LongLiveMaroth

OK looking at next years SP class it isn't earth-shattering but there are some solid SP's that even if E-Rod opts out we should be able to get someone. Starting pitcher: Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw, Aaron Nola, Blake Snell, Julio Urías, Eduardo Rodriguez (opt-out), Lucas Giolito, Sonny Gray, Marcus Stroman (opt-out), Jordan Montgomery, Jack Flaherty, Lance Lynn (club option), Kenta Maeda, Charlie Morton (club option), Alex Cobb (club option), Kyle Hendricks (club option), Seth Lugo (player option), Rich Hill, Corey Kluber (club option), Hyun Jin Ryu, Luis Severino, Zack Greinke, Johnny Cueto (club option), Carlos Carrasco, Mike Clevinger (mutual option), Germán Márquez (club option), Wade Miley (mutual option), Noah Syndergaard, Michael Wacha (club and player options), Andrew Heaney (opt-out), Tyler Mahle, Sean Manaea (opt-out), Frankie Montas, Jake Odorizzi, Ross Stripling (opt-out), Alex Wood.

Looks like more 2023 draftees have been assigned to the FCL and Graham has been sent to Rehab with them. Jim Jarvis was moved to Lakeland as well. 08/03/23 SS Kevin McGonigle assigned to FCL Tigers. 08/03/23 RHP Carlos Lequerica assigned to FCL Tigers. 08/03/23 RHP Andrew Dunford assigned to FCL Tigers. 08/03/23 RHP Donye Evans assigned to FCL Tigers. 08/03/23 Lakeland Flying Tigers sent SS Peyton Graham on a rehab assignment to FCL Tigers. 08/03/23 RHP Jatnk Diaz assigned to FCL Tigers. 08/03/23 RHP Luke Stofel assigned to FCL Tigers.

TOL PPD DH Today Erie L 10-3 Cruz 0/2 2BB Bigbie 1/4 3RBI 2K HR Sands 0/4 4K Jung 0/3 BB K Serretti 1/4 2B K Faedo 5.1IP 3ER 8K WM W 7-0 Allen 0/3 2BB Gold 3/4 3RBI BB HR Lipcius 1/4 BB Campos 2/4 2RBI K Pacheco 0/3 BB K Melton 5IP 2H 5K (ERA down to 1.91) Lakeland W 10-6 Santana 1/3 RBI 2BB 2K Dingler 0/4 BB 2K Bastidas 0/3 RBI BB 2K Sequera 1/5 2RBI 3K HR

According to the article the agent was talking to the Dodgers since Monday night and it wasn't until 1-2 hours before the deadline they decided they weren't going to accept the deal at least that is how I read it and they tried to create a 3 team deal with others to get E-Rod over to another team with other pitchers that wanted to trade.

I read that this morning and yeah that seems to be the general theme to that article. I did find it interesting that GMs were complaining about the price being too high but it seems the Dodgers were willing to pay it so other than the fact E-Rod's agent or E-Rod himself messed up the deal it sounds like Harris held his ground and was going to get a deal he wanted. So in all honesty that makes me a bit more confident with him in the driver's seat even though it obviously didn't work out this time he had a price and stuck to it.

Dingler in Lakeland for rehab

THis makes me think we were definitely getting a catcher from LAD either Rushing or Cartaya. Probably Rushing.

OK, I have been a bit of a Justice Bigbie doubter so far after watching a game in-person earlier this year. That being said he is doing his best to prove me wrong. Another HR today to the opposite field he is hitting a cool 1.029 OPS in 30+ games at Erie this season. I am not sure he will have the same performance going further up the ladder but the results sure look good so far.

Sands getting moved down is interesting as well. EDIT: We're they expecting Haase to get moved?

This list says that Lee was the 9th best prospect traded at the deadline, not bad for 2 months of Lorenzen. https://www.mlb.com/news/ranking-the-prospects-traded-at-2023-deadline?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

https://www.mlb.com/news/watch-minor-league-baseball-games-for-free?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage Erie with a 12:35 game today which also happens to be the free game of the day

Toledo W 8-2 Meadows 2/6 2K Malloy 0/3 2BB Keith 1/5 K Perez 1/5 3RBI 3B O'Loughlin 5IP 1H 3BB 8K Vest 0.2IP 1H 2K BB 2ER Erie L 3-1 Cruz 1/4 Bigbie 1/3 HR Serretti 0/3 Jung 0/3 2K Hurter 5IP 1ER 4K WM W 5-1 Gold 0/3 BB Lipcius 1/4 RBI 2K Allen 1/4 K Campos 0/3 BB K Pacheco 0/4 4K Lakeland W 5-4 Anderson 0/3 2BB SB Kriedler 1/4 BB 2K SB Santana 1/2 RBI 3BB K Lee 0/2 2BB 2K FCL W 5-4 Gil 2/4 2RBI HR SB Briceno 0/4 2K Perez 0/3 K FCL started a 2nd game but was stopped for lightning but Max Clark started with a walk and got caught stealing.

I mean he is 20 in Hi-A, I'd give him another year there before I react too much but currently results aren't great.

Not for infielders, see Suarez and Adames 😅

That would be great but it's a fake account 😞

A lot of talk about how JV is holding up the pitching market as basically E-Rod is seen as the secondary prize to whichever team(s) are unable to get him if he is moved at all.

I just can't believe the amount of hand-wringing that has been done for a player that was not going to be part of our future and at the end of the day I would have rather given those AB's to Maton to find out if he was worth anything than to get what would amount to prospects on the level of Abel Bastidas and Troy Melton.

Yeah, I think I did that in college.