OK, well, to get right down to it, I think Rivera was an extremely valuable player. And notwithstanding a couple of rightfully famous blown saves, Rivera's postseason resume is incredible.
Regardless of those projections, I think Barnes is perceived as a guy who may have finally reached his potential, and that's why people think it was a good price. Time will tell.
To be perfectly honest I'm a little concerned about the sticky stuff issue.
I'm not sure what to think of fWAR for pitchers.
fWAR absolutely loves Rick Porcello. His career fWAR is nearly 50% better than his bWAR.
In 2020 Porcello registered a 1.7 fWAR in 59 innings with a 5.64 ERA.
In 2019 he had a 1.8 fWAR in 174 innings with a 5.52 ERA.
If memory serves correctly, you are not a big fan of his.
Yes, I think that's correct.
The calls for Duran to be promoted first started 2 months ago, and needless to say, some of them were of the 'WTF are they waiting for?' variety.