TrueToTheBlue 345 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Looks like Givens is the guy. I know the team sucks but I’d say he’s worth an add in most leagues he was dropped in Link to post Share on other sites
jseay65 300 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Flyman75 said: I just read an article by Richard Justice on MLB.com listing seven impact RPs that could be traded. Six of them were closers. We’ve talked about Smith, Givens, and Giles. But he also lists Vazquez, Hand, and Holland. I assume Bradley or Hirano would be the guy if Holland is dealt. But who is next in line if Hand or Vazquez is dealt? https://www.mlb.com/news/relievers-who-could-move-at-the-trade-deadline?partnerId=ed-13933084-1147487903 Hand = Wittgren Vazquez = Crick There's also this on Yates: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/mlb-trade-rumors-padres-could-make-closer-kirby-yates-available/1spr63jyux9kc18namv034x1r2 Out of these three (Hand, Vazquez, Yates) that seem unlikely, I think Vazquez is the most unlikely. I am thinking about speculating on Wittgren and Stammen however, because they could lock down their respective closer roles if those trades happen. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cmilne23 10,544 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, jseay65 said: Hand = Wittgren Vazquez = Crick There's also this on Yates: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/mlb-trade-rumors-padres-could-make-closer-kirby-yates-available/1spr63jyux9kc18namv034x1r2 Out of these three (Hand, Vazquez, Yates) that seem unlikely, I think Vazquez is the most unlikely. I am thinking about speculating on Wittgren and Stammen however, because they could lock down their respective closer roles if those trades happen. Didn’t Stammen just send 4 balls to the moon the other day? Has more hits allowed that IP. I highly doubt he’d lock down anything. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JameisofThrones 218 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Twins go to May for the save in a one-run game. Allows singles to the first two guys, then gets the next three to lock it down. Interesting.... Link to post Share on other sites
swingbatter 186 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 trevor may with the save for twins - baldelli trolling all of us Link to post Share on other sites
Cmilne23 10,544 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Just now, JameisofThrones said: Twins go to May for the save in a one-run game. Allows singles to the first two guys, then gets the next three to lock it down. Interesting.... His strikeout to Edwin was garbage 6 inches off plate. He’s the type of crap talent that needs calls like that to lock down saves. I’m not going to think he’ll lock a job down. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JameisofThrones 218 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Wasn't actually watching the game so just speculation, but the Twins scored three in the eighth to take the lead. Could be that May was already warming to pitch the ninth in anticipation that they would be behind, then Rocco decided to give him a shot since he was already up and hot. I still scooped him up since I'm desperate. Link to post Share on other sites
jseay65 300 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, Cmilne23 said: Didn’t Stammen just send 4 balls to the moon the other day? Has more hits allowed that IP. I highly doubt he’d lock down anything. He's having a rough year sure, but he has a very long track record. You could be right though, he is 35 y/o and 10 years in the MLB. Link to post Share on other sites
knuckleheads 469 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 35 minutes ago, jseay65 said: He's having a rough year sure, but he has a very long track record. You could be right though, he is 35 y/o and 10 years in the MLB. I could see the Padres selling on Yates. I think their current 7th inning guy Wingenter profiles as a better closer than Stammen who likely would also be trade bait IMO. Padres als has Munoz (who dials it in over 100 in the minors) in Triple A as well. If he gets called up and does well before and if Yates is traded he could be in the picture. Both Wingenter and Munos have some walk issues though... Link to post Share on other sites
swingbatter 186 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 does anyone think may could get more save chances if rogers' back stiffness turns into something? moving parker more to a fireman type role? Link to post Share on other sites
Members_Only_76 7,249 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 minute ago, swingbatter said: does anyone think may could get more save chances if rogers' back stiffness turns into something? moving parker more to a fireman type role? Feel like calling Parker a fireman is like calling Archer an archer. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
pbjfb 778 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) Are you guys not even bothering with stashing the next-in-lines that are having horrible years like: Joe jimenez 5.13 era Hirano 5.09 era Bradley 4.76 era Stammen 4.28 era do you just stash some of these pitchers and hope they get it together or do you stay away? The ones that are having a decent year are not usually high k guys so I'm not sure how they would do as closers like biagini, bummer, crick, dyson, wittgren... So which type are you more likely to go for? The ones that will close for sure or the ones with good numbers? Edited June 12, 2019 by pbjfb Link to post Share on other sites
knuckleheads 469 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, pbjfb said: Are you guys not even bothering with stashing the next-in-lines that are having horrible years like: Joe jimenez 5.13 era Hirano 5.09 era Bradley 4.76 era Stammen 4.28 era do you just stash some of these pitchers and hope they get it together or do you stay away? The ones that are having a decent year are not usually high k guys so I'm not sure how they would do as closers like biagini, bummer, crick, dyson, wittgren... So which type are you more likely to go for? The ones that will close for sure or the ones with good numbers? I always look at the whip,k-rate and k/bb ratios and go with the best guy there. Especially if obviously better than the competition. If they have gotten a number of holds recently then that helps a great deal as well. Having said that it really doesn't work out as much as one would think (or hope). Nevertheless, it seems the best way to go when all there is to go on is speculation... Edited June 12, 2019 by knuckleheads Link to post Share on other sites
dod959 1,018 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Fairbanks will be closing for Texas at some point this year. Link to post Share on other sites
Deke 1,915 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Luke Jackson loses save opp to the rain Link to post Share on other sites
Members_Only_76 7,249 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Iglesias pursuing the most L’s category. Link to post Share on other sites
street sharks 3,238 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Don't think Ty Buttcheeks is getting the job anytime soon 1 Link to post Share on other sites
89Topps 2,546 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 15 minutes ago, Members_Only_76 said: Iglesias pursuing the most L’s category. What was the problem? Were the Earth, moon and the dog star not in a perfect isosceles triangle? Can't expect a guy to pitch in conditions like that. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Members_Only_76 7,249 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, street sharks said: Don't think Ty Buttcheeks is getting the job anytime soon Oh crap Robles is already in the game. This probably won’t end well. Edit. K’d Bellinger to escape the 8th. Nice. Let’s see if he can close it out. Would love to see the Angels score 8 runs in the bottom of the inning. Edited June 12, 2019 by Members_Only_76 Link to post Share on other sites
Members_Only_76 7,249 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Robles with a little luck got the 5 out save. Ump was giving him the borderline calls on the outside edge. Also Seager got injured rounding third and would’ve scored if he didn’t pull up. I’ll take it tho. Link to post Share on other sites
knuckleheads 469 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 40 minutes ago, 89Topps said: What was the problem? Were the Earth, moon and the dog star not in a perfect isosceles triangle? Can't expect a guy to pitch in conditions like that. Fantasy experts on here gonna blame the manager again... Link to post Share on other sites
96mnc 6,747 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 On 6/10/2019 at 3:33 PM, street sharks said: Giles is kinda flying under the radar. Elite numbers across the board. 5th in the majors in K/9 He's in the perfect spot for him. Low pressure environment. On 6/10/2019 at 7:11 PM, terminator10 said: Traded to Boston. You heard it here first. Unlike this place. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
96mnc 6,747 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 2 hours ago, knuckleheads said: I could see the Padres selling on Yates. I think their current 7th inning guy Wingenter profiles as a better closer than Stammen who likely would also be trade bait IMO. Padres als has Munoz (who dials it in over 100 in the minors) in Triple A as well. If he gets called up and does well before and if Yates is traded he could be in the picture. Both Wingenter and Munos have some walk issues though... Your last sentence is spot on. Both are wild. Link to post Share on other sites
96mnc 6,747 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, pbjfb said: Are you guys not even bothering with stashing the next-in-lines that are having horrible years like: Joe jimenez 5.13 era Hirano 5.09 era Bradley 4.76 era Stammen 4.28 era do you just stash some of these pitchers and hope they get it together or do you stay away? The ones that are having a decent year are not usually high k guys so I'm not sure how they would do as closers like biagini, bummer, crick, dyson, wittgren... So which type are you more likely to go for? The ones that will close for sure or the ones with good numbers? In SF Dyson is the horse I'm backing. However a savy team should get him along with Smith when they deal with SF. Link to post Share on other sites
Cmilne23 10,544 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, pbjfb said: Are you guys not even bothering with stashing the next-in-lines that are having horrible years like: Joe jimenez 5.13 era Hirano 5.09 era Bradley 4.76 era Stammen 4.28 era do you just stash some of these pitchers and hope they get it together or do you stay away? The ones that are having a decent year are not usually high k guys so I'm not sure how they would do as closers like biagini, bummer, crick, dyson, wittgren... So which type are you more likely to go for? The ones that will close for sure or the ones with good numbers? Hirano cost me a title last year by giving up like 19 er in an outing right before season ended. He sucks and has awful stuff. He’ll never last as closer in this league. Edited June 12, 2019 by Cmilne23 Link to post Share on other sites
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