7/31/2018 0 Comments Making sense of yesterdayHey, hope you enjoyed your (MLB) Christmas. Ahh yes, another year came and went. With the end of the trade deadline, its tough to make sense of everything that happened. After all, there were a ton of moves, with quite a few teams putting themselves in good positions. Whether that is for now or the future is neither here nor there. The point is that a lot of important stuff went down yesterday. But Im just as dizzy as you are from all of it so lets work this all out together :
Chris Archer and the Curse of the Black (and Yellow) Pearl: Anyone who has read this blog before knows that Ive spent an inordinate amount of time trying to convince you that Chris Archer should be a member of the Colorado Rockies. After all, the Rockies are a team that just need that one guy in their rotation to come in and make them a true contender. Archer is controllable through 2021 and doesnt command a high salary. Well, the same can now be said for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have lost 3 of their last 5 after winning 11 in a row. The Buccos are just 6.5 games out of a Wild Card spot and 7.5 out of the division with over two months to play. They did also add Keone Kela, so they are at least attempting to position themselves for a run. But this move is really more about the next few years, which is why the return to the Rays is so damn confusing! I wonder if Neal Huntington pushed to have either Glasnow or Meadows, not both as the return. Good for the Rays though, who wind up having a hell of a day with these additions, along with grabbing Tommy Pham from the Cards. The Atlanta Braves: Boy did the Atlanta Braves make their intentions known yesterday. Not only did they add a huge piece to their bullpen in Darren O'Day, but Kevin Gausman for the back of the rotation as well. They also traded for a solid power bat in Adam Duvall. This in addition to the Venters and Brad Bach trades as well. These are pieces by definition, something only contenders do. Teams that are serious about October. We knew for a few weeks now that the Braves weren't messing around. Yesterday, they made sure we all knew. The Seattle Mariners: Jerry Dipoto is still my favorite GM in MLB. He is 100% like me in his fantasy leagues. Having mediocre teams but wheeling and dealing his way to a playoff spot. Im totally ready for the M's to end this playoff drought, and its because of the Adam Warren and Zach Duke trades, two moves that didnt cost them anything. These are two solid arms for the early-late innings. And if you're going to play in a 1 game playoff, thats exactly what you're looking for. Bravo, sir. The Crew' and Jonathan: Been a huge Jonathan Schoop fan since he absolutely killed it for the Netherlands in the WBC a few years ago And make no mistake, this is a ginormous pickup for the Brew Crew. Look you need a guy thats red hot and hasn't contended in a few years. He'll be excited to be there, and will help guide the guys who have been grinding over the next month or so. Outside of the Dodgers, who yes we'll get to in a second, the Crew look like the guys to beat in the National League. Hollywood: Yes, here you go.Manny Machado. Brian Dozier. I should mention Jonathan Axeford but ehhh. Not sure what else you would need? They came within 1 game of the Series without those two, tough to count them out of it now. Boston and New York:Not much came out of these two guys yesterday. The Sawks got Ian Kinsler, if thats something you care about? But job well done to both overall. Boston not only added another solid starter in Nathan Eovaldi. The Yankees added both JA Happ and Zach Britton. They also added Lance Lynn for their bullpen, something that speaks volumes about what happens with these two. This weekend should be a lot of fun, as chapter 2 of this new rivalry begins. Truthfully, this should be your ALCS, no matter what the rest of the league has to say about tit. Wilson Ramos eats Gino's (Im calling it): The Phillies are good at baseball. Its hard to imagine the Nats coming back at this point. They are what they are. But you just saw what the Braves did. They can very easily take over that NL East. Enter this move, a brilliant one at that. Improve on the positions you currently struggle with. Ramos is a top catcher, which you already knew from reading ranking-all-mlb-starting-catchers-right-now.html (duh). I would've liked to have seen them add another arm or two, kind of take the route that the Ms and Yankees did. And there were enough guys out there that could've been dealt. Still, this will only make them better. Its their division to lose at this point. So gimme some popcorn! Bryce Harper is still a National and thats no bueno: While I didnt expect this to happen, what really is a "fair" trade here? You get the best player in the game not named Mike Trout. He would automatically make you better. What contender is going to break the bank for a rental? Mike Rizzo said he wasn't interested in dealing because he "believes in this team". Stop it. You have no idea what to do. And thats okay, Mike! No one would know. But in my mind, if you know Bryce is going to leave then get as much as you can, so what if it doesn't add up in value. The only way this wont matter is if he resigns. But he hasn't yet so its hard to envision him doing so in the near future. The Baltimore Orioles: Michael Kay mentioned something during the Yankees broadcast last night that I never thought about. Dan Duquette made all these moves, but he may not even be GM in a few months. Sure the time was right, but did the O's really get what they needed? The Machado trade in particular brought in 4 solid players, plus Yusniel Diaz, who was a top prospect for the Dodgers. While I think the Zach Britton trade brought in guys that were well scouted, I dont know if it was enough. But that depends on how you view Britton, a guy who came off a pretty serious injury. Evan Phillips and Jean Carlos Encarnacion are the two guys that stick out for me in the trades with the Braves. So they didnt get nothing, but it still doesnt seem like its what you wanted from these trades. But that remains to be seen. Thats it for now, what do YOU think of all this?! Make sure to follow on both Twitter and Insta for (quicker) updates. Byeeeeeeee ~J~
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