WestEddy

It's $5m v. $8m. Pay the buyout, pay his salary. There's a lot in it for Moncada if he can get on the field by around the 18th of July, or whatnot. Mutually beneficial. If he could OPS .750 in a playoff run, and play good 3B defense, he might be one of the higher FA guys. Even if he doesn't, then he plays 6 weeks with the White Sox, takes up a roster spot from a prospect, and makes his comeback in front of a much smaller crowd. These guys are athletes. A lot of them are so competitive, it ruins their lives. I'm sure they're not making him do something he is opposed to.

Juan Gonzalez is the most famous example that comes to mind. Crochet just looks like he's finally healthy, and is going to be one of the top pitchers hitting the market at that young age. I could see him being amenable to guaranteeing the 2 arb years. He might give a discount on one FA year to get that. 3/$45m. I don't see him going longer, and I don't see a team going shorter. Seriously, if he takes 3/$45m, his grand kids are all millionaire Yale grads. But he's not being invited to be part of a group that buys the NO Saints, or whatever.

Yeah, Moncada's an $8m flier for 2 months if the Sox pick up the buyout. That wouldn't seem like a hard sell. "Either we send the $5m to get a warm body, or we pay Yoan $5m in December. I could see them doing anything, even sending international slot space along with him, just to clear the roster spot and some money.

When he first went down, "right after the All-Star break" was the target. That doesn't seem like rushing.

I struggle to understand why rehabbing an injured player is stupid. He's gone after this year, anyway, and he sure ain't coming back for a playoff push. Guy's getting paid $24m to sit. F-him.

The Dodgers are running a pile of slop out at 3B with Max Muncy on the DL. Yankees, D-Backs, Padres. Yoan would be a step up. If we eat the $5m, get someone back.

Yeah, why would we do anything different? There's a bunch of teams in the hunt whose 3B look as bad as their 1B setups. Do the guy a solid letting him showcase himself, not only for a trade, but for free agency. Maybe we get a really nice Gucci bag filled with signed baseballs.

Last 3rd bullpen could look like Foster, Cousin, Wilson, Leasure, Barlow, Knebel, Shuster*, Peralta*. Sammy Peralta hasn't allowed a hit in his last 8 AAA appearances. Walks are another story.

Apparently, LHP Lucas Gordon and 1B/OF Caden Conner promoted to high-A Winston-Salem. Very exciting.

The trade deadline is exactly three weeks from today.

Nicky Doubles OPSing .600.

Fisk and Luzinski are all I got.

Maldy is gaining velo towards that .400 OPS.

All of the above? Work on his mechanics, get him out of high-leverage, gain another year of control, rest him up, etc.

And the Phillies will probably have a much better idea how their system looks after the draft, and feel more comfortable letting pieces go, knowing they just drafted replacements for them.

Every pitcher has that same risk. Crochet is a guy you can give the ball to in game 1 of a series. I never thought Cease was that guy. Every fan base thinks their prospects are all hall-of-famers, and everybody else's players are all injury and regression risks. There's always a stat somebody pulls out and yells that their K/9 isn't perfect, or whatnot. I would like to see Crochet dealt. Just to give us some exciting news while the team struggles to win 43 games. But you need to pick an argument. If teams don't know what they're getting because an innings limit, then Crochet is a more attractive acquisition this off-season. I don't agree with that. But that's your argument.

The trading team could ramp him down, run him out as a 3 inning starter for a month and a half, and then slot him in the post-season rotation. He's probably the best starting pitcher available this TDL. All pitchers are an injury risk. There's no indication of a problem now. There is no risk in the White Sox keeping Crochet into the off-season. They ramp him down, and he gets more innings next year.

Being in low-A implies that there is a lot of work to be done. It's creepy when the dour mob tries to clobber someone for pointing out a positive in the system. He's an 18-year-old holding his own in low-A. That is a big deal.

I'd like to see Eloy leading off... July 31st for the Mariners.

He's the weak side of the LF platoon with Benintendi. They haven't faced many lefties in the last week, or so.

Wait a minute. You're saying that Crochet will have limited availability this season based on his work load. But then you say he's probably at peak value. That makes no sense. If he gets to the off-season with no incident, why wouldn't GMs believe that he could then be ramped up to a full starter's work load next year? Please don't say he's more of an injury risk, as you have already shrugged off Baltimore's decimated rotation by saying "injuries happen", as if they're random. Again, I understand your concern in obtaining Crochet, or any premium pitcher, for that matter. Baltimore doesn't seem to be able to not grind their starters to a nub. Chris Flexen's probably more Baltimore's speed. They can pick up 3-4 of that tier, and maybe one will be there for the playoffs.

Today and tomorrow.