chasfh Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 The pundits are beginning to throw in the towel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveMaroth Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 Why? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 OTOH ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben9753 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 (edited) I'm guessing Harris used one of his PTO days today. Edited July 30 by ben9753 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroundsquare Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 PTO -- Played Thehand Over -- you know what I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoBert Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 11 min. to liftoff… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongbit Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 He’s got to get Flaherty traded and there are teams that need to add a top rotation pitcher. Come on Scott, don’t be a little bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 6 minutes ago, LongLiveMaroth said: Why? interesting rehab project for the orioles. his time in chicago was done. too injured too often. too much of a clown. lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 2 minutes ago, buddha said: interesting rehab project for the orioles. his time in chicago was done. too injured too often. too much of a clown. lazy. James McCann will fix that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongbit Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Flaherty to Dodgers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstanley Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Flaherty to Dodgers says MLBN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstanley Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Just now, Hongbit said: Flaherty to Dodgers News took an extra 30 seconds to make it to Canada. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAbbott Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Just now, lordstanley said: Flaherty to Dodgers says MLBN Passan says the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sports_Freak Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Just now, lordstanley said: News took an extra 30 seconds to make it to Canada. The exchange rate? 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Is it the same package they offered us for Eduardo last year? Is Flaherty going to exercise a phantom no-trade clause? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatkoVarda Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 that's Jack's childhood team, so he's thrilled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben9753 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Can one of you nerds tell us about the dudes they got back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Hope Ron Cey is coming back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 2 hours ago, kdog said: Scott Harris will address the media at 7pm. He’s going to moonwalk out to the podium. “You MTFers didn’t think I had it in me, did ya? How ya like me now?” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Come on...who did we get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Interesting haul. Cartaya is the prize. Pipeline has him at #7 in the system but not a Top 100; fangraphs has him at #3 but that was back on March 1. here is the writeup there: 3. Diego Cartaya, C Video Signed: July 2nd Period, 2018 from Venezuela (LAD) Age 22.5 Height 6′ 3″ Weight 219 Bat / Thr R / R FV 50 Tool Grades (Present/Future) Hit Raw Power Game Power Run Fielding Throw 30/35 50/60 40/55 40/30 40/55 55 After he slashed a disappointing .189/.278/.379 at Double-A Tulsa, Cartaya won FanGraphs’ 2023 Resolve-Testing Catcher of the Year award, a honor previously bestowed upon Bo Naylor, Henry Davis and MJ Melendez. Some of the underlying hit tool issues that Cartaya performed in spite of during previous seasons became untenable in 2023, as upper-level opposing pitchers executed to the locations he struggles to cover, which are copious. This is nothing new — Cartaya has had elevated strikeout rates in the lower minors (26% or more) since 2021, and hit tool risk has been a part of his profile the entire time. It will continue to be, but if Cartaya can get to enough of his power and continue to develop on defense (more on that in a second), then he’s still likely to clear the low offensive bar at catcher. The physical punishment inherent in catchers’ duties can have a pretty serious impact on how they perform on offense for long stretches of time. Cartaya’s bat looked unusually slow in 2023 and his max exit velocity declined three ticks from the previous season; his issues were not as simple as him having a low BABIP (although he did at .216). The exit velo decline could point to some underlying malady, or at least is an indication that Cartaya wasn’t in peak physical form last year. He had multiple injury issues in prior seasons (mostly back and hamstring). At age 22, it’s fair to conclude that he’s not in physical decline, and that whatever his 2023 issue, it might be remedied or healed with an offseason of rest. If anything, broad-shouldered, 22-year-old hitters who are built like castle drawbridges, as Cartaya is, tend to merit more projection into their mid-20s. Cartaya still has developing to do on defense, but he’s a pretty good bet to remain a catcher. His receiving and ball-blocking are still below average (common for a 22-year-old, but it’s frustrating that Cartaya has been treading water in this regard), and too often he fumbles the baseball during his exchange, but his raw arm strength is very good and he has the big, durable frame typical of a primary catcher. He is no longer on the expressway to Chavez Ravine like it seemed he was a year ago, but Cartaya is still a high-ceiling catching prospect who stands a chance to be an impact regular. One of Cartaya’s option years has now passed. Will Smith is entrenched ahead of him, and fellow catching prospects Dalton Rushing and Thayron Liranzo put themselves in the medium-term 40-man mix with great 2023 seasons. It’s very important for Cartaya to rebound in 2024 so he can enter his final option year as a viable big league option. You could point to any of the Dodgers’ good catching prospects as candidates for trade, and Smith’s presence increases the likelihood that any of them begins their career as a backup, which is especially true for Cartaya because he’s already on the 40-man roster. We’re not totally ignoring Cartaya’s 2023 flop, but our instincts here are to avoid overcorrection and continue to project Cartaya as a long-term primary catcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroundsquare Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 stavenhagen gives this a B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongbit Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 I wonder if Ohtani is in the deal? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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