Not sure Wright will ever be the pitcher he was two years ago.
Desperate dave got burned very badly at third base this year thinking a veteran could get back to what he was before. I doubt he makes that mistake again.
I imagine a relief pitcher or two as part of a package will need to go to get a quality starter or hitter.
I think we could see some relief pitchers move on this offseason as desperate dave has to come up with a hitter and possibly another starter. (Depending on price's elbow)
I am a huge Maddox fan when he is throwing in control. Love the delivery and the late movement he gets on the heater.
In my perfect world we sign wade Davis and ransom Kimbrel to the nationals for turner, Robles and fedde.
I thought bogey was starting to put together a hot streak, but he has looked pretty bad lately.
I think the wrist is still bothering him so dropping him to 9th makes a lot of sense.
If what you are saying is true, and we are a couple games into the start of a cold spell.
And if each cold spell last 10 to 12 games. This might be the year we enter the playoffs on a hot steak.
One other thing to consider. Would Rodriguez need surgery in the offseason for his often injured knee?
If he does, how would that impact our 2018, especially if he can not return until June, assuming nine months rehab,
Between now and the end of the season, we need our offense to quit running hot and cold and get some consistent play out of these guys. Seems like too many of our hitters take 10 games off, then get hot for 10 games.
In addition, it would be nice if we could field 9 healthy guys every game.
Farrell is not perfect in how he handles the pen. He makes bizarre moves that make us scratch our heads.
But the results have been mostly good. Our bullpen is over worked, had a constant stream of bodies go through and contributed a 5 plus WAR.
The biggest job ahead for Farrell is get these guys roles set for the rest of the year and try to manage the workloads.
Should desperate dave invest in a reliever this off season like wade Davis?
Melanson got 62 for 4 years. A deal similar to that should get Davis.
It would solve our 8th inning troubles and we would not be dependent on smith or Thornburg.
With a proper off season, I am thinking Velasquez might have an outside shot of winning the fifth spot in the rotation.
A competition between Wright and Johnson for the fifth spot would probably result in both being injured.
Hanley needs a strong veteran presence in the clubhouse to keep him focused.
Unfortunately varitek and Ortiz are not coming back through the door.
My hope is we get a first baseman in th offseason that can be a leader in rg clubhouse and focus guys like Hanley,