He might be worth his contract. I'm certainly not guaranteeing it. But it's far from impossible. His health issues the last two seasons have been 'loose bodies' related to his last TJ surgery.
But if you've seen his current medicals and you've seen some damage in there then hey, you know better than me.
I get why Eovaldi is a popular name to be traded. But all things considered, a decent starter for 2 years and 34 million is not a huge investment by today's standards. If you trade him you have to replace him. Assuming you plan to have a starting rotation in 2021 and 2022.
A small group of enterprising Phillies fans have found a way to make a lot of noise from outside the park. Last night they did things like blow air horns while the Yankees were trying to hit. Aaron Boone talked to the umps about it but to no avail.
That's right, and it illustrates the insane risk involved in any long term contract for a player. Nonetheless I'm sure you're not upset about the Cole signing right now.
Personally I feel like puking sometimes when I hear people talking about trading Devers or JD or Eovaldi.
Some folks just have this 'out with the old, in with the new' mentality.
I think Henry would let Bloom spend up to the tax threshold, but figures Bloom will spread that money around and not burn it on risky long-term deals.
Just guessing of course.
I wouldn't trade JD or Eovaldi either. I'd want to keep those two plus Bogie, Devers and E-Rod. A tiny core to build around for 2021 and 2022.
E-Rod is actually a free agent after 2021, so that's a bit of an issue.
Plus the fact that our pitching staff is almost entirely a collection of what dgalehouse calls 'ham and eggers'. It's a team with no chance, on top of all the other difficulties you quite rightly pointed out.