moonslav59
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It's Bloom's wallet not his "speed."
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Good word choice. It's hard to figure him out. The numbers don't tell the story, either. For instance, he seems to wilt under pressure, but he has a career .695 OPS Against, but it's .677 Late & Close. He's supposed to be a better 6th, 7th and 8th inning guy than the 9th, but ... .803 in 6th .666 in 7th .692 in 8th .655 in 9th I have less confidence in him now than I had over the last 4 years, but he is comin off his best career year, by the numbers. Of course, those numbers were fed by an amazing start to the season, but still. Best WHIP Seasons: 2021: 1.116 2017: 1.220 2018: 1.265 Best K/BB 2021: 4.20 2018: 3.10 2017: 2.96 It's not even close! Yes, "enigma" says it all!
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He has a career .695 OPS Against and a .709 OPS Against in Sep/Oct. His August has been his worst month, by far, so you have a point. .578 July .902 August .709 Sep/Oct
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The one year deal is the biggest difference. Hard to complain.
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I really wanted Gray. I did not expect him to get that much, but I guess that's what he deserves.
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So much for Scherzer locked into the Dodgers. Money talks. One of our biggest questions is how much money will Bloom be "talking?" Is he in on this rush to sign before the CBA expires craze? One might think he may find a bargain as someone is desperate to sign by Dec 1st, but these recent signings don't look like bargains.
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If he looks great in ST'ing, he may open as the closer.
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Need and will may not match up, here. I'd like to see us add a solid starter, so we can keep Houck and Whitlock in the pen, but adding someone like Trivino (with Montas or one of their other salary dumps) might be nice, too.
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I'm thinking Houck, but who knows who we add before now and opening day. Certainly Barnes will have a shot. Apparently, MLB is going to come out with a pre-tacked ball. Maybe that will help. I can't see anyone else, except maybe Whitlock, assuming he is not moved to the rotation. I guess we could trade for a closer.
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Sounds like something the Yanks used to do.
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Sounds promising. It seems so much of a pitcher's value seems tied to their most recent sample size. Nobody expects April to June Barnes, next year.
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It's looking more and more like that will have to be via trade.
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I guess some GMs look more at recent 1-3 years than career numbers.
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Word is, we are still in on Baez.
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A lot of big names coming off the board, quickly. I doubt we were seriously in on any of these guys, and it looks more and more like we may need to trade to find a solid #2 SP'er or go with Whitlock in the 3 or 4 slot.
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This Dec 1 lock out date has caused a big stir!
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I was kind of hoping on Jon Gray over Wacha and us trading for Montas. I'd have been happy with... Montas Gray Iggy $56M/4 was a bit rich for my liking on Gray, so I'm fine with passing, there.
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I'm far from worried about that. It was meant as a joke meant to counter those who wrongly believe I never criticize Bloom.
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Like I said, it was close. The incentive part of the deal helps make it look better than had they just paid him $9-10M/1. I wouldn't call anyone's choice between Kluber and Wacha a "mistake." If the Sox are on a strict budget, I'd prefer Wacha. Again, it's close. I'm not sure why you are making such a big deal out of this one signing and trying to draw me out into a position I'm not all that solid on to begin with- either way. I like adding starter depth, and $7M seems like the going rate. If we do very little, this winter, then I'll be upset, but I seriously doubt that will happen. Word is, we are in the finals for Baez, so that tells me our winter budget is not real low.
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Indeed. One could say our highest 5 paid players plus Whitlock, and we're at 3 for 6. That wasn't meant as a knock.
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So true. Others swear their parents can afford the shiny toys but are just too selfish to buy them.
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Bloom's major moves, last winter: $10M x 1 Richards $7M x 2 Kike $6M x 1 Perez $3.1M x 1 Renfroe (+ 2 arbs) $3M x 1 Marwin $2M x 1 Andriese $1.6M (avoided arb) Plawecki $1.5M x 2 Sawamura Rule 5 Draft: Whitlock One can easily argue that only 3 or 4 of his biggest 9 moves were clearly positive. Two of his summer moves from 2020 made a positive difference: Pivetta (trade) Arroyo (Waivers)
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Just know that people trying to see the positive side of things do not always think the moves are all good ones.
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The point is, if he doesn't do well, he's still making more than Wacha. It's a close call, but after the Richards' gamble, I'm shying away from injury-prone pitchers. I'm not expecting Wacha to be one of our major additions, just like I did not expect Perez to be one, last winter, despite being the 3rd highest paid FA Bloom signed. I'm not expecting Wacha to do well, but he does have some promise. I'm hopeful we can find something to get him to have a better year in 2022. I know there is not mush to talk about, so this signing has been talked about more than it probably should have, but I'm trying to stay optimistic and think we have bigger pieces coming. We may sign Baez and trade for a solid #2 SP'er. Add a decent RP'er and nobody will be talking about Wacha for a while.
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If Kluber does well he'll make $10-12M. It's a close call, but I'm thinking the less we spend on our #5 starter, the more we might spend on our new #2 starter. That's my hope, anyway.
