5/5/24 - Brewers (Peralta) @ Cubs (Assad) 1:20 WFT on MARQ

[squally1313]

3 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

I'd be surprised if Miami moved him while he's pitching the way he has been this year. Even coming off of a 2.8 fwar his stock has to be down. His walk rates are Jose Cuas laughs at this bad. They're probably hoping he can post a good month or two before they give him up.

Yeah that makes sense to me. Though then again, they could be sitting there thinking he threw 78 innings last year and has struggled with command and pitchers, by nature, tend to break a lot. It's a good move to bank on a turnaround and pick up a top 100 prospect in July. But he gets forearm tightness between now and then and you're left with nothing. 

[Bertz]

4 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Yeah that makes sense to me. Though then again, they could be sitting there thinking he threw 78 innings last year and has struggled with command and pitchers, by nature, tend to break a lot. It's a good move to bank on a turnaround and pick up a top 100 prospect in July. But he gets forearm tightness between now and then and you're left with nothing. 

I saw one of the prospect guys on Twitter mention that Miami's farm is so bad they probably have to focus on quantity over quality.  And that's what made the early Arraez trade possible because the incentive to hold out and wait for a blue chipper to shake loose just isn't there. 

[Rcal10]

14 minutes ago, Bertz said:

I saw one of the prospect guys on Twitter mention that Miami's farm is so bad they probably have to focus on quantity over quality.  And that's what made the early Arraez trade possible because the incentive to hold out and wait for a blue chipper to shake loose just isn't there. 

Or our struggling reliever who has more team control(Alzolay) for their struggling pen arm who is a FA at the end of this year(Scott). If they get Alzolay right he gives them a prospect at the deadline. Something like that with those guys the principles. 

[squally1313]

10 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Or our struggling reliever who has more team control(Alzolay) for their struggling pen arm who is a FA at the end of this year(Scott). If they get Alzolay right he gives them a prospect at the deadline. Something like that with those guys the principles. 

No

[WhyCantWeWin]

Maybe they will take Davis or Mervis for Scott. 

[CubinNY]

1 hour ago, thawv said:

Interesting.  I thought it translated to "the afterbirth."

You're thinking of Daniel Placenta. He's a flamethrowing Lefty out of Panama who's in the Ranger's org. 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

1 hour ago, squally1313 said:

Yeah that makes sense to me. Though then again, they could be sitting there thinking he threw 78 innings last year and has struggled with command and pitchers, by nature, tend to break a lot. It's a good move to bank on a turnaround and pick up a top 100 prospect in July. But he gets forearm tightness between now and then and you're left with nothing. 

You also have more sand go through the hourglass with every passing day in terms of what value he can offer his next team before FA.  Is waiting til July when there's no doubt he's fixed for 60-70 games going to be worth more than the team making the high bid to have him for 110-120 games?

[Stratos]

13 hours ago, chibears55 said:

Tanner Scott makes sense here..

Won't cost much as he a FA after the season 

Cubs relievers are having issues with walks and Tanner Scott has serious problems throwing strikes in both MLB and minors career.  Has career 5.2 BB/9 and more walks than IP so far this year,