Personally don’t mind it, Gerrit Cole, Blake Snell, Rodon, Cortes easily becomes best rotation in AL East, hopefully forces Red Sox hand. And if it doesn’t so be it, hold onto Cease til the deadline when more teams need starters.
They have a lot of pitching that they will trade to the Sox and simultaneously trade those same pitchers for hitters is how I interpreted Morosi’s comments.
If Elias isn’t willing to give up Kjerstad just move on, not worth the discussion then IMO. O’s forum is trying to sell off “studs” like Mountcastle or Westburg as the headliners for any good starter, instead of any of their top 5 guys.
Nightengale said this morning Yankees are checking in on Cease, price is high understandably so but the Yanks are involved as I’m sure the Red Sox are as well as many others who haven’t made public yet.
Exactly this, I guess both our and the O’s fanbase overvalue our pitchers, if it were up to me I’m taking Dylan Cease over Kyle Bradish and GRod 9 times out of 10, im sure SportsGuy and others over there will feel differently
Don’t mind holding out for Cease, have to maximize the return as much as possible, if the guys like Kjerstad aren’t on the table don’t move him, as much as other fanbases may not agree, Cease is a top of the rotation arm and should net the proper return. Not saying he’s Sale but he’s gonna be a Cy young candidate next season
Yeah I still want Kjerstad, hope Cowser figures it out and Beavers becomes what you guys think he could be but Kjerstad’s left handed power is too promising to pass on if it’s a pick between Cowser and Kjerstad for the Sox, they need to strike gold with trading Cease, can’t bank on Cowser simply figuring it out.