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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Here's the truth of the matter:
Shelby's stuff is arguably better than Michael Wacha's. Wacha's mental makeup is absolutely fantastic, but Shelby's start against the Rockies was the most dominant start of the entire season. Not Wacha's near no-no, not Lincecum or Bailey's no-hitter.
There is no need to package Miller, and I don't understand the reticence to trade Matt Adams. Matt Adams hits lefties at the exact same level as Jon Jay (79 wRC). The last thing this team needs, especially with Taveras and Wong increasingly gaining PT, is a left handed bat that gets crucified against LHP.
Lynn and Adams brings you a lot of players. Honestly, I would think the Cardinals would be overpaying if they gave up both for Profar. Profar was shit this year. He wasn't given a lot of help by Washington, but he was absolutely awful. He was a negative baserunner, negative defender, and a negative hitter. He was almost half a game below replacement level. Pete Kozma was a better baseball player than Profar last year.
It would gall my ass to trade Miller for Profar.
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Profar doesn't excite me either. Looking at his minors stats, I thought he must be a burner, with a cannon arm, that projects to add more power (I haven't seen anything about his game to the point of a "must have"). Certainly not for a solid starter. Both Miller and Lynn have won 15 games as a starter.