Bellhorn04
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I think if anything Holt has now become somewhat of a whipping boy for some fans. Dombrowski likes him, it would seem.
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On the topic of beanballs... In the documentary about the Sox 1967 Impossible Dream Season, Yaz was talking about Jim Lonborg and what a tough guy he was. Yaz said Lonborg would come up to him before the game and ask him if there was anyone Yaz wanted him to throw at. And in those days the pitchers were often the ones who were retaliated against.
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I'll agree. Hanley has been by all accounts a first class citizen in his time with us.
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You're right. Holt can be optioned to AAA, or traded.
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He was terrific in 2010 and most of 2011. The weird thing about 2011 was that virtually the entire pitching staff collapsed in September.
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Absolutely, and a first baseman can be called on to make a lot of fielding plays on his own as well.
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Drilling Stanton for no good reason and starting a beanball war just for the heck of it - no, I don't see that happening.
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On the other hand, you don't want a big controversy in the clubhouse about it either. We had enough of that s*** last year.
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Yeah, I might be giving them the 'benefit of the doubt', but I didn't think that was a panic move either. Vazquez had missed an entire season.
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And now pitching for the Pirates, Dovydas Neverauskas.
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Moreland will get playing time. In the games that JDM plays the outfield, Hanley will DH and Moreland will play first, presumably. Cora has options and I'm sure he'll figure it all out.
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I understand. I made a personal decision to not watch US college sports anymore. It's not just because of the money stuff. It's all the coverups of sexual assaults and the like by players that finally sealed it for me.
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I don't think you automatically lose the international pool money. I think there's another condition about signing a free agent...have to read the fine print.
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Every big business is corrupt...nice way of justifying everything, I guess. Like 'all politicians are corrupt, so who cares if Trump conspired with the Russkies to rig the election?'
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Throwing bullpens, reportedly progressing nicely, very unlikely to be ready for Opening Day, but there seems to be optimism he'll be ready to go some time early in the season.
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Pure speculation and hyperbole. Just for starters I highly doubt they rated his bat as 'elite'.
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Are you blaming Swihart's setback on them trying him in left field? Couldn't it be that they've had strong doubts about his defensive abilities at catcher all along and wanted to give him a shot at another position?
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'Screw the future', seriously? It's one year, 2019. No matter what, Hanley's salary is gone in 2020 and beyond, as is Pablo's.
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Many of us are now, I think.
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Of course it matters. It all matters, years, dollars, performance. Ben sunk $250 million into Pablo, Hanley and Castillo, in return for virtually net zero WAR. Of course he's going to be slagged for that.
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You're comparing a $13 million signing to 2 signings that totaled $183 million or possibly $205 million. A little sense of proportion is necessary.
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Unfortunately, not everyone can be a consummate cold-blooded logician like you, notin. Yes, there are far too many fans who tend to view their team's unproven quantities through Pollyanna's rose-colored spectacles.
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Moreland should get most of his AB's against RH pitching. He can also come in for late inning defense.
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NCAA = cesspool of corruption.
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So on another topic: Does the Altuve extension (5/151) set any sort of benchmark for a Mookie extension?
