The 2021-2022 Offseason Thread

[Old Red]

Just clarifying. The response with the terms of a contract to the announcement of Olson’s acquisition does make it look like a free agent deal, when Olson was instead acquired via trade and extended…

 

Anybody who has been following whats been going on already knew Olson came in a trade, and those that wasn’t it wouldn’t have mattered anyway.

[notin]

Anybody who has been following whats been going on already knew Olson came in a trade, and those that wasn’t it wouldn’t have mattered anyway.

 

You get pretty whiny when people clarify your comments. To the point of actually speaking for anyone who might have been confused by it…

[Old Red]

You get pretty whiny when people clarify your comments. To the point of actually speaking for anyone who might have been confused by it…

 

Fall back to the usual whiny name calling all you want, but I don’t have to clarify anything to you unless you are one that hasn’t followed what’s been going on, because it sounds like it. In the big scheme of things what does it matter if it was a FA contract, or not? It doesn’t.

Edited March 15, 2022 by Old Red

[Bellhorn04]

Fall back to the usual whiny name calling all you want, but I don’t have to clarify anything to you unless you are one that hasn’t followed what’s been going on, because it sounds like it. In the big scheme of things what does it matter if it was a FA contract, or not? It doesn’t.

 

You really are getting kind of worked up over nothing. You said Matt Olson to Braves, 8 for $168. For someone who's not totally up to speed that certainly made it sound like a free agent signing.

[Old Red]

You really are getting kind of worked up over nothing. You said Matt Olson to Braves, 8 for $168. For someone who's not totally up to speed that certainly made it sound like a free agent signing.

 

How many on here are not up to speed? What about you?

[Bellhorn04]

How many on here are not up to speed? What about you?

 

I was aware he was traded. But it was a surprise that he signed a deal that big that fast. I kind of did a double-take when I saw it.

[moonslav59]

McHugh signs with the Braves for $10M/2. That seems reasonable enough for Bloom to bid $1M more...

[moonslav59]

The CWS, a team than never made the playoffs in back-to back years in 120 seasons, until the last two years, and a team with one of the worst farms in MLB is reportedly interested in Montas or Manaea.

[Swiharts Ghost]

Rizzo to yanks ....heyman thinks Yanks fear us landing Freeman .If true maybe Casas to Oakland my speculation replacing olson ? Or Bobby ? I’d take Murphy back in this scenario

[notin]

Fall back to the usual whiny name calling all you want, but I don’t have to clarify anything to you unless you are one that hasn’t followed what’s been going on, because it sounds like it. In the big scheme of things what does it matter if it was a FA contract, or not? It doesn’t.

 

No one asked you to clarify anything. It was done for you for free. For some reason you took umbrage…

[notin]

Rizzo to yanks ....heyman thinks Yanks fear us landing Freeman .If true maybe Casas to Oakland my speculation replacing olson ? Or Bobby ? I’d take Murphy back in this scenario

 

BTV does have Murphy as roughly equal to Casas plus Bello..,

[Old Red]

No one asked you to clarify anything. It was done for you for free. For some reason you took umbrage…

 

And what difference in the big scheme of things does it matter if it was a FA signing, or a trade, and a signing? It doesn’t. Like I said before the ones on here that are keeping up on things already knew that a trade was made, and that’s why I just said in the first place Matt Olson to the Braves, and the ones not knowing what was going it wouldn’t have mattered anyway. I know it wouldn’t have matted to me one way, or the other, but I guess you felt the need just in case someone needed the clarification. Give yourself a pat on the back for everyone that you helped understand.

Edited March 16, 2022 by Old Red

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Gammons trying to recruit Bloom for Hot Stove Cool Music when he sang these lyrics in a ST interview: There's nothing happening here, what it is is exactly clear...

[notin]

And what difference in the big scheme of things does it matter if it was a FA signing, or a trade, and a signing? It doesn’t. Like I said before the ones on here that are keeping up on things already knew that a trade was made, and that’s why I just said in the first place Matt Olson to the Braves, and the ones not knowing what was going it wouldn’t have mattered anyway. I know it wouldn’t have matted to me one way, or the other, but I guess you felt the need just in case someone needed the clarification. Give yourself a pat on the back for everyone that you helped understand.

 

 

You said something confusing. Clarification was added. It has been confirmed by others. Don’t tell me what other people understood and didn’t understand. You are not them. If it doesn’t make a big deal in the great scheme of things, why are you still angry a full day and what three? Four posts later?

 

Now to normal sane people, this is not a big deal. So move on before people start thinking you’re not normal and sane. You’re really starting to look like someone who thinks “ He corrected me!! That is just not acceptable and I must met him know immediately and repeatedly!!’l.

 

(If o get to speak for other people, this process may have already started.)

[mvp 78]

You said something confusing. Clarification was added. It has been confirmed by others. Don’t tell me what other people understood and didn’t understand. You are not them. If it doesn’t make a big deal in the great scheme of things, why are you still angry a full day and what three? Four posts later?

 

Now to normal sane people, this is not a big deal. So move on before people start thinking you’re not normal and sane. You’re really starting to look like someone who thinks “ He corrected me!! That is just not acceptable and I must met him know immediately and repeatedly!!’l.

 

(If o get to speak for other people, this process may have already started.)

 

Seems like the nonsense on here continues even if I take a vacation day. Weird.

[Bellhorn04]

Are the Red Sox really making a serious bid for Freeman? Or is this about as real as the rumor that we were going after Scherzer at the deadline last year?

 

Feeling a little skeptical here. Of course, it doesn't help that the Dodgers are the reported front-runner for Freeman.

[Bellhorn04]

Blue Jays are acquiring Matt Chapman from A's in trade.

[mvp 78]

Are the Red Sox really making a serious bid for Freeman? Or is this about as real as the rumor that we were going after Scherzer at the deadline last year?

 

Feeling a little skeptical here. Of course, it doesn't help that the Dodgers are the reported front-runner for Freeman.

 

I don't see it.

[notin]

Blue Jays are acquiring Matt Chapman from A's in trade.

 

I also preferred Chapman over Freeman…

[notin]

I don't see it.

 

Ditto.

[Bellhorn04]

McHugh signs with the Braves for $10M/2. That seems reasonable enough for Bloom to bid $1M more...

 

Agreed. Another disappointment. McHugh is much better than Diekman, no?

[notin]

Agreed. Another disappointment. McHugh is much better than Diekman, no?

 

To be fair, Diekman has had a pretty good career. But yes, McHugh is the better relief pitcher.

 

Now McHugh has had more health struggles, if that matters…

[Bellhorn04]

To be fair, Diekman has had a pretty good career. But yes, McHugh is the better relief pitcher.

 

Now McHugh has had more health struggles, if that matters…

 

We could have had both, methinks.

 

Oh well. I'm sure there are more exciting developments to come.

[notin]

We could have had both, methinks.

 

Oh well. I'm sure there are more exciting developments to come.

 

There are still a few capable relievers available…

[mvp 78]

There are still a few capable relievers available…

 

Doesn't mean Bloom will grab one.

[Noles_1335]

Am I the only one who thinks signing Freeman doesn’t make much sense with Casas waiting in the wings! This team needs Pitching and another power bat in the OF. Kike, Duggie, JBJ sure as hell does not scare any pitching staff!

[notin]

Am I the only one who thinks signing Freeman doesn’t make much sense with Casas waiting in the wings! This team needs Pitching and another power bat in the OF. Kike, Duggie, JBJ sure as hell does not scare any pitching staff!

 

Freeman can make sense if you think of Casas as a replacement for Martinez. JD might not even break camp in Boston with all these NL teams needing a DH now. Or if he does he has just the one year left…

[notin]

Suzuki to Cubs, as some have said.

Schwarber close with Philadelphia.

 

Correa and Freeman are running out of options…

[Old Red]

You said something confusing. Clarification was added. It has been confirmed by others. Don’t tell me what other people understood and didn’t understand. You are not them. If it doesn’t make a big deal in the great scheme of things, why are you still angry a full day and what three? Four posts later?

 

Now to normal sane people, this is not a big deal. So move on before people start thinking you’re not normal and sane. You’re really starting to look like someone who thinks “ He corrected me!! That is just not acceptable and I must met him know immediately and repeatedly!!’l.

 

(If o get to speak for other people, this process may have already started.)

 

You are judging what’s normal, and sane? Why didn’t you correct the fist statement Matt Olson to the Braves? Everyone knew it was a trade, so if everyone knew it was a trade then everyone knew that wanted to know the contract signed was after a trade. You just think you did some great thing in saying it wasn’t a FA signing. EVERYONE already knew that wanted to know. I’ll ask again who didn’t already know on here?

 

Most of all I’m not mad just, because you thought you had to clarify something. I have seen enough on here to know that things sometimes words have to be worded just right , or some go in a tizzy. The best example of that is Moon’s legendary head scratcher that some went on, and on about for sometime, so think I’m mad all you want, but it would have to be a more important source than you to do that, and even then it wouldn’t happen especially about the trivial subject that you thought you was correcting an injustice. Laughable at best.

[Old Red]

Freeman can make sense if you think of Casas as a replacement for Martinez. JD might not even break camp in Boston with all these NL teams needing a DH now. Or if he does he has just the one year left…

 

Freeman may makes sense to you, but does it make sense financially to JH? That is what is important here, and so far like I keep saying he’s not opening his wallet very wide anytime soon.