[quote="Phogge" pid='315860' dateline='1620316394'
Lex, they may be out of it by deadline if they can’t find one. They have already lost a few game in the new season because various guys couldn’t close. And pitch selection beat Doval the other night. Blackman could hardly make contact on the heater and they kept calling slider so finally Doval put one on a platter. Look at a replay.
I’m convinced that whatever Belt’s stats are in 2021 he will be considerly worse next year. Time to deal. In hindsight Mick was right about Bumgarner.
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Agree on Doval to Blackmon. You throw 100 you have to use it. He threw more fastballs last night. It wasn’t pretty but he had a clean inning.
Trading for a closer is a crapshoot. Look at Melancon. He was one of the best relievers in the NL from about ‘13-‘16. Then he comes to the Giants in ‘17 and from game 1, literally, was a bust. Farhan trades him in 19 and gets high praise for doing so. Now look at Melancon. Once again one of the top closers in the league. Still it was the right thing to trade him. We will see if Tristan Beck helps down the line.
They inevitably break down for a bit. Almost all of them. You don’t want to trade for that guy. Melancon was hurt much of the time he was with SF. Now he’s healthy again.
So who is out there and who do you have to give up. My guess- not much and too much.
BTW, Bum has pitched very well the last 5 times out. Got off to hoffific start but looks to be getting it together. Last 5 starts. 29 IP. 10 hits. 4 runs.
Lex, they may be out of it by deadline if they can’t find one. They have already lost a few game in the new season because various guys couldn’t close. And pitch selection beat Doval the other night. Blackman could hardly make contact on the heater and they kept calling slider so finally Doval put one on a platter. Look at a replay.
I’m convinced that whatever Belt’s stats are in 2021 he will be considerly worse next year. Time to deal. In hindsight Mick was right about Bumgarner.
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Agree on Doval to Blackmon. You throw 100 you have to use it. He threw more fastballs last night. It wasn’t pretty but he had a clean inning.
Trading for a closer is a crapshoot. Look at Melancon. He was one of the best relievers in the NL from about ‘13-‘16. Then he comes to the Giants in ‘17 and from game 1, literally, was a bust. Farhan trades him in 19 and gets high praise for doing so. Now look at Melancon. Once again one of the top closers in the league. Still it was the right thing to trade him. We will see if Tristan Beck helps down the line.
They inevitably break down for a bit. Almost all of them. You don’t want to trade for that guy. Melancon was hurt much of the time he was with SF. Now he’s healthy again.
So who is out there and who do you have to give up. My guess- not much and too much.
BTW, Bum has pitched very well the last 5 times out. Got off to hoffific start but looks to be getting it together. Last 5 starts. 29 IP. 10 hits. 4 runs.