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The early game and having to listen at work is making me cranky,
Straily was impressive. Has been all year. Just goes to show it's not impossible to find decent starting pitching out there without a mega million dollar signing.
The 20+ pounds of muscle added in the off-season in an effort to throw even harder also didn't help in Thor's case. But I imagine that goes along with thinking you're indestructible. I guess it's good to learn that lesson young. I wish I had.
The Dodgers hit 15 home runs in 4 games against the Mets this week, sweeping the series. To add insult to injury, Blevins walked a Dodgers relief pitcher with the bases loaded.Atlanta is now in second place in the east, 9 games back.
Unless Atlanta trades for a starter I doubt they can compete. The whole Freddie Freeman to 3b will be interesting though.
Buster Olney?Verified account @Buster_ESPN 2m2 minutes agoMoreSources: Mets open for business now, willing to listen to offers for Granderson, Addison Reed, Bruce, Cabrera, etc. Far behind in races.
Gimme Blevins.
2.73 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 0.7 HR/9 means Rizzo ought to bury that hatchet.
He has 6 IP vs. right handed hitters, and 18.1 vs. left handed hitters. His ERA vs. RHH is 7.50 and his BAA is .310. Blevins is a great LOOGY, but a great LOOGY doesn't solve our problems.
Nobody's said any one reliever will fix the whole pen. That player doesn't exist. A great loogy is, or can be, part of the solution.
How would you rate Perez? Maybe not great, but pretty darned good. An upgrade would have to be a very low priority, because you really can't use two roster spots for guys who can only get left handed batters out. So if we acquired Blevins we'd have to unload Perez. We'd have to pay him. And for what? A slight improvement in that role?
Can't they trade Adams for a pitcher?
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19721807/asdrubal-cabrera-asks-new-york-mets-trade-team-asked-move-second-baseThe Mets really have lots of issues. Remember all the posters here who said we could not compete with the Mets after 2015? And where is Exposfan? Not quite as much fun to troll on other boards when your team is down. And he was quite the troll.
I get that. Perez is fine. I'd be more in the Reed camp, but I wouldn't turn down Blevins, either, is all I'm saying.
@BravesThe #Braves today designated RHP Bartolo Colón for assignment and selected the contract of LHP Rex Brothers from Triple-A @GwinnettBraves.11:13 AM - 29 Jun 2017