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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry
Glad to see JJ has been reading CP
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I just don't know what you've got.
I mean I'm not asking for Mariano Rivera here.
But the Cardinals seem to believe they can push themselves into playoff position this year. So they're looking for some reasonably proficient BP arm. Do you guys even HAVE a reliever on the roster who managed an ERA below 4.5 over more than 30 innings last year?
Because a 4.5 ERA in relief is pretty much the bottom rung of roster worthy.
Jose Cuas looks like he might be something worth having in a middle relief role. Missed some bats, didn't walk the ballpark (though a BB/9 over 4 still sucks). If I had to pick somebody off your roster I guess it'd be Austin Cox but really we need a righty more than a lefty. Alec Marsh has interesting stuff but ZERO command.
Is James McArthur a thing? He doesn't appear to be; looks like a AAAA guy.
I mean the bottom line is that I'd spin the wheel and take my chances on Carlos Hernandez. I've always kinda liked Josh Staumont's stuff but if I'm swapping reclamation projects I'm not swapping a Gold glove power/speed LFer for a setup man. The respective degree of difficulties are identical but the upsides are far apart.
I just don't know what the Royals have to get it done. That big league roster is roooooouuuuuugh.