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The rumor was Vaz for Campusano, but that's an overpay for Vaz. Padres wouldn't do it. Sox would need to add players to get Campusano.

Or Vaz for Myers/Campusano/Quantrill Or or Vaz/Chavis for Myers (1/2 salary)/Campusano

Vaz and Chavis for Campusano and Quantrill

Swihart was much more highly regarded than Wong. I don't think people are expecting anything more than a UTIL guy out of him. In terms of converting catchers, don't go looking for video of Carlton Fisk playing LF in 1986 ( ). Also of note, today is the day that I learned Hawk Harrelson traded 23 year old Bobby Bonilla for Jose DeLeon. LOL

Your loss.

It's the only thing keeping those tv contracts at such a high $$$ amount.

That's Tampa's own death metal band Obituary! It's the first track off their album Cause of Death, which is a classic for the genre. Tampa has a long history of strong metal and punk scenes (acts like Death, Iced Earth, Six Feet Under, Deicide, Atheist and Acheron). If you didn't like that one, I won't post my favorite Tampa band.

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/michael-chavis/17321/heat-maps?position=PH/PR&ss=&se=&hand=&count=&pitch=&season=&view=&data=&grid=&blur=&type=3 He can't handle anything up or away. He's actually WORSE at handling high pitches this year than last. Now compare to 2015 Travis Shaw: https://www.fangraphs.com/players/travis-shaw/11982/heat-maps?position=&ss=&se=&hand=&count=&pitch=&season=2015&view=&data=&grid=&blur=&type=3

Do you think Chavis is likely to replicate Shaw's 2017-2018 seasons? I would tend to think it's highly unlikely due to the discrepancies in K rate. I do wonder what happens to Chavis this season once his BABIP gets lower than 387. He seems to be making great contact when he does so, but that BB/K is something else. Also, all these discussions ignore that Shaw provided above average defense while Chavis continues his negative dWAR.

Here's a Bloom quote from this week: “To say that someone is truly untouchable, you’re probably lying to yourself and lying to a player, if you say that. There could be situations where there might be exceptions to that. But I think we have to be realistic that in theory there could always be something that could happen with anybody. But I don’t think that’s indicative of any big news or anything like that. We’re not doing our jobs if we’re not willing to be opened to opportunities.” It doesn't sound like he's actively "shopping" anyone. His position is that everyone should be "available" for the right trade. However, it's not reasonable to suggest that every player is "available" in the traditional sense that he's actively looking to shop said players. I agree that nobody should ever be "unavailable." Couldn't the Angels get a return for Trout that would make sense for them to move him? If the Yankees were given an amazing offer for Judge, shouldn't they move him? The same could be said for Raffy, Devers or whoever else.

I will always have a soft spot for some Tampa things.

I just don't put much faith in the "talk" no matter the quantity of it. This time of year, everything is just conjecture but we're told what is "really" happening behind the scenes. I don't believe it. Like Kimmi said, Bloom said that he'd be stupid not to listen to offers on everyone, but he's not actively shopping the entire roster as some would leave you to believe. I wholeheartedly believe Henry does not want to field a AAAA roster on 4/1/21. He probably wants a younger team that can "compete" (i.e. 86ish wins) in the sort term, but is set up to be the top of the league for the longer term.

Also, when I get my sports journalism, I don't typically go to NYC radio guys.

I think it's better to have the worst record rather than the third worst.

When he threw 98mph for a k, it made me pay a little more attention. I think his upside is worth sticking around over some of the other guys in the pen. Aside from Brewer and Valdez, there hasn't been much of worth to note.

How could this get worse?

2018 Brasier right there.

Ump still sucks

Brasier time = turn off tv time.

f*** yeah. Feel the burn.

It was fun. Devers hit a bases loaded triple.

I appreciate the Geddy Lee cutout.

DHern looking sharp

^^^

Eck’s not going to let that 3-1 changeup go.