the Diamondbacks will be good again next year. this is a solid move for them. Pirates did pretty well, too.
the Diamondbacks will be good again next year. this is a solid move for them. Pirates did pretty well, too.
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Carp (01-27-2020)
The Pirates got a young FV 50 SS and a young FV 45+ arm. Those are pretty valuable high variance talents, and the Braves didn't really have anything comparable.
After seeing the cost for guys like Mous, JD, Castellanos, and now Marte, I think AA's move to grab Ozuna on a 1 year deal is outstanding.
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jpx7 (01-27-2020)
Yeah looking more at it, we didnt really matchup well with the Pirates in a deal.
Marte isn't the guy I want we need a 3B, I'm still holding out hope for a big 3B bat instead of going into the season with Camargo and Riley.
I kinda hate to tell you guys ... but we are kinda already over the hump.... we had a WS in our lap and pitched a bad inning.
jpx7 (01-27-2020)
I doubt Pitt wants guys as close to the majors as Contreras and Davidson considering they are light years away from putting together a contending team. They are looking for guys who will be ready in like 3-5 years. No way in hell I'm trading Davidson at this point for something less than a superstar. He's coming on strong and has completely revamped his trajectory. He could end up being the best of the bunch of the younger guys.
jpx7 (01-27-2020)
Good deal for both sides. The D-Backs are gonna be sneaky good next year. I also really liked their move to get Zac Gallen from the Marlins last year. It's amazing that in the last 13-14 months, they've lost Pollock, Corbin, Greinke, and Goldy and their major league team is actually better for it. Talk about some shrewd moves.
jpx7 (01-27-2020)
Maybe. I certainly wouldn't have paid him that. They do have money to burn, though certainly one would have thought it would have been money better spent on Wheeler or even Ryu.
With that being said, projection models are fairly kind to him for 2020. His average velocity rebounded well in 2019 and IIRC, his average spin rate was also the highest since they started tracking it (only since 2015). So certainly there is some optimism that at least the beginning of that deal could show some promise. Those final 2-3 years will likely be brutal though.
His velocity has basically remained unchanged since 2016...
2016: 91.7
2017: 91.3
2018: 91.4
2019: 91.7
Say what you want about home vs away splits but its certainly a huge concern when you played half your games in the best pitchers park in the league and had a ~6.00 ERA away from that park for 2 whole years. Considering AZ is basically Coors Lite (see what I did there?), then I personally think it spells disaster.
jpx7 (01-27-2020)
Or we let them mature and get a better read on what we have. Our team is young and cheap (the core). Every prospect that pans out is another dollar saved in free agency. If we hit on one or two more then we are ridiculously set up for a long run of competing. I love what we have done with no long term commitments.
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jpx7 (01-27-2020)