The Keepers

[renostl]

I prefer the optimism.

Beside predicting failure in baseball is too simple.
Players fail the majority of the time just getting to MLB.
It can be done on every roster.

I prefer reality.

Your post is opinion.
Libs may or may not handle more.
McGreevy a rookie. Can't get better?
Pallante might benefit from a real pitching coach.
What Leahy did 3 years ago, irrelevant.
Donovan and Herrera are a guess wrapped in negativity
NA 50% at the most.

Yeah color it as being the only realistic guy,
What does it get you?

[sikeston bulldog2]

I prefer the optimism.

Beside predicting failure in baseball is too simple.
Players fail the majority of the time just getting to MLB.
It can be done on every roster.

I prefer reality.

Your post is opinion.
Libs may or may not handle more.
McGreevy a rookie. Can't get better?
Pallante might benefit from a real pitching coach.
What Leahy did 3 years ago, irrelevant.
Donovan and Herrera are a guess wrapped in negativity
NA 50% at the most.

Yeah color it as being the only realistic guy,
What does it get you?

We got a gem from McG last night. Against a fairly competent team. If he never gets better than 7 IP and 3 hits, I’ll take it. Not his only good game this year. What I’d He had a competent pitching coach.

[zoiks]

Your post is opinion.
Libs may or may not handle more.
McGreevy a rookie. Can't get better?
Pallante might benefit from a real pitching coach.
What Leahy did 3 years ago, irrelevant.
Donovan and Herrera are a guess wrapped in negativity
NA 50% at the most.

Yeah color it as being the only realistic guy,
What does it get you?

Pitchers’ minor league stats show who they are.

Liberatore has experienced a decrease in velocity each time he’s gotten a bit past 100 IP in a season. He is, though, the SP of the current group of young SP at the MLB level with the best chance of staying a SP long term.

McGreevy has never had a good K rate. That will not magically improve in the major leagues. He’ll have good starts where batted ball luck is good, and he’ll get bombed in other starts where batted ball luck isn’t good. That’s a #5 SP on a good team.

Leahy has always had a high walk rate. If he’s converted to a SP, the results would be the same as Pallante, who has also always had a high walk rate.

Herrera would have massive value if he could play catcher, but he can’t. He’s a DH and possibly below average LF.

Donovan is the only trade piece the team has that has actual value. The front office would be stupid not to trade him, as the team has no chance to contend before he reaches free agency since Dewitt will not spend to fill holes in the roster.

No team is trading for Arenado with only 50% retained, unless the Cardinals take a bad contract back in the trade.