Cranny wrote: ↑19 Mar 2026 07:39 am
Fitts and Dobbins have 4 seamers that can hit 97-98, and neither can be a free agent until 2032. Both are mid to back end starters who can be contributors for a number of years.
Bloom is looking for longer term consistency.
Fitts couldn’t beat out 6-15, 5.60ERA Pallante for the last spot in Cards rotation and is at AAA
Dobbins can’t seem to achieve 2 healthy stable legs to stand on the mound.
Is that the consistency Bloom is looking for?
Fitts and Dobbins need more time.
AP in the starting rotation doesn’t mean he’s there until years end, or even through May.
Please stop with arguing logic!
BTW....I see it’s your turn today to debate the CT Rocket Scientists....LOL
What’s the logic of “needing more time”? More time for what? Dick Fitts is healthy, Cuse was really excited to see Dick in the Starting rotation. What specifically does he need more time for?
The LOGIC of this situation is that Fitts was projected to beat out a Pallante and BP arm Leahy. Pallante has a track record of being a poor SP
6-15, 5.60 ERA last season. LOGIC would follow that type of SP wouldn’t be hard to beat out in a competition for SP.
So please formulate this logic I’m apparently not following.
Where’s that LIST of players you were going to provide that Bloom missed out on?????????
And you of all people should never capitalize LOGIC!
And yes...I am excited to see Fitts, Dobbins, Mathews, etc etc.
Didn’t realize it was a one month season?
What fan has a list of 29 teams prospects who align in particular trades? Is that my job? I’m POBO. I can recognize damaged bodies and the risks associated compared to normal MLB player injury history. The same torn ACL by 25 in a high leg torque position as SP isn’t the same as a pulled hamstring. A 24 yr old who has NEVER pitched a full season at any level who’s had TJ, TOS, fractured shoulder, and now circulatory issues/numbness in pitching arm who required surgery to correct an aneurysm should be a Giant RED FLAG. And these were the 2 TOP main prospects returned….who had CTers so excited.
You are correct that as fans we do not know this. We can narrow that list by a large amount though.
Decrease the teams to contender that SG and WC would go to with their NTC, that might want a 1B at full market price, that
might want a #2 SP on a rental type of contract at full market price.
That will decrease your research a lot, maybe to 2 or 3. What could also be done is at least we know Boston
wanted these players, you could make a list of players from Boston that you would rather have.
These trades imo were very good. They will turn out to be anywhere from an average to an exceptional
trade. Your call of what those subjective terms mean.
Cranny wrote: ↑19 Mar 2026 07:39 am
Fitts and Dobbins have 4 seamers that can hit 97-98, and neither can be a free agent until 2032. Both are mid to back end starters who can be contributors for a number of years.
Bloom is looking for longer term consistency.
Fitts couldn’t beat out 6-15, 5.60ERA Pallante for the last spot in Cards rotation and is at AAA
Dobbins can’t seem to achieve 2 healthy stable legs to stand on the mound.
Is that the consistency Bloom is looking for?
Fitts and Dobbins need more time.
AP in the starting rotation doesn’t mean he’s there until years end, or even through May.
Please stop with arguing logic!
BTW....I see it’s your turn today to debate the CT Rocket Scientists....LOL
What’s the logic of “needing more time”? More time for what? Dick Fitts is healthy, Cuse was really excited to see Dick in the Starting rotation. What specifically does he need more time for?
The LOGIC of this situation is that Fitts was projected to beat out a Pallante and BP arm Leahy. Pallante has a track record of being a poor SP
6-15, 5.60 ERA last season. LOGIC would follow that type of SP wouldn’t be hard to beat out in a competition for SP.
So please formulate this logic I’m apparently not following.
Where’s that LIST of players you were going to provide that Bloom missed out on?????????
And you of all people should never capitalize LOGIC!
And yes...I am excited to see Fitts, Dobbins, Mathews, etc etc.
Didn’t realize it was a one month season?
What fan has a list of 29 teams prospects who align in particular trades? Is that my job? I’m POBO. I can recognize damaged bodies and the risks associated compared to normal MLB player injury history. The same torn ACL by 25 in a high leg torque position as SP isn’t the same as a pulled hamstring. A 24 yr old who has NEVER pitched a full season at any level who’s had TJ, TOS, fractured shoulder, and now circulatory issues/numbness in pitching arm who required surgery to correct an aneurysm should be a Giant RED FLAG. And these were the 2 TOP main prospects returned….who had CTers so excited.
