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Art Deco · 04-14-2023, 06:38 PM

In our talks with Cincinnati on the CJ Abrams deal the name of their star closer Eddie Lewis also came up and we went back to the Reds to add him to our bullpen:

While Josh Scanlon has 27 saves this year and boasts 80 stuff, he's been inconsistent enough to make me feel slightly uneasy and with this juggernaut of a team I didn't want to have the 9th inning be its Achilles heel. Hence the deal for Lewis, which unlike the Abrams pickup did cost us a pretty good prospect in Baggs, currently in AA and projected to be a .280, 20-25 HR guy in the majors as soon as next season. He was our 2nd round pick in 2028. And the 26-year-old Ritchie was having a good season at Durham (279/349/451 with above-average D in CF) and probably deserves a shot in the majors. But in Lewis we get an elite closer. The 30-year-old has 80 stuff, 65 movement and 60 control, with 29 saves this year in 44 innings and a 9/56 BB/K ratio with only 2 homers allowed, good for 2.1 WAR already. He has 244 career saves in all. He'll supplant Scanlon in the closer role and will really give us quality depth.

Speaking of that depth, we had to part with a decent reliever just to make room for him on the active roster as Scanlon and Mike Moore were the only relievers with options and they weren't going down. So sayonara to Jon Post:

I liked Post and still do, but either he or Eddie Yean were the last man on the staff and Yean wasn't going to bring us anything in trade despite being an effective reliever. Post and Dardon, a middling starter prospect, brought us a couple of useful depth pieces in Calhoun and Hadley. Calhoun is your prototypical middle infield utility type, with 60 contact, 75 avoid Ks and 70 speed with and average-to-above-average D at 2B/SS/3B and even LF. He only has 30 power though, fitting the part. Hadley is a sleeper 3B prospect with 55 contact, 50 power and 55 D at the hot corner, having a great (3.6 WAR already) season at AAA, hitting .341 with 11 HR. Danny Arroyave is set at 3B for now but if we feel the need to move him elsewhere on the diamond Hadley could be a good option.

With these bullpen moves, we're pretty much set for the deadline as we don't need any more hitting and we added the two starters in the deal with Detroit last week.

04-14-2023, 06:38 PM	#1088
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,410	More wheeling and dealing In our talks with Cincinnati on the CJ Abrams deal the name of their star closer Eddie Lewis also came up and we went back to the Reds to add him to our bullpen: While Josh Scanlon has 27 saves this year and boasts 80 stuff, he's been inconsistent enough to make me feel slightly uneasy and with this juggernaut of a team I didn't want to have the 9th inning be its Achilles heel. Hence the deal for Lewis, which unlike the Abrams pickup did cost us a pretty good prospect in Baggs, currently in AA and projected to be a .280, 20-25 HR guy in the majors as soon as next season. He was our 2nd round pick in 2028. And the 26-year-old Ritchie was having a good season at Durham (279/349/451 with above-average D in CF) and probably deserves a shot in the majors. But in Lewis we get an elite closer. The 30-year-old has 80 stuff, 65 movement and 60 control, with 29 saves this year in 44 innings and a 9/56 BB/K ratio with only 2 homers allowed, good for 2.1 WAR already. He has 244 career saves in all. He'll supplant Scanlon in the closer role and will really give us quality depth. Speaking of that depth, we had to part with a decent reliever just to make room for him on the active roster as Scanlon and Mike Moore were the only relievers with options and they weren't going down. So sayonara to Jon Post: I liked Post and still do, but either he or Eddie Yean were the last man on the staff and Yean wasn't going to bring us anything in trade despite being an effective reliever. Post and Dardon, a middling starter prospect, brought us a couple of useful depth pieces in Calhoun and Hadley. Calhoun is your prototypical middle infield utility type, with 60 contact, 75 avoid Ks and 70 speed with and average-to-above-average D at 2B/SS/3B and even LF. He only has 30 power though, fitting the part. Hadley is a sleeper 3B prospect with 55 contact, 50 power and 55 D at the hot corner, having a great (3.6 WAR already) season at AAA, hitting .341 with 11 HR. Danny Arroyave is set at 3B for now but if we feel the need to move him elsewhere on the diamond Hadley could be a good option. With these bullpen moves, we're pretty much set for the deadline as we don't need any more hitting and we added the two starters in the deal with Detroit last week.