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Today, 01:51 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2021 BA Top 100 in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

I don't want to extend Pache, but the idea has it's merits. But unless he just morphs into Acuna 2.0 (but with elite CF defense) then I don't think...

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Today, 01:45 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2021 BA Top 100 in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

It's only 24 million guaranteed to not super risky, but it was definitely unnecessary. He's a 1b set to become a FA by age 30. If he busts,...

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Today, 09:08 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

I hate this argument. Fans turnout isn't likely to affected whether or not Gallo is on the team.

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Today, 08:34 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

Gallo is losing value pretty quickly with his injury in 2019 and his poor offensive showing in 2020. Combined with his 2 years remaining control,...

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Today, 08:15 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

Why would he be a playoff BP arm? If Smyly pitches like he did last season, he's easily one of our 3 best pitchers.

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Yesterday, 03:22 PM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

I am super intrigued by Philip Ervin. In 2020, Ervin's rate stats remained mostly unchanged outside of a spike in BB rate. His EV also saw no...

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Yesterday, 11:38 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

That's a consideration for sure. Despite the other worldly performance of our rotation last post-season, I really can't imagine a repeat performance...

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Yesterday, 11:15 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

If Soroka weren't coming off a serious injury and had we gotten a longer look at Anderson last year, I might agree with that. But at the moment, we...

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Yesterday, 08:35 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

It could certainly turn out that Smyly is another Hamels and we waste money that could have been better spent elsewhere. But the same argument can...

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Yesterday, 08:18 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

Spirited discussion is always welcome. But you've literally whined about the same thing every day for the last week or two, despite you're argument...

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Yesterday, 06:56 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

Again, that isn't true. It isn't Smyly vs them. It's that group vs Smyly, Kipnis, Lamb, Ervin, and whatever pen arms we use from the group of...

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02-22-2021, 10:11 PM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

Smyly quite easily. The sum of the parts isn't equal to the whole. Getting 2-3 WAR from 1 position is much better than getting 2-3 WAR from multiple...

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02-22-2021, 09:02 PM

rico43 replied to a thread 2021 Braves Spring Training Roster and Invitees in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

Jake Lamb signing will apparently be a big league contract, meaning someone will have to be dropped from the 40-man once he passes a physical.Will...

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02-22-2021, 01:31 PM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

A big risk indeed, but considering Betts just got 12/365, I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that in 4 years time, Tatis might have broken 400...

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02-22-2021, 11:43 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

So basically they are saving quite a bit of money during his peak years before he gets really expensive around age 30.

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02-22-2021, 11:40 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

Oh I'm fine with Smyly. He and Paxton have pretty much the same upside of a No. 2 starter in 2021 with the same injury concerns. Smyly was actually...

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02-22-2021, 11:21 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

Paxton, Quintana, and Minor are the only other pitchers I would feel as comfortable with or more than Smyly, and each one of those guys has their...

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02-22-2021, 11:19 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

If we're still looking at RPs, there are still some good ones available. Clippard, Greene, Peacock, Kennedy, Jeffress, Robertson, and Álvarez. My...

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02-22-2021, 11:11 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

We're talking about bench players and relief pitchers at this point, so it's not as if we're discussing high priority areas. Starting pitching was a...

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02-20-2021, 08:10 PM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

Assuming he's been called on that recently, lol.

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02-20-2021, 05:28 PM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

Anibal says "Hi."

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02-19-2021, 01:38 PM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

I'm not saying he has no value or that he can't get better. But it was stated that he's a "great value" even at his current production. I just...

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02-19-2021, 12:26 PM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

He was a negative WAR player in 2020, and according to Fangraphs has only been worth .1 WAR for his career, so I wouldn't say he is a "great value"...

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02-19-2021, 11:19 AM

Carp replied to a thread Looking Ahead - The 2020 Offseason Thread in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

The Walker deal from the Mets makes the Drew Smyly deal look a lot better.

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02-19-2021, 08:36 AM

Carp replied to a thread Around The League: 2021 Edition in The 2020: Our Time Is Now to Put It in the A

He's certainly super talented, but I'd be surprised if he made more than 10-15 starts. Still, I assume it'll be a 1/2 year deal, so not a bad...

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