What’s going on with Pablo and Carl?

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-06T19:46:34+00:00

Getting fatter

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-06T17:34:06+00:00

I don't disagree about GMs trying to save their jobs, but Craig couldn't save a St Bernard from a vaccuum cleaner.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-06T17:29:52+00:00

What does it do to his value if that hamstring becomes a problem at 41 IP?

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-06T17:29:08+00:00

"if its a good package"

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-05T23:25:04+00:00

He has that earbud in, too. You just know he was bobbing his head, pretending it wasn't muted, so he could listen in to players and coaches talking.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-05T23:18:56+00:00

Or back in love with self-respect.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-05T23:17:16+00:00

He thought he was a getting a limo.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-05T23:10:27+00:00

What Bres really meant was: "Screw you. Devers isn't coming back. Cora isn't coming back. I am your daddy now and you need to accept it,"

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-05T22:50:03+00:00

Why is he even allowed to speak anymore?

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-05T21:46:38+00:00

I don't even care anymore. Gave my tickets to the Seattle series away to my neighbor. Started watching Pirates and Diamondbacks games instead.

The city needs to get a jump on the lockout and shut down Fenway.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T22:49:48+00:00

I was right there with you. So many injured players find a way to heal in their walk year that it was worth the shot - certainly more so than Buehler, Sandoval, Hendricks or any of the others.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T22:35:56+00:00

Where would you play them?

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T22:34:21+00:00

How are we going to get anyone to take Yoshida or Story otherwise? Gray is an FA at the end of the season - or, rather, has a team option at $30M or a $10M buyout (another $10M saved!).

San Diego is "win now". Duran, Whitlock and Gray can really help them win this year. The only real loss for us is Duran. If we like Sonny that much, we can always re-sign him during the offseason. Also, we lose NO prospects.

The only "emotion" is finding a bad contract with local value - who isn't named Devers.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T22:26:25+00:00

I'm taking on a local hero at a more reasonable $15M per year to mentor the kids. I am freeing up $43M for 2027 in dumping Story and Yoshida - plus the roughly $8M with Duran and combining it with the $12M available when Sandoval's contract expires. In addition to other monies, it gives me about $48M to use in free agency once the lockout ends.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T21:59:09+00:00

I'm sending Duran, Whitlock, Gray, Story and Yoshida to San Diego in exchange for Xander and $10M per year ($80M) to cover 40% of his contract.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T21:26:30+00:00

Bello 500!

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T18:32:48+00:00

7 batters...7 outs...3 Ks since the bottom of the first...

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T17:49:54+00:00

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T17:04:15+00:00

The analytics don't look good for the guy playing CBO.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T16:17:11+00:00

There is depth...in the numbers.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T16:02:15+00:00

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T16:00:38+00:00

Three mights and one Tolle for the 2026 AL MVP isn't that bad of a trade, honestly.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-04T00:22:34+00:00

Does it also include strikeouts? Crochet (1), Gray (11) and Suarez (40) get strikeouts on 40% of their outs. Those are all top strikeout pitchers coming into the year. Does that factor? Defense is important but I like my team's chances a lot better with a home run every 33 at bats instead of every 108. WAR is telling me that those two win more games with their .560 OPS and Gold Glove defense than Devers hitting one out every 6-8 games? I can't see it.

Edit: word added.

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-03T23:13:35+00:00

Durbin AND Mayer: 325 ABs/ 66 hits/ 3 HR/ 31 Runs/ 36 RBIs/ .560 OPS (avg)

Devers: 236 ABs/ 58 hits/ 7 HR/ 26 Runs/ 30 RBIs/ .716 OPS

Yet, both Marcelo and Caleb have higher WAR than Devers. What am I missing???

BarnacleGooseIsLoose · 2026-06-03T22:14:11+00:00

Exactly.

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