AJSS optioned
AJSS optioned
So it'll likely be Elder or Lopez in the No. 5 spot.
AJSS was never a real option for 5th starter. Even if he lit it up that would only be more reason to give him a few months in the minors to save a year of service time and to manage his workload. He had 90 IP last year. We dont want him doubling that in the course of 1 year.
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Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
Lee has to be the one to take the final spot. Even if Elder is the fifth starter he wouldn't be needed in Philly. We can carry the extra lefty for Philly and then see how Lopez has been used after the series.
jpx7 (03-12-2024)
Yes - we don’t need the fifth starter until third time through.
Y'know, it's not en vogue to say anything other than Alex is a genius and all his moves turn to gold, but Jarred Kelenic has 300 Ks in 872 career ABs. Last year, his "good" year, he had 132 Ks in 372 ABs (35%). Yes, Seitzer has had him drop his hands, yes, his performance in Tacoma has been tremendous...
But Michael A Taylor is still out there and I'll bet he'd work for $4-5M, maybe with a player option, which would still keep us comfortably under the second luxury tax threshold and serve as a decent backup option, potential platoon partner, and backup CF. Hell, Duvall's available for the same job.
I'd feel better with one of those guys in our four "non-playing" bench slots. I have a feeling there are going to be more ABs available than has been suggested. Pillar got 200 last year, which wasn't what he wanted, but wasn't awful.
If they are making mechanical changes you cant expect it to pay off immediately. What we get with Kelenic is upside because of his amount of service time left. If he figures it out we got him for several years on the cheap or could potentially flip him for pitching. We have such a good lineup that it can really wear out pitchers. Kelenic could just have a fluky good year much like Arcia had last year because of the murders row pitchers have to go through before getting to our "easy outs".
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
Duvall Signed
Luplow Released
I need to stop talking myself into Jordan Luplow. This is the second straight offseason I've pulled this nonsense.
Elder and Ynoa optioned
Massive cuts
Well, it's basically set now barring a last-minute trade or injury.
Murfee cut. Chavez signed to minor league deal.
Stephen's Outrighted and elected FA
How would you like to be Stephens and realize that they just signed your 50 year old uncle to get you off the roster?😀
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