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Brad K · 07-11-2023, 01:41 PM

August 1 1967

Had a couple interesting offers near the trade deadline. Baltimore offered 24 yo SS Davey Johnson for 29 yo CF Curt Flood. I don't have a place to play Johnson, same problem as I have with Flood, and Flood is a better PH plus he's a defensive replacement while Johnson isn't better than existing fielders.

The other trade I would have loved to make. The White Sox offer 30 yo RP Joe Hoerner 3.0 stars and a couple minor leaguers for my AAA C Donald Nipp age 28 2.5 stars. Hoerner is a leftie and I already have two so sending down RH RP Steve Blass to make room for Hoerner doesn't work. Too many lefties in the bullpen. I am OK with having a majority of lefty SPs but I think a lot in the pen is a bad ida.

Leftie Woodie Fryman is the bullpen ace this year, 85 IP with a 1.91 ERA and 3.0 stars. So that left LH RP Joe Gibbon 2.5 stars, one option year left, but he refused demotion. So I had to decline the offer of Hoerner.

We're in first place 65-39 (.625) 5 1/2 ahead of LA and 9 ahead of SF. Pitching remains best in the NL and we've moved up to second in scoring.

Camilo Pascual just came back from the IL. In his first game back he got no run support and we lost 1-0. Bob Moose is back in AAA. I considered sending Blass down but I haven't used an option on him this year and he has only one left.

07-11-2023, 01:41 PM	#141
Brad K Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Petersburg Florida USA Posts: 6,485 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	August 1 1967 Had a couple interesting offers near the trade deadline. Baltimore offered 24 yo SS Davey Johnson for 29 yo CF Curt Flood. I don't have a place to play Johnson, same problem as I have with Flood, and Flood is a better PH plus he's a defensive replacement while Johnson isn't better than existing fielders. The other trade I would have loved to make. The White Sox offer 30 yo RP Joe Hoerner 3.0 stars and a couple minor leaguers for my AAA C Donald Nipp age 28 2.5 stars. Hoerner is a leftie and I already have two so sending down RH RP Steve Blass to make room for Hoerner doesn't work. Too many lefties in the bullpen. I am OK with having a majority of lefty SPs but I think a lot in the pen is a bad ida. Leftie Woodie Fryman is the bullpen ace this year, 85 IP with a 1.91 ERA and 3.0 stars. So that left LH RP Joe Gibbon 2.5 stars, one option year left, but he refused demotion. So I had to decline the offer of Hoerner. We're in first place 65-39 (.625) 5 1/2 ahead of LA and 9 ahead of SF. Pitching remains best in the NL and we've moved up to second in scoring. Camilo Pascual just came back from the IL. In his first game back he got no run support and we lost 1-0. Bob Moose is back in AAA. I considered sending Blass down but I haven't used an option on him this year and he has only one left. Attached Images __________________ Pirates Play Moneyball 1951 to 2008 46,000 views and counting!... Wow, up to 47,000, thank you. Wow, I hadn't checked for weeks. Oct 9 2024 its 79,561. THIS must be a great idea. My consistent detractors didn't show up en masse to argue against it. They didn't show up HERE either.