Author Topic: The Former Nationals Watch (2023) (Read 48919 times)

imref · « **Reply #200 on:** July 27, 2023, 01:24:27 pm »

Quote from: welch on July 27, 2023, 12:49:34 pm

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/07/27/will-the-angels-trade-shohei-ohtani/

lance lynn may be on the move as well (acquired in the Dane Dunning trade). Looks like another round of "who won the Eaton trade?" discussion upcoming.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #201 on:** July 27, 2023, 02:23:16 pm »

Quote from: imref on July 27, 2023, 01:24:27 pm

lance lynn may be on the move as well (acquired in the Dane Dunning trade). Looks like another round of "who won the Eaton trade?" discussion upcoming.

angels and rangers

welch · « **Reply #202 on:** July 28, 2023, 11:03:25 am »

Daniel Murphy hitting .299 with .753 OPS for Angels' AAA team.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=murphy011dan

welch · « **Reply #203 on:** July 29, 2023, 02:26:52 pm »

Max wants to know what the Mets plan. He's unhappy, and he has a big contract, but the Mets not be able to trade him unless they pay most of his $43 million salary for next season. He cannot force much, and he sure cannot force another team to pay that much.

https://www.mlb.com/news/max-scherzer-discusses-mets-trade-deadline-plans

imref · « **Reply #204 on:** July 29, 2023, 03:35:27 pm »

Quote from: welch on July 29, 2023, 02:26:52 pm

Max wants to know what the Mets plan. He's unhappy, and he has a big contract, but the Mets not be able to trade him unless they pay most of his $43 million salary for next season. He cannot force much, and he sure cannot force another team to pay that much.

https://www.mlb.com/news/max-scherzer-discusses-mets-trade-deadline-plans

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welch · « **Reply #205 on:** July 29, 2023, 03:59:19 pm »

I watched the snippet from Max's interview. That's not his happy face.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #206 on:** July 29, 2023, 04:09:53 pm »

Poor Max. They held a gun to his head and forced him to sign with the Mets for hardly any $.

I guess those four home runs he gave up to the Padres in that wild card game last year are really eating at him.

imref · « **Reply #207 on:** July 29, 2023, 04:33:06 pm »

Going to be fun next year to watch max make $43 million with a 5.00 ERA. I’m sure Mets fans will cheer him on.

imref · « **Reply #208 on:** July 29, 2023, 05:48:09 pm »

Max to the rangers!!

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #209 on:** July 29, 2023, 05:49:41 pm »

Are the Mets getting Kumar Rocker?

machpost · « **Reply #210 on:** July 31, 2023, 09:10:38 am »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on July 29, 2023, 04:09:53 pm

Poor Max. They held a gun to his head and forced him to sign with the Mets for hardly any $.

I guess those four home runs he gave up to the Padres in that wild card game last year are really eating at him.

I get the impression that Max is struggling with the reality that age is finally catching up with him. He's also voiced his displeasure with some of the rule changes, too.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #211 on:** July 31, 2023, 10:01:06 am »

Quote from: machpost on July 31, 2023, 09:10:38 am

I get the impression that Max is struggling with the reality that age is finally catching up with him. He's also voiced his displeasure with some of the rule changes, too.

Probably. I will root for him in Texas.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #212 on:** July 31, 2023, 12:07:31 pm »

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Erick Fedde continues to be one of the top pitchers in Korea. The 30-year-old former Washington Nationals hurler is 14-2 with a 1.74 over 17 starts with the NC Dinos. He tossed seven scoreless innings in his most recent outing for the KBO club.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/bryce-elder-has-a-sinking-fastball-and-is-long-off-the-tee/