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Didn't have much faith this series when I saw it was Houser, Teheran and Rea. We desperately need Woody and Miley back.

Also can't hit LHP. Career 75 wRC+ (56 wRC+ this year). Candelario would be the superior option.

UNO didn't play a ton of super high level OOC teams but they did end up playing a lot of OOC baseball during Boeve's time there so there may be a bit more to those numbers than just "well he played the Summit League." Competition was a lot stiffer in 2021 and 2022 than it was in 2023 though.

Yes and no. Not entirely sure who UNO scheduled non-conference but, as a Wright State alum, we always schedule top tier OOC teams and Black held his own those games basically doing what he does now. Conference wise, absolutely, since the Horizon got gutted due to expansion since my days there. 2019 2 vs #10 Ole Miss, 3 vs #19 Oklahoma State, 1 vs #9 East Carolina (3-14, 2 RBI as a true Freshman in those games) 2020 3 vs #6 Mississippi State, 1 vs #1 Louisville, 3 vs #20 Auburn, 3 vs #11 Tennessee (8-34, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2B, 3B, 5 BB, 7 K) 2021 2 vs #2 Vanderbilt, 3 vs #23 Alabama, NCAA Tourney vs #2 Tennessee and Duke (8-23, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 2B, 7 BB, 5 K)

Depends who they saw him against. If they saw him play high level competition, they may have seen a lot of weak contact but he's able to spray against lesser arms. I don't imagine a lot of people watched a ton of UNO games. I think his swing profile is a low impact one but I haven't watched a ton of him. We've had some success with my man Tyler Black so I guess I shouldn't be so quick to dismiss Boeve since they both have similar compact swing paths and hand speed.

Not a fan. Low level of competition with no real standout tool and a low impact swing. Just don't see it with this kid to take him in the 2nd round. EDIT - Actually, I should give the kid more of a chance with the success we've had with a similarly profiled player in Black.

He'll get every opportunity to start. Think Lance McCullers.

Think more McCullers than Gray.

I have no problem double dipping at 3B. Still a shot that Wilken ends up at 1B or DH long term.

I really want Nolan Schanuel but I doubt we'll place 1st round value on someone that's a 1B/COF type. Kid can flat out rake. Real chance to add some real good talent to this system tonight. I'm excited.

Not sure Strzelecki can come back up yet.

Have to DFA him

Ruiz is far from an elite prospect

Even if Yelich continues to be overpaid, that deal was insanely good for us. 4 lottery tickets that turned out to be nothing for 2 years of an MVP level bat.

Regardless. The point remains. Would you rather cash in on Adames alone or attach Yelich to him? Or would you wait to attach Yelich to Burnes/Woody when we inevitably move off them? Or just eat it and deal with him for the next 7 years? The organizational rank is irrelevant for the exercise of the question. Ignore that, if need be. I didn't feel like jumping on BTV for obvious reasons. Simply consider it Adames and Yelich for fliers.

Say the Dodgers lose Turner and then don't sign any of Correa, Bogaerts or Swanson and they are in the market for a SS and they want Adames. Would you rather take a better package for Adames alone (say two top 15 LAD prospects) or a lesser package but we get to attach Yelich's deal (where one top 15 LAD prospect is the headliner and the rest of the package is lottery tickets)?

In no way am I overvaluing the best reliever of the last half decade. I've said this before but gauging a relievers value based on WAR isn't really all that wise since it equates how lucky or unlucky someone has been getting into their formula (FIP, xFIP, BABIP, Strand rate) but the one of the biggest part of being a high leverage reliever is stranding runners (we're seeing this issue present itself with Boxberger this year) and Rogers is has not been good in that department over the last 3 seasons. Plus, WAR for a reliever, who appear less than any other players on the field, that 0.31/season is a pretty large gap, if you choose to use it. Rogers is also a rental, so that should drop his value significantly when talking a piece in a return for someone that still has team control, albeit another season. So just getting Rogers to "replace" Hader isn't a good enough reason to be content with receiving him as part of the package. He was also removed from their closer role prior to the deal so...Also, I don't care about him being "free" or not since we did nothing other than acquire Trevor Rosenthal using that "freed up" money. Quality work. Gasser is a 23 year old pitcher who has never pitched above A ball and profiles as a BOR starter due to his average, if not below, fastball. If anyone calls a 23 year old pitcher with little pedigree, in A+, untouchable, then they probably don't know how prospect development works. He's in AA now. This is where we'll find out what he is. Ruiz is fine but he shouldn't be the headlining piece in a Hader deal. He's a speed first player who has 80 games, in hitter friendly environments, of legitimate production at the plate. He's raised his average and cut down on K's by sacrificing quality contact to be a more low-impact bat and take advantage of his speed. That's fine assuming he can get to the gaps but I have my doubts since you absolutely need to make quality contact vs MLB level pitching. You can get away with it in the minors but that **** doesn't fly in the bigs. From a few weeks ago... And in Ruiz's 27 PA, 22 events, he produced an average exit velocity of 70. That's...uh...not great, bob.

Forget about the evening out the money excuse, we had all the leverage since we're the one trading the asset. If they demand we take a guy back to fill the salary, you just walk away and revisit this offseason. They bungled this deal, in a multitude of ways, and there's no getting around that. We took money back but didn't even get an organizational top 5 prospect from them. Oh and the "prize" of the deal is a OF...the position we're strong at in the minors. Just an absolutely crap show this TDL.

Not sure, but probably because of the slanted way you phrased that. Not slanted in the slightest. It's the truth. Lots of swing and miss in all three bats.

Absolutely beautiful deal. 3 high risk bats and a high risk arm for a cheap, cost controlled all star. How anyone can be mad at that is beyond me.