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    Or just play him in CF. I don’t understand why they seem dead set against it, he’s perfectly adequate there.
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    Yep, this is right on. Except I’d probably put Diaz in LF and Mancini at 1B.
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    Dubon ideally shouldn’t start against RHP ever, let alone being the platoon partner against them. His numbers are FAR worse than McCormick’s, both this season and career. He’s a valuable sub who can play multiple positions and should get starts a couple of times a week to keep guys fresh. That’s it.
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    Gurriel should be playing vs lefties.
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    Even with their reluctance to just go ahead and play McCormick in CF, they’re not going to leave a better than league average bat at home. But given that you’ll have fewer pitchers, it’s likely both anyway.
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    You’re trading over 100 points away in OPS for those “mostly quality ABs.” And McCormick ironically has a higher batting average too. He’s even been better against righties, not because he’s been good, but because Dubon is such an anemic hitter. This is not particularly close.
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    Using “bat” really loosely with Dubon. He should not be a regular.
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    It wouldn’t have gone out at Camden Yards, true, but I wouldn’t call it cheap either.
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    Even if Brantley doesn’t return, if you start Vazquez, Mancini at 1B, Diaz in LF, and McCormick in CF, everyone in the lineup has a wRC+ over 100. I don’t believe any other team can say that. That’s objectively not full of bad hitters.
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    Could also place Castro on it.
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    If they don’t get him, they should just roll with McCormick out there basically everyday. No one else realistically proposed is an upgrade.
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    And a career wRC+ of 82. This is only the second season in his career he hasn’t been below average. I don’t really see him as an upgrade.
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    Was going to add him. Can’t believe it took that long.
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    Well the 2 they just got + Bregman aren’t there, to be fair.
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    So more like a homeless junkie's Juan Soto maybe.
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    I mean, one is arguably going to be the best hitter of his generation, reached the majors as a teenager, and is a defensive liability; the other is an elite defender who strikes out a third of the time and can't stick in the big leagues in his late 20s. They're practically the same guy.
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    Oh I get why they would want him. But it seems like they gave up a LOT to get him.
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    The Rays didn't get a prospect from the Astros, unless the reporting has changed. The only prospect I have seen that Houston sent out is McDermott to Baltimore. Which is why I find the move strange for them.
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    I get this move from both the Astros and Orioles standpoint. The real puzzler for me is TB, who gave up 2 prospects (the one going to Baltimore is top 100! he's headed for Tommy John, but who doesn't these days?) for Siri.
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    That's a great deal, if that's it's final form. Per Fangraphs, McDermott is a 40 and Murray a 40+ - so they swapped one pitching prospect for another that is roughly equal, maybe better. So they basically traded Siri for Mancini straight up. That's a win.
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    Yes. He's played there some this year, and a lot in the past. That versatility+the likely lesser cost might have made him a more appealing option than Bell.
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    Correct. He hasn’t played more than 40 games there since 2018, and none this year. I’m not sure he’s capable of it anymore.
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    More like why for the Padres. That’s a lot to give up for a closer, even a great one. Especially considering they gave up an adequate one in the process: Hader: 37 G, 34 IP, 29 SV, 4.24 ERA, 3.47 FIP, 2.41xFIP, .6 WAR Rogers: 42 G, 42.1 IP, 28 SV, 4.35 ERA, 2.35 FIP, 3.35 xFIP, 1.3 WAR
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    I think because he was on another level in 2018-19, everyone compares him to that guy rather than accurately assessing him relative to the rest of the league. He’s still a top 10 3B this season in WAR, top 10 in wRC+, he’s even 12th in homers. He might not be 2019 Bregman, but his numbers right now are extremely similar to 2017 Bregman-it seems that’s closer to who he is without the juiced ball. But that’s still a solid, above average player.

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