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BTV is sometimes slow on updating shooting stars like Crochet. My guess is it would take a top 3 plus 2 from Bleis, Perales or Cespedes & Fitts.

Duran is tied for 7th in AL fWAR. He deserves at least a reserve slot. Devers should be a lock. (13th in AL fWAR and career high OPS) As of now, Houck should start the AS game. Slaten should be a lock. He's 3rd in fWAR among RP'ers. I'd say we end up with 3-4. (Crawford needs to regain the magic to make it. As bad as Crawford has looked, recently, he still has the 9th best fWAR in the AL

We really don't know what Brez is like or what he values as more important. My guess is was hired with the organization's philosophy in mind. I think he is looking more to the future than 2024. Word also came out that the upper brass was more upset about Bloom not selling than not buying, so I do think there are hints at what direction Brez is being pointed to. I do think he has some freedom, and maybe Bloom had more than we thought, but was frozen by indecision. This is all speculation, but I think Brez is smart enough to know this year's team has such a tiny chance at glory, the trade off by being a full throttle seller will be too overpowering. I'm not sure what will happen, if we play .560 ball up to the deadline. I doubt that happens, but I don't think we'll be buyers if we are near .500, even if we are just 3-4 games back at the deadline, but that's just my opinion. I'd try to extend Pivetta for 2-3 more years, and if we can't do it, trade him. Jansen and O'Neill are no brainers, assuming they have value. Martin needs to return and do well to have value. McGuire and Anderson might bring us something, but not a whole lot.

If we end up trading for decent prospects not ML ready for 2015, we would have more trade capabilities, this winter and next deadline to actually improve the 2025 roster. In theory.

It would take more than Brez would give to get Crochet. Maybe trade all you get for the sell trades and add 2 from Perales, Cespedes and Bleis, and ...

I can't see him doing both lanes, unless the "buy" is someone signed beyond 2024. Even with Casas and everyone else staying healthy, I just don't see this team going far, if we happen to make the playoffs. I think he can get something of value for Pivetta and Jansen, and if Martin and O'Neill look good in July, maybe something for them, too. I'm not sure get prospects or players that will help in 2025, but getting something is better than what we ended up getting (nothing) for too many departing players over the last 2 years.

Fitts had a bad game: 5.1 IP, 4H 4ER 5BB 4K Besides Yorke's granny, Yoshida went 1-3 w BB POR won, but Wikelman is looking like burnt toast: 4.1, 7H, 7ER, 3BB and just 1K Anthony and K Campbell both went 2-4 (Anthony HR'd) Mayber 1-3 w BB GRE won as Rogers got lit up. Coffey went 3-5 w his dinger Romero 2-4 w BB SAL won as Dean pitched a gem: 5.0, 0H, 0ER, 1BB, 8K

We can call these kids the "Tater Tots."

The next nine games will be a true test. We may get Abreu, Grissom and or Yoshida back during the stretch, but it may not be enough. Day off (My guess on who starts) PHI (Crawford) PHI (Pivetta) PHI (Houck) NYY (Criswell) NYY (Bello) NYY (Crawford @TOR (Pivetta) @TOR (Bello) @TOR (Crawford)

Amazingly, we are just 1.5 from the WC, and nobody is between us. Of course, we are also 1.5 games from being 11th in the AL, too. We seem destined to end up at .500.

Nobody went to their concerts: they were too crowded.

You must have missed his first AB. He may have earned a DFA before today, but not based on today.

Reverse jinx.

Before today, he did have 10 BBs in 25 IP, but only 10 hits (no Hrs, just 1 2B and 1 3B) makes it no so lucky. He had a 0.800 WHIP and a .404 OPSA!

I guess they thought giving all the SP'ers an extra days rest was worth the trade-off. The pen gets the day off, too, so all one IP guys will be available on Tuesday. I'm not defending the choice, but it does make some sense, when you look at 3 of our SP'ers with an ERA over 6, the last 4 weeks.

Pivetta and Jansen. O'Neill and Martin need to comeback and play well to have some trade value. McGuire and Anderson have little to some value.

Bad time for Bernardino to have his first bad game.

No Abreu love? His off-arm splits are as bad as Duran's.

Looking like the April Sox, again on D.

Is this the only game you've watched, this year? Vs RHPs 1.045 Devers .928 Refsnyder .895 Abreu .877 Duran .804 Wong .782 DHam .758 O'Neill .687 Valdez .571 Smith .609 Rafaela .570 McGuire .334 Grissom Vs LHPs 1.092 O'Neill .926 Wong .879 Ref .715 Devers .542 Duran .450 Abreu .627 Rafaela Overall (125+ PAs) .932 Devers .908 Refsnyder .854 O'Neill .854 Wong .829 Abreu .782 Duran .613 Rafaela

Even if we are buyers, none of these names are even close to a target I'd want. Also, OF, 3B, 1B and DH are not our high need areas, even as jsut rentals. We need SP'ers and middle IF'ers. More likely, we sell.

I'd move Yoshida down a bit and add Ref around #6. I'm not on the "sell wagon" just yet, but if we are 5 games over .500 (yea, right!) or under at the deadline, I'd trade all 4 FAs to be and think about trading McGuire, too (1 year left.)

I don't think the idea was ever to spend as little as TB, but to try and do some of the things they do to keep the budget lower than it got to be under Theo, Ben & DD. It is not something new with JH. I tried to get Billy Bean, as we all know. We really need to have a big signing go right, for once. It's been a long time. (JD?)

True. Maybe after July from the pen, but I doubt much. I don't think Henriks and Fulmer = Jansen and Martin, so I do think we add a pitcher of two. To me, 2 SPers would be min. 2 SP'ers and a SP/RP would be better.

BTW, what's your favourite colour?