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I mean the Yanks got Gleybor Torres for 2 months of Chapman.
Hand signed 2 more years after this
3 more with the option.
I mean the Yanks got Gleybor Torres for 2 months of Chapman.
Hand signed 2 more years after this
Wasn't there talk of major debt that the organization had accrued? Maybe ownership wants to use any attendance boost revenue to pay down some of that.
No idea, but it's clear the Braves have $5M or less to upgrade the roster at the deadline.
If Camargo is playing well, they could just do one move to upgrade the pen via a lefty with conventional platoon splits.
We don't have a great bench, but we can live with it if everyone is healthy. Whoever is not playing of Flowers/Suzuki will continue to be our main pinch hitter in late inning games where we are tied or behind.
If Camargo is playing well, they could just do one move to upgrade the pen via a lefty with conventional platoon splits.
We don't have a great bench, but we can live with it if everyone is healthy. Whoever is not playing of Flowers/Suzuki will continue to be our main pinch hitter in late inning games where we are tied or behind.
To expand on this a little, I looked at the FIP and xFIP over innings 7-9 for every team. It's not perfect, but it's a pretty good indication of BP platoon strength.
vs RHH: 3.32 FIP (#9), 3.68 xFIP (#9)
vs LHH: 4.08 FIP (#17), 4.41 xFIP (#20)
So yes, the Braves could use BP help, and especially help with getting out LHed hitters. They are Top 10 vs RHed hitters, and Bottom 10 vs LHed hitters.
I think the target that makes the most sense to me is Alex Claudio. He was very good in '16 and '17, while he is having a bit of a down year this year so could probably be acquired fairly cheaply. But the reason he is struggling so bad is he has been awful vs. RHH. Righties have a .987 OPS against him currently while lefties have a .583. So even if he doesn't improve back up to his career norms, he would be a pretty effective LOOGY. He will probably improve those numbers vs lefties as well. The past two seasons he held lefty hitters to an OPS below .450. I think he would be a great add to the bullpen and wouldn't come at a great cost.
Any teams desperate for pitching that would take on McCarthy's 11.5 million or whatever is left?
Bargain shopping gets your through the daily grind, but 7 times out of 10 you're getting what you pay for.
Quality things cost more than you would like to give up. Don't die with three broken $30 dollar DVD players in the attic. Your kids don't want to throw that stuff away and it won't make you all that happy either.
When the pixie dust abandons Sanchez, we will move McCarthy back to the rotation. Sanchez has had extreme BABIP (.222) good luck this year. McCarthy has had BABIP (.338) bad luck. He is a better starting pitcher than Sanchez imo and likely will be part of our rotation in the second half.
New AA interview indicates that money is not as big of an issue as prospect capital.
"There hasn’t been a baseball opportunity that money has stopped us from doing it"
Sounds like while money is a consideration it's not as important as what they will lose in prospects.
Thing is we have a relatively small flaw in our bullpen construction that will be cheap to fix. So why not do it.
I think the target that makes the most sense to me is Alex Claudio. He was very good in '16 and '17, while he is having a bit of a down year this year so could probably be acquired fairly cheaply. But the reason he is struggling so bad is he has been awful vs. RHH. Righties have a .987 OPS against him currently while lefties have a .583. So even if he doesn't improve back up to his career norms, he would be a pretty effective LOOGY. He will probably improve those numbers vs lefties as well. The past two seasons he held lefty hitters to an OPS below .450. I think he would be a great add to the bullpen and wouldn't come at a great cost.
Claudio is on my list too. He would also be under control for 3 arb seasons after this year. Avilan would be under control in 2019 as well. It is not a big deal for this type of player, but to the extent they are not just rentals it would be a plus.
Avilan career FIP against lefties 2.93 and against righties 3.54
Claudio career FIP against lefties 2.79 and against righties 3.76
Aaron Loup career FIP against lefties 3.00 and against righties 3.78
Loup would be a free agent after this year. Those are all low salary players who also would not cost much in the way of prospects. We could probably get any of them for Wisler.
For comparison:
Sam Freeman career FIP against lefties 4.41 and against righties 3.62
Biddle 8.78 against lefties and 2.39 against righties
Minter 0.89 against lefties and 2.78 against rigthies
You guys nailed 3 of the 4 targets I identified before I was able to make my post.
The 4th name I'd add to this list is Blevins from the Mets.
Shouldn't pen problems be better fixed from within? Why not be careful with Gohara/Fried/Allard/Wright's innings during the second half and keep all of them rather than wasting prospects on a rental? You'd also have them all as rotation candidates down the stretch with a shift of McCarthy and Sanchez to the pen.