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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Price is actually pitching better this year than he ever has. He's striking out more batters per nine innings and walking fewer than he ever has, he's just been horrendously unlucky on both BABIP and HRs. You can't look at raw numbers and make assumptions, especially in a sample size of like 10 starts.
His four-seamer velocity is the same as it was last year, but he took one MPH off his two-seamer, so it looks like his velocity has dropped when it really hasn't.
He would likely dominate in the NL. That said, trading Miller and OT when James Shields went for a prospect like Taveras alone is just asinine, and that doesn't take into account the $20 million per he would command in an extension.
I wouldn't trade Miller for Price straight up, let alone all this other nonsense.
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The Miller and OT was fans saying what they want in return for Price. They are figuring that if they got Meyers for Shields and Price is way better than Shields, they should get more than one top prospect. Most are thinking it will be the cardinals or the Orioles that end up with Price.
I've told them that the Cardinals are not as dumb as the Royals. We have outfield prospects to give up easily without harm. But, I don't want to give up Miller/Martinez level pitching for a rental. No matter how good the rental is on the mound.
Now they want to take Kelly and Piscotty I won't fly off the handle. What do I know anyway. I was against the Rasmus trade. Getting a bunch of middle relief wanna be pitchers and a journeyman SP for a 5 tool player? What was Mo thinking? Selling low because Rasmus and Larussa feud is now in the papers??? kind of worked out though.
