The differential between Leon and Vaz or Swihart with Sale and Price is enormous.Originally Posted by notin
I'm with you. Leon is the last catcher I trade or DFA.
I think Vaz has more stamina, and he does well with Porcello, so I'd choose him over Swihart, but trading Vaz might free up enough money to get a better RP'er.
I knida think keeping all 3 makes sense, unless Pedey looks super healthy.
The haven't made this official, have they?
I believe so.
And the biggest benefit is we get to call the phantom injured list by the friendly moniker of “Phil”...
Is it still 10 days?
I love that start. Better for the players to remain in the warmer climbs and get a big road trip out of the way at the least taxing time of the season. Perfect.
I think someone would claim him. There are so many borderline back-up catchers out there, I think Swihart's upside and ability to play other positions might be enough for someone to claim him.
I do, too.
11 games in a row kind a sucks, but if we start the year with Johnson as the 6th starter, we'd only use him once in the first 3 weeks of the season.
And without the bullet Lincoln had a great night at the theatre..........
you can keep posting articles that say how many games the yankees will finish in front of the Red Sox in 2019...in the meantime i guess we will just have to take solace that we will raise a banner at this years home opener......
sigh.
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The article does say....
Combine those two factors with what might be baseball's best defensive outfield, and FanGraphs believes the Red Sox will have the game's best run differential by a good margin.
So, not everything is bad.
Every team now employs analysts who take all of this into account and advise the owners and the GMs on the projected aging curve of any player the team is interested in signing. Hopefully, the GMs are listening.
Though they should be taken with a grain of salt, I love to look at the computerized projections every year.
For me, it's a good gauge of the job the GM has done.
Steamer600, which assumes 450 plate appearances for each catcher, ranks Blake Swihart 203rd in its 2019 WAR projections for catchers:
https://www.fangraphs.com/projection...=0&sort=27%2cd
Steamer does not capture pitch-framing and game-calling skills but those measures might not help Swihart.
Eccch. Myself, I like the NFL's "PUP List".
It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star game and the Old Timer's game.
-Vin Scully
Everyone will still call it the DL out of habit for at least a year anyway.
We'll see.
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