They might. Rumor has it the Cards think he’s taking too long to climb through their system.
Note for Old Red: this is sarcasm. Mathews was drafted last year and this year pitched in A,A+, AA, and AAA…
Going out on a limb in that you missed it was not a serious proposal. One would think the opening sentence “Then it must be exploited” would clue you in like it did everyone else. Apparently not.
I mean, I just ended it with “Cardinals get Yoshida” with no reason! That’s a hint!
You also left out the biggest Dodger pitching gamble - Ohtani. He’s clearly a great hitter, but they didn’t commit a $70mill AAV to him so he could DH…
So why is it people get the Rangers were gambling on talent with deGrom, and the Dodgers were gambling on talent with Glashow, but then think the Braves “knew something” about Sale?
My early take.
The team to talk to about. a SP isn’t Seattle; it’s Miami.
Thoughts that the Sox will only spend on pitching are incorrect.
Hopefully if they go the free agent route, they limit themselves to RP. And Juan Soto. A talent like Soto shouldn’t be dismissed so quickly just because he’s too pricey…
Valdez’ .409 OPS in limited action after the All Star break probably didn’t do much to make another team want to add him to their 40 man roster before the Rule 5 draft. He’s much more easily DFAd…
That and $5.75 will get him a triple mocha half cafe espresso at his local Starbucks, assuming he has a valid coupon or uses their app*
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