James Paxton

[edfunderburk]

Dodgers just DFA’d James Paxton (8-2 with a 4.43 ERA)

Should the Brewers take a chance on him?

[JCREW]

If it was May 21, I would say, "of course." 

Now that we're about a week from the deadline, I'd rather they go after a more impactful arm and save the tinkering for the offseason and next spring. 

[sveumrules]

26yo Bryse Wilson (one million dollars)
4.07 ERA / 5.06 FIP / 4.65 xFIP

35yo James Paxton (nine million dollars)
4.43 ERA / 4.97 FIP / 5.30 xFIP

[Lloyd330]

Since he was DFA’d, are we on the hook for the remaining money on his contract?

[owbc]

His statcast page is brutal: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/james-paxton-572020?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb

 

[liveforoctober]

Would rather have Joe Ross.

[Brewcrew82]

The time to upgrade is next week. Paxton is just rearranging the same deck chairs. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

33 minutes ago, Lloyd330 said:

Since he was DFA’d, are we on the hook for the remaining money on his contract?

If you claim him on the wire, yes. Otherwise he becomes a free agent, can sign with anyone, and the Dodgers pay his salary.

[Frisbee Slider]

8-2 record. Seems like he knows how to win games

[Scooterfletcher]

We either get Crochet Fedde Kikuchi Bassitt Puk Rogers or we hope we get better health.  Don’t sell the farm.

[TURBO]

I know certain people are pushing Kikuchi, but what do you see in this guy?  He'd be a nice throw in type, but to make him the big piece of a trade that we send top prospects for is insane.  I just looked at his numbers, we can do better than this guy.

[sveumrules]

Just now, TURBO said:

I know certain people are pushing Kikuchi, but what do you see in this guy?  He'd be a nice throw in type, but to make him the big piece of a trade that we send top prospects for is insane.  I just looked at his numbers, we can do better than this guy.

Kikuchi a one year rental, so he shouldn't require top prospects.

If you are just looking at ERA (4.54) you might not be impressed, but his peripherals (3.99 xERA, 3.58 FIP, 3.40 SIERA and 3.32 xFIP) all say that he has gotten some bad luck and is due for positive regression in the run prevention department.

He's pretty much the best SP option on the market not named Skubal, Crochet, Flaherty or Fedde.

 

[BrewerFan]

On 7/22/2024 at 3:05 PM, sveumrules said:

26yo Bryse Wilson (one million dollars)
4.07 ERA / 5.06 FIP / 4.65 xFIP

35yo James Paxton (nine million dollars)
4.43 ERA / 4.97 FIP / 5.30 xFIP

Almost none of that is owed to Paxton by the team acquiring him. 

7M, 3M in SB, 2M in 26M roster bonus. So it's a little bit of money for a guy with a much longer history of starting on a team that desperately needs a starter, not a guy who's gone 10 innings in his last 5 games.

Moot now that the Red Sox beat made the trade, but he'd have been a nice addition.