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Post by pippsheadache on Dec 15, 2023 16:22:34 GMT -5
The Royals are going crazy. In addition to the earlier signing, they grabbed Michael Wacha and Hunter Renfroe today. Good for them, there's no powerhouse team in the AL Central so it doesn't take much to be contenders. Now they've taken two pitchers I really wanted for the Yankees. But I'm glad they're back in business again. |
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Post by domeplease on Dec 15, 2023 17:57:44 GMT -5
www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/latest-on-framber-valdez-2.htmlThe 30-year-old is coming off his second straight top 10 Cy Young finish. It’s unsurprising to hear opposing clubs are keeping their eye on Valdez. He’d be an upgrade for any rotation in MLB. He has reached 31 starts in each of the past two seasons, leading the American League with 201 1/3 innings back in 2022. Valdez has paired that volume with excellent results, working to a 3.40 ERA over parts of six seasons in the big leagues. He has allowed 3.13 earned runs per nine over the past three years, striking out 23.5% of batters faced and keeping the ball on the ground at a massive 63% clip. Given that level of success, plenty of teams would be interested if the Astros put Valdez on the trade market. There’s no indication the Houston front office is seriously entertaining that possibility at this point. In response to trade chatter about third baseman Alex Bregman, Houston GM Dana Brown flatly shot down the idea at the Winter Meetings, saying the team is “trying to win here.” The club could take a similar stance on Valdez. He’s arguably the best pitcher on a team with championship aspirations. Houston’s rotation is solid but has taken some injury hits in recent months. Luis Garcia and Lance McCullers Jr. are each expected to miss roughly half the season as they rehab arm surgeries. The Astros reacquired Justin Verlander to join Valdez and Cristian Javier in the rotation’s top three. José Urquidy joins second-year pitchers Hunter Brown and J.P. France as possibilities at the back end.
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Post by chiyankee on Dec 15, 2023 19:05:44 GMT -5
Our old friend, Matt Carpenter is heading to the Braves.
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Post by kaybli on Dec 15, 2023 21:04:00 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Dec 15, 2023 23:33:11 GMT -5
I concur 100% with this sentiment… |
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Post by rizzuto on Dec 16, 2023 0:32:36 GMT -5
The post for the man who knows everything.  |
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Post by Renfield on Dec 16, 2023 0:46:49 GMT -5
The post for the man who knows everything. He says a lot by what he doesn't say. |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 16, 2023 5:24:07 GMT -5
lol, Twitter links aren't showing up for some reason.  Have to contact support. |
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Post by inger on Dec 16, 2023 9:41:48 GMT -5
lol, Twitter links aren't showing up for some reason. Have to contact support. Don’t bother calling support. I’m certain it’s Donald Trump’s fault… |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 16, 2023 12:41:39 GMT -5
lol, Twitter links aren't showing up for some reason. Have to contact support. Nothing changed on the forum software. Its something they did on Twitter. They said to just wait it out for now. Links/embedding isn't working all across the web.
Meanwhile you can post Twitter links like this by hitting the  button
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Post by yankeesfaninboston on Dec 16, 2023 13:36:08 GMT -5
Even if we land Yoshi, it just feels like we're in a tough spot. Kind of stuck in no man's land just hoping for lots of luck.
You look at the lineup and obviously Judge/Soto are incredible cornerstones. But still so much uncertainty around them. DJ/Rizzo/Stanton all looked washed for long stretches of last year. In the case of DJ/Stanton that's multi year trend. Rizzo was great in '22, but that was an outlier and last year was more in line with the decline state he seemed to be in. Gleyber was great last year, but he might be due for some regression too based on what he was the few years prior.
Then in the rotation, Cole is obviously amazing. Yoshi, in theory, would be great. But all question marks behind them. Can Rodon/Nestor bounce back? What do we have behind them that's reliable if not?
I just feel like generally if you add players at the top of the market like Soto and Yoshi, usually you're doing it to gear up for a serious run at a title. But I still look at the rest of our roster and it just feels so "meh". Feels like we're really relying on a lot to break right to have a legit shot.
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Post by kaybli on Dec 16, 2023 14:08:47 GMT -5
Even if we land Yoshi, it just feels like we're in a tough spot. Kind of stuck in no man's land just hoping for lots of luck. You look at the lineup and obviously Judge/Soto are incredible cornerstones. But still so much uncertainty around them. DJ/Rizzo/Stanton all looked washed for long stretches of last year. In the case of DJ/Stanton that's multi year trend. Rizzo was great in '22, but that was an outlier and last year was more in line with the decline state he seemed to be in. Gleyber was great last year, but he might be due for some regression too based on what he was the few years prior. Then in the rotation, Cole is obviously amazing. Yoshi, in theory, would be great. But all question marks behind them. Can Rodon/Nestor bounce back? What do we have behind them that's reliable if not? I just feel like generally if you add players at the top of the market like Soto and Yoshi, usually you're doing it to gear up for a serious run at a title. But I still look at the rest of our roster and it just feels so "meh". Feels like we're really relying on a lot to break right to have a legit shot. Soto and Judge can't be our whole offense. DJ/Rizzo have to bounce back and Gleyber has to continue his play. I don't have high hopes for Stanton. Also Rodon needs to get it together regardless of whether we get Yamamoto or not. |
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Post by inger on Dec 16, 2023 16:20:53 GMT -5
Even if we land Yoshi, it just feels like we're in a tough spot. Kind of stuck in no man's land just hoping for lots of luck. You look at the lineup and obviously Judge/Soto are incredible cornerstones. But still so much uncertainty around them. DJ/Rizzo/Stanton all looked washed for long stretches of last year. In the case of DJ/Stanton that's multi year trend. Rizzo was great in '22, but that was an outlier and last year was more in line with the decline state he seemed to be in. Gleyber was great last year, but he might be due for some regression too based on what he was the few years prior. Then in the rotation, Cole is obviously amazing. Yoshi, in theory, would be great. But all question marks behind them. Can Rodon/Nestor bounce back? What do we have behind them that's reliable if not? I just feel like generally if you add players at the top of the market like Soto and Yoshi, usually you're doing it to gear up for a serious run at a title. But I still look at the rest of our roster and it just feels so "meh". Feels like we're really relying on a lot to break right to have a legit shot. I wish I could admonish you for being too pessimistic, but I can’t because you aren’t. I do expect a rebound from DJ this year based on his finish last year. I can’t think of another team that would want Torres batting fourth, but it’s likely he’s going to. I can’t think of another team that would want the slow-footed DJ at the top of the line up… but that seems to be his direction… Rizzo is a huge question mark. We really need to see a breakout from Volpe, and Wells. We sure could use another OF, perhaps a righty swinger for a change because we picked up Verdugo who is not a big factor vs. lefty pitchers. We can hope that Stanton comes to life for more than a week or two… |
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Post by kaybli on Dec 16, 2023 17:32:08 GMT -5
MLB Rumors: Red Sox, Giants Made $300M Contract Offers to Yoshinobu Yamamoto
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Post by kaybli on Dec 16, 2023 17:33:50 GMT -5
Twitter embeds/links are working again.
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Have to contact support.
