Bellhorn04
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I think the 2023 team is cooked, because our rotation is in tatters. We don't even have a starter listed for tonight, so it'll probably be Ort. The only thing that could give me one shred of optimism is if Paxton's knee isn't a big deal, but that feels like a long shot.
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So was 2022, I guess. And for all we know, Bloom is lining up 2024 to be another egg.
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Except for the 10% chance of making the playoffs part...
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I invite you to go deep with it.
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And yet they were better in the last half of the 90's than they are in the first half of the 20's.
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Well, it's also that they've lost 5 of 6, they're back to .500, they have about a 10% projected chance of making the playoffs, the rotation is a shambles, stuff like that, too, I think...
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The average is 10%, not 200% or 300% tho.
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Do you disagree that he's an expensive DH that's getting up in years? Are you satisfied this was $100 million plus well spent?
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June 27, Miami at Boston
Bellhorn04 replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
If we trust them to make good moves. My trust is low. What's the rotation gonna look like? -
But the MLB average difference is about 10%. Starter 4.42 Reliever 4.03
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And his first season is on a team going nowhere. Just might be a totally nonsensical use of $100 million plus...
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I was hopeful, but as with so many things the last few years, my hopes are being ground into dust.
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Yep, just do it. Nothing to lose.
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Yoshida missed last night's game with forearm soreness. Hate to say it, but this signing could prove to be a bust. Yoshida is a good hitter, but he's a pretty expensive DH without elite power, right now projecting at a 2 fWAR season. And he's not young, and he's been missing games with various aches and pains.
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To be brutally objective about it, the only one who looks 100% legit right now is Bello. The others have shown flashes and that's it. Even Wink has been struggling lately. His FIP stands at 4.50 now.
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Garrett Whitlock: Career as a starter 4.72 ERA 1.29 WHIP Career as a reliever 2.24 ERA .99 WHIP
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June 27, Miami at Boston
Bellhorn04 replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Who knows what they're doing? They did spent a few bucks on Story and Yoshida. And Bloom does throw a few "tenners" around LOL -
And what happens if we have to remove Whitlock from the win column? Looks more and more like he should have stayed in the bullpen. Which means we have one less starter.
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Personally, I think any strategy is questionable that puts this kind of product on the field in Bloom's 3rd and 4th seasons. Maybe next year will be awesome, but every year should be important. 2020 didn't bother me, but 2023 bothers me, because it's two years in a row that they really weren't a playoff-caliber team. This makes tanking look good.
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No, they made that mistake last year.
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Plus if they fall further back by the deadline, they'll likely trade Paxton etc., and the full death spiral will be on.
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Roger that.
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I think we've been brilliantly mediocre.
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One thing that people tend to overlook about Sale's extension, though, is that in 2019 he pitched 147.1 innings and struck out 218 batters. He had a 3.39 FIP, a 1.09 WHIP and a 5.89 K/BB. (Cue the inevitable "Yeah, but you knew it was only a matter of time before..." )
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No question, Sale accepted a smaller deal because he accepted that he posed a significant health risk.
