Chad Young

Makes sense. Wetherholt is super exciting but having a hedge there isn't a bad idea. Only risk with that pairing is they're BOTH unproven so you're still not super protected with a high floor guy

I suspect he plays a bunch of spots. They seem to have like 6 guys that might be MLB guys but need to prove it and Saggese is gonna get time behind all of them, maybe?

Always one of my favorite articles to write. And then I spend all season hoping I didn't go 0-10

Are they doing this every pitch? Or PA by PA?

I would give him a shot for sure rather than give those PA to Arias

Agreed but there's just a long list of dudes for that last spot and I'm not sure it has to be Arias either. TBH... I'm not sure if has to be ANY of them, which doesn't feel great lol.

I would have Bazzana up, but I think if you do, you can't really keep Arias. Bench is Hedges, Fry and two others. One of those two has to be able to play CF, which I think means Martinez. That leaves one spot for Kayfus Rodriguez Arias Jones Schneeman etc

I'm not sure Arias is the guy for that spot

Maybe but he's not really next up in the OF either. Though the path seems clearer given delauter's health and the lack of another Bazzana-like presence

I don't really care if he gets a shot, per se. Just sorta curious where he stands. Feels like he needed to force his way in and didn't

Just landed in Phoenix. Boarding a flight full of people in Mariners gear in March is super fun. More fun? When the flight attendant at the door points at my sweatshirt and says "Yes! Go Guardians!"

Nice to not be alone lol

While we're here though...does Brito fit in at all? Or is he basically never gonna get a shot cause Bazzana will takeover?

I don't disagree. But I understand the resource management piece of not wanting to have to DFA one without giving them one last look.

That said... I'd DFA Arias tomorrow. Rocchio had a 96 wRC+ after his return last year and I want to see how that plays out. Let him start next to Bazzana

In all seriousness, a great listen and balanced take that neither carries water for front office/ownership that should do more nor dismissive of how consistently they find a way to make it work.

And the stuff on Carl Willis was excellent. Dude is a legend and Zack does a great job explaining why.

Just listened to @zackmeisel.bsky.social & @dvr.bsky.social on Rates and Barrels. Perfect encapsulation of life as Guards fan.

Off-season?👎

The kids?🔥

Are the kids, uh, good?🤷

Or healthy?😭

But coaches!😍

Pitching factory!✅

you sure?😬

Add 75 wins?🤔

Eh they'll somehow find a way to win 87.🤞

I think with Rocchio and Arias out of options and Angel Martinez the only semi competent OF on the bench, it's really hard to make room for Bazzana until they're ready to DFA one of the two other MI

Well you nailed this one. I've been at a swim meet all day but will check out the match later to see how she acquitted herself

Replace 2005 with 2011 and this is me. Growing up in Cleveland, I'm still tied to all my Cleveland teams, but I never cared about the Crew and years in Chicago didn't connect me to the Fire. So here I am, the world's only Guardians Cavs Sounders Reign fan who also has some love for the Mariners.

Another random thought here: it'll be really easy to just assume "high percent of overturns good, low percent bad" when evaluating players/teams, but it's probably not that simple? A team getting a super high percent of challenges right is quite possibly not challenging enough.

The clippers were among the least successful teams in terms of % of challenges won, but they were also among the teams that used challenges most on offense and least on pitching. Wonder if that's just a thing that happened or an organizational philosophy?

Thanks! That all makes sense. I'm feeling the same - intrigued but let's see what's next

Yeah you can get replacement level added for missed games but weeks get fuzzy. Is 4 games a "missed week" because you bench the guy and replace him? Or is it just 4 games that week because you use the guy anyway? I don't play much weekly but when I do, math on how I downgrade platoon guys is fuzzy

Very curious what you think!

Yeah but he accepted so he never even hit the market and if he DIDN'T accept he would have cost a draft pick and like $20MM. I don't think there was ever a world where he was a guardian

when was that? he was given and accepted a QO right?

@bcbsara.bsky.social I am looking at you. is Shota really throwing fire??

Anyone watch this game and able to validate this? The numbers on Savant for this game seem weird. None of the pitches (for any pitchers) had any drop and multiple pitchers (though not all) had big velo gains. Curious how real this is vs. weird data.

I am also virtually glaring at @mcouill7.bsky.social who outbid me for George Kirby. he's got hours more yet to wait, but is currently sitting on a haul of talent in the first day

the @ottoneu.com Podcasters League is doing a slow draft this year. 5x5 league entering year 3. www.couchmanagers.com/auctions/?au...

My cohost, Pete "I'm not on BlueSky" Ball, netted the first add, a $23 Helsley. saves will be at a premium. I'm sweating out final 45 minutes of a much needed 3B.

Interesting. Why?

or am I sleeping on someone else?