moonslav59

It would be great if KC could play decent 1B defense and find his groove at the plate. He is probably blocked from OF play, and 2B looks like a long ride to get to just decent.

I think Murphy will be on the 40, next season, unless traded.

I think some might be underestimating just how good our non pitching prospects are. I also see so many young players on the 40 that are locked up for 3 or more years, so the need for replenishments from the farm should be minimal. 1B (Casas hurt?) Campbell/Romy & Toro (Jh Garcia?) 3B (Bregman bolts?) Mayer, Romero 2B (Mayer or Story hurt?) Arias, Romero

Arias w 3 hits

Godbout 2-3 w 3BB!!

One loss, and it seems like 10 in a row, here.

There should no longer be a leash on Yoshida. Let him run free.

It might take 2 healthy seasons to "prove it," and by then the contract dynamics will have changed.

If 70% of pitchers were lefties, Ref would be an all star.

I'm really liking the direction this team has taken since Brez took over.

A single & double in his first two ABs!

Tell that to Fred... oh wait, you just did! LOL!

I didn't either. I just wanted a solid SP'er by more than I did not want to trade someone good. BTW, you mentioned Campbell: his best position might be OF, where we already have 4 deserving OF'ers w 3+ years of control, plus Jh Garcia, Refsnyder and even Yoshida in a pinch.

Among others, as well as some SP'ers moving to the pen- maybe a little more quickly than originally expected.

Does this count as some of the Devers money spent?

Yes, I knew that, but I figured he might be a 0 or just -1 at 2B.

Does Campbell count?

We added a lot of pitchers in the draft- all but one from colleges. We should start seeing some more attrition moves.

Great news! Brez-da-MAN!

Unlike Bloom, Brez has already shown he's willing to trade prospects- high ones, as well as several ones. The Crochet trade saw more top prospects go in one trade than all of Blooms plus DD's last year, combined. Last summer's deadline saw a lot of Rule 5 eligible players traded, but several were in no danger of being selected, and Brez also traded several non Rule 5 guys, too. Brez is not a "hoarder." Bloom may have been forced to hoard, but we may never know about that. No way would I trade top prospects (from a good farm) for a rental. The Schwarber & Nate trades are about as high as I go with prospects for rentals. I don't know what was out there, what was offered and what Brez turned down, but my theory is, he could have gotten better than M & M by offering more than he did... maybe not a top 10-12 prospect, but more. If he was to offer a top 12 for a rental, it better be a real good one (like Schwarber or Nate were.) If you go by sp.com, Sandlin is #9 and Bleis #12. I would not have beenu pset, if he dealt one or both of them for a better SP'er than May. I get the argument about not trading for a controllable pitcher at the deadline. Normally, the price is lower in winters. The Duran or Abreu plus a prospect or two for Ryan deal is not an easy call. My reasons for leaning towards a yes, was based on the idea that we'd have a top 4 OF'er on the bench way more than should be, and that trading one for a #1/2 type pitcher would help more than it hurt. With Mayer's return in doubt, and Rafaela needed at 2B, that part of the equation greatly changed. I'd say waiting until winter makes sense. (Trading an OF'er did, too.) I'm not pissed at Brez. I'm driving his bandwagon, as I see it, but I wish he'd done more. Without knowing what "more" would have taken, I can speak with any certainty.

Ryan is not a back end starter. Anthony is no slouch. This is not about Duran for Ryan. That was one of many suggestions. Abreu was another. Trading for someone better than May for a couple more mid level prospects would have been better.

If M & M do well, Brez won't have failed, so it's still TBD, but I do feel like he should have done more. He did more, last summer, and we had less of a chance to win, then.

Yes, we need 2 SP'ers, but one really good one would have been fine. I love Duran, and mentioned with Rafaela needed at 2B, the need to keep him is higher, but I still see the drop off from Duran to Anthony as less than from Ryan to Criswell/Harrison/Fitts or even Buehler. I'd have been fine trading one or two more mid level prospects to improve upon the May trade.

We haven't made the playoffs, yet, and someone can get hurt, right?

I remember him being very bad on D at 2B, which surprised me, since he was a SS w ATL. Maybe he needed time to adjust, but reports are, he still sucks on D.