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1. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: August 02, 2022 at 06:23 PM (#6089626)Is Montas and his lifetime 4.34 ERA outside of Oakland Coliseum an upgrade over Monty? At the cost of all NYY's best minor league pitching prospects?
Merrifield to the Jays apparently.
EDIT: Holy crap, just realized ... Merrifield to the Jays!!!!!
OTOH any day that Joey Gallo gets sent 3000 miles away has to be marked as a net positive.
They've got a 12 game lead, they don't need pitching depth as much as they need a CF.
They've got Cole, Montas, Cortes, and Taillon. German and Schmidt will have to fill in until Severino is back.
Bader is on the DL with Plantar Fascitis, his entire game is based almost entirely on speed. It seems a bit risky at a minimum, unless reports of him recovering is pretty good. If Bader is Bader after he returns, and considering he's locked up for pretty much nothing ($5.2mil) next season it's a good enough risk to take if you can afford giving up a guy who has also one season and is a career 108 era+ (and his era = fip so you kinda assume that it's fairly logical that it's pretty much his talent level) then it seems worth it.
I'm fine with what the Cardinals did here, I think both team have reasons to be happy. I think Bader has the higher potential value, but Montgomery has the higher guarantee consistency.
Montgomery (tie)leads the league in games started, that is something that really appeals to the Cardinals.
We get two league average starting pitchers (Quintana/Montgomery) Quintana is a one season rental, Montgomery is locked in for another season. We gave up Bader (who has one more season to go) Oviedo and Nunez... Both Oviedo and Nunez had high upside, especially Nunez, but he was also blocked at his position three deep. (Arenado/Gorman/Walker)
I'm fine with this, basically our rotation is now 1 ace pitcher (Mikolas) a solid number 2 (Waino) Solid number threes (Quintana/Montgomery) with Pallente and Hudson for the number five, both capable of being solid threes (and Pallante has performed better than that so far this year, but that is above his expected ceiling so you have to assume some return to earth after scouting reports start getting more detailed)
Our centerfield is an issue going forward as I'm not a huge fan of Carlson's defense out there, it's above average but it's not elite.
I did miss that move on Severino, but I don't think Bader being healthy now matters. The question is will he be healthy for the playoffs. If so, he adds more than Montgomery. If not, then they miscalculated.
hmm
meanwhile Severino today publicly expressed how pissed he is to go on 60-day IL when he says he's nearly healthy. he knows that being out til mid-September means not only that he doesn't start any postseason games, but will be even be on the active roster for the playoffs?
Top 2 get byes, right? So, the #1 seed is nice, but nothing critical. I also can't imagine Montgomery vs. German/Schmidt can't be more than half a win of value, or so.
Sounds like a drink made with schnapps.
Hmmm, a Rusty Nail is scotch and drambuie, how about scotch and peach schnapps?
the Yankees do not seem fond of playing baseball in Houston....
If they can't figure it out, they deserve to go home early. Anyone who blames losing on home-field advantage has a loser's mentality.
Why wouldn't he start in the playoffs, he'll have had a few minor league appearances at that point in time and a about 3-4 major league starts (He comes back September 14th). Only reason he doesn't start in the playoffs is if the Yankees have better options, which is likely, but that isn't anything to get upset about.
:)
If I was a betting man, 0, he's still wearing a boot for his feet and will probably need a couple of minor league starts when he does get it removed in a week or two.
Do the exercise where you pick up and drop the dice with your toes, and the calf-strech thingy against the wall where you raise your heel. And the tennis ball roll. I thought mine was hopeless, but those eventually zapped it. And yep the zapping was definitely a pleasant surprise. Hasn't come back either, which is kind of shocking.
At first those exercises worked, but the last time they made it worse. The things that worked were advil, and a spiky mat under my feet when I sit.
.267/.371/.667/1.038 180 OPS+, 3 HR
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