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  1. JoeBrady
    I am generally not a fan of a sacrifice bunt. But the RS have had several opportunities to sacrifice guys with the bottom of the order. It just like bad baseball to not do so with our bottom guys.
  2. JoeBrady
    There is some conjecture on my part, but I think the LAA handled Adell as badly as anyone I've ever seen. They promoted him after an awful AAA season. He had a 43/10 K/W with -0- HRs in 121 ABs. It's almost impossible to be that bad in the PCL. And it wasn't like he was aging out at age 20. And then when he predictably struggled, they yanked him back and forth, never allowing him to develop. That said, I see some development finally. He now has an OPS+ of 101 over the past 4 years, and more importantly, about 33 HRs/600 ABs. And he kills lefties with about a .900 over the past 3 seasons. He hits well in Fenway (SSS). Part of my approach here is that we need two bats. I don't think we will get two expensive bats and don't like giving up a lot of minor league talent to get a really good bat. If we get a cheaper bat like Adell, it'll allow us some flexibility to acquire a more expensive ($$$ or prospects) bat. How many other targets are there out there?
  3. JoeBrady
    Fair point. But his weekly numbers are quite strong. FWIW, I have no problem trading him. I just happen to think he is still a very good player. That said, if a team like Philly was putting Painter on the table, I'd be glad to involve Duran.
  4. JoeBrady
    In short, Jarren Duran has been awful this season. That's about as shallow an analysis as possible. Even the one-minute version is that Duran had a bad start. He has been outstanding since the start of May. IRT to the two poor, poor fans that suggested that Duran should've killed himself in his attempted suicide, had Duran charged into the stands and beaten the guy into a hospital stay, I'd have laughed at the guy.
  5. JoeBrady
    It's a good indication of well you are actually playing. Through the end of April, the Reds were 20-11, but they Py W/L was only maybe 15-16. The 15-16 indicates that they weren't really a 20-11 team, but had gone 7-0 in one-run games, and separately, 2-0 in extras. They are 15-26 since then.
  6. JoeBrady
    Get a thumper like Adell for DH and someone like Adames, Devers, or Chapman for the IF.
  7. JoeBrady
    I've been preaching this since April. Alonso instead of Contreras is probably a negative. Bregman instead of Durbin a small plus. Bichette/Mayer about a push. A Marte/Tolle trade probably a negative. Schwarber was likely never a consideration on either side. The reason our offense sucks is because: Narvaez -150 in OPS Story -194, then injured Anthony -184, then injured And this is the issue, because it is these three guys, we never, ever going to replace them in the off-season.
  8. JoeBrady
    About 5 teams per year wind up more than +/- 6 or more games. It is pretty accurate.
  9. JoeBrady
    The beauty of this team, IMHO, is we have very good strengths, and easily fixable weaknesses.
  10. JoeBrady
    There was little-to-nothing we could've done. Just for fun, let's suppose we added Contreras, Suarez, Gray and Durbin. AND then added Alonso, Bregman, and Bichette. There is a pretty good chance that we'd be in last place with a 29-41 record. All three of those guys would be marginal improvements at best.
  11. JoeBrady
    I'd have traded him earlier, but after we acquired Suarez, it felt like we needed his offense. He's still a really good player.
  12. JoeBrady
    My understanding was that AZ wanted Tolle+ That would've been a disaster. We didn't miss on Bregman as much as the Cubs missed on Bregman. I'm not writing him off, but I'm guessing that the Cubs wouldn't be averse to moving his contract.
  13. JoeBrady
    Which one would you have gotten rid of or demoted?
  14. JoeBrady
    I agree. Shaw should be good, but I wouldn't count on him being great. And that's fine with me.
  15. JoeBrady
    I would do it. I said this last year, during his hot streak, that his trade value might have exceeded his real value. Early could still be a good pitcher, but his ceiling is like a #3. I'd make the trade and mix and match pitchers until Crochet and Bello get back.
  16. JoeBrady
    You know what's funny? We probably did as well as almost anyone picking up these three guys.
  17. JoeBrady
    Just a couple of months back, there were several fans in here that hated the Contreras pickup.
  18. JoeBrady
    If/when they sell, then everyone is on the table, if someone hits your price.
  19. JoeBrady
    Duran is out of the question. But he if we acquire Murphy, which I highly endorse, then we have four catchers, if you include Gaspar. We should be open to including one of them.
  20. JoeBrady
    We're not swapping out Duran for Narvaez. Duran has been one of the best players in BB since the start of May.
  21. JoeBrady
    I read until about the ASG. You'd be gambling big-time on health, but his bWAR/162 is 4.2 over the past five years, with almost no bad years. 'IF' healthy, he is a lot better than what we currently have, and $15M * 2, plus a team option, is a pretty affordable contract.
  22. JoeBrady
    Nothing. The contract is under-water.
  23. JoeBrady
    I agree. Being open to acquiring a bad contract doesn't necessarily mean being stupid and taking everything. SF has a backloaded contract with Adames. I doubt that they expect to get his two most productive years at $13M each, and have someone else pick up the 5 declining years at $31M a piece. They can try, but they won't succeed. I mean, there could easily be someone looking to pick up a #26 LH hitter than can play a little LF. But that doesn't mean they will be picking up almost any of salary.
  24. JoeBrady
    But we need to be at least guided by the numbers. Personally, I think he'll recover closer to expectations. He's not even 30. But the starting point for any discussion should be his actual numbers, and then arguing them back to what he might do if he ever returned. If Hamilton had an .800 OPS this year, I wouldn't argue that he would only have a .642 if he returned to Fenway.
  25. JoeBrady
    My recollection is that he had a wrist injury that never quite recovered. Those are a death knell to sluggers.
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