Bigred_inSD
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And a little locker room shoving match... just swell
***Official Mariners Misery Thread***
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Xmas32
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Fin. Man these last 6ish weeks were tough to watch. Bats cooled off, pitching came back to earth and the As just kept on winning.
As usual, Lookout Landing says it far better than I could.
https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2018/9/30/17921106/mariners-say-goodbye
As usual, Lookout Landing says it far better than I could.
https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2018/9/30/17921106/mariners-say-goodbye
Xmas32
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Welp, I wonder if a Mitch/Seager deal is in the works. I'd rather not see Mitch go but you never know with DiPoto.
The Cano/Diaz deal seemed inevitable. The Ms probably could've gotten a touch more if they would've been able to hang onto Diaz and trade him at the deadline but still, 2 Top 100 prospects + a lotto ticket is about the top end of what the market seems to value. Cano for Bruce/Swarzek is what it is. It's kinda like looking at 2 different trades. While the Ms were largely forgettable during Cano's tenure he more than outperformed his contract. While it's hard to tell how a guy is going to age, you gotta think if nothing else, Cano's bat should be able to last. His swing was the most effortless one I've seen since Griffey Jr.
The Ms/Phillies trade from the surface is a weird one. In a nutshell, If J.P. Crawford doesn't turn into a competent starting SS for the Ms....this trade will be a disaster. I only hope that the money the Ms are saving now will be utilized down the road. Mike Trout to the Ms in 2021 anyone?!? Hey..a guy has gotta hope.
@Mavric the Mets are in an interesting spot. Based on the Cano/Diaz deal, they're going for it. Do they keep Syndergard or flip him to try and fill some of their gaps on offense? I think the rotation can survive without Syndergard but they need to win 'starting P health' bingo which always seems risky.
The Cano/Diaz deal seemed inevitable. The Ms probably could've gotten a touch more if they would've been able to hang onto Diaz and trade him at the deadline but still, 2 Top 100 prospects + a lotto ticket is about the top end of what the market seems to value. Cano for Bruce/Swarzek is what it is. It's kinda like looking at 2 different trades. While the Ms were largely forgettable during Cano's tenure he more than outperformed his contract. While it's hard to tell how a guy is going to age, you gotta think if nothing else, Cano's bat should be able to last. His swing was the most effortless one I've seen since Griffey Jr.
The Ms/Phillies trade from the surface is a weird one. In a nutshell, If J.P. Crawford doesn't turn into a competent starting SS for the Ms....this trade will be a disaster. I only hope that the money the Ms are saving now will be utilized down the road. Mike Trout to the Ms in 2021 anyone?!? Hey..a guy has gotta hope.
@Mavric the Mets are in an interesting spot. Based on the Cano/Diaz deal, they're going for it. Do they keep Syndergard or flip him to try and fill some of their gaps on offense? I think the rotation can survive without Syndergard but they need to win 'starting P health' bingo which always seems risky.
Mavric
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Yeah, it was really sad to see some really good pitching completely squandered. And they can't afford to keep all their pitching just to be bad. So they're basically forced to try to load up and make a run now so they can decide what to do going forward.
Here's hoping it works out.