Chico (07-31-2018)
Jaw (07-31-2018)
I have full faith in him now. He worked magic with these deals. Our team looks substantially better than it did pre-deadline at minimal cost. The only thing we couldn't pick up is a Camargo platoon, but hey, I'm cool with giving him the rest of the 3rd base at bats this year.
We also gave the O's 2.5 millions dollars of international bonus money.
O'Day has still been a good pitcher even at 35. The injury was hamstring, and not an arm injury.
We will be overpaying some at $9M, but he has some value.
Chico (07-31-2018)
jpx7 (07-31-2018)
Last edited by nsacpi; 07-31-2018 at 03:30 PM.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Pirates LOL!
Good job by AA bowing out when he did.
SJ where ya at? I can't imagine that even you dislike this deal right? I just can't get over how good of a job AA did this deadline. Sure, there were some screwballs thrown in there, but I think he hit it out of the park.
Did the Phillies make any moves today?
We're good on the 40 man roster with Sims, Wisler, and Tucker being replaced by Duvall, Allard, and Gausman.
We'll need to trim 3 players from the 25 man roster though.
I can live with this. We pick up a good starter and leave our top prospects alone. AA was in on everybody so I have no problem with any of it. Great job by AA.
I'm guessing the front office thinks Gausman still has some upside. He's still pretty young, has a big-time pedigree and his big issue has been home runs. Get him out of the AL East, maybe you can get that HR/9 number a little closer to 1.
AA's approach to the deadline seems like an attempt to provide reinforcements to a team he doesn't necessarily think is a playoff squad without really digging into the prospect stash too much. So you get some guys who might be able to help, make a show of good faith to the fans and the players and don't lose any of your meaningful future assets.
50PoundHead (07-31-2018), Jaw (07-31-2018), jpx7 (07-31-2018)
we now a lot of starters on the team. What will happen, when McCarthy and Soroka come back? Ok, Soroka will be sent to AAA.
Folty, Newcomb, Teheran, Sanchez, Fried, Gausman, McCarthy, Soroka!