Trumbo traded to Mariners
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Tomas gets his first start in right field.
Correct, Cody Ross, who basically stole from the organization until they cut him...called us a minor league team.
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As much as I dislike Cody Ross, let's not act like he pulled a gun on Kevin Towers and forced the Diamondbacks to offer him a terrible contract.
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At the same time, its not like the Dbacks did anything to wrong him. Him ripping the team is a joke. They paid him out the nose to suck. We're a minor league team... because he got dumped while making 10x his value? What does that make the A's? They didn't think he was worth the league minimum.
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Alright, I agree he should not be bad mouthing the organization that is still paying him to sit at home.
I do have to say, the front office has (pleasantly) surprised me this season with their willingness to eat dollars and make moves despite the existing players contracts/experience.
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Trumbo update:
Wow. He is having a rough start to his Mariner career. Not too surprising that a slugger who can't get on base would struggle in that ballpark, but still. He has been a horror show. No homers, no extra base hits, no walks, striking out once every 3 plate appearances. Hitting .162 with a .324 OPS., nearly 500 points below what you'd hope from a guy in his position.
Wow. He is having a rough start to his Mariner career. Not too surprising that a slugger who can't get on base would struggle in that ballpark, but still. He has been a horror show. No homers, no extra base hits, no walks, striking out once every 3 plate appearances. Hitting .162 with a .324 OPS., nearly 500 points below what you'd hope from a guy in his position.
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Maybe the trade is still in his head.
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That makes it sound like he was surprised.
We all knew that Trumbo's days in the D-backs outfield were numbered.
In terms of both his awkward fielding and the D-backs youth movement.
Specifically, the return of Lamb at 3B, moving Tomás to RF. And, as we have begun to see, Tomás' power potential.
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I wonder if it's a coincidence that since Castillo got here, the starting pitching has improved?
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still highly underrated by most people including members of this forum.
Pitching has improved...heres an article to back it up
http://www.azcentral.com/story/spor...rst-impression-arizona-diamondbacks/28792071/
His offense isnt too shabby so far either.
I hope he does great things for you guys while he gets the opportunity to become the lead catcher...just not when he plays against us...Goldy is already a big enough pain in the butt
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So far since the trade:
Castillo - 5 HR, 14 RBI, .289 BA, .929 OPS in 22 games
Trumbo - 1 HR, 5 RBI, .196 BA, .471 OPS in 26 games
Mea culpa to me who said Castillo was a light-hitting catcher!
Castillo - 5 HR, 14 RBI, .289 BA, .929 OPS in 22 games
Trumbo - 1 HR, 5 RBI, .196 BA, .471 OPS in 26 games
Mea culpa to me who said Castillo was a light-hitting catcher!
Right now this is really one sided.
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Unbelievable. The national sports press can be clueless.
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Yup - will have to find that.
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Tuffy is a major league catcher. He just isn't a major league hitter.
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Read that they're looking to trade for a starting pitcher.
Makes sense. Only thing I would be interested in "buying". Not guys like shark or cueto tho. Get rid of some of the salaries in the process.
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I'd prefer they sit tight. I especially don't want them to pull the trigger on a rental like Cueto.
IMO we might be an ace away from getting into the wild card game but we're several starters and about half a bullpen away from being a serious WS contender. Keep building internally. Don't make the mistakes of the previous regime and blow your wad trying to rush everything.
IMO we might be an ace away from getting into the wild card game but we're several starters and about half a bullpen away from being a serious WS contender. Keep building internally. Don't make the mistakes of the previous regime and blow your wad trying to rush everything.
Agreed!
