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That was a nice win. Good to see the HR ball, but that park is teeny tiny. Richards looked good until... he didn't. I'm starting to think any pitcher not named Nathan or Eduardo should just be yanked after 5 or 6 or the first sign of trouble in the 4th or beyond.

Is there really nobody better?

I'm happy for him, but it may be smoke and mirrors. 1.526 WHIP .823 OPS Against

Yes, when Verlander was traded to the Astros at the waiver deadline in 2017, he still had 2 full years fter 2017 and an option for 2020. Greinke was traded in July 2019 and had 2 more years of team control left. So, who is the best rated rental pitcher traded in the last few years?

Thanks. 50 years was a long wait but we had some good teams in between

See my last post. Plus, Barnes got $8M x 2. Perez is owed $6M x 1 and will pitch twice as many innings as Barnes.

Not many $6M pitchers have given what Perez has given. Now, if he keeps pitching like his last 8 starts (6.23 ERA), then of course, we say no. I'm not all that big on recency as the only or major factor, but how many SP'ers in MLB, today have had 19 starts with these amount of decent to good one? IP ER 7.2 0 (@ HOU) 6.0 0 (v LAA) 5.1 1 5.1 1 5.0 1 5.0 1 3.2 0 5.2 2 5.1 2 5.0 2 5.0 2 6.0 3 5.0 3 3.2 2 He's really only had 5 bad starts out of 19, but 4 have been in the last 8 starts. Note: Within the last 8 games, he had a 3 game stretch with a 1.88 ERA but an .853 OPS Against. Here's the things that catch my eye. 1. Perez imploded after they let him go 7.2 IP at Houston. I think he should be a 2-3 inning guy. 2. In those 5 bad starts, here were his first 2-3 inning numbers: 4/18 3.2 IP 4 ER, but... 3 IP 1 ER (on 2 ground ball singles and 2 line drive singles) 6/8 2 IP 6 ER (no buts) 6/13 1.1 IP 5 ER (no buts) 7/10 3.2 IP 3 ER, but 2 HRs did him in. 7/18 4 IP 3 ER, but 2 IP 1 ER, then in 3rd inning, 2 ground ball singles (one cheap) and a ground out for the 2nd run allowed. (4 IP 2 ER) Then, in the 5th: bunt single, infield single and error and sac fly for 3rd run. Perez has pitched very well this year, but recently, no.

You can never have too much SP'ing. This year is a fluke, concerning no SP'er IL's, except Sale & Seabold. If we end up with too many, teams will be beating down to door to trade for one. Perez seems great as a 2-3 inning guy. Use him in long relief. 2022 1. Sale 2. Eovaldi 3. FA 4. Pivetta 5. Whitlock 6. Houck 1. Barnes 2. FA 3. (Houck)/Taylor 4. DHern 5. Sawamura 6. Perez 7. Brasier/Valdez/Bazardo/Seabold/Winckowski

I see your point but feel he needs to face better batters.

As of now, I'd say no, but yes to Perez. That all could change.

If he stays healthy, we might be surprised at what he gets, assuming he does okay the rest of the way (a big assumption).

Updated AL Standings 58-37 CWS 58-38 HOU 57-38 BOS (1.0 from best AL record/+1.0 ALE) 56-39 TBR (-1.0 ALE/+5 last WC slot) 55-42 OAK (+3.0 last WC) 51-44 SEA -3.0 WC 48-43 TOR -4.0 49-44 NYY -4.0 47-45 CLE -5.5

I'd like to see him called up earlier than for just 2 starts. We need to see what this kid's got. It looks like he'll be on next year's 40, so the "urgency" is not really there, but at his age- AA is it.

Duran had little power at that age, too.

Good point. Then bring in Sale after Richards and Houck after Perez.

Agreed, and he's got another year of control, which is big. Even him, I'm not sure Bloom is looking at trading 5 years of Downs (plus others) for 1.3 of Berrios.

We could piggy back Sale after Perez goes 3 and Houck after Richards goes 3-4. Spread the wealth.

I can see why some posters are not high on Downs, but he is still one of our best prospects. One not so good Hal season is not reason enough to trade a top prospect for a decent rental. Plus, it’s not going to happen. Zero chance. Nada.

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He did so well, last year (2nd in CYA), had we had him, we may not have gotten the 4th draft pick.

I don't see trading away guys like Wilson, Potts, Rosario or maybe even Ward or Groome as hurting the farm all that much. When we traded Beeks, did anyone think he was all that promising? I'm hoping we don't have to trade prospects as good as Groome, but that's about as high as I go, this summer.

Couldn't ask for anything more encouraging. We are talking about... Chris Freakin' Sale!

Agreed. I guessed 2-3 outings. First game might be in relief for a 3-4 inning start.

The Bucks have been my team since I lived there back when Lew Alcindor was drafted and we traded for the Big O. 50 years between rings! NICE!

You know there are dozens and dozens of ball players who started out slower and for longer time periods than this Dalbec example. Certainly, many who started out this slowly went on the a worse future or a DFA, but 358 career MLB PAs is a rather small sampole size, and a .733 career OPS is really not all that horrific. Sure, 1Bmen should do much better, and sure his learning of a new position (3B to 1B) had been scary, but he will get another long look at some point. Maybe with the Sox- maybe not.