3 minutes ago, Snowy Demon said:

Thank you for making my point on Seattle infield situation.  Westburg is a vast improvement over all 4 with plus defense in at least 2 of those spots. 

And my point is that acquiring Westburg does not fix their offensive issues, especially at the cost of losing George Kirby.

The drop-off between Kirby and Hancock is massive. You are creating a big hole without really solving another.

The hole at 2B is not the primary reason why their offense struggles. Your trade idea is a net negative move that makes no sense no matter how you try to explain it. 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

And my point is that acquiring Westburg does not fix their offensive issues, especially at the cost of losing George Kirby.

The drop-off between Kirby and Hancock is massive. You are creating a big hole without really solving another.

The hole at 2B is not the primary reason why their offense struggles. Your trade idea is a net negative move that makes no sense no matter how you try to explain it. 

 

 

Westburg has been 3B more so than 2B.  He is actually a SS.  He plays all these positions well.  He is massive upgrades at all of these.  The Mariners infield situation is really bad.  The White Sox infield has been much better than the Mariners'.

This is a pointless thread anyway.  Just a waste of time from a ridiculous speculation from SI article.   

2 minutes ago, Snowy Demon said:

This is a pointless thread anyway.  Just a waste of time from a ridiculous speculation from SI article.   

Cool, then run along.

Kremer getting ripped.

#3 starter in the current playoff rotation…good luck with that one.

27 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Kremer getting ripped.

#3 starter in the current playoff rotation…good luck with that one.

Haha, shredded by the last place Cubs.  His ERA is now up to 4.42.  Whoops.

58 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Kremer getting ripped.

#3 starter in the current playoff rotation…good luck with that one.

I really like Elias but if he doesn’t acquire two substantial starters this deadline, his chance to shine gets pushed down the road again.

Hopefully he learned from last year and pays the piper.

https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/143433/
 

Notice how many seasons in the minors Suarez didn’t get past 100 IP.

Notice how many IP last year.

He’s going to start breaking down soon.

The next year, he pitched in 12 games for Yakult, posting a 4-4 record and 2.67 ERA with 52 strikeouts in 67.1 innings.

Samsung Lions

On December 7, 2021, Suárez signed with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization.^[14] In 30 games (29 starts) for Samsung in 2022, he registered a 6–8 record and 2.49 ERA with 159 strikeouts in 173+2⁄3 innings pitched.

On December 7, 2022, Suarez re-signed a one-year $1.3 million contract for the 2023 season. In 2023, he made 19 starts for Samsung, posting a 4–7 record and 3.92 ERA with 88 strikeouts in 108.0 innings of work. After suffering a left calf injury that ruled him out for a month, Suarez was released by the Lions on August 10, 2023.^[15]

 

^{108 and 67 IP in 2 of last 3 seasons.}  

The 2,860 days between those two MLB wins is the second-longest since the 1950s, surpassed by only Travis Blackley's 2,906 from 2004 to 2012.^[21]

And they’re really going to be pushing Grayson Rodriguez to his limits.

Already nicked up once this year.

Max velo pitcher.

 

2018. 19 1/3 IP

2019. 94 IP

2020. Covid

2021. 103 IP

2022. 76 2/3

2023. 122 IP

2024. 94 2/3 plus projected 78 additional innings===173 IP

Actual average number of IP last six seasons prior to 2024===70 IP

8 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

And they’re really going to be pushing Grayson Rodriguez to his limits.

Already nicked up once this year.

Max velo pitcher.

 

2018. 19 1/3 IP

2019. 94 IP

2020. Covid

2021. 103 IP

2022. 76 2/3

2023. 122 IP

2024. 94 2/3 plus projected 78 additional innings===173 IP

Actual average number of IP last six seasons prior to 2024===70 IP

Ummm...  He threw 41.1 in AAA in 2023.  His total was 163.1 inning last year.  173 is actually not much higher. 

6 hours ago, Snowy Demon said:

Ummm...  He threw 41.1 in AAA in 2023.  His total was 163.1 inning last year.  173 is actually not much higher. 

My mistake.

Well...Suarez is definitely going to be laboring.

Grayson was hurt for part of last season as well.