Nationals (Irvin) vs Brewers (Rea): 7/14/24, 1:10pm

[duewizard]

4 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

This is a legitimate question.  Who else do you remove?

Starters: Peralta, Rea, Civale, Myers

Relievers: Megill, Hudson, Payamps, Peguero, Milner, Junis, Wilson

Assuming Kuhnel and Zastryzny are the first to go when Devin Williams and one of Hall/Ross comes back, who is the third to go when the other of Hall/Ross comes back?

No clue. I think Hall will be back first. If he struggles like he did, he can be optioned when Ross is reinstated. Like wiguy said, you also need a spot for Koenig. Maybe 1 or 2 guys can go on trades? An injury? (real or phantom). One of Peguero/Milner/Payamps/Wilson goes? 

There is a real roster-crunch issue coming. 

[LouisEly]

11 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

So for me DFA Kuhnel, trade Milner, DFA Payamps or option Peguero depending on who is pitching better.

I think there will almost have to be a trade of Milner or Payamps or both.  While not having great seasons, they've both had enough recent success and there's enough demand for bullpen help that they should be able to get at least a lower-level prospect or PTBNL for each.

[wiguy94]

8 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

I think there will almost have to be a trade of Milner or Payamps or both.  While not having great seasons, they've both had enough recent success and there's enough demand for bullpen help that they should be able to get at least a lower-level prospect or PTBNL for each.

I'm not totally sold on Payamps having value. His peripherals are abhorrent this season, but yeah feels like we are going to have to move one or both of those 2. 

[LouisEly]

30 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

I'm not totally sold on Payamps having value. His peripherals are abhorrent this season, but yeah feels like we are going to have to move one or both of those 2. 

They got something for Vieira, and Payamps has more value than Vieira, so I think they can get something for Payamps.

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

They got something for Vieira, and Payamps has more value than Vieira, so I think they can get something for Payamps.

I wouldn't say they got anything for Vieira. Vieira was the throw-in and was DFA'd after 1 appearance in Baltimore. I think the lottery ticket Aneuris Rodriguez was what Baltimore actually wanted.

[adambr2]

Frustrating stretch lately to be sure, but you could do much worse than being 4.5 games up on the 2nd place team in your division going into the ASB.

[StearnsFTW]

2 hours ago, wiguy94 said:

Personally think DFA'ing Milner would be a silly decision when he's not even pitching bad. All of his peripherals are still really good. Through today there are 178 RP with 30+ IP, here are Milner's ranks.

120 ERA- (156th)

87 FIP- (82nd)

80 xFIP- (30th)

3.21 SIERA (55th)

3.18 xERA (58th)

50.8% GB-rate (38th)

.314 BABIP (132nd)

So the only stats that he's below average in are ERA- and BABIP. All of his peripherals are really strong. Maybe they shop him at the deadline with a bit of a bullpen logjam, but just throwing him away for nothing because he's had horrible BABIP luck would be pretty silly.

It would be completely idiotic.

[TURBO]

Devin Williams looked unhittable today, so there is that.  Yes, he faced A+ hitters, but he was totally in charge, struck out the side on 14 pitches, and only one guy even fouled one off.

[brewmann04]

They needed this win today imo 

[markedman5]

I might look into trading Wilson……assuming he has any value……I just don’t think you need him and Junis as right handed long relief guys. 
 

I really would rather not lose Zaztryzny ……
 

 

[treego14]

No Brewers games this week ...