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  1. Larry Cook
    Opening day 2025, we did not have Anthony or Mayer either.
  2. Larry Cook
    Seems like we have disposed of a bunch of pitchers so far this offseason! I cannot remember an offseason with so many pitchers leaving so early
  3. Larry Cook
    I guess trading him depends on how soon the nationals have quality prospects coming up from the minors???
  4. Larry Cook
    Do they really need gore?
  5. Larry Cook
    Injuries are always the great equalizer. 2025 injuries really gave us fits come the post season. the development of all the young pitchers is going to really help some team separate
  6. Larry Cook
    But Seattle has some impressive arms coming up through the system???
  7. Larry Cook
    And yet, he is getting 41mm to pitch in 2026???
  8. Larry Cook
    Second year in a row that we had some impressive graduates! really hoping we get to see a healthy Valera in 2026. His stuff is extremely amazing
  9. Larry Cook
    From what I saw with my own eyes , fitts tended to throw the fastball on one plane when his velocity faded. But when he had his velocity, his pitches changed plane and were harder for batters to hit. I always felt he could be a really decent starter if his fastball had more movement! unfortunately, I did not get to see Clarke pitch in 2025, but in 2024, command and control (literally pitch to pitch) were sketchy at best. I am still puzzled why we moved an asset like Fitts for a one year rental in decline
  10. Larry Cook
    I agree! Hang’em Chaim over valued prospects but had no problem trading veterans.
  11. Larry Cook
    A couple of writers are predicting that next year alcanterra will have the command and control needed to be a premier pitcher again
  12. Larry Cook
    The twins are looking for 2 top 50 prospects for Ryan. Is gore really worth 3 top 75 prospects? if I am Seattle, I would be very loathe to part with Anderson!!!
  13. Larry Cook
    If we resign Bregman, except for a left handed reliever, we may be done for rest of the offseason.
  14. Larry Cook
    I think this is a pretty fair and accurate assessment of the ceiling and floors! Excellent job! early - I love his stuff! True, he does not have an out pitch, but if he is successful at mixing and matching 3-4 different pitches, he will generate outs and most importantly for bres-slow, strike outs!!! I hope he starts the year at Worcester and works on tightening up the secondaries. tolle - already has an elite major league fastball. The development of his secondary pitches will determine if he is crochet like ace or our next closer. The slider was tremendous in the minors last season, but as he hit the rookie wall in Boston, he lost the sharp break on it. I think he gets the slider working again in 2026! Can he refine the cutter or curve or change up into a legitimate 3rd pitch. If he does, then he will develop into a crochet like ace!!!!
  15. Larry Cook
    Detroit fans are thinking Bregman is going to sign with either us or them! if Detroit signs Bregman, they will not trade skubal! but why would Bregman sign with Detroit if skubal will likely leave after 1 season???
  16. Larry Cook
    If the twins expect 2 top 50 prospects for Ryan, I have to think most teams will decline that type trade
  17. Larry Cook
    Boras will want several opt out years in that contract
  18. Larry Cook
    I think Campbell’s confidence was bruised badly in 2025. He has the potential to be an above average hitter when he is right. defensively, regardless of position, he’s never going to be better than below average at any position!
  19. Larry Cook
    I think bres-slow is waiting for the home grown reinforcements to arrive. hang’em Chaim did not use high draft picks on pitching very often !
  20. Larry Cook
    I thought peralta had an option for only 8 million
  21. Larry Cook
    This is the most important thing that bres-slow has to do! Balancing quantity and quality. the budget says we can only sign so many exceptional pitchers. having a fully stocked minor league system seems to be the best and most efficient way to build quality depth! I think bres-slow did a tremendous job of using the minor league system to deal with the incredible number of injuries we had in 2025! I think bres-slow had to rush guys like Tolle and early and I think think year he hopes to avoid that, if possible. the biggest thing for 27 and 28 are the pitchers with good to great stuff that got injured this year. (Valera specifically) those guys could be a huge boost to farm system depth in the future
  22. Larry Cook
    I like the idea of bringing both of these players back. didn’t matz say he prefers a chance to be a starter again? If matz had better strike out numbers, I think bres-slow would have tried to extended him in the regular season.
  23. Larry Cook
    Is yoshida a DFA candidate??
  24. Larry Cook
    Is the pitching staff we have now, the staff that reports to fort Myers? rotation: 1.) crochet [left] (core player) 2.) gray (core - one and done) 3.) bello (core) 4.) Sandoval [left] (filler - one and done) 5.) cutter (filler - looking to upgrade) bullpen: 1.) Chapman [left] (core player) 2.) Whitlock (core player) 3.) slaten (core player) 4.) weissert (filler) 5.) Criswell (filler) 6.) Harrison [left] (filler ) 7.) drohan [left] (filler) 8.) hicks - (filler - looking to upgrade) starter depth at Worcester: dobbins - when healthy, uberstine, early [left], tolle [left], perales - when healthy reliever depth at Worcester: Kelly, Moran [left], Sandlin
  25. Larry Cook
    Mets fans I met on line seem to think the problem is the Mets training staff and the program the trainers put together!!
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