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February 12, 2025

Changes, Cincinnati Reds

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The Reds made the following additions to their projected 2025 active roster:

Lux and Hays move into the eighth and ninth slots respectively. Reds number eight hitters batted .224/.295/.373 while the ninth hitters went .200/.257/.310. Musings Marcels have Lux at .259/.330/.392, Hays at .259/.314/.415. If either plays to their projections, it will be a nice offensive boost for the Reds.

It seems every team brought in a new backup catcher, and Trevino is the one for Cincinnati. He is an interesting hitter, in that he doesn’t strikeout much. The balls in play don’t do much, as Trevino produces very little power, and a career BABIP of just .264.

Singer brings his sunshine day to Ohio. He consistently produces two to three WAR seasons. Cincinnati’s rotation is fairly balanced top to bottom, with projections for the pitchers between 1.6 and 3.0 WAR.

The Rogers trade breaks up the mirror twins of San Francisco, and Taylor slips into the setup role for the Reds. He walked batters at a higher rate with the Giants than with the Twins. It’s a general weakness of the Cincinnati bullpen, so we’ll see if Taylor can regain his control. Barlow blows batters away, but the last two seasons also issued walks at a high rate.

The Reds off season was a bit quiet, but Lux, Hays, and Singer make the team stronger.

December 28, 2022

Roger Rogers

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The Giants sign Taylor Rogers, the nearly identical twin brother of current Giants reliever Tyler Rogers.

Taylor, a lefty, and Tyler, a righty, are from Littleton, Colorado, and turned 32 on Dec. 17.

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Taylor gets $33 million for three years. Tyler will get arbitration money this season. Neither walks many batters. Taylor owns a higher K rate, but Tyler owns the lower ERA.

The downside of the signing could be confusion in the bullpen:

August 21, 2022

The Hader Trade

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The Padres took Josh Hader out of the closer role due to two poor performances against the Nationals. When the Padres made the trade with the Brewers I thought it was a bit of a challenge trade, with the teams swapping closers, and the Brewers getting more players. Hader has yet to record a save for the Padres while allowing five hits, five walks, and a home run in 3 1/3 innings. Rogers has yet to record a save, but allowed six hits and one walk in seven innings while striking out ten. So the Brewers seem to have gotten the better pitcher. The Padres are 10-10 in August, the Brewers 6-11, so the trade didn’t really help either club.

August 1, 2022

Challenge Trade

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I find the deal for closers between Milwaukee and San Diego fascinating:

The Padres moved to address the hole in the back end of their bullpen Monday by trading for the best closer in the major leagues.

And what they sent to Milwaukee for Josh Hader does not preclude them from continuing to engage in talks with the Nationals about acquiring Juan Soto, the main prize they seek to upgrade their offense.

The Padres sent the Brewers relievers Taylor Rogers and Dinelson Lamet and outfielder Esteury Ruiz, as well as minor leaguer Robert Gasser, their No. 7 prospect who has been pitching at Single-A Fort Wayne.

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This is a meditation on the value of a closer. If you rank them by saves, Hader and Rogers come out one-two, so it’s easy to do a straight comparison. Both own rather high ERAs. Hader strikes out batters at a higher rate, 15.6 per 9 IP compared to 10.5 for Rogers. Rogers however, allows a miniscule number of walks and home runs compared to Hader. Both have much lower FIPs than ERAs, but Rogers has the better FIP, Hader the better xFIP. They each have strengths and weaknesses, but they are both good pitchers.

Yet the Padres value Hader much more highly than the Brewers. Both teams are expansion clubs from 1969 that never won a World Series, and both are likely to make the playoffs. The Padres see a single pitcher as an integral part of the team, while the Brewers were willing to let the same pitcher go for more depth and some good, young players.

Ruiz appears to have found himself this season, putting up high OBPs at both AA and AAA. Gasser is a starter with a high K rate and a low walk rate.

I know people who believe the role of the closer is over-rated, and others that feel it’s an extremely important part of the team. I’m almost hoping that the Brewers and Padres face each other in the post-season to put this trade to a head-to-head test.

April 7, 2022

Last Minute Deal

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The Twins and Padres agree to swap pitchers:

The Minnesota Twins have agreed to acquire right-hander Chris Paddack in a trade with the San Diego Padres, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday.

The Twins are sending left-hander Taylor Rogers to the Padres as part of the deal, sources said.

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The Padres did not have a place for Paddack in the rotation. With the Twins very weak three through five in the rotation, Paddack improves the Twins by about four games over Chris Archer. The Padres get an excellent reliever in Rogers. I’m liking the Twins chances of a good season even more this morning.