GDT - 9.26: Game 2, Chicago Dansby's at Bravos

Hudson2 said:
I think he’ll trade for a SP. Cease makes a ton of sense and then another elite BP arm like Hader. We have some good pieces in the bullpen coming back next year but having an elite closer like Hader is always enticing. AA has shown a willingness to spend big on a bp arm so who knows. A lot will depend on Morton. If he retires you have 20 million to put into a SP. Shuster, Dodd, Winyans, Vines, and guys like that are good for a spot start here or there but not for a lengthy period of time. They don’t seem to trust Soroka anymore and Wright is a coin toss. To many question marks for an offense built like ours is. The pitching has to be addressed.
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Hopefully they can give Soroka good direction this offseason to make him return to success. I'm hoping a full regular offseason will be good for him.

Out of that list of Shuster, Dodd, Winyans, Vines, etc. if you are going to trade for a Cease, at least 1 or 2 of those arms would need to be involved. I'd be all in on a guy like Gray, but would also be okay with a prove it contract for someone like Giolito, Lorenzen, etc. who could have upside. The FA class for SP in 2025 is where i'd look to invest.

Going into next season with a rotation of Fried, Strider, Gray/Giolito/Lorenzen, Elder/Wght/Soroka/ farm arms to fill the final few spots would be a good start. Also AJSS and Waldrep could prove to be a factor as well.

I'd also invest in the pen as well.

McHugh has a $6m club option
Johnson is unrestricted FA
Yates has a $5.8m club option
Jimenez is unrestricted FA
Hand has a mutual $7m option
Chavez is unrestricted FA


Hader
Kimbrel
Robertson
Pomeranz
Johnson
Kennedy
Chapman

Those are some of the top relievers available who don't have contract options
 
bravesfanMatt said:
holy cow.. Murphy on back to back nights... did twit finally open the email labeled 'urgent, Murphy'
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How about, let's rest our catcher because we had the division wrapped up 2 months ago but now it's time to tune up before the playoffs? Which was the most logical explanation the entire time.
 
thewupk said:
How about, let's rest our catcher because we had the division wrapped up 2 months ago but now it's time to tune up before the playoffs? Which was the most logical explanation the entire time.
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except he was splitting time well before we clinched anything. I mean it was all but over by the break.. but Murph started splitting time as soon as TDA got back.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
except he was splitting time well before we clinched anything. I mean it was all but over by the break.. but Murph started splitting time as soon as TDA got back.
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Of course he split time when TDA came back. So he didn't get worn out in the 2nd half. Like I said, the division was wrapped up a couple of months ago.
 
CyYoung31 said:
Damn. Ozzie would’ve hit 40 without that injury.
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Just need Ozzie to get to 35. 5 players with 35+ homers is wild.

Riley and Ozuna both have 37. Outside shot they get to 40. Not sure how many more games both of them will play. Same with Acuna and passing Nixon for most steals in a season. I suspect he gets a few days off to end the year.
 
thewupk said:
Just need Ozzie to get to 35. 5 players with 35+ homers is wild.

Riley and Ozuna both have 37. Outside shot they get to 40. Not sure how many more games both of them will play. Same with Acuna and passing Nixon for most steals in a season. I suspect he gets a few days off to end the year.
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Honestly, the time for rest should’ve come earlier. I want them to play as much as possible since they have that stupid off-week coming up.
 
CyYoung31 said:
Didn’t Hader just quit on his team? No thanks.
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Hader probably gets 1 more chance to get paid, I don't blame him for not wanting to overexert himself for a tema that's basically playing for nothing.

If they won that game and were 80-79 now, the best they can go is 83-79 which means the marlins need only 2 wins from their final 4 games, Cubs would only need 1 as they have tiebreaker on Padres. Only one of those teams needs to clinch.

Can you imagine if Hader tweaked his elbow by stressing it more than it has been stressed in like 3 years?
 
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