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ayaghmour2 · 03-08-2023, 04:17 PM

We freed up another roster spot, sending 27-year-old righty Angel Lopez to the Chiefs for the first pick in the 9th Round. A former Rule-5 Pick, I always thought Lopez never got a fair shake with us, and with all the vets back from overseas, he might have been pushed to the Milwaukee pen. He's clearly better then that, as evidenced by his 23-11 record in 48 starts for the Blues, where he's been worth 7 WAR in just under 300 innings. Lopez posted ERA+s of 150 and 147 with equally dominant FIP- of 78 and 84, but we have a healthy helping of FABL quality pitchers, and he's lower on the pecking order. He's got a really high floor, and is better currently then guys like Mike Thorpe or George Oddo, but I don't envision a future where six or seven SPs get hurt and Lopez enters the rotation. Instead, Lopez will get a shot to earn the Chiefs 4th or 5th spot in the rotation, as beyond the talented duo of Al Miller and Gus Goulding, there is some work to be done.

Not only does this free up a 40-man spot, but we get another open roster spot to add some minor league depth, and we get more innings for some of our younger guys. I've also mentioned how there were plenty of guys available that I would have wanted to draft if we had more picks, and now we get first crack at the remaining talent. Don't expect a Duke Bybee or George Sutterfield, but there's a bat first prospect who hits .500 that I have my eye on. Plus with any regular development/regression, there could be a few potential big leaguers hanging around after a strong amateur season. Of course, all picks come with risk, but last year's 9-1 is sitting at 369th in the league prospect rankings, and a few of our AI round picks are hanging out in the back half of our prospect rankings.

03-08-2023, 04:17 PM	#1036
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,012	Trade News! We freed up another roster spot, sending 27-year-old righty Angel Lopez to the Chiefs for the first pick in the 9th Round. A former Rule-5 Pick, I always thought Lopez never got a fair shake with us, and with all the vets back from overseas, he might have been pushed to the Milwaukee pen. He's clearly better then that, as evidenced by his 23-11 record in 48 starts for the Blues, where he's been worth 7 WAR in just under 300 innings. Lopez posted ERA+s of 150 and 147 with equally dominant FIP- of 78 and 84, but we have a healthy helping of FABL quality pitchers, and he's lower on the pecking order. He's got a really high floor, and is better currently then guys like Mike Thorpe or George Oddo, but I don't envision a future where six or seven SPs get hurt and Lopez enters the rotation. Instead, Lopez will get a shot to earn the Chiefs 4th or 5th spot in the rotation, as beyond the talented duo of Al Miller and Gus Goulding, there is some work to be done. Not only does this free up a 40-man spot, but we get another open roster spot to add some minor league depth, and we get more innings for some of our younger guys. I've also mentioned how there were plenty of guys available that I would have wanted to draft if we had more picks, and now we get first crack at the remaining talent. Don't expect a Duke Bybee or George Sutterfield, but there's a bat first prospect who hits .500 that I have my eye on. Plus with any regular development/regression, there could be a few potential big leaguers hanging around after a strong amateur season. Of course, all picks come with risk, but last year's 9-1 is sitting at 369th in the league prospect rankings, and a few of our AI round picks are hanging out in the back half of our prospect rankings.