August, the Orioles, and the Trade Deadline all arrive: BAL @ TEX 8/1-3

[DT LUNA]

@Ephland have a safe trip home.

 

[DT LUNA]

Santana has lost something. Not the same pitcher

 

[DTC]

Bye Matt bush..
Weird trade.. Bush has a 2.95 ERA.. figured we would get more.. if we traded him.. which I didn’t anticipate

Rangers To Acquire Mark Mathias From Brewers

The Brewers added to their bullpen late Monday night, announcing a deal with the Rangers to bring in Matt Bush. Texas …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[DT LUNA]

Bye Matt bush..

Rangers To Acquire Mark Mathias From Brewers

The Brewers added to their bullpen late Monday night, announcing a deal with the Rangers to bring in Matt Bush. Texas …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

No big deal

 

[DTC]

No big deal

He still had a couple of years of team control left and was actually one of the leagues better relievers so far this year. Just figured we’d get more

 

[DT LUNA]

He still had a couple of years of team control left and was actually one of the leagues better relievers so far this year. Just figured we’d get more

Bush was only good for 1 inning

 

[DTC]

Mathias was having a great year offensively at AAA.

We also got a high A starter.. makes a little sense now.. I knew there Had to be more.

Antoine Kelly Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

Antoine Kelly Minor Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com

www.baseball-reference.com

 

[DTC]

Looks like the rangers are stocking an already stocked minor league system..
I smell a bigger trade coming

 

[saddles]

Bye Matt bush..
Weird trade.. Bush has a 2.95 ERA.. figured we would get more.. if we traded him.. which I didn’t anticipate

Rangers To Acquire Mark Mathias From Brewers

The Brewers added to their bullpen late Monday night, announcing a deal with the Rangers to bring in Matt Bush. Texas …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

Mathias was having a great year offensively at AAA.

 

[DT LUNA]

Looks like the rangers are stocking an already stocked minor league system..
A smell a bigger trade coming

Hope you're right

 

[DTC]

Mathias was having a great year offensively at AAA.

Yeah he was. Really good OPS
Curious what role they have in mind for him.

 

[DT LUNA]

Yeah he was. Really good OPS
Curious what role they have in mind for him.

A quick turn around?

 

[saddles]

We also got a high A starter.. makes a little sense now.. I knew there Had to be more.

Antoine Kelly Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

Antoine Kelly Minor Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com

www.baseball-reference.com

16th in the Brewers system.

AGE

22

BATS

L

DOB

12/05/1999

THROWS

L

HT

6' 5"

DRAFTED

2019, 2nd (65) - MIL

WT

205

ETA

2023

TWITTER

@AJKjr16

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 45

The Brewers knew they had a long-term project on their hands in 2019 when they selected Kelly in the second round out of Wabash Valley (Ill.) Community College. The 6-foot-6 southpaw struck out 112 batters in 52 2/3 innings that spring but had done so while relying heavily on his fastball. The pandemic wiped out his potential first full season in 2020, and he moved to the alternate training site, where he focused on his slider and changeup. However, Kelly needed surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome that November, throwing a wrench in his progress. He made nine appearances between the Arizona Complex League, Low-A Carolina and High-A Wisconsin last season.

The 2022 season was essentially a rehab season for the southpaw, and his return to the mound in July was meant to get him back in the rhythm of pitching. The good news: he didn’t report any physical issues over the summer. The bad news: his control was inconsistent, and he issued 16 walks in 17 Low-A innings (five of which came in one start that lasted 1/3 of a frame). That’s easy to shrug off so close after the surgery, but it’s worth monitoring going forward.

Stuffwise, Kelly is back to throwing in the mid-90s with his heater, and he’s been as high as 99 mph in the past. His slider can be a big breaker that looks like Kelly’s best chance at getting a second above-average pitch. His changeup remains a work in progress -- progress that will continue when he adds more meaningful innings in 2022. Kelly’s size and sidearm delivery make him a presence on the mound, one with questions remaining but more mid-rotation upside the further he gets from the knife.

 

[DTC]

A quick turn around?

That’s what I’m thinking. Either that or he is a replacement for another bigger trade.
I’m almost certain the rangers are going to pull off something surprising.

 

[DTC]

16th in the Brewers system.

AGE

22

BATS

L

DOB

12/05/1999

THROWS

L

HT

6' 5"

DRAFTED

2019, 2nd (65) - MIL

WT

205

ETA

2023

TWITTER

@AJKjr16

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 45

The Brewers knew they had a long-term project on their hands in 2019 when they selected Kelly in the second round out of Wabash Valley (Ill.) Community College. The 6-foot-6 southpaw struck out 112 batters in 52 2/3 innings that spring but had done so while relying heavily on his fastball. The pandemic wiped out his potential first full season in 2020, and he moved to the alternate training site, where he focused on his slider and changeup. However, Kelly needed surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome that November, throwing a wrench in his progress. He made nine appearances between the Arizona Complex League, Low-A Carolina and High-A Wisconsin last season.

The 2022 season was essentially a rehab season for the southpaw, and his return to the mound in July was meant to get him back in the rhythm of pitching. The good news: he didn’t report any physical issues over the summer. The bad news: his control was inconsistent, and he issued 16 walks in 17 Low-A innings (five of which came in one start that lasted 1/3 of a frame). That’s easy to shrug off so close after the surgery, but it’s worth monitoring going forward.

Stuffwise, Kelly is back to throwing in the mid-90s with his heater, and he’s been as high as 99 mph in the past. His slider can be a big breaker that looks like Kelly’s best chance at getting a second above-average pitch. His changeup remains a work in progress -- progress that will continue when he adds more meaningful innings in 2022. Kelly’s size and sidearm delivery make him a presence on the mound, one with questions remaining but more mid-rotation upside the further he gets from the knife.

Noice

 

[DT LUNA]

That’s what I’m thinking. Either that or he is a replacement for another bigger trade.
I’m almost certain the rangers are going to pull off something surprising.

This deal tonight seems to be leading to something

 

[DTC]

This deal tonight seems to be leading to something

My thoughts as well.
I thought Moore would be the first and possibly only piece traded from the pen. Now my gears are turning. And the hot stove is heating up.. trades pouring in left and right

 

[saddles]

Yeah he was. Really good OPS
Curious what role they have in mind for him.

Well, you know how few infielders we have in our system. Lol

 

[saddles]

We got a nice return for Bush.

 

[DTC]

Well, you know how few infielders we have in our system. Lol

Exactly lol