I would still start Duran even against Robbie Ray. Duran hit well against LHP in AAA. He replaces Plawecki.
Is Xander out for both games today?
The bench bats of Chavis/Cordero/Plawecki leave something to be desired. I would have called up Arauz and DFA'd Workman.
A USA TODAY Sports analysis of 94 July trade-deadline deals from 2015 to 2019 that shipped 204 prospects from buyers to sellers confirms a strongly held feeling throughout the industry – that teams are holding their top prospects tighter than ever, making it exceedingly difficult to extract value for star players.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/07/26/mlb-trade-deadline-history-dealing-prospects-rumors/8075954002/
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On his podcast today @jimcallisMLB breaks down the Fabian stuff. Sounds like O's were giving him $3M at pick 41, Sox took him at pick 40 and once Hickey is signed they may only have $2.1M for Jud. A risk, but get the pick back next year.
What does Jud think he could reasonably get next year in the draft? Does he think he'll go top 10-15? If he's still hanging around at 25, he would get about the same $$$ that the Sox may offer. Seems like a risky strategy that could backfire. Another year with a 35% k rate could scare even more teams away.