ChapelHeel66
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I feel bad for Quinn. He finally found a permanent home and now has to go through this. Does anyone know what kind of TOS it is? I think Wheeler’s was venous and he took about 8 months (and looks awfully good out there)…and he’s at a much later stage of his career. Those who recover well tend to be good as new. Those who do not recover well simply don’t pitch anymore. He seems optimistic and I’m looking forward to seeing him on the mound in 2027.
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One of the best things about this site (which is new to me), is that unlike social media accounts, there is a lot of honesty in the articles about player limitations. That is, you can love the players but also critique them without trashing them. Good job.
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Can’t sit Chourio, ever, really. I love Frelick but if he needs to sit to get Vaughn’s bat, you’ve got to do it. Sal has managed -0.3 WAR in more than 200 PAs. Vaughn is +0.9 in less than 100 PA. He is 147 OPS+ as a Brewer. No amount of corner outfielder defense makes up for that delta, and Sal’s not a great defender anyway., at least not this year. It’s working, but it seems like something that’s going to catch up to us eventually. Vaughn won’t be able to get into a rhythm.. And maybe worse, the adherence to Frelick, who was really good last year but ONLY last year, might keep the team from acquiring a bat at the deadline.
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Had to be done. Bad hitter, bad fielder, bad baserunner. Not a good “floor”. He’s below replacement so almost anyone could fill the role if the two one trick ponies, Ortiz (fielding) and Hamilton (running) go down.
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So we play him at SS and move Ortiz to 3b? Rengifo really does not have any strengths, and Hamilton is basically a professional pinch runner, so they have to be the ones who sit (with Hamilton as a UT). But it's tough moving Ortiz from SS because he is a plus-plus defender there and does not have a 3b-level bat...although at least he is a really good third baseman too. We may need a 3b rental at the trade deadline to really make a push.
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I think a realistic ceiling is .264/.358/.410 (15 HR/20 SB), the floor is about where Frelick is now, and the most likely scenario is .242/.331/.353, which is a good enough OBP to lead off these days, with speed and defense. Almost certainly an everyday player, especially for us. The problem at the moment is we only have about 250 PAs of this "new" Lara with increased power and a much better K rate compared to about 1100 PAs of almost no power and very high K rate. The "old" Lara was fringey at best. However, both of the HR/PA and K/PA stabilize pretty quickly, at least in the majors. He ought to get some chances this year because he certainly is not blocked by Lockridge/Matos/Jones/Perkins, or by Mitchell and Frelick against lefties. I'm reserving judgment on branding him a gold glove caliber CF, because Chourio's outfield defense grades in the minors were about the same, and he was projected for CF. While Chourio is certainly a pretty good corner outfielder defensively, he has never looked comfortable in CF in the majors for whatever reason.
