Edman85

I'd rather have a POBO that is tougher to deal with than one easy to deal with...

And social media algorithms amplify that..

Depends on the corresponding move and the outcome of the DFA. Probably a net zero... Guys getting healthy will move the number down. I project a frozen roster the rest of the way, and players on split contracts making minor league money instead of major league moves the number down. Compare guys recently demoted and see how their number dropped.

Jones probably hitting because it's 5-0. Not to say that can't change quickly, but the Rays do have three LHP in the pen, so it's nice to have Jones in there later if it does tighten up.

Reading the negativity spewed about today's lineup right now is fun.

Getting closer and closer... Player Framber Valdez $36,466,899.38 Tarik Skubal $32,000,000.00 Javier Baez $23,333,333.33 Gleyber Torres $22,025,000.00 Jack Flaherty $17,500,000.00 Kenley Jansen $11,000,000.00 Justin Verlander $10,013,204.43 Kyle Finnegan $9,500,000.00 Drew Anderson $7,000,000.00 Casey Mize $6,150,000.00 Riley Greene $5,000,000.00 Colt Keith $4,773,750.00 Zach McKinstry $4,200,000.00 Spencer Torkelson $4,075,000.00 Will Vest $3,950,000.00 Kerry Carpenter $3,275,000.00 Matt Vierling $3,255,000.00 Jake Rogers $3,050,000.00 Tyler Holton $1,575,000.00 Burch Smith $1,275,401.07 Enmanuel De Jesus $1,260,695.19 Beau Brieske $1,157,500.00 Dillon Dingler $834,900.00 Jahmai Jones $832,200.00 Reese Olson $818,100.00 Parker Meadows $805,300.00 Brant Hurter $796,200.00 Trey Sweeney $788,700.00 Troy Melton $785,500.00 Jackson Jobe $784,300.00 Bailey Horn $784,100.00 Kevin McGonigle $780,000.00 Wenceel Perez $767,631.02 Keider Montero $760,296.63 Brenan Hanifee $701,153.93 Ty Madden $695,688.77 Zack Short $672,727.27 Drew Sommers $560,039.04 Sawyer Gipson-Long $391,112.76 Hao Yu Lee $279,896.26 Connor Seabold $273,796.79 Ricky Vanasco $227,085.56 Gage Workman $169,155.08 Jace Jung $148,151.34 Eduardo Valencia $117,400.00 Yoniel Curet $114,186.10 Thayron Liranzo $63,600.00 Jake Miller $63,600.00 Trei Cruz $63,600.00 Grant Holman $48,200.34 Nick Sandlin $0.00 Tomas Nido $0.00 Tanner Rainey $0.00 Bryan Sammons $0.00 Konnor Pilkington $0.00 Troy Watson $0.00 Carl Edwards $0.00 Scott Effross $0.00 Corey Julks $0.00 Jack Little $0.00 Tyler Mattison $0.00 Tyler Owens $0.00 Sean Guenther $0.00 Dugan Darnell $0.00 Matt Seelinger $0.00 Dylan Smith -$96,601.60 Justyn-Henry Malloy -$100,000.00 Eduardo Rodriguez -$933,333.33 Player Salaries $224,832,469.34 Pre-Arb Bonus Pool $1,666,666.67 Player Benefits $18,206,789.00 CBT Payroll $244,705,925.00 CBT Threshold $244,000,000.00 CBT Room -$705,925.00

First Round Pick PPI (~30th) if McGonigle wins ROY Comp Pick (~35th) for Skubal (If under the CBT) Comp Pick (~36th) for Mize (if offered and under the CBT) Competitive Balance Pick (~40th, if under the CBT) Second Round Pick

Your only 40 man pitchers in Toledo who are healthy are SGL, who started Saturday, and Vanasco, who can't be brought up. You have a 40 man spot to play with assuming Short is DFA'ed for Torres. But who are you calling up? Go? Rainey? Seeinger? Little? Effross? None of them are pitching lights out. Well... Go is, but his track record is shaky.

Might be opting out of his Red Sox contract...

May as well hang onto rookie eligibility for Clark at this point...

Case in point... Player Framber Valdez $36,466,899.38 Tarik Skubal $32,000,000.00 Javier Baez $23,333,333.33 Gleyber Torres $22,025,000.00 Jack Flaherty $17,500,000.00 Kenley Jansen $11,000,000.00 Justin Verlander $10,013,204.43 Kyle Finnegan $9,500,000.00 Drew Anderson $7,000,000.00 Casey Mize $6,150,000.00 Riley Greene $5,000,000.00 Colt Keith $4,773,750.00 Zach McKinstry $4,200,000.00 Spencer Torkelson $4,075,000.00 Will Vest $3,950,000.00 Kerry Carpenter $3,275,000.00 Matt Vierling $3,255,000.00 Jake Rogers $3,050,000.00 Tyler Holton $1,575,000.00 Burch Smith $1,275,401.07 Enmanuel De Jesus $1,260,695.19 Beau Brieske $1,157,500.00 Dillon Dingler $834,900.00 Jahmai Jones $832,200.00 Reese Olson $818,100.00 Parker Meadows $805,300.00 Brant Hurter $796,200.00 Trey Sweeney $788,700.00 Troy Melton $785,500.00 Jackson Jobe $784,300.00 Bailey Horn $784,100.00 Kevin McGonigle $780,000.00 Wenceel Perez $767,631.02 Keider Montero $760,296.63 Brenan Hanifee $701,153.93 Ty Madden $695,688.77 Hao Yu Lee $691,886.63 Zack Short $672,727.27 Drew Sommers $560,039.04 Sawyer Gipson-Long $391,112.76 Connor Seabold $273,796.79 Ricky Vanasco $227,085.56 Gage Workman $169,155.08 Jace Jung $148,151.34 Eduardo Valencia $117,400.00 Yoniel Curet $114,186.10 Thayron Liranzo $63,600.00 Jake Miller $63,600.00 Trei Cruz $63,600.00 Grant Holman $48,200.34 Nick Sandlin $0.00 Tomas Nido $0.00 Tanner Rainey $0.00 Bryan Sammons $0.00 Konnor Pilkington $0.00 Troy Watson $0.00 Carl Edwards $0.00 Scott Effross $0.00 Corey Julks $0.00 Jack Little $0.00 Tyler Mattison $0.00 Tyler Owens $0.00 Sean Guenther $0.00 Dugan Darnell $0.00 Matt Seelinger $0.00 Dylan Smith -$96,601.60 Justyn-Henry Malloy -$100,000.00 Eduardo Rodriguez -$933,333.33 Player Salaries $225,244,459.71 Pre-Arb Bonus Pool $1,666,666.67 Player Benefits $18,206,789.00 CBT Payroll $245,117,915.38 CBT Threshold $244,000,000.00 CBT Room -$1,117,915.38

It will... also, a net 3-4 more guys coming off the IL should help as well. Assuming Vanasco is the move for Madden, his number goes down about $500k on the prorated minor league split.

Current numbers... Player Framber Valdez $36,466,899.38 Tarik Skubal $32,000,000.00 Javier Baez $23,333,333.33 Gleyber Torres $22,025,000.00 Jack Flaherty $17,500,000.00 Kenley Jansen $11,000,000.00 Justin Verlander $10,013,204.43 Kyle Finnegan $9,500,000.00 Drew Anderson $7,000,000.00 Casey Mize $6,150,000.00 Riley Greene $5,000,000.00 Colt Keith $4,773,750.00 Zach McKinstry $4,200,000.00 Spencer Torkelson $4,075,000.00 Will Vest $3,950,000.00 Kerry Carpenter $3,275,000.00 Matt Vierling $3,255,000.00 Jake Rogers $3,050,000.00 Tyler Holton $1,575,000.00 Burch Smith $1,275,401.07 Enmanuel De Jesus $1,260,695.19 Beau Brieske $1,157,500.00 Dillon Dingler $834,900.00 Jahmai Jones $832,200.00 Reese Olson $818,100.00 Parker Meadows $805,300.00 Brant Hurter $796,200.00 Trey Sweeney $788,700.00 Troy Melton $785,500.00 Jackson Jobe $784,300.00 Bailey Horn $784,100.00 Kevin McGonigle $780,000.00 Wenceel Perez $767,631.02 Keider Montero $760,296.63 Ricky Vanasco $701,176.47 Brenan Hanifee $701,153.93 Ty Madden $695,688.77 Hao Yu Lee $691,886.63 Zack Short $672,727.27 Drew Sommers $560,039.04 Sawyer Gipson-Long $391,112.76 Connor Seabold $273,796.79 Gage Workman $169,155.08 Jace Jung $148,151.34 Eduardo Valencia $117,400.00 Yoniel Curet $114,186.10 Thayron Liranzo $63,600.00 Jake Miller $63,600.00 Trei Cruz $63,600.00 Grant Holman $48,200.34 Nick Sandlin $0.00 Tomas Nido $0.00 Tanner Rainey $0.00 Bryan Sammons $0.00 Konnor Pilkington $0.00 Troy Watson $0.00 Carl Edwards $0.00 Scott Effross $0.00 Corey Julks $0.00 Jack Little $0.00 Tyler Mattison $0.00 Tyler Owens $0.00 Sean Guenther $0.00 Dugan Darnell $0.00 Matt Seelinger $0.00 Dylan Smith -$96,601.60 Justyn-Henry Malloy -$100,000.00 Eduardo Rodriguez -$933,333.33 Player Salaries $225,718,550.62 Pre-Arb Bonus Pool $1,666,666.67 Player Benefits $18,206,789.00 CBT Payroll $245,592,006.29 CBT Threshold $244,000,000.00 CBT Room -$1,592,006.29

Occam's razor. He isn't hitting.

This is not me proposing calling him up, but i did hit up BP's defensive metrics out of curiosity. They aren't perfect, obviously, but one of the only spots I can get defensive metrics for the minors. Clark is second in AAA in their Defensive Runs Prevented metric across all positions.