Bubic delivering a 103 ERA+ in his first 130 career innings (against the best hitters in the world) despite never pitching above Single-A is amazing. The bad news for the Royals is that he's going to start getting expensive after next season, so I wonder if he's a guy to trade in the next 18 months or so.
I think that's a great point that gets forgotten (by me a lot anyway) that he still hasn't thrown a minor league pitch above A-ball. Depending on what happens with Super 2, him in the minors to start the year bought an extra year of service time at least. Of course, if Super 2 goes away, the whole six years of service time might too. I know that Alec had him getting traded in his 2023 roster piece the other day, so it's certainly a possibility.
Bubic delivering a 103 ERA+ in his first 130 career innings (against the best hitters in the world) despite never pitching above Single-A is amazing. The bad news for the Royals is that he's going to start getting expensive after next season, so I wonder if he's a guy to trade in the next 18 months or so.
I think that's a great point that gets forgotten (by me a lot anyway) that he still hasn't thrown a minor league pitch above A-ball. Depending on what happens with Super 2, him in the minors to start the year bought an extra year of service time at least. Of course, if Super 2 goes away, the whole six years of service time might too. I know that Alec had him getting traded in his 2023 roster piece the other day, so it's certainly a possibility.
Lesky for pitching coach!
I accept your job offer.