2023 Game Thread

[Namaste]

Trading players who are performing well now while we sit in the 3rd Wild Card spot is probably my least favorite take of 2023. That’s putting it as nicely as I could.

Yes, there are some clear warning signs of a mirage.

Here are some other things going on:

Sandy has been garbage. He will likely get better.
Edward Cabrera has been garbage
We just called Eury up
We just got Chargois back
Cooper is back as Jazz goes on IL
Jeab Segura is hitting the ball hard and often. Regression is coming

I’m ALL IN on being sellers at the deadline if we are out of the WC hunt. Doing it now? C’mon. This fan base hasn’t been through enough?

Forgot

We’ve had the hardest schedule in the NL to date

We just started a long stretch of games against teams not currently in playoff contention

[Namaste]

DLC’s OPS is up to .736 but it doesn’t count because he’s had a hot 10 days.

[Nick]

Alternatively why not be the aggressor.

If we all agree trades must happen, let's figure out that Eder + RP - R. Lewis swap now. Similarly ranked prospects and juice them with Floro. Floro isn't making or breaking the Marlins here. Eder could be tremendous for them short and longterm. Maybe Garrett, Scott, and Soriano get A. Thomas and a prospect. Bet on the statcast/babip/pedigree with Thomas and maybe it's a second solid positional prospect.

Helps now, helps later, etc. etc.

You want to trade Eder now, before he's even come back from injury? Let's see what we have, and I'm sure other teams would like to see him pitch as well.

[Nick]

Should've sent him.

[Nick]

For Stallings to be hitting his weight he'd have to lose about 100 lbs.

[lou]

You want to trade Eder now, before he's even come back from injury? Let's see what we have, and I'm sure other teams would like to see him pitch as well.

For Royce Lewis, yes

[Nick]

For Royce Lewis, yes

Both guys are injured. What does it matter if that trade happens now or in June?

[lou]

Bath guys are injured. What does it matter if that trade happens now or in June?

Maybe other guys are involved? Comment was just, if they must trade pitching, just do it now when you're at .500 and Mets/Padres/Phillies scuffling. Maybe this schedule until ASB breaks your way.

I'm happy if they sell out for next year, or "go for it" with smart longterm acquisitions swapping young arms for bats. Basically, betting on the Alek Thomas and Royce Lewis of the world to flip a switch.

[lou]

DLC’s OPS is up to .736 but it doesn’t count because he’s had a hot 10 days.

.356/.383/.489 so far in May so can we we amend to 13 hot games. It's a .469(!) BABIP. He's frankly validated all of the optimism and criticism. He has to whiff 25% of the time and not 30% and he's going to be real solid with the hard hit rates. He will be a high BABIP player with how hard he hits it and be prone to benders in both directions. That'll average out into a solid guy with a Teoscar ceiling if it all clicks. He's whiffing 25% of the time in May so we can hope Atlanta just had his number that one series. The defense needs to get better though.

[Namaste]

Yeah let’s trade Jorge Soler

[Namaste]

100.7 mph line out for DLC

[lou]

Yeah let’s trade Jorge Soler

I think the point is, trade him or get him help.

Doing nothing until July is the worst option.

[Namaste]

Our offense isn’t good enough for Guriel to pop up after Segura triples

[lou]

100.7 mph line out for DLC

Only a .390 expected average on that though. Usually not a hit.

Just stop whiffing and they are in business. Can say the same thing for Sanchez and Burdick pretty much.

[Nick]

If July gets you the best value. You wait until July. A seller will typically get more value in July. If you’re a buyer I’m always in favor of being proactive.