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If he stays anywhere close to where he has been, he is as good as gone.

Look if they were looking at the pre-injury Jake Eder, there is no way in hell that Jake Burger is enough to get him. We got a scratch and dent discount on a potential lefty starter they wouldn't have had a chance at otherwise. Could he never bounceback? Sure. That was always a chance. Even if he had stayed healthy, he might not have made it. But for a Jake Burger, it is worth a shot at a return to prior form. It is the type of shot a team with no talent in the system should be taking.

I am on team HODL

Not really. It means they sold at peak value. The return is a different story. They bought low on Eder. And if you look around Eders trend line as he gets innings back on his arm, he's trending forward. Last 3 starts are a 4.02 era, 23 Ks in 16 innings including a .421 BABiP

Ah that Stank... smells like a high school football locker room after 2 a days.

We are now on the the "ineffective" step

Or... and this might be completely crazy... but putting to much weight into MiLB numbers after a draft year is not a good idea.

To be the man, you gotta beat the man.

I'd like to think that conversation by Martin with Kopech kept him from melting down.

Sox>Rays

Kopech is baseball stupid.

Maldanados last 8 AB = 7Ks

Some Soxish stupid baseball right there by Tampa

You won't have to DFA for Mendick. He is already on the 40.

In theory, by next year, the payroll should drop enough to cover the drops in revenue and leave SOMETHING to be spent. They have 98 million the books for 25 IF they exercise everyone, including Moncada (lol), ILoy (lol), Stassi (lol) and Maldanado (lol), they can actually get down to about $50 million without them. If they want to spend, they can.

No doubt. Seasons of an all-star OF? That would be an absolute steal.

They couldn't even turn it around if it was the Hokie Pokey.

Please don't try to tell me that Nicky Lopez "stepped up".

For what we are getting out of our 2B, we could have been paying minimum wage to Remilard or Sosa and gotten the same thing.

https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/news/texas-rangers-risk-losing-prospect-anthony-hoopii-tuionetoa-rule-5-draft

This isn't much more TBH. The K rate looks nice, but he either has had some decent health problems or the Rangers didn't think enough of him to pitch him on a regular basis. 21- 22 innings 22-43 innings 23-24 innings