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3 1/2 game lead insurmountable in the other direction

Good luck cutting payroll and simultaneously competing with guys like Carlos Correa still rostered. And that farm system.

Guess it takes a repeat season...first. Like Caminero.

"The knock here is the lack of power, as Pitre has only average-ish EVs and a propensity for ground balls. The realistic projection is a table-setting, OBP-heavy 2B with solid defense who could be ready by the middle of 2027, with upside for a bit more if the Mets can coax out improvements to his vertical spray." Mehhhhhhh.... “Everything changed when I got traded,” Peralta told ESPN. “I said it before that I’ve been treated here as a king, and I feel really good about it. They’re working me really well here.” Tampa Bay is known throughout baseball for its ability to build pitchers and, in this case, they rebuilt Peralta back into the top-end starter he portrayed in Milwaukee prior to his Mets trade.

Hope it goes 6 or 7. Either is a great story, but hard not to go Brewers if you were raised in the Midwest. Plus, they continue to infuriate Cubs' fans with their #19 payroll.

No, at best, it would have been 4-1 or 4-2 Rays...Peralta's high fastballs would have killed them and Rasmussen is an underappreciated staff ace. Booser suddenly a world beater, too. White Sox have their Big 3, but not quite the star power of Caminero. And Chandler Simpson really impresses you watching him more and more. Kind of a throwback to the 80s player.

https://www.amazinavenue.com/new-york-mets-analysis/98808/mets-freddy-peralta-trade-return-prospects-new-york The Mets finally found a package they liked for Freddy Peralta, moving him to Tampa Bay for three prospects most fans have likely never heard of. Indeed, none of these prospects ranked in the Rays’ top-10 per MLB pipeline. https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/who-will-be-the-next-mlb-gm-baseball-execs-discuss-the-top-candidates-for-front-office-jobs-around-the-league-183716356.html Sox/former Rays' Asst GM Carlos Rodriguez finishes in Top 5 vote getters for future GMs, plus two votes for Barfield two Guardians execs in Top 5 one vote for Rick Hahn lol Jon Daniels, Senior Advisor, TB* 8 Brandon Gomes, General Manager, LAD 5 Mike Chernoff, General Manager, CLE* 4 Ben Sestanovich, Assistant General Manager, ATL 4 Matt Forman, Assistant General Manager, CLE* 4 James Click, VP, Strategy, TOR 4 Carlos Rodriguez, Assistant General Manager, CWS* 4 Thad Levine, Special Advisor, MIL* 3 Carter Hawkins, General Manager, CHC 3 Justin Hollander, General Manager, SEA 3 Michael Groopman, Assistant General Manager, BOS 2 Derek Falvey, former President of Baseball Ops, MIN 2 Josh Barfield, Assistant General Manager, CWS* 2 Randy Flores, Assistant General Manager, STL 2 Amiel Sawdaye, Assistant General Manager, AZ 2 Justin Horowitz, Assistant General Manager, WSH

https://www.mlb.com/news/what-went-wrong-during-freddy-peralta-s-mets-tenure Mets' much maligned (see Alonso comments) analytics group advised Peralta to throw more curveballs and sweepers, fewer change-ups Rays also changed his arm angle a bit as well https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/freddy-peraltas-tampa-bay-turnaround-200003419.html "Meanwhile, Mets officials relayed to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo that many of the mechanical tweaks the Rays suggested were ideas they had to maximize Peralta's effectiveness. David Stearns also discussed Peralta in his end-of-season press conference, suggesting he had to do a further examination of why the Mets couldn't effectively communicate the desired tweaks to Peralta as the Rays did." So how did he get here? Peralta raised his arm angle to around 36 degrees with the Rays, as opposed to 33 degrees when he was with the Mets earlier in the season. He has also gotten his extension back to about 6.7 feet, while it was just 6.5 feet with the Mets. Last season, Peralta's arm angle was 38.4 degrees and his extension was 6.8 feet pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers. He went 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA with the Brewers in 2025. These adjustments have seen Peralta's velocity rise by 2-3 mph on all of his pitches. "Fastball was exceptional and did not look like the Sox had much chance against the velocity," the scout said of Peralta. "(I) felt like he leaned heavily on the changeup over his sweeper. The biggest adjustment down in Tampa Bay in my opinion (for Peralta) is leaning on the changeup."

Wonder which pitcher was second lol?

Meanwhile, BP's Jarrett Seidler is ranking all 30 front offices, and placed the White Sox 19th, but what he considered a surprising showing was based on the strength of their pro acquisition. When it comes to drafting and developing, they're in better shape than they used to be, but still not generating stars.

https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-vs-rays-world-series-preview It's the third straight year and fourth in the past five that the Guardians failed to get past the ALCS. They've had seven tries in the postseason to reach the World Series since their last appearance in 2016. They've fallen short each time.

"He (Freddy Peralta) said, 'I always feel comfortable pitching out of the stretch,'" Moncada said of Peralta. "So we were like, 'Go with what makes you most comfortable,' and he went back." This simple change for Peralta has clearly helped, as he's turned the corner for the Rays since making this change. But that's not all that the Rays did to fix Peralta. "From there, the Rays instituted further modifications," Castillo writes. "They had Peralta move to the third base side of the rubber and widen his stance. They told him to speed up his delivery. They gave him a drill package to incorporate into his preparation to generate more strength from his legs (which led to an additional 2.4 inches of extension and an increase of 2-3 mph with his velo)." All of those changes, from the adjustments on the mound to his changes when he's off of it, have culminated in quite the mid-season turnaround from Peralta. yahoo.com/sports

That and they tried to copy the White Sox opener/pen approach two consecutive series (minus Gavin Williams) yay for Dick Vitale haha

Two best organizations in baseball facing off...#19 and #30 payrolls

Foulke too

Doug Jones lol Trevor Hoffman Ian Thorpe to bullpen?

May 2021 Rays receive: RHR Drew Rasmussen P J.P. Feyereisen Brewers receive: SS Willy Adames P Trevor Richards***

Guardians' bullpen finally imploding from overuse White Sox contributed to that Yandy Díaz was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays on December 13, 2018, in a three‑team deal involving the Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners, with Tampa Bay receiving Díaz and Cole Sulser while Cleveland acquired Jake Bauers. haha crazy Bauers too

But but Mune... Belle ARod Machado Wheeler Harper Tanaka

And almost had the franchise end up there...if not for Gov. Thompson

12 6 curve but slider sweeper cutter will be necessary as a starter or change/fork/splitter

low/inside vs. up and away analytics

Joins the list of those starring against White Sox but just average or below against everyone else

Caminero guaranteeing G6 win and parading around base paths for 39 seconds might come back to haunt them

border line Baker isn't multi innings but no choice any longer