bat who is limited to 2B and will get stuck at the higher levels. I think the Walter, Lugo, Paulino tier isn't very strong. There's a valid criticism to state that Valdez should have been above them as we know that he's at least a platoon MLB bat.
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