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Philip, an elite Closer isn't usually a priority roster fill for a non contender. Pitchers who have velocity similar to Miller often tend to have arm trouble at some point in their career, if not periodically. The human arm was not designed to endure torque of that magnitude on a regular basis.

Jacob Wilson, just signed to a 7 year, $70 Million extension, was rookie last year, he's also a Shortstop. He was leading the AL in batting average well into the season before dropping off in the second half, while playing through an injury.

Consider what Wilson might yield, if he was traded two years from now, with five years of club control remaining at around $10 Million a season. Wilson was the #6 overall pick in the 2023 Draft
 
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Philip, an elite Closer isn't usually a priority roster fill for a non contender.
I don't agree. I would say an elite closer should be more so of a priority… It's a nice balance of not knowing when he can enter a game and it could be at any given moment. It's an attraction. Whenever I have watched Mason Miller pitch I am at the edge of my seat, literally. He is an unbelievably exciting player/talent. I don't see the value in trading him for what they got. I would've preferred to see them enter the bright lights of Vegas with a star started flamethrower.

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Probably Joe Siddall... he was the one who did most of the games when Buck had his health issues; Beyond the health issues, Buck has been taking a few 2-3 week breaks each year as well, so Joe has done lots of games already.
He's fairly good with Dan.
Joe has been good. I really respect Buck Martinez. This is a sad day.

Let's get him on the level of excellence right away.

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And Jerry Howarth.
Tom Cheek is there. There needs to be Tom and Jerry. I agree.

I wonder what happened to Pat Tabler. I thought Pat was excellent. He also worked really well with Buck Martinez.

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