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@RaysMetrics Should be every day player. Slightly better splits against lhp.

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@RaysMetrics I still like the framework of a Baz/Simpson trade. Maybe Lowe goes back too, or is involved in another deal addressing the rotation. Can't see any way BOTH Pepiot and Baz go back without some sort of contingency plan.

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@DavidPingalore @PujolsFive @MLB @WBCBaseball @Angels @KTLA Wow you could definitely tell he didn't like you

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@Chandler_Rome @Ken_Rosenthal Having watched almost every one of Baz's starts last season, his stuff is insane Gerrit Cole level upside. Former top pitching prospect in all of baseball before injuries. Still regularly hits 100 with nasty breaking stuff.

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@RaysMetrics Only a 17.3% K rate last season but a 13.7% swK rate. That's crazy. In his career, his change up and slider are both 15+% swK rate.

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@SandyKazmir Would look a lot better with Sal Frelick on it 😉

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@Mat_Germain_ Not shocking at all considering how horrible America ranks yearly on the IEU Democracy Index.

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@AlexFast8 His slider before was definitely more of a tight cutter that he would throw off the off the plate against lefties and up and in against righties. There has been speculation all off-season that a sweeper could help neutralize lefties given his reverse splits.

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@SHbarman @pgammo Not to mention arguably the best defender in the game. If he can even put up a league average bat (100 wRC+), Walls is easily a 4+ WAR player.

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@Homein22 Rare...not taboo.

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@Arunhammer @Mat_Germain_ Probably could have if 3 of the Rays best hitters didn't miss most of the season and an entire rookie class fell flat on their face. When healthy, the Rays rank as a top 10 offense year after year, including 2nd overall in 2021.

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@Mat_Germain_ If you go by 500 PA, you get a lot of other names including Yandy at 146 wRC+.

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@Mat_Germain_ Correct me if I'm wrong, didn't the Rays only have 6 in the top 100?

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@Mat_Germain_ Hoping Belt signs with Rays.

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@Mat_Germain_ No thanks

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@RaysMetrics Rather have Belt anyways. Trade for Kepler while we're at it.

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@Mat_Germain_ Internal valuations must be drastically different from public.

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@Mat_Germain_ Come on Mat, don't fall down the rabbit hole. This offseason has been weird. All the top FA are signing and very few trades have happened. The Rays feast on trades and lower tier signings, which have yet to materialize.

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@Mat_Germain_ Probably in the 10-15 range