2025-2026 offseason thread

[cajunrevenge]

He never seems to go that deep into games. He averages around 150 IP per season the past 4 years.

Average 6 IP per start this year. But he isnt a guy you want going deep in playoff games.

 

[msstate7]

Personally, I'd love ranger. He's a total change of pace from our other starters. Plug him in between thr SSs

 

[striker42]

I can the negative with ranger. Contact guys are risky in that a little loss in control could produce horrible results. You also have to always worry about those BaBip games.

I would rather stay away from him but I most certainly see why GM’s like him.

At a reasonable contract I'd be okay with him but someone is going to give him more money than you can justify considering the risk level.

 

[Hudson2]

Cease is the only SP I was interested in. Hopefully we go the trade route instead of overpaying for any of the guys left.

 

[zbhargrove]

Ranger has roughly the same swing and miss numbers as Max Fried

 

[ChapelHillMatt95]

Ranger is someone you don’t think should be good but is. At some point you just have to trust him. I’d be ok with him. He would deepen the rotation and give us another guy we can depend on. That’s what we need more than anything else.

 

[Enscheff]

I’d be interested to see any research done on which types of pitchers age the best. I have to imagine any such data will be littered with high velocity guys getting injured, so it would have to control for injury rates somehow.

 

[Jaw]

Alcantara would fit nicely. I could see a Mitch Keller flyer as well.

 

[Hudson2]

Alcantara would fit nicely. I could see a Mitch Keller flyer as well.

I think AA is aiming higher. I'm not sure if the Twins will sell but Joe Ryan with 2 more years left would put us right up there with the Dodgers. Peralta would also but I think AA is gonna want more than 1 year of control unless he thinks he can extend him.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

I am in the Alcantara camp as well. He never reached success with the fish but I think he can with another org with a really good pitching coach.

Like the Braves.

 

[thewupk]

I am in the Alcantara camp as well. He never reached success with the fish but I think he can with another org with a really good pitching coach.

Like the Braves.

He literally won the cy young with them

 

[mfree80]

I have seen multiple articles linking the Braves to Bassit. I know they don’t mean anything, but there have been a bunch today.

 

[Hudson2]

Some of these guys are gonna be left taking a short term deal.

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2001865589820911754

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

A little more in the Michael King signing by SD

https://twitter.com/x/status/2001865924077617212

 

[mfree80]

How far into the season would it have to be for the QO penalty to go away. Any chance one of these guys is unable to find a deal?

A couple of them might not be good enough for someone to give up both money and a pick.

 

[CyYoung31]

Ranger has roughly the same swing and miss numbers as Max Fried

Which begs the question why didn’t we just re-sign Fried if we are trying to sign someone to a long term deal?

 

[Hudson2]

King at 25 per, woof. Suarez and Framber will get more. Gallen should have accepted the QO.

 

[zbhargrove]

Which begs the question why didn’t we just re-sign Fried if we are trying to sign someone to a long term deal?

Welp…1. Fried has been made of glass almost his whole career and Ranger has been durable. 2. I never said I wanted Ranger… just correcting the claim

 

[Metaphysicist]

Welp…1. Fried has been made of glass almost his whole career and Ranger has been durable.

In the four years prior to their free agency (post COVID season for Max vs. Ranger’s whole career as a full time starter), Max averaged 150.8 IP per year and Ranger averaged 147.