OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: Dull days of July

[Coastal Kev]

It would be smart to hold steady this season and spend in the offseason, no prospects lost.

 

[MrBrightside]

Man Cruz hits some bombs.

This still has the feel of a game where they get 3 hits and strike out 14 times but at least they scored.

 

[wheelz87]

Ugh. I’d rather see what priester has than gonzo at this point.

 

[PensandCaps]

Cruz might be pound for pound the most absurd power hitter in the game, 128 feet high and 472 feet long. Its not like he's built like Judge, Tall, but he's still kind of skinny, no clue how hes able to hit these bombs consistently.

 

[ImporterExporter]

I'd be pretty aggressive with Oakland for Rooker. There is no real reason for them to keep him. He's going to get a hefty raise in arb, and they aren't close to competing. Rooker has 3 years of control meaning he'd be here for the first part of a potential window.

Rooker IS the type of guy who moves the offensive needle. He'd instantly be the biggest HR threat and frankly overall one as it were, when you look at what he's done since last year.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Man Cruz hits some bombs.

This still has the feel of a game where they get 3 hits and strike out 14 times but at least they scored.

Cruz might be pound for pound the most absurd power hitter in the game, 128 feet high and 472 feet long. Its not like he's built like Judge, Tall, but he's still kind of skinny, no clue how hes able to hit these bombs consistently.

Nice to see after the gongshow he batted last night lol

 

[BusinessGoose]

Should be Gone-zo, sorry buddy... You aren't doing it

Now we're doing two errors per play

Welcome back to Pirates Baseball

Thanks owners. f***ed the year in the span of two days.

 

[metalan2]

It feels like every big hit the dbacks get is an 0-2 pitch.

 

[MrBrightside]

This is going well. Getting swept here is going to make the deadline even quieter.

 

[wheelz87]

Meanwhile we have Palacios betting 5. Ke 6. Cutch 1. Taylor getting action. Yeaa.

 

[metalan2]

Lil Marco.

This is going well. Getting swept here is going to make the deadline even quieter.

Good. Doesn't matter.

 

[TimmyD]

I'd be pretty aggressive with Oakland for Rooker. There is no real reason for them to keep him. He's going to get a hefty raise in arb, and they aren't close to competing. Rooker has 3 years of control meaning he'd be here for the first part of a potential window.

Rooker IS the type of guy who moves the offensive needle. He'd instantly be the biggest HR threat and frankly overall one as it were, when you look at what he's done since last year.

But he isn’t a position of “need” because he’s only a DH… or something like that.

It would be smart to hold steady this season and spend in the offseason, no prospects lost.

I mean…. That’s just simply not going to happen though

 

[BusinessGoose]

OAK isn't gonna sell

Theres no reason with them being 3+ years away from Vegas when they're not even paying much to their guys

They'll run it back like us

 

[MrBrightside]

Gonzales had absolutely nothing.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Gonzales had absolutely nothing.

One decent, two not very good games since back from injury

Might need to dump him from starting

 

[DJ Spinoza]

I'd be pretty aggressive with Oakland for Rooker. There is no real reason for them to keep him. He's going to get a hefty raise in arb, and they aren't close to competing. Rooker has 3 years of control meaning he'd be here for the first part of a potential window.

Rooker IS the type of guy who moves the offensive needle. He'd instantly be the biggest HR threat and frankly overall one as it were, when you look at what he's done since last year.

My guess is that some of the loud public signaling that they aren't selling him is just posturing, but I also bet they would ask for a hefty price, especially a headliner.

Oakland has been willing to take quantity and floor over quality in previous trades. The x-factor with Rooker is that he's still not going to be expensive for them... I think it's a decent bet that he will get a modest arbitration salary or two the next two years and then there will be a decline in production.

Only thing I can guess is that Oakland could view getting something like Harrington/Ashcraft + Peguero as two players who will definitely contribute. Maybe Davis would make sense for them as well.

 

[td_ice]

OAK isn't gonna sell

Theres no reason with them being 3+ years away from Vegas when they're not even paying much to their guys

They'll run it back like us

Yeah, heard on the Fan today that Oakland said they will not trade either Bleday or Rooker. At least that's their "for public consumption" statement.

 

[BusinessGoose]

A couple of good hits
.... At least chipping away

Tied? Lol, some bad fielding by AZ

 

[metalan2]

Why did they call Taylor out?

 

[Ugene Magic]

Why did they call Taylor out?

They said he took a step towards 2nd base.

 

[MrBrightside]

Ah Quinn. Sigh.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Pirates pitching is horrendous.

 

[WickedWrister]

Priester shitting the bed immediately after we tie the game back up is super frustrating.

They said he took a step towards 2nd base.

I honestly thought it looked like he was trying to avoid stepping on the ball after the 1B dropped it, but I guess a rule is a rule.

 

[Empoleon8771]

The one downside of having Ortiz in the rotation is that you can't turn to him as a bulk reliever in games like these. That role now falls to Priester, who just simply can't do it as well as Ortiz can.

 

[td_ice]

Damn, Priester with a horrible inning. Need to get some scoreless sides from ARI, but no.

Worst part is they didn't really do much to earn it. Single, then HBP, and then couldn't throw a strike, walks next guy, and now bases loaded. Couldn't get a ground ball after that. Two deep flys generates two runs on sac flies.