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Getz takes a player that Seattle has been actively trying to salary dump; sends them a reliever that they've been looking for (Dominguez, in contrast to Castillo, has been pitching well) and throws in 2 prospects, including one of our fast risers and top catching prospect. Absolutely stunning. This should have been Castillo for Dominguez. Meanwhile, every pitcher on the staff has been pitching well; but we've lost 2 1-0 games since the break. He's looking for more 5.00 ERA pitching. Oh, and the comp is the Shields trade. Getz emulates the worst of his mentor Hahn. Hopefully it turns out better on both ends.

The first baseman is a big boy. I don't really know why Sandlin in Charlotte. They're short a starter (of sorts) and he's pitched well. I'm not so sure any Peralta or Robby Ray that they seem intent on bringing in is much better. But if Sandlin is a good player to trade, if they must. Looks like they really intend on jamming H Smith into the pen; but I'm not sure who he'd push out. Richards is a soft tosser, but Venable uses him a lot (and like everyone else, he's been good since the all star break0.

The Twins were able to not just agree on the framework, but finalize the trade for their negative WAR pitcher. Goody for them. For the Orioles, a nice example of Always Be Selling. If someone wants to give you a nice prospect for Kremer, you take it. Nuance wins.

Bullpen? Fedde says to heck with that. Fedde is one cool White Sox. Pitches great for the Sox and only the Sox.

I was looking at b where it’s -.2. I think Peralta would be okay. But he should be cheap. And Smith and Wolcow is not only not a low price, it is also a lot of ceiling, which is exactly what not to trade. Plus, what other interesting catcher or 1B do we really have in the org? There are other prospects to trade.

Glad that nonsense blew up. Oooh a negative war pitcher who used to be good. And certainly don't trade high ceiling prospects for that (or at all)

Whatever you say.

Unbelievable work by the bullpen, which may be the best in baseball.

it's possible but that requires pinpoint command (and, of course, great control). Does Thorpe have that? McDougal had a nice outing for Charlotte. Not sure what their plans are for him, but he was a name earlier in the season.

You're probably right; we'd have to add something and they still may not want to give up Sloan. But at least you can get a fair shake out of DiPoto. We'll have Roch and Carlson should be a defensive beast. Colson's tepid OBP is concerning. I think Meidroth might be an overall better player by next season. Overall, I think the 2 prospects have the ceiling

Colson Montgomery for Ryan Sloan and Emerson Hancock

This isn't the time of year to make "long term" decisions anyway. Work those out in the offseason when you aren't "buying' per se and don't have a buyers premium. Sox have a lot of good players; but they aren't great. There's no one really outside of catcher to push out.

Just looking at Birmingham, we'll probably have a wave ready early next season at least offensively: Bonemer, Shelton, B. Smith. Some players move so fast these days. We'll do what we do over the next week, but offseason is the time to sort that out (especially as the price for pitching is lower then). Friendly Boston seems to have an endless supply of young pitching, but no luck at all in the middle infield (except for the guy they traded to us).

Only a season and 1/3 left of watching Benintendi bat.

Wow. Can you elaborate on what they did? He sure hasn't seemed what I expected (even given rookie ups and downs)

Nice Urquidy was pretty good a while, but got hurt and hasn't been the same. But that's a nice line tonight. Looks like Mason's line was in -process.

Dare I mention it again, but we do draft a lot of guys with funky deliveries and low slot. our 2 best pitchers drafted this century were low slot, but perhaps we are going to the well a bit often. Those guys often have control issues.

Retired with 5 pitches, 1 of which was a hit, and no double plays.

I think Gonzalez is a good player. Heck, I wanted to keep him and let him spend most of the time at DH instead of our still negative fWAR guy. I think he'll hit well; probably like Mead. But I don't lament it...I guess because I understood the trade and I don't think there's a huge risk. Speaking of Mead, it's okay with me if we call up the guy we traded him for and let him DH. In the long run, pretty impressive Sox development to turn-around 2 hitters so quickly.

He's had a rough year. I think we're better off going with Adams and/or Sandlin. In fact, with the apparent need for 2 starters, I would think at least one of those 2 should be up right now.

Sorry - double post.

I understand that, but it's still a reach. They could have picked a similarly ranked player who would sign for slot (see Tampa's pick in the same round). And there were several others. Great draft, yes, but how could it not be with the amount of money they had to spend. But in the end, Shirley did what he always does: he reaches and punts. And you don't have to - it's the way he runs the draft. But everyone (but me) is cool with it. And the other issue to me is that his pitchers are often either low slot and/or funky delivery guys. Is this in line with what Bannister wants?

It shouldn't take any of those guys to get anyone attainable who has been mentioned; that's what I was saying.

That was bad. I think Jr got $500K. And then Ozzie got pi$$ed when his sons didn't get the same insider treatment.

Singer has an ERA of 4.5, FIP of 5.21 and a WHIP of 1.38. His K rate has been falling. Doesn't really throw a FB. Is he even an upgrade? Don't give up Bonemer, Carlson or Hagen for any of these guys; nobody else does. We didn't get anything in that stratosphere for Cease who was better than everyone mentioned.