JoeBrady

Doubles could be a precursor to more HRs, but that's usually in younger players. Almost every peripheral stat is down. The 83/17 is probably the most alarming. He's only 29, so he should revert. But his stats so far are pretty bad. It'll be tough for him to get back to his 3.5-4.0 bWAR days.

The LAD probably have twice that amount on the IL. The NYY and NYM also have more.

Lawlar is interesting, but he might not be an infielder.

I doubt AZ ever considered a Marte/Mayer straight-up trade. I always assumed Tolle would need to be part of the package.

I don't see AZ making that trade straight up. It would be more cost effective to cut Gurriel and eat the $11M. That said, It's a very good fit. Yoshi is surely better than what AZ has gotten from Gurriel. Maybe some money from the RS, plus 1-2 lottery tickets might get it done. And from the RS perspective, Gurriel is probably better than what we've seen (again, some future projection required). Very good against lefties. And just cheap enough that we can cut him if he tanks.

Yup, it took a while, but he is finally starting to hit... ...a little.

I'm not sure there were that many teams interested. I don't remember hearing much noise. Outside of this forum of course.

They don't want us to extend our players, and don't want us to lose any as FAs.

I'd be shocked if SF traded Schmitt. They are too locked into Devers, Chapman, and Adames to rebuild, so jettisoning one of their top young talents makes no sense.

FG has him at #53 as an SP over the past 3 seasons. Having a moderately better than average ERA plus averaging 29 starts has good value. Trying chop seasons into section for #3 type SPs won't yield meaningful results.

I'd be shocked if the Angels traded Neto at all. And if they did, their ask would start with Tolle.

You're buying on projected stats, not past stats. IMO, he should be a 30+ HR hitter at Fenway. Not for nothing, but we had a couple of threads about Adames & Chapman and people cited their OPS. Even without yesterday's eruption, Adames had a 1.004 over his previous 16 games and Chapman had a .765. They will age out, but a slow start doesn't mean they are finished.

Playoffs are more about who has the best #1/2/3 SPs. That's what gives us a chance.

What makes you think it's stupid? Starter 9.68 ERA 18/18 K/W Bulk Reliver 0.71 ERA 22/3 K/W If this was the old days, and this George Steinbrenner, he'd have fired mutha frackers. He had left a grease stain on the rug where someone's body had to be removed, just as a lesson to those that took their place. "BTW, what's that dirty spot on the rug?" "Oh, that use to be Joe. The Boss insisted we let the body decompose for a few days before removing it. And we still keep his head in the freezer just in case you want to see it" 6 bad starts with an ERA of 9.12 2 GREAT RP games with 2 ERs in 13.1 IPs 1 horrible start with 7 ERs in 5 IPs 2 HOF RP games with -0- ERs in 12 IPs. Oh, I don't know. Can anyone with a half a brain discern any type or pattern there? I don't say this lightly, but someone should be fired as an example.

Anyone remember when some fans wanted him promoted to be a relief pitcher?