Harold's Leg Lift

The Rays got Meadows, Glasnow and Baz for god awful Chris Archer. There is absolutely no reason for them to even discuss a lesser package than that for Blake Snell.

Woods mechanics are so awful I don't see how Coop could work with him. He does nothing that Coop preaches. He could get out of whack and they will have no idea how to help him. Unless they just tell him you're your own pitching coach. Go get em, Kid.

I'd rather the Sox trade for Gray and Murphy and the Twins sign Keuchel and Gonzalez.

Miley was stellar for 5 months of the season butstarted tipping his pitches so that's why his September was so bad. He would have been a great get at that price. Can't wait to hear how they fucked this one up.

Yes he's a good relief prospect but a highly volatile relief prospect. I read the Indians asked the Angels for Brandon Marsh. If they value those two players equally they are absolutely overvaluing velocity. It's a smart move by Daniels to move those types of guys for more solid players.

The Rangers may have found something here by trading with a couple teams that may be overvaluing velocity. First they traded 2 time TJ guy Peter Fairbanks and his 100+mph fastball to the Rays for Nick Solak and now they traded Emmanuel Clase a 22 yr old with 23 career innings and a 100+ cutter to the Indians for a top of the rotation starter. They got a two very solid players for two highly volatile arms. It's a good strategy. I'd sell high on these guys all day long.

People get too wrapped up in romanticizing the opening day roster. It's a long freakin season and Kopech will get his starts and innings. I'll be the first one to call this team out for being short sighted but starting Kopech in the minors is a smart move.

It's easy to make a bad team mediocre. It's difficult to make a mediocre team good and extremely difficult to make a good team great. I have zero faith in this front offices ability to make this team good let alone great.

Anyone who actually believed that is a fool.

I don't give a shit what they sign for just sign one of them.

Very different situations. Cleveland went into last season trying to win and despite Kluber getting hurt and only making 7 starts still managed to win 93 games.

It would be funny if Steele Walker were in the deal.

Why does he have to give a discount to sign one of his players? Why can't they just pay the price that all other 29 teams are willing to pay?

Chicago loves to over love players who play the game The White Way.

Playoffs?!? Playoffs?!?

Cease threw 124 innings in 2018 and 141 last year. He's 24 years old and as strong as he will ever be. There is no reason for him to be on an innings limit.

That's fine. They have 4 off days in Mar/April not counting rain/snowouts. They will only need a 5th starter for a couple games. Bring him up on May 1.

$3M guaranteed $7M incentives. Could earn $10M.

Because David price at a reasonable cost has value.

Stay tall stay back stay closed. If a pitcher does that they feel they can help him throw consistent strikes.

I think the theory of trying to stash a guy on the big league roster then sending him back to the minors has proven to not work. Missing that year of development is just too much to overcome so teams are looking for guys who can at least contribute enough and stay on the big league roster going forward. Those guys are very rare to find. I think Victor Reyes is the only guy who has been somewhat worth the effort and that's even a stretch.

Palka

Beware of the swinging bunt!

Hooray for weak contact!!!!!

Keith Law has Madrigal at #110.