The Steve Pearce trade will always be a nightmare...... absolute, rock bottom, worst-case scenario. I can't imagine anything working out worse, honestly.
I get your take on Thornton. But he did give us a pretty solid full year in the rotation in 2019, so that value has to be factored in (1.9 fWAR). It looks like he's been worth a tad more than Diaz since 2019 (2.1 fWAR in 2019/20 vs 1.4 fWAR for Diaz). And the main thing for me is that I'd take Thornton over Diaz today 10 times out of 10 (notwithstanding Diaz's legit continued value in a part time role for Houston.) He could still end up being a decent 4th/5th starter. And it looks like he may have a chance to show what he's got pretty soon.
The Steve Pearce trade will always be a nightmare...... absolute, rock bottom, worst-case scenario. I can't imagine anything working out worse, honestly.
I get your take on Thornton. But he did give us a pretty solid full year in the rotation in 2019, so that value has to be factored in (1.9 fWAR). It looks like he's been worth a tad more than Diaz since 2019 (2.1 fWAR in 2019/20 vs 1.4 fWAR for Diaz). And the main thing for me is that I'd take Thornton over Diaz today 10 times out of 10 (notwithstanding Diaz's legit continued value in a part time role for Houston.) He could still end up being a decent 4th/5th starter. And it looks like he may have a chance to show what he's got pretty soon.