JoeC

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Wrong answers only.

Seems like a good thread idea ripe for cynical ideas. Wrong answers only.

Pretty sure his departure in general just deserves a giant “FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!” Seems like a fitting tribute.

Yeah the individual moves haven't been bad, IMO. And on paper, the team is worse... but part of me is thinking that they can't be.

I agree. Imagine the trade deadline haul we could get if he is on pace to hit 40.

That doesn't count as nerve racking, though. With Cease, one funny landing, one hard-hit line drive, one errant pop-up and boneheaded infield defense could be the difference between having a top-10 farm system and having nothing to show for Cease's current value.

To reverse that, yes - about one in a million.

I mean, they just need 3 starting pitchers, 4 bullpen arms, bounce-back and/or breakout performances out of LF, 3B, DH, and upgrades to C, 2B, SS, and RF, and they're right there in the thick of things.

So, in a sense, all of our pitchers’ starts is going to be nerve racking, if you think about it

A rare guy who will get a standing ovation on the south side as a member of the Red Sox. best of luck to Liam.

The sarcasm may have gotten past you.

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So you think we should try to hire a pitching guru from SF / MIN / MIL? sounds like a good idea.

Rubber Arm SHaw... or RASH for short

I'm just imagining the banter between Benetti and Stone in a broadcast of a meeting in a conference room, with breakroom doughnut reviews as filler material.

...so you're saying Getz is still in charge in 10 years? (someone had to make that joke)

There has to be a countdown website already, right?

That Ricky would have been a better choice?

Another value building / flipping candidate. I like it.

4 of top 300? league “average” would say 10 of top 300, so that checks out.

What a useless article

I'm now expecting an out-of-the-blue Eloy trade, based purely on this graphic.

Maybe. It seems like the Pirates are more data-driven than most orgs. My guess is that if it's a "my legs feel great finally!" conversation, they've got some sort of biomechanical analysis that they've done.

The pirates are good at these low key signings where they see something that other orgs undervalue or miss. I doubt it in this case, but i wonder if there is something they see is Yaz that they think they can get something useful out of him