I was a sticking to similar crimes, but, yes, Chapman certainly had his issues.
In fact, if Chapman was not so gun-happy, he would have been a Dodger. The deal had already been announced and the Dodgers backed out after (because of?) that incident…
Everything the Sox do gets called out on Twitter. (And probably the Yankees, too.) It was only odd because they were playing thff RF team they were trading with in a nationally televised game, so some people saw something they don’t always get to see, and then get all judgmental about it. You know, like you’re doing…
And if it fell apart, Vazquez would have played tonight. And lots of deals collapse in an instant regardless of prior progress.
Like I said, if it was the Yankees, you’d miraculous understand …
K/9 is up.
B/9 is down
Fastball velocity is equal.
FIP roughly equal
He has allowed a couple more home runs, but other than that he is pitching better than in 2021. But the team behind him appears to be substantially worse defensively (which was to be expected when they dealt Chapman and Olson).
If a pitcher’s biggest weakness is his teammates’ play, he is a very good get…
Financial move.
Hader makes $11mill and could make $15mill in arbitration next season.
Milwaukee acquired 2 good RPs, a couple other wild cards, and already had the extremely effective Devin Williams ready to step in and close…