moonslav59
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Matt Duffy to LAA for only $1.5M. Hmmm....
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Glad we did on him, assuming we even kicked the tires.
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If you guys are so low on Voit, why would OAK want him so badly, even if paid for by NY? You're not getting Monats for Peraza & Voit.
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II totally respect that view and see several reasons to choose Houck over Whitlock. It's nearly a 50-50 choice, to me.
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Adding Diekman puts us at 40 on the 40 man roster. Paxton will go on the 60 IL. Maybe Sale, too.
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Reds say they are not trading Castillo or Mahle. Expect a deal, shortly. The Royals, yes the ROYALS, just signed Greinke to $13M/1 with $2M incentives. MLBTR reports Joe Ross was placed on the 60 day IL to make roster space on the Nats 40 man. I thought teams couldn't do that until opening day. Did that change or am I misremembering, again?
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I don't recall. Then, we heard only west coast teams. I'm still thinking he might have chosen us, if we offered more. I just think Bloom has a lower value placement than other GMs or his limited spending budget is forcing his frugality.
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You might want to know Whitlock is 18 days older than Houck, so maybe your "as young and inexperienced" statement needs revising, too. On "experience," Houck has 13 more innings in the bigs. Minors: 205 Whitlock 270 Houck Not a big difference there, either, but still significant.
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lol
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Pitches per PA 3.86 Whitlock 4.02 Houck
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Interesting note: pitches thrown in 2021: 1150 Whitlock 1149 Houck
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Sorry, my eyesight is toast. I thought it said 7+ inning DH's. My bad. My new glasses are worse than I had B4. Going back to the doc, soon. Sorry.
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I'm fine with it not matching my opinion, and I've said I'm fine with the Houck choice. I've given my reasons why I prefer Whitlock, and I respect the argument of GS'd experience working in Houck's favor. Will you be terribly upset, if Cora chooses Whitlock over Houck? It may ultimately come down to who looks better in ST'ing and most ready by the time a 5th starter is needed. Hell, someone else might get hurt and both start.
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Houck had 4 starts in 2020. Does that make him a clearer choice than Whitlock? Yes, Houck has 13 GS'd in the bigs. That's a big plus in his favor, but Whitlock has some things in his favor, too- like a decent and proven 3rd pitch. It's a close call, right? Career numbers Houck 86 IP (less than 13 IP more than Whitlock) 163 ERA+ 2.71 FIP (slightly better than Whitlock) 1.08 WHIP .580 OPS against (Better than Whitlock) Worse minor league numbers (4.17 ERA/1.39 WHIP) Whitlock 73.1 IP 241 ERA+ (almost 80 points better than Houck) 2.84 FIP 1.05 WHIP (slightly better than Houck) .631 OPS against Better minor league numbers (2.41 ERA/1.16 WHIP) Do you at least think it's a close call, and if not why not?
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But Pivetta is our #2 or 3, now.
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I thought they were super high. Adding Eovaldi & Pearce helped a lot, though.
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Apparently, the Rays are offering the world on a 1 year deal. I'd prefer we not outbid them for a 1Bman.
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I've answered I'd take all these teams rotations over ours. My point was that very few have more than just one sure-fire & solid SP'er with no of very few question marks.
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I thought they did away with 7 inning Doubleheaders.
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I'm not making a judgement: I'm making an educated guess based on what I have seen and know. Houck has not started all that many games, and you, yourself, have stated how inconsistent he has been. I've said it's a close call. Do you think it's an obvious choice: Houck over Whitlock as a starter? How can "you" make that judgement? We are all just giving our opinions. Nobody is acting like a know-it-all.
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Who has said he's a lock to be even good, let alone as good as 2021? He showed nasty stuff and self confidence. He's very promising. Nobody know what might happen, if he has a tough streak. I'm just glad we have him and am hoping he continues to do well. Nobody is a lock on doing well in 2022. Eovaldi is the closest we have, but even he has significant questions.
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But "interest & rumors" said he wanted AZ ST'ing sites.
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Don't think so. Early on, he seemed open to the Sox. Other signees at doable numbers (assuming no JBJ)- not saying I wished we signed any of these guys to $1M more: OF $19.8M x 4 Schwarber $19.5M x 4 S Marte $15M x 4 Chris Taylor $13.3M x 4 Avisail Garcia $13.3M x 2 M Canha SS $25M x 7 Semien $23.3M x 6 Baez (maybe the closest I'd come to taking this deal) $5.5M x 3 L Garcia $5M x 1 Iggy (2B) 2B $10M x 2 E Escobar $5.5M x 1 Josh Harrison SP $23.6M x 3 Stroman $23M x 5 R Ray $22M x 5 Gausman $22M x 2 Rodon $21M x 1 Syndergaard $20M x 1 Morton (just 1 yr) $15.4M x 5 ERod (maybe?) $14M x 4 Jon Gray (maybe?) $12.5M x 2 A Wood RP $14.5M x 4 R Iglesias $10M x 1 Knebel $8M x 3 Graveman $8.5M x 2 Neris, Kelly & Loup $7M x 2 Melancon $6.5M x 2 Chafin $5.5M x 2 Y Garcia $5M x 2 McHugh (yes) & Raley $12M x 3 Kikuchi $12M x 3 DeSciafani $10M x 2 A Cobb $11M x 4 S Matz $9M x 2 E Rosario
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What do the Yanks give for Montas and or Murphy? BTV has this... 65.2 Murphy 39.6 Montas for 59.8 Volpe 27.6 Loasiga 22.9 Dominguez or Volpe, Loasiga, Pereira & Higashoka
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No. I have not seen him as a starter, but I've seen his nast stuff vs some top hitters in MLB. Look, I've said from day one, I want Houck and Whitlock to stay in the pen, where they have some success, already. With Sale hurt and Bloom locked into save the prospects mode, I'm reaching for POSSIBLR alternatives. Have you seen Seabold, Winckowski and Crawford start? Are they better options? I'm fine with choosing Houck over Whitlock, but I like Houck as a closer better, too, and right now, the pen scares me as much as Sale going on the IL.
