I know, it should have been about Colome, but my dander was up and I couldn't quite go there. Here is Dipoto buiding the modern pitching staff: 3-4 BP guys going 1 inning. I know, I see that. Colome is pretty good. Better than that, even.
LL suggests that next year's buy out of Span, $4M in cash, will come in the deal. That would leave us with current cash to spend on an arm, if need be. Span is OPSing .857 vL. That isn't staying. In 4 of the past 5 seasons he has OPSed vL .576 OR LOWER. In '14 he rocketed to .694. That .857 blots out the .722 he's swinging vR. OK, his BABIP is low, but his BB rate is about to nosedive.
Is Span likely better than Gamel? That's a pick 'em. Is he likely better than Andreoli? Probably. Ian Miller, too. But by how much and at what cost?
Either way you look at it, you gave up a promising young arm for a 100 game rental, mediocre OF. that I do not like.
One for one, Moore for Colome? Probably I'm good. If the Rays insisted on Span in the deal, we should have shopped elsewhere.
But he's here. He's ours. I once quite liked him. Will root for him again.
Doesn't mean I like the total deal.
But you were right. I should have lead with colome and then whined about the throw-in.