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I don't really expect a top 15 prospect. More likely, we'd get someone like a high salary, but useful player at a position of need or someone like EValdez or WAbreu.

So, the batter steps out and then back in with one second left, and Jansen has to thrown it in one second? One call made no sense at all. Again, that was not why we lost.

Jansen sucked. I never said otherwise. I have no issue with people questioning choices made, but it doesn't mean I have to agree or more importantly, think it is something I like to do. Other factors contributed to both losses. Certainly Jansen was a major factor in both losses. He has also been a major factor in many wins. I don't expect perfection.

He might be a FT'er on 3-4 teams and a platoon on 3-4 others. The problem is, not many teams seek a questionable player who is best at DH.

A quarter of season is behind us, and here is where the ALE teams rank in fWAR, position by position: (Ignore, if you don't care.) Catcher 4. BAL 1.3 17. BOS 0.6 18. NYY 0.6 19. TBR 0.6 22. TOR 0.2 1B 1. TBR 3.1 4. NYY 1.4 10. TOR 1.0 19. BAL 0.1 24. BOS -0.2 2B 3. TBR 1.8 11. BAL 0.8 16. NYY 0.6 19. BOS 0.4 24. TOR -0.2 3B 1. TBR 2.1 2. TOR 1.9 8. BOS 1.0 11. BAL 0.7 13. NYY 0.6 SS 1. TBR 2.3 4. TOR 1.7 9. BAL 1.3 15. NYY 0.7 26. BOS -0.1 LF 2. TBR 1.9 10. TOR 1.2 13. BOS 0.9 19. BAL 0.4 30. NYY -0.8 CF 1. BOS 2.7 9. BAL 1.4 10. TOR 1.3 11. NYY 1.3 16. TBR 0.9 RF 1. TBR 3.3 4. BOS 1.6 11. NYY 0.8 21. BAL 0.1 30. TOR -1.0 DH 5. TBR 0.9 6. BOS 0.9 17. BAL 0.1 18. NYY 0.1 20. TOR 0.1 SP 4. TBR 4.4 11. TOR 3.3 16. NYY 2.6 23. BAL 1.4 25. BOS 1.1 RP 2. BAL 2.5 9. NYY 1.5 16. BOS 1.0 17. TOR 0.9 22. TBR 0.4 _________________ Pitching: 8. TBR 4.8 10. TOR 4.2 13. NYY 4.1 15. BAL 3.9 25. BOS 2.1 Everyday 1. TBR 13.9 6. BOS 6.7 9. TOR 6.0 13. BAL 5.4 18. NYY 4.4 Overall 18.7 TBR 10.2 TOR 9.3 BAL 8.8 BOS 8.5 NYY Obviously, SP & SS are our biggest needs. 1B and 2B are not far behind.

If it is of no interest to you, just ignore it. Yes, they are premature and will mean more as the season plays out more. There seems to be about 7-8 teams trying for those 3 slots. I'm sure there will be ups and downs, but I like to know where we stand. I don't think I'm alone.

4.5 runs a game and 19 Hits + 5 BBs is not really worth complaining about.

He's been the most consistently good closer since Mo. It's been over a decade. I'm sure he's had other back-to-back meltdowns, before. It's funny that... Some think Cora should have foreseen it. One thought after 11 years in the NL, they had him figured out more than AL hitters and should not have been used. I'll stop, there.

Good for you! Thanks for always telling the whole half-empty story. BTW, when I stopped posting the standings, because I felt we were out of it, you took over. Old & stale.

Top OPS on the Farm (75+ ABs) .988 Fitzy (14 XBHs/98 ABs) .996 Mayer (23 rbi) .971 Meidroth (25BB/22 K) .963 Hickey (doing well in AA) .902 Scott (the quiet one) .895 Abreu (the other half of the EValdez return & .395 OBP) .879 Alfaro (14 XBHs) .871 Jordan (hanging in the conversation) .867 Hamilton (21 SBs) .850 Yorke (coming back) OPS Against (20+ IP) .413 Drohan POR .492 J Ramirez SAL .511 L de la Rosa SAL .663 Liu

Your baiting is growing old and stale.

If we had one.

No doubt. Surely, we are not favorites to make the WC or finish above 4th in the ALE. Many feel the odds are more than 50-50 we finish last. I don't agree, but I understand why they feel that way. That does not excuse absurd comments some are making based on our recent 5 games.

True, but Jansen did not lose both of those games, by himself. I could create a long list that would include Wink, Kike, absurd time clock violations, but those were team losses. I'm more concerned about Jansen's loss of velo than 2 blown saves, back-to-back, although they are likely related. I', concerned about a lot of things, but to me, this team has been showing a lot of grit. I have a much different sense about this team compared to 2022's- not that my "sense" makes a difference in our chances at winning. The team seems more united, motivated and gritty, but that's just my opinion.

That's different from what I was talking about. I don't really like getting into singular moves by managers. The game thread was so absurd, I had to refrain from saying what I felt. Apparently, losing 4 out of 5 is the complete end of the world. (I get the heat of the moment comeback, but absurd is absurd.)

Most games vs >.500 teams (record) 32 BOS (17-15) 29 NYY (14-15) 22 TBR (13-9) 20 BAL (11-9) Non ALE 27 HOU (15-12) 22 LAA (8-14) 21 TEX (14-7) 18 SEA (6-12) 13 MIN (7-6) NL 18 PHI (8-12) 17 LAD (9-8) 17 PIT (6-11) 15 MIL (8-7) 13 AZ (8-5) 10 ATL (3-7)

ERA/FIP Sale 3.16/2.33 last 5 starts 2.21/2.16 last 3 starts Paxton 3.60/2.89 last start Bello 2.81/4.48 last 3 games Kluber 3.86/5.25 last 3 starts Houck 4.76 ERA last start It looks like our rotation is trending upwards, but some of these sample sizes are small or tiny.

If we demoted or dumped evry player after two bad games, we'd have nobody left.

And, this happens over and over during a season. Rinse and repeat.

It's interesting that the bats and pen picked up the starters for most of the first 38 games of so, and now that the rotation seems to be getting their act together, the other areas show signs of cracking. I hope it is just temporary. I gotta think, if our SP'ers find a sustained groove, the rest will fall into place, and we'll be fine.

Out of the WC, now- by a half game. Too bad, it's the Yanks. +1.5 TOR +0.5 NYY -0.5 BOS -1.5 LAA -2.0 HOU & SEA These two loses hurt. Too many what ifs to list. We need to make sure this doesn't set a trend that cannot be overcome. Just win, baby- one game at a time!

I feel safe saying that Sale is back. I'm not talking about freakin' Chris Sale: I'm talking... Chris Freakin' Sale!

Kluber still scares me, and we have a few more starts to see from Paxton, before we have a better sense of what we can expect, but the three of them have had some very nice seasons. Kluber has had 2 good starts, 2 okay starts and 3 bad starts. He has a 3,86 ERA his last 3 starts, but the 5.25 FIP makes me worry. I'm more hopeful with Bello, and even Crawford than Kluber, right now, but I'm not giving up hope he can reinvent himself into a plus pitcher.

Players have fielding slumps, too. Kike should still be a plus on D, in CF, if he ever gets to play there, again, and he's been much better at SS, since those first 8 games. He hasn't looked real good since the end of 2021, and my patience is wearing thin, too, but I am far from wanting to even bench him, let alone can him. He's still our best SS, who is healthy.

Maybe some people may have forgotten just how good these two guys were a few years back. (Kluber, too, but he has lost the velo that made him a great one.)