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  1. Playing Catch
    I think this is a great trade for the White Sox. SOMEONE has to eat innings for them. I wouldn't be completely shocked if they just kept him, tried to re-sign him. He's a good veteran to have around for the next few years, and he has made it obvious that he doesn't care about winning; his demanding [edit: requesting] a trade, off of a contending team, in June.
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    This is about a like-for-like trade as you can get, in terms of on-field roster value. I was NOT expecting this kind of return. I was expecting salary relief and/or a 20-year old kid playing in the Florida Complex League.
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    I just said it in the other thread, but I do think Civale is right to worry. I don't think he earns more money in FA if he pitches out of the pen for the Brewers. I also agree with the sentiment that he shouldn't have come out quite so quickly with his request. With that said, he has also created for people a narrative in the event he struggles out of the pen. If in his first relief appearance he gives up a broken-bat single, a 12-pitch walk, 3-run HR... "see! I told you I shouldn't pitch out of the pen!"
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    I think the only "obvious" one is Coleman Crow, and perhaps I'm the only one that thinks he should be protected. I guess I kind of disagree, but mostly just because he needs innings to bring his numbers back down. He needs 5 innings at a time in order to bring down his BB and HR rates. He needs innings so that he can pitch around guys, and get through an order a couple of times. Lots of soft contact, trying to minimize damage. He's ONLY valuable to a team if he's going 5.2 innings. Bringing him out of the pen in the 6th inning in a one-run game isn't ideal for him or the team. His stuff simply doesn't allow me to envision him being successful in any relief role, other than the mop-up role. I think he and his agent know that if he goes into free agency as a "swingman," it will cost him millions of dollars, or at least $1M. Not insignificant. He's simply not that valuable out of the pen, particularly with his elevated walk and HR rates in the last couple of seasons. Throw in the fact that his body doesn't scream "well-conditioned athlete," and I would be concerned about his ability to bounce back on short rest --- again, for the first time since he was 20 years old. I think Civale and his agent are correct to "panic". His upcoming free agency could be very boom/bust for him. If he were to re-set his value with a strong summer in the Brewers rotation, teams may be willing to get to 4 or 5 million AAV. If he remains as more of a depth starter, he's looking at 1-2 million AAV.
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    Between hating the Cardinals, where they are in the division, and the juice that comes with Misiorowski, I expect the boys will be ready to go tonight.
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    Fair enough. These days we don't nitpick about those kinds of details enough, so no worries. I heard Brian Kenny on MLB Now, and his 2-player panel talking about it, and I think he used the word, "demand". I wasn't meaning to directly reference the tweet.
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    I think that the Blue Jays are trying to win, and will keep Bichette. Civale as a salary dump makes a lot of sense. Not insignificant.
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    Hypothetical prop bet? I'll say 103+mph.
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    Firstly, Civale demanding a trade is hilarious to me. With that said, I think he'll have pretty decent value. Surely better than a usual DFA-guy, solely in terms of production, anyway, I'm not considering his price tag. I kinda think this artificially improves his trade value. He's available to pitch next week, and I think he would fit into the 5-man rotations for probably what? 24 teams or so?
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    Near the bottom of the "Forums" tab.
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    I mean... that is one way to handle professional relationships. Purely as a transaction, with no meaning behind the months and months of hard work, and teamwork that people have invested in those relationships. Why do we even bother thanking people in our day-to-day, transactional lives? After all, the waitstaff are being paid, aren't they? I kid. I agree that it's usually in everyone's best interest for Civale to put on a brave face and do the job no one else wants to do, either. But the last time he came out of the pen was for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the Cape Cod League as a 20-year-old amateur. I know that on paper, Civale moving to the pen looks like it could be the best idea, but I'd rather him start and then bring in guys that have experience coming out of the pen.
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    Not good. Not good at all.
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    Yeah, he was starting to cook before that HBP. I'm fearing hairline fracture that hasn't shown up on imaging, yet. Like Yordan Alvarez.
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    I think the days of a 5-man rotation are over. Most teams will have 2 or 3 guys that they really count on for innings, but outside of that, a well-run pitching staff will share innings with 6 or 7 other guys (or more), that shuttle back and forth between AAA and IL. You try and keep your top 3 or 4 bullpen guys for games you are winning, but you use your other starters, openers, and bulk relievers on something of a schedule, and use those middle-inning guys like Hall/Ashby as either innings-eaters in a loss, or as guys that keep the game within reach for the offense. This depth is a really, really good problem to have.
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    It's interesting to me that their home/road splits are so distinct (4th fewest runs scored at home, 3rd most scored on the road). I'll bet season ticket holders are especially frustrated by the lack of runs at home.
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    Not to derail the thread, but the 2026 rotation is looking deeper by the day, and you've got a good blend of big-league experience (both success and struggle) and exciting potential. You've got guys with different skills, too. Groundball guys, K-rate guys, righties, lefties, side-armers and Over-the-top deliveries, old-souls and youthful naivety. And the best part is that barring a trade, that group is under team control for awhile, and that each of the rotations in each of the minor league affiliates have multiple guys that will make a 40-man one day, including a few guys that could be dynamite prospects by the end of the season.
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    "The Brewers hitting coaches don't know what they're doing. They should teach hitters to "read the seams," like the great Aaron once told Ghostbear".
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    The whole point of writing is that another person will understand it, bro-heim. Also, while Robin Yount may have won a Gold Glove, did anyone think it was a bad idea to move him off short? He had 24 errors. The league leader at shortstop in 1982 had 26. Sidenote: Molitor led baseball with 32 errors at third base in 1982. The Gold Glove, while telling, is not the end-all, be-all award for defensive acumen.
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    On the preseason prediction thread I think I predicted Burke would be in AAA by June, so obviously, I believed in Burke. But at the same time, this is A+, and he's a top50ish college pick. I'm glad he's playing well, though.
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    Oh, I see. Thanks for the correction.
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    I agree with all of this. You can control IPs between all of these guys. Just keep shuttling Henderson/Misiorowski/whomever else.
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    I doubt you can put Woodruff from the 60-day to the 15-day and the 40-man, only to be put BACK on the 60-day. But I think he's eligible to come back from a 60-day injury on June 24, so if they think he's out until then anyway, then I suppose that would work. But who knows... dude's healing from 3 different injuries.
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    I would set Megill's trade value as whatever the Brewers gave up for Mears last season (Yujanyer Herrera and Bradley Blalock). It's possible there are other considerations other than MLB service time, but Mears and Megill are pretty similar in that regard.
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    Optimism? Yes, I suppose. I didn't mean he'd win an MVP THIS season, if that's how you interpreted it. He's 21. He's already got a 20/20 season under his belt. It's June 10th of his sophomore season. He's currently at a wRC+ of 96. Call it a sophomore slump, if one must, but the league as a whole has been historically difficult for right-handed hitters so far this season. I truly believe that Chourio's bat skills are superior to that of anyone that has donned the uniform. That includes HOFers and MVPs. Why wouldn't we think this kid is going to figure it out? It's certainly possible, perhaps even probable, that Chourio will never even make an all-star team, let alone an MVP. But if I'm making a prediction, I think that Chourio will put up about 5 or 6 MVP-worthy seasons. But there's usually 3 or 4 good candidates per season for MVP. So, I'll put his chances at ever winning an MVP at about 7-10%.
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    I don't think anyone will remember the first few months of average production during his sophomore season after he wins an MVP.
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