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  1. Transmogrified Tiger
    Definitely need to see more footage of Bellinger hugging and chatting with Madrigal like a proud dad
  2. Transmogrified Tiger
    And you've saved Smyly and Wesneski to mix and match those non-Greene innings too, so you can be really aggressive with Greene if things look like they're going south
  3. Transmogrified Tiger
    Yeah I think you let Keegan ride at this point, he's had multi-inning appearances and if he's getting tired and struggling you'd want Alzolay anyway so you avoid needing to burn a non-Alzolay reliever either way
  4. Transmogrified Tiger
    Iancinnati strikes again
  5. Transmogrified Tiger
    That's low-key a throw that Bellinger gets but Candelario and Wisdom wouldn't, between his height and left-handedness
  6. Transmogrified Tiger
    Law calling his own pitches is extremely funny to me
  7. Transmogrified Tiger
    Just heard Palencia is warming so apparently he's decided 'spin the wheel to see if you get mop up guy or closer'
  8. Transmogrified Tiger
    oh the top of the zone has returned now, good times
  9. Transmogrified Tiger
    Pondering a Possible Pete Alonso Trade He goes onto say that the possibility of underestimating Alonso's value means you would likely expect a lesser prospect or two to be tacked on in a finalized deal, but that you aren't getting to a higher caliber of lead prospect(he uses Chourio as an example, but you can extrapolate similarly to PCA).
  10. Transmogrified Tiger
    I think if you're concerned about workload you still pitch him from the start, but skip him occasionally and/or hold down the IP/pitch count a bit so if he is forcing the issue to MLB that he's not redlining in time for the most important games.
  11. Transmogrified Tiger
    It was Luke
  12. Transmogrified Tiger
    Correct, you can't exceed 14 pitchers so one of the 2 call ups has to be a hitter. You could in theory call someone up for game 1 insurance then option them for Greene for game 2, but I don't think it could be Rucker since he hasn't been down 10 days, which means it's either Estrada, Kilian, Boxberger, or adding someone to the 40 man just to do that Grandpa Simpson maneuver for a day.
  13. Transmogrified Tiger
    Welcome!
  14. Transmogrified Tiger
    Also, there's probably greater opportunity for a RH bat to make a difference/supplant existing options than there is for a LHH.
  15. Transmogrified Tiger
    I typoed the IP/GS, but the line that is 'better at everything but xFIP' is Devers.
  16. Transmogrified Tiger
    One of these is Devers in A+ at age 22 in 2022 and the other is Gallardo in A+ at age 21 in 2023 66.1 IP, 5.0 IP/GS, 8.55 K/9, 1.76 BB/9, 18.2 K-BB%, 3.93 ERA, 3.33 FIP, 3.47 xFIP, 49.2 GB% 51.1 IP, 5.0 IP/GS, 8.24 K/9, 2.10 BB/9, 17.9% K-BB%, 1.05 ERA, 3.02 FIP, 3.97 xFIP, 51.9% GB%
  17. Transmogrified Tiger
    I have to imagine Greene will start Game 2 even if he doesn't go 6 strong, he's been starting at Iowa and was built up to 5 IP/75 pitches.
  18. Transmogrified Tiger
    I'm not holding my breath, that's what I was getting at by quoting you and replacing the name with Devers. If I look at Devers 2022 and Gallardo 2023, I'm not sure I see a meaningful enough difference in their profiles or performance to see this chasm that you're describing between Devers being just-a-guy(justifiable) and Gallardo being the best and/or highest upside SP in the system(..less justifiable)
  19. Transmogrified Tiger
    Someone else pointed this out when he was first waived, but he has a 4 million buyout of next year's mutual option, so the calculus was a little different with him compared to the others even before getting to his Bauer-esque personal life
  20. Transmogrified Tiger
    Yeah but stuff's the easiest part about a pitcher to improve these days, particularly a durable strike thrower with command and control like Devers.
  21. Transmogrified Tiger
    The problem I have with Hendricks is that as he's already demonstrated that there isn't a floor to his production, if the command isn't quite on point or he loses enough movement/velo due to age, then you're getting this year's Taillon in terms of output and salary. I'm also concerned that this year is a dead cat bounce partially *because* of his injury, where he hasn't had to try to go a full season and has more in the tank in terms of being able to repeat his delivery and have plus command. Next year(especially if he makes any postseason starts) that's not a luxury he'll have, and that 16 million represents a sizeable chunk of what the team will have to work with to upgrade the roster.
  22. Transmogrified Tiger
    Curious how much of this is environmental, leaving the tacked ball in AA and having ABS for half the AAA games.
  23. Transmogrified Tiger
    The Reds are now 3 back of the Cubs and face Logan Webb tomorrow, if they lose 3 of 4 over the weekend that might be a knockout blow, at least in terms of catching the Cubs.
  24. Transmogrified Tiger
    That Wade Davis stat seems impossible, I remember having downright Borowskian vibes when he'd come in
  25. Transmogrified Tiger
    It's possible I made the wrong correlation to him rolling around in there
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