A Puig acquisition was to address the need for a RHH OFer.
vs RHP: Acuna and Inciarte are MLB caliber OFers, with Markakis being fine if/when healthy
vs LHP: Acuna is the only MLB quality OFer, with Duvall perhaps playing the part as well
There was a need for a RHH OFer before Markakis got hurt, that need still exists today, and it will exist even if Markakis comes back at 100%. Joyce can probably fill in as a LHH cOFer in case Markakis is done for 2019, but nobody in the organization can be paired with Acuna/Duvall vs LHP.
I think RHH cOFer should be on the shopping list.
Ah, so your rationale is to get a RH outfielder to replace Ender and/or Riley against left handed pitching. I can buy that rationale more easily than the notion that Puig or Castellanos would be an obvious upgrade over Duvall or a Duvall/Joyce platoon, which seems to be the rationale that most people are using.
https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/edwin-...of-trade-value
nice analytical take on Edwin Diaz.
All predicated in Snit actually using these platoon bats correctly.
I don’t think Riley belongs on this team anymore.
vs RHP, the postseason lineup should be:
Acuna LF
Ender CF
Markakis RF (Joyce as insurance)
vs LHP, the postseason lineup should be:
Acuna CF
Duvall RF
RHH LF (if good enough he can be everyday insurance against Markakis not coming back...hence someone like Puig)
That RHH was potentially Camargo, Culberson and Riley so far. None have worked out, though it could be argued Culberson deserves more of a shot. Some other RHH OFer could be acquired to take that spot, sending Riley to AAA. By the time Markakis comes back the rosters will expand, so the Braves will be able to accommodate 5 OFers on the roster...which was probably the plan with Duvall in September all along.
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And a nice analytical take on Thor:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-case...h-syndergaard/
Common Theme: the Mets defense sucks balls.
UZR grades the Mets out as atrocious up the middle and at third, but better than the Braves (freddie has not been good defensively at all) at 1B. I really do hate defensive stats.
I think there is some reason to hope the Braves are better defensively...they certainly seem to have more talented defenders, but I guess it hasn't worked out much better that way so far this year.
Jason Vargas to Philly. Glad he’s staying in the division.
Vargas to Philly...
Brewers and Phillies getting Lyles and Vargas for huge holes suggest the sellers and the buyers are not very aligned at this point.
Gonna be some sellers left holding a bag?