Happy Trade Deadline Day thread!

[D-train]

Todays trade......

Seems like a pretty meaningless trade, but anything is better than Rob Reffucker

Lowest chase rate in MLB. Maybe at a minimum he will be a good example...

[bpj]

Prepare for another epic flop once they try platooning him because he "hits left handed pitching".

They're likely going to play him full-time and not platoon him as he's a full-time player. If management tells him "We're going to platoon you against left-handed pitching" his first reaction is probably going to be man, fuck these clowns.

That would probably keep his numbers up, but personally I doubt they're going to full time him.

He has a .690 OPS vs. RHP this season, which isn't bad in itself, but when thats 70% of pitching it's pretty underwhelming.

They'll drop him right into Refsnyders playing time. Or won't surprise me to see Ward just replace Robles and Refsnyder, Ward, and Garver all in the lineup together if they decide not to cut the millions they owe Refsnyder still.

[D-train]

Prepare for another epic flop once they try platooning him because he "hits left handed pitching".

They're likely going to play him full-time and not platoon him as he's a full-time player. If management tells him "We're going to platoon you against left-handed pitching" his first reaction is probably going to be man, fuck these clowns.

Yeah since Raley is out there is nobody for him to platoon with.

[GL_Storm]

I'm partial to players that walk a lot, so I like the Taylor Ward trade. I'm so tired of our franchise players giving away plate appearances.

[D-train]

In 2015, Taylor Ward was the Los Angeles Angels’ final first-round pick in the Jerry Dipoto era. Dipoto resigned about a month later.

Hopefully, history can repeat itself.

[Seattle or Bust]

I mean... bottom line is he's a 140 OPS+ hitter vs LHP's.

Refsnyder? 43 OPS+.

You've just replaced your biggest liability on the roster vs left handed pitching with a guy who handles them very well.

Ward is also on pace for 3 WAR... pretty good for a team whose right field has put up -1.5 WAR on the year.

[DavidGee24]

Just read where in 30 career games at T-Mobile he has an OPS of .533, so I guess we'll have to hope he hits in road games and doesn't pull a Garver/Solano where he can only hit at Wrigley.

Wrigley? Camden Yards

No, I mean that's the only place where Garver and Solano hit well for us, in that series at Wrigley last year.

[bpj]

Prepare for another epic flop once they try platooning him because he "hits left handed pitching".

They're likely going to play him full-time and not platoon him as he's a full-time player. If management tells him "We're going to platoon you against left-handed pitching" his first reaction is probably going to be man, fuck these clowns.

Yeah since Raley is out there is nobody for him to platoon with.

They'll find somebody.

Refsnyder wasnt a platooned player until he showed up here either.

They can't help themselves when they sniff a platoon opportunity.

[Lamda]

Typical Dip trade - unwilling to give up anything in his precious farm system, that he cares way more about than winning a WS, to get anyone good / impactful so he always gets the rejects having a bad year hoping they rebound. This is also a move to make it seem like they did something when they really didn't.

[bpj]

I mean... bottom line is he's a 140 OPS+ hitter vs LHP's.

Refsnyder? 43 OPS+.

You've just replaced your biggest liability on the roster vs left handed pitching with a guy who handles them very well.

Ward is also on pace for 3 WAR... pretty good for a team whose right field has put up -1.5 WAR on the year.

Refsnyder had a 159 wRC+ vs LHP last season. Then he got plopped in a Mariners platoon.