OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: Dull days of July

[Ryder71]

.269 in 27 AA games. Might be getting your panties all bunched without merit. Highly doubt he'll be in the show next year.

OR maybe ever?

 

[Mr Jeff Jimerson]

He didn't look too excited to become a Battlin' Bucco.

 

[Ryder71]

Perez is gone.

 

[Empoleon8771]

They are almost definitely fake rumors, but the speculation I'm seeing on twitter is around Chapman for McCormick for that Pirates/Astros talk. Likely fake rumors but it makes a fair bit of sense, so I wanted to share anyway.

McCormick is having a bad year this year but was a terrific CF for the Astros in the past few years. 117 OPS+ from 2021 through 2023 with putting up massively positive OAA in CF.

 

[TooManyHumans]

I don't care about what was given up but BDLC has a 93 OPS+ this year (96 for his career) and a .707 OPS. That's worst than Cutch, who everyone can't wait to replace. Not sure I see any reason to think this is an addition that changes anything. I guess they at least did something. I wish I could believe that the Pirates are the ones who will unlock any untapped potential but there certainly isn't a track record to point to lend credence to that.

 

[Empoleon8771]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818405475622310197

Don't care glad Perez is gone.

I don't care about what was given up but BDLC has a 93 OPS+ this year (96 for his career) and a .707 OPS. That's worst than Cutch, who everyone can't wait to replace. Not sure I see any reason to think this is an addition that changes anything. I guess they at least did something. I wish I could believe that the Pirates are the ones who will unlock any untapped potential but there certainly isn't a track record to point to lend credence to that.

They traded for IKF since that deal, who has a 115 OPS+ this year.

 

[PensandCaps]

Not sure why i see so many Bucs fans liking the De La Cruz trade. Cool, we got Connor Joe 2.0, a 700 ops bench outfileder

 

[ChaosAgent]

I don't care about what was given up but BDLC has a 93 OPS+ this year (96 for his career) and a .707 OPS. That's worst than Cutch, who everyone can't wait to replace. Not sure I see any reason to think this is an addition that changes anything. I guess they at least did something. I wish I could believe that the Pirates are the ones who will unlock any untapped potential but there certainly isn't a track record to point to lend credence to that.

If Cutch played a competent RF no one would care about replacing him. At DH seemingly until he feels like retiring...not as exciting.

 

[PensandCaps]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818405475622310197

Don't care glad Perez is gone.



They traded for IKF since that deal, who has a 115 OPS+ this year.

IKF is a slap single, sub 700 hitter for the most part. Need some actual bats, we have enough defenders.

But hes related to a Pirate legend so , yay, i guess.

 

[TooManyHumans]

If Cutch played a competent RF no one would care about replacing him. At DH seemingly until he feels like retiring...not as exciting.

BDLC is not good defensively.

 

[TNT87]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818406982715388359

 

[TooManyHumans]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818405475622310197

Don't care glad Perez is gone.



They traded for IKF since that deal, who has a 115 OPS+ this year.

I'm not sure who that is but cool. Still don't get any excitement over BDLC other than it's at least a move.

 

[PensandCaps]

He didn't look too excited to become a Battlin' Bucco.

I wouldn't be happy about going from beautiful Miami to Pittsburgh either, lol.

 

[ChaosAgent]

BDLC is not good defensively.

He is competent. Cutch is not or else he would have played there.

 

[Ryder71]

Not sure why i see so many Bucs fans liking the De La Cruz trade. Cool, we got Connor Joe 2.0, a 700 ops bench outfileder

Connor Joe doesn't have 18 HR. Also the guys we gave up are bums! So, there's that.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Not sure why i see so many Bucs fans liking the De La Cruz trade. Cool, we got Connor Joe 2.0, a 700 ops bench outfileder

Because Connor Joe has been in a team-killing slump for 2 months.

 

[OnMyOwn]

Connor Joe doesn't have 18 HR. Also the guys we gave up are bums! So, there's that.

I don’t really know what there is to complain about with the move. It adds power and runs to an inept outfield.

 

[Ryder71]

I don’t really know what there is to complain about with the move. It adds power and runs to an inept outfield.

Exactly right!

 

[td_ice]

Like the BDLC trade, love the super utility guy trade.

 

[ImporterExporter]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818406982715388359

Don't like that to be honest. Reilly pitching really well in A+ and Cook seems like AAAA tweener.

 

[wheelz87]

Don’t really care about Perez leaving per se. But do we have enough starting pitching? Plus priester gone of course. Who knows what’s going on with jones.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Not a bombastic deadline and I'd have loved a shiny object like Chisholm, but I honestly can't complain about getting like, two more functional MLB bats. BDLC is decent power and IKF gets on base. They badly need both those things. Nice to have a deadline where there's addition to go along with the subtraction.

 

[td_ice]

Don’t really care about Perez leaving per se. But do we have enough starting pitching? Plus priester gone of course. Who knows what’s going on with jones.

They do seem positive on Jones return.

Shelton: "he throw a bullpen today, and it went well." He went on with Jones talk, but he sounded very positive about him.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

Don’t really care about Perez leaving per se. But do we have enough starting pitching? Plus priester gone of course. Who knows what’s going on with jones.

I would imagine Ashcraft comes up in September most reports says jones should be getting mond work this week and a rehab assignment over the weekend

 

[xlm34]

I hope to one day love something as much as Cherington loves acquiring second basemen. Seems like a decent deadline though that could allow them to focus on going after a bigger splash in the offseason.