Last edited by Enscheff; 07-19-2017 at 01:28 PM.
Some people are so quick to give up on Swanson. He needs to play every day whether here or in AAA but thinking he's a bust already is silly. Go look at Michael Young's career. In his rookie year he got 429 PAs, hit .249 with a .298 OBP and a .402 SLG. In his second year he got 633 PAs and hit .262 with a .308 OBP and a .382 SLG. He didn't break out until his third season when he hit .306 with a .339 OBP and a .446 SLG.
It took Young about a thousand plate appearances to really get it. Swanson currently has less than 500 major league PAs.
SRod in July = 3/46 (.065) with 16 Ks and 7 BB
Come to think of it, it was kind of a two-fer; a now-and-later move. I think there was a poster who thought the Braves could move Teheran and replace him with Gray and somehow win on both moves. I doubt that could happen, but given Beane's recent trade with the Nationals, I wonder what the price tag on Gray will be.
I think the thing we have to be careful about is the contender's premium that tends to inflate the price of major league players relative to prospects at the deadline. We should be making an offer for Gray (and Verlander if he is available). Just be careful not be caught up in a bidding war.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
For the record, I'm not in on Gray at all. I really think he's going to have durability issues.
In response to nsacpi, I think we have the pieces to get Gray at a decent cost because of the depth of our system. A lot of the teams pursuing Gray won't want to surrender a top prospect, which would test their depth (where we would have an advantage). That said, I still don't think he's a good investment.
Last edited by 50PoundHead; 07-19-2017 at 01:37 PM.
jpx7 (07-19-2017)
looks like the wheels have come off
jpx7 (07-19-2017)
That Asian dude was wrong for that...he didn't have to throw that man a screw ball like that.
Ventura's Stolen Bases
Well that was atrocious