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  1. cp176
    The first pitch. Honest to god, what a stupid attempt.
  2. cp176
    Notin this is why I mentioned Tolle. People have consistently included his name in possible trade moves. Likely no one is particularly serious. At least I hope not. We have plenty of players that could be traded without causing much of a ripple. I was shocked that a trade wasn’t made in the off season or a free agent sign to give us what we need - one more power hitter. Trading a young pitcher like Tolle would be ridiculous.
  3. cp176
    Tolle is big, likeable with a personality that makes him a fan favorite. Trading away a potentially excellent starting young pitcher who at least at this point looks durable would be absolutely foolish.
  4. cp176
    Why would anyone trade Tolle?
  5. cp176
    Two nights in a row he hurts his team by not being on the field. I understand why he is emotional, I just don’t need to see it all the time. Two nights ago he pounds one out big time. After the way he carried on after the hit, what do you think Pedro or Gibson would have done the next time he came to the plate? Shut up and play the game.
  6. cp176
    Nothing would make me trade Early for sure and likely Bennett as well. Two kids who don’t overthrow and who are learning on the fly. I would trade Houck, Crawford, and Oviedo before I would trade either of those two.
  7. cp176
    I think that that leash gets shorter every time Arias puts on his uniform. I like Mayer but at some point you improve with a better player if you can.
  8. cp176
    What difference does it make where this team will sit in the draft. Mayer was the #4 pick and we are still waiting. This organization can screw up a pick regardless of when it comes along.
  9. cp176
    I agree and I feel the same way about Crochett. Why waste his starts on a team like this? I love the young pitching corps. Let them get the experience they need.
  10. cp176
    I would not trade Wong.. He is a perfect backup catcher for a team with a real starting catcher which we do not currently have.
  11. cp176
    I’ve liked Eaton for sometime now. I’ll never really understand why this organization does some of the things they do. They brought in two utility players that they really didn’t need.
  12. cp176
    I agree. We brought in AAAA free agents when we had plenty of them tucked away. Eaton should have been there day 1.
  13. cp176
    I made a mistake there I meant to say Arias to short and Mayer to second but I could live with it either way. As for Mayer, I think that he is extremely talented and will someday be much more than worth the wait.
  14. cp176
    Arias to second and Mayer to short.
  15. cp176
    Sad but true. The way it goes for this team.
  16. cp176
    I like Ranger to but depending on what’s offered I guess he could go. I brought him up not because I don’t think he helps but what he might be worth. No question about Gray though..
  17. cp176
    Gray, Contreas(sp), Suarez, were not bad signings. Signing more 4444 players when basically that is what you have in your system was ridiculous. Relying on metrics, trying to sign players that seem to fit in a specific ballplark as opposed to trying to sign good baseball players in general doesn’t seem too bright to me. With respect to Breslow, Kennedy, etc., I would have to say “are you stupid or are you just uncoachable.?” Stubbornness and the constant ridiculous optimism that they throw our way makes me think that they are uncoachable which is far worse than stupid.
  18. cp176
    I would keep most of the young regulars. I agree with your primary trade candidates but I might even add Suarez to the list reluctantly. Chapman, Gray, Suarez and Duran will be guys that other teams might want.
  19. cp176
    I’m in the very small camp of do not trade Mayer. He would be one or two of the actual position players that I would not trade.
  20. cp176
    I think that you are absolutely right on this one. It’s going to be a long haul requiring a different way of looking at things than the way they look at them now. I’m a very sad fan right now. The day that DD walked away was a sad day for me. The experimentation with a whole bunch of this and thats since then has sucked. Let’s see if we can do it as well as the best without spending the money right. It has not worked. Rafaela and the young pitchers might be the only ones worth not trying to trade right now. I would also keep Mayer regardless of the criticism he gets here. Other than that folks I say trade away. Most of them would be much better off with fresh starts somewhere else. Oh and spare me the sililoquies about the huge amount of (wasted) money that we currently spend.. It will cost much money and many fresh faces to get this franchise even close to what it once was.
  21. cp176
    What’s frustrating for me is that sadly there is no quick fix for this team. It’s going to take a massive change of sorts to right this ship today and going forward. I think that everything has backfired beginning with a much over rated farm system. Some pitching talent for sure but what else? I’m going with very little.
  22. cp176
    I just want a competitive team to watch. For me, this is now an watchable team.
  23. cp176
    I remember being involved in this conversation. I’m one of those guys who still believes that it is all about the hunt. It’s wonderful to be the ultimate winner of it all but for me it has always been about the chase of the overall season to just have a chance. Sadly the last few years really have not held my interest to any great extent. I tend to watch now only when Early and Tolle get the ball.
  24. cp176
    If it means a better product on the field the answer would be a huge yes.
  25. cp176
    You are probably right at least initially but a quality shortstop really won’t have much of an issue moving to second base. I’m not sure how much third or second Mayer played before he was brought up. I’m sure that it is a moot point because this franchise is beginning to resemble the true meaning of being athletically stupid. Yard out the same people day in and day out and hope for better results. I could see Mayer going to third if necessary but I don’t see any reason for not trying something different. Arias, Eaton, Campbell would at least give us something different.
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