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  1. Bertz
    I talk a lot of crap about Cerami (deserved) but man is he money on deadline day
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    Part of the reason for getting Gausman done last night is to make sure you can't get caught with your pants completely down today. Worst case scenario is another Kittredge/Rogers sort of deal to close this out. Not great but a hell of a lot better when it's Gausman you have banked instead of Soroka.
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    Yeah Bubic is actively injured right now. This is a "he might be built back up to at least relieve by the time we hit October" sort of deal. Possibly a "we want to manage his rehab so we know if we should sign him this winter" deal.
  4. Bertz
    Pros/Cons of the Rangers guys IMO - Eovaldi probably and deGrom definiteky are better than Detmers and certainly more battle tested - Those two guys are controllable, but at hefty salaries. There's still value in carrying them into '27 but it's not nearly as valuable from a holistic team building perspective as like Detmers making ~$5M - Because of the $$$ (and age) they will cost much less in prospects - Gore is IMO as talented as anyone we've talked about, and I'm not worried about the inflated ERA. That said he's certainly been up and down for his career so far. He's also not controlled as long as the other guys, just this year and next I love this development. Love love love
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    Worth noting unless the Cubs deal Shaw they don't need a RHH bat to be an OFer.
  7. Bertz
    OMG yes please buy low on Gore
  8. Bertz
    Among pitchers with at least 30 IP this year, Rico Garcia is #1 in in-zone contact rate against. And he's not wild or anything either. I don't fully know what his deal is, but if you're looking to buy a guy for what he's going to do vs. name value he's gotta be near the top of the list.
  9. Bertz
    Yeah I think especially from the Angels perspective you've gotten your big fish and so you might prefer ~3 medium fish on your second go-around. To the discussion yesterday Kepley/Ayers/a pitcher feels pretty reasonable.
  10. Bertz
    Yeah I think other pubs have a bit more daylight between the two but even so this is not an especially scary price. Presumably Detmers costs similar.
  11. Bertz
    Holmes/Weaver is probably the dividing line for me. I'd be pretty happy about that, disappointed in the lack of 2027 impact but happy enough about what it does for this year to not be too terribly upset. I do think Gausman has thankfully already closed most of the doors to a disaster deadline. Gausman+two relievers is an adequate deadline.
  12. Bertz
    If Jed does pull down the controllable SP tomorrow, I wonder if Rea gets shipped out? Yes yes no such thing as enough pitching depth but like Detmers Boyd Gausman Shota Cabrera Peterson Assad All should clearly be ahead of Rea in the pecking order. And like if god forbid another wave of SP injuries hits you're probably better off bullpenning it than using Rea as a playoff SP. And in the much more likely event another wave of pitching injuries doesn't hit you'd like the roster spot back for an actual reliever. Arizona, San Diego, or Houston feel like good fits?
  13. Bertz
    I'm fascinated to know what crucial detail in this Bob either omitted or horsefeathered up because this is certainly not true as presented.
  14. Bertz
    It really sounds like pairing Gausman with one of the Angels' guys is the plan. I don't love to post this long of an excerpt from an article but I think it's instructive from last night's Sharma/Mooney article Going on and on and on about Gausman's experience and resume and then switching to the Angels guys and being like "we love these guys but gee that experience factor is lacking here" is not an accident. Plan A is to have their cake and eat it too, just gotta see if Jed pulls it off.
  15. Bertz
    Yeah I'd say Gausman is pretty comparable to Boyd at this point. It's not ideal that these guys are our co-aces but they're legitimate playoff caliber starters.
  16. Bertz
    Going to miss Southisene but this is a deal you *have* to pull the trigger on. Only thing I don't like about this deal was I was hoping for a bigger deal where we get Hoffman too, though obviously this doesn't totally preclude doing that tomorrow. I also hope now that he's in the org we get Jed to come clean about how long they've been trying to get Gausman. I think we heard rumors as far back as '15/'16?
  17. Bertz
    They are really laying the Gausman stuff on thick the last two nights. He has to feel like the most likely individual name at this point.
  18. Bertz
    Not the headline from today's game but I really like Civale out of the pen. I hope he's still on the roster Tuesday night. I'd dump Thornton before him, even though I don't think the team will.
  19. Bertz
    Doing Gausman/Hoffman or Holmes/Weaver feels ideal? You've done enough that you don't *have* to do anything else tomorrow, even though you'd clearly like to. But really I think it just has to be a SP. even if it's a tepid one like Tyler Mahle.
  20. Bertz
    I'd be a bit surprised if we don't get a SP tonight. Last year they locked in Soroka the night before, tried to get Cabrera et al the day of and pivoted to Castro+relievers when that was a bust. Feels like that same order of operations makes sense here?
  21. Bertz
    In what way would a lockout impact Hartshorn's ability to be part of the 2028 team?
  22. Bertz
    lol I assume the dueling cash considerations is some sort of "depending on how many starts he makes" sort of deal but still funny.
  23. Bertz
    Pierce Coppola with another good outing. 10 IP, 9 Ks, 1 BB his last two times out
  24. Bertz
    Looking these guys over....Cubs equivalent looks something like Southisene, Snell, and Kipp?
  25. Bertz
    Oh weird they seemed so confident he was going to get them a top 100 guy and more
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