Official Around Baseball 2023 Thread

Super said:
I hope we hear someday what happened there. There’s no way they thought he was actually ineffective and he’s been really good since.
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Yeah I agree. His FIP was a full run lower than his ERA and not that terrible. If it was a clubhouse issue, you would think we would have heard about it by now. I do wonder if he wasn't willing to make adjustments our coaches were suggesting and AA just had enough. Seems like we have had a a handful of those type of pitchers over the years and they don't typically last long in ATL.
 
thewupk said:
Gsusman is the best player AA has let go as our Gm
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Mostly meant let go via trade like a prospect. But you could say Freeman if you wanna add Gausman but the Gausman situation was weird to say the least.
 
Heyward said:
Mostly meant let go via trade like a prospect. But you could say Freeman if you wanna add Gausman but the Gausman situation was weird to say the least.
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Wasn’t Gausman straight up DFA’d? Not like he was a FA that wasn’t re-signed. Just let go.
 
With the Marlins taking 2 of 3 from the Phillies, the Phillies lead for the top WC spot is down to 2 games. And their lead over the last WC spot is only 4.5 games. We have 7 games remaining with them. If we could take 5 of those 7 games, we would really be putting them on the playoff bubble. Man it would frigging sweet to help knock them out of the playoffs.

But their remaining schedule seems so incredibly easy, it would take a truly epic collapse for them to miss the playoffs.
 
Carp said:
With the Marlins taking 2 of 3 from the Phillies, the Phillies lead for the top WC spot is down to 2 games. And their lead over the last WC spot is only 4.5 games. We have 7 games remaining with them. If we could take 5 of those 7 games, we would really be putting them on the playoff bubble. Man it would frigging sweet to help knock them out of the playoffs.

But their remaining schedule seems so incredibly easy, it would take a truly epic collapse for them to miss the playoffs.
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Schedule seems easy because there just aren’t that many really good teams. Feels like a very top-heavy year.
 
Haven't seen this discussed, but the Angels said that they will trade Trout this offseason if he requests a trade. He already said he plans to sit down with the front office to figure out the direction of the team and make a decision from there.

He makes around $35.5M a year for the next 7 years, starting next year at age 32 through 38. Injuries have obviously taken a toll on him recently and his numbers are not what we are accustomed to. Now I am not taking a big go trade for him stance. I don't see him living up to that contract.

Just curious what kind of package it would take to get him and how much cash the Angels would have to throw in to get it done. I expect him to go to Philly if he gets traded. They have Hoskins headed to FA after this season and would have the roster spot available for him.
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
Haven't seen this discussed, but the Angels said that they will trade Trout this offseason if he requests a trade. He already said he plans to sit down with the front office to figure out the direction of the team and make a decision from there.

He makes around $35.5M a year for the next 7 years, starting next year at age 32 through 38. Injuries have obviously taken a toll on him recently and his numbers are not what we are accustomed to. Now I am not taking a big go trade for him stance. I don't see him living up to that contract.

Just curious what kind of package it would take to get him and how much cash the Angels would have to throw in to get it done. I expect him to go to Philly if he gets traded. They have Hoskins headed to FA after this season and would have the roster spot available for him.
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Being from Philly I’m sure he’d love to go there but they have no pitching and need to spend their money there. Nola is a FA after this year so no clue what they’ll do. I hope they do get Trout bc that will sink that ship. That contract along with Turner, and Harpers will be horrible before they are up.
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
Haven't seen this discussed, but the Angels said that they will trade Trout this offseason if he requests a trade. He already said he plans to sit down with the front office to figure out the direction of the team and make a decision from there.

He makes around $35.5M a year for the next 7 years, starting next year at age 32 through 38. Injuries have obviously taken a toll on him recently and his numbers are not what we are accustomed to. Now I am not taking a big go trade for him stance. I don't see him living up to that contract.

Just curious what kind of package it would take to get him and how much cash the Angels would have to throw in to get it done. I expect him to go to Philly if he gets traded. They have Hoskins headed to FA after this season and would have the roster spot available for him.
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He'll go to the Phillies. It will cost them stupid money while he spends significant time on the IL every season.
 
Goodness. Passan: Right-hander Max Scherzer is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season with a strained teres major -- a muscle that connects the scapula to the humerus. Scherzer is, Texas GM Chris Young told reporters, "unlikely" to pitch in the playoffs.
 
Makes you appreciate Charlie Morton even more.

About the same age, less career mileage. Only issue healthwise in three years was the ground ball breaking his shin. Should just go ahead and pick up that option.
 
UNCBlue012 said:
Goodness. Passan: Right-hander Max Scherzer is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season with a strained teres major -- a muscle that connects the scapula to the humerus. Scherzer is, Texas GM Chris Young told reporters, "unlikely" to pitch in the playoffs.
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Ugh. Mets getting the younger Acuna from the corpse of Scherzer really sucks.
 
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