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  1. lastatman

    lastatman Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    I don't mind this at all, as long as this is the bulk of what LA is sending. I see they're reviewing Stewart's extensive injury history, and based on that should not let any top prospects go with Outman. Sounds like the deal is still being worked.
     
    lastatman, Jul 31, 2025
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    Looks like it's just a one for one deal

    Outman just never had a clue vs major league pitching.

    Always confused me how the same guy I'd watch strikeout almost every AB would get sent down and start mashing

    Just could never make that leap
     
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    lastatman Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    I couldn't agree more. It's a shame because his speed and glove plays. But his ceiling just may be AAA.

    On the other hand, he might just need more time. I wouldn't hate it if he figures it out somewhere down the road in Minnesota.
     
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    But he was still striking out at about a 30 percent clip at AAA.
     
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    Correa back with the Asstros.

    Yuck and yuck
     
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    MLB needs to adopt rules that allows teams to field their best 9 defensive and offensive units without worrying about the players going both ways
    Can they? Sure, if they are one of the best 9 for each unit
    Imagine the career James Outman could have if he was able to play CF for a team without taking up a starting offensive spot
    Instead, he will likely fizzle out in Minnesota then disappear into the minor leagues
    and we are forced to watch guys like Max Muncy try to field a ball
    Just because we did something significant one way for a long time does not mean we must continue to
     
    BigDaddyKaine, Jul 31, 2025
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    lastatman Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    That's a really hard sell BDK. I get your thinking... would make for a better quality product. But I think the chance that baseball would make such a wholesale change is somewhere between never and never.
     
    lastatman, Jul 31, 2025
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    Padres are going to a problem and their GM operates like a guy playing PlayStation

    @JonHeyman

    Ramon Laureano and Ryan O’Hearn to Padres @ByRobertMurray on it
     
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    MLB took the pitcher out of the lineup, why not the sub-.200 batting average stud defender
    It would make for a significantly better product (and more creative)
    Making a much more watchable product
    Which is more money for everyone, owners and players
    But they would have to weather the initial shit storm from traditionalists
     
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    Looks like the competition's doing a hell of a lot better than we are and now the Astros are trying to get Dylan cease fuck me
     
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    We just got OF Alex Call from the Nationals
    Who the fuck is Alex Call?
     
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    pending free agent
    we’ll sign him in the offseason…
    he’ll pitch five games before needing TJ
     
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    Outman replacement on the roster.
     
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    Note from the Athletic on Call.........

    The Dodgers have gotten their outfielder, landing Alex Call from the Washington Nationals and setting up a potential platoon situation with Michael Conforto (who has quietly produced an .827 OPS in July). Call, 30, has produced an .802 OPS against left-handed pitching this season and has experience at all three outfield spots.

    The team has obviously shot high in trying to pursue Cleveland's Steven Kwan, but Call represents a different tier of controllable outfielder (under control through the 2029 season) who could help reinforce a lineup that has sagged over the last couple months.
     
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    details on the call deal…

    @Thelegendjx97
    The Los Angeles Dodgers are acquiring OF Alex Call from the Nationals in exchange for RHP Eriq Swan (No. 16 LAD Prospect @MLBPipeline, great fastball) and RHP Sean Paul Liñan (No. 20 LAD Prospect
    @MLBPipeline good changeup)
     
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    @JeffPassan
    BREAKING: The Texas Rangers are acquiring right-hander Merrill Kelly from the Arizona Diamondbacks, sources tell ESPN.
     
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    I expect something more to happen; these next 30 are going to be interesting
     
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    Hate to see Kelly leave the division. Dodgers own him.


    Merrill Kelly, a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, has a career record of 1-11 with an ERA of 5.56 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has faced them 17 times, with 10 appearances in his last 10 games against the Dodgers. In those 10 games, he is 1-6 with a 5.76 ERA and 39 strikeouts according to StatMuse. In his most recent 6 games against the Dodgers, he has a record of 1-2 with a 3.66 ERA and 17 strikeouts.
     
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    Swan was a 2023 4th rounder out of college. Hadn't done anything crazy yet at Great Lakes - 4.43 ERA this year - but seemingly was putting it together with a 3.86 ERA in July, and just last night threw 6 shutout innings. His batting avg against is good, but like many other young pitchers, his control is not, with less than a 2:1 K to BB ratio.

    Linan is the Colombian pitcher that I highlighted in the other thread. Must've been signed as a 16-yr old because this is his fourth season in the Dodgers organization and he's only 20. Looking pretty good this year at Great Lakes with a 2.78 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and a 3+ to 1 K/BB ratio.

    A couple arms that could develop for Washington, but if Call platoons effectively with Conforto, this sounds like a fair trade.
     
    lastatman, Jul 31, 2025
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