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With regard to options, I thought that once you were on the minors that the team only had to use an option if they brought you up to the majors and wanted to send you back down. That’s why o am confused why we would have to use an option on Swihart if we don’t bring him to Major League camp this spring training. How does that work?

Is this a Rule V situation, in which he would have to be retained on another team's MLB roster?

Some people watch a lot of baseball. You don't need to tack a guy for 162 to evaluate them. Professional scouts can evaluate players in a weekend or less. Non-professionals need more time, but you don't need 162.

Would he have to be optioned even if he is not invited to Spring Training and just stays on a minor league roster and does his spring training with the AAA team?

Just in case you missed my prior post where I asked these questions about Swihart: Would Swihart have to be DFA'd if he doesn't make the team out of Spring Training? Would they still have to DFA him if they don't invite him to Spring Training?

Would he have to be DFA'd if he doesn't make the team out of Spring Training? Would they still have to DFA him if they don't invite him to Spring Training?

What has Swihart done to establish that he would be a proficient MLB first baseman or hitter? His career has been stalled for quite some time. He would have to go on an incredible tear in Spring Training to earn a roster spot.

current players and managers should not get a vote. Only HOF members should get a vote. They would not dilute their own accomplishments. That HOF next to their signatures carries a hefty $. Less players would make it if the HOF members voted, imo.

It is their club. They should decide. There need to be standards which I am pretty sure would be enforced. They don't want to dilute their own accomplishments. The veterans committee has been far from a free pass. Very few players have made it that way and some very deserving players have not made it -- like Gil Hodges imo.

In a slow boring Hot Stove season, without condescension, I am not left with much. LOL!!

I don't think there is any chance of a trade happening with a negotiation window. Machado is going to test the free agent market. He's not going to sign or extend now. The Orioles are also more likely to trade him to a division rival knowing that it might only be for one year. They don't want this guy bashing in the heads of their pitching for 8 years.

I'm in.

Where are you seeing/hearing these rumors?

i also hadn’t heard about this. Scary stuff. People on blood thinners have to be very careful about any head injury.

They are probably eating cotton candy and texting during the game.

Pablo’s Giant’s career is done. We will pay him for sitting on a couch the next two years.

Noted. IDK why I thought we finished with only a 1 game. Did they have it down to 1 hame that final weekend.

i’m jonsing for a big move. A lesser move will fix me for a couple or 3 days, but we have a lot of cold dreary days ahead and I need something big.

Good point. Fundamentally sound base running and fielding would improve the team.

The good thing with both Garcia is and Anibel Sanchez is that they don’t have to find living accommodations, because they both reside on the DL.

LOL! The whole notion of regression from season to season is a completely dopey notion. And “positive regression” is positively stupid. These are people playing a highly skilled difficult game. This is not merely rolling dice where the rules of probability and the odds eventually win out.

So True. Both teams have upgraded the field manager.

I am in big time withdrawal needing a big move. The team as constructed will not be able to get the job done. They will not win the Division and probably not have enough for a Wild Card spot. The Yankees have taken a big step forward and they only needed to close a 1 game gap. Our offense is not going to "regress" to the mean enough to appreciably improve their run production. Pedroia will miss 2 months. That will be a hit to the offense right out of the gate, creating a big hole. I am expecting marginal improvement from Betts (+40 OPS) and a healthy Bogaerts (+30 OPS). I expect no improvement from Bradley or Benintendi. I expect a slight downturn from Moreland and only the slightest improvement from Hanley if any. Who knows what to expect from Devers. He could be a break out star or maybe the pitchers have adjusted to him and he will struggle out of the gate. I would not be surprised by a notable step back by Vasquez. Overall, I expect run production to struggle maybe more than last year, because we will not have Nunez stepping in for Pedroia. It is the same squad. Expecting big improvement is just homer-ism supported by nothing.

Downgrade at manager? LOL!

We could have won with a number of other closers in 2016. CK was clearly injured and not performing to his standards.