Adding Burrows in the mix we have quite a list of lefty releivers who should be ready between 2017 and 2018.
Minter, Biddle, Paco, Lindgren, Harrington, Burrows, Clouse,
Adding Burrows in the mix we have quite a list of lefty releivers who should be ready between 2017 and 2018.
Minter, Biddle, Paco, Lindgren, Harrington, Burrows, Clouse,
bravesfanMatt (01-11-2017)
JohnAdcox (01-11-2017)
For all that, I'm not sure I like the trade.
After having a chance to read more on the return, I'm feeling better about this trade. Seems like Gohara is making progress on a changeup. In the BA chat from December, Kyle Glasser speculated he'd be on the edge of being a top 100 prospect. Still a lot of risk here, but he seems to be a better prospect than I was initially thinking. John Manuel and Dave Cameron seem to like the trade for the Braves. Keith Law had Gohara as the Mariners #2 prospect (just behind Kyle Lewis, I assume).
I know you are trying to be funny. But Steamer, and I'm guessing Dave Cameron, just don't believe in Smith to be anything but a 4th OFer. Certainly not the 2 WAR CF that ensheff, and I'm presuming you too, think that he is/could be. If Smith had proven to be a 2 WAR already then he would bring a lot more back.
chop2chip (01-11-2017)
I just don't see the mallex you guys do. He's really fast. He got a lot better on d last year but he's no natural out there. Arm is weak. His defensive value and bat value is almost all speed. Speed is the first thing to go with injury and age.
He is fast but not a great base steal guy in mlb
I don't see the hitting upside.
Maybe he gets u 2 war in cf based all on defense.
why can't lien or didder be as good as mallex in a year?
Mallex doesn't fit on this team. You don't just dump him. But I don't think mallex is a top 3 piece for a trade of anyone of consequence
Pretty much how I feel...
Just read multiple reports on these prospects
Sounds like we got a lefty touki and a left hand reliever who could be ready as early as this year while opening up 40 man space.
I honestly think we will be looking at this kid as the third piece of a deal for archer.
If not we have 40 man room to sign a vet who will sign cheap and potentially flip.
The industry writers seem to all think mallex is not a starter. Just this board seems to have that opinion