I wouldn't hesitate to cut any of the "next in liners" if they stink between now and opening day. Hoffman is out of options too, though. And they do seem to be high on De Leon's progress.
This is why I'm guessing they let Lorenzen/JDL/Antone/Santillan scramble for the 5th starter. Which is dumb, because Miley and an injury waiting to happen, and Mahle is looking at a make or break season.,
Reds picked up RHP Hector Perez from the Blue Jays a short while ago. He’s primarily been a starter in his MiLB career. Potential bullpen piece? That would be my guess.
I've got my pride, I drink my wine
...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.
Mitri (01-22-2021),Revering4Blue (01-22-2021)
Old school 1983 (01-23-2021)
2020 wasn't make or break for anybody. And I like Mahle, hope we get the true killer with a bulldog mentality we saw in the minors to finally translate into a studly #3. I just don't think he's all that great of a bet to take that next step. He and Miley are relatively low floor, low ceiling guys, which is fine. I'd just like to see them add another solid starter to that mix rather than throw a bunch of unproven swingmen at the #5 (and #6) slots.
The Reds need another reliable starter is all I'm sayin'.
CySeymour (01-22-2021),HokieRed (01-22-2021),Old school 1983 (01-23-2021)
Of the top 150 SP in innings, Mahle ranked 44th in fWAR last year.
When you add the last two seasons together, he's sandwiched between Dallas Keuchel and Anibal Sanchez in fWAR, all of them at 2.6. That ranks 68th in MLB over the two seasons.
If you take it out three years, Mahle has 3.0 fWAR. That's one-tenth of a point below Anthony Desclafani, tied with Robby Ray, and one-tenth of a point above Homer Bailey at number 97.
I like Mahle and think a small bit of improvement could cause major changes in what sort of pitcher people estimate him to be, but my Plan A would involve him being the #4 SP instead of the #3 SP. I'd like to limit the team's reliance on him so that a step forward from him makes the Reds extra dangerous.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Boss-Hog (01-22-2021),Old school 1983 (01-23-2021)
Yeah, I’m much more comfortable with Mahle taking the Desclafani role from last year and getting a more certain option to pair with Castillo and Gray. But I don’t really see that guy in FA. Paxton would be that if he could stay healthy, but he can’t. So I think it’s either make a trade or hope that one of DeLeon, Lorenzen, Antone, or Mahle takes a step forward and fills that void. I think that’s what the team will ultimately do. Maybe Lodolo or Greene can provide reinforcement by mid season, but that’s probably wishful thinking.
Edd Roush (01-22-2021)
Revering4Blue (01-22-2021)
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Old school 1983 (01-23-2021),Revering4Blue (01-23-2021),Wonderful Monds (01-22-2021)
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