FredLynn
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OK. We seem to be in agreement here. I will concede that Durbin is probably not a dumpster dive. But he certainly isn't what we needed, not when his OPS+ last year (his only year) was average and his HR total last year was 11.
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Then don't bother.
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This ^^^ We could make the playoffs but anyone who thinks this team as currently constructed is talented enough to make a deep run in October is living on a different planet. And I didn't mean to dismiss WAR. I just wouldn't rely on it too much. There are many other factors to consider: past performance and the current needs of the team. If a team has an outstanding rotation but lacks firepower to score runs there isn't the need to sign another ace. Address the needs, not the WAR.
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Yup. That was a good move, a rare one. Those kinds of moves are few and far between though. Instead we end up with dregs like Andrew Monasterio, Anthony Seigler, Caleb Durbin, IKF, Tsung-Che Cheng, and Brendan Rodgers. As I wrote, I don't really mind those dumpster products as long as we complete the roster with the talented players we need. That didn't happen. Its going to be a long long season unless our rotation is lights out because our lineup scares nobody.
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Sorry. You're wrong again-if you value winning rings, which is really what counts (and what you stated YOU personally value most). WAR is a theoretical prediction that is high on assumptions and devoid of current performance. Saying that player X has a WAR of 5 for 2026 has no bearing on how that player will actually perform. If a team needs one player to fill a major hole, as we did-and still do, I don't care what his theoretical performance analysis predicts. I look at what he has actually done in the past. Schwarber and Alonso have a long history of hitting the ball out of the park. We don't have many players in that category-none, really. Anthony has potential, but he will be pitched around all year because Bresslow failed to get a player to protect him.
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We should have gone all in this year. We have our ace. We have a very good #2 and a solid rotation behind him and a respectable pen. We have a budding superstar. All we really needed was one more excellent offensive force (ideally two, but one would have been OK) to make the team formidable. Now we are likely a fourth place team.
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Yup. And while Breslow is marginally better if the FLOPS don't make the playoffs he will likely be history too. I don't envy these GMs. They are being put in a corner by budget limitations imposed by ownership that makes it nearly impossible to construct a team that is consistent with revenue and competes for a ring nearly every year.
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Exactly. Thats POOR MANAGEMENT. There comes a time to either (poop) or get off the pot. We did neither in those years other than declaring that we are going "full throttle". Liars.
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Just to correct Brady (again) those dregs to whom I refer include Gaspar and Durbin (lifetime OPS+ of 101). While Contreras and Gray are nice, better players were available, as everyone who is paying attention knows.
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Defending the indefensible has become an art form here to some. I find that in life, generally, you get what you pay for. Generally the more expensive players are more talented than dregs, dumpster products. Wouldn't you agree?
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It is totally accurate to state that we picked Gaspar but didn't pick Alonso, Schwarber, or Bregman. That should tell everyone here what the mindset of ownership is: cheap.
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Didn't you say earlier something to the effect that was just the opposite-that you could have done without Gray if we obtained help for our anemic lineup? That would certainly be the rational approach, though more expensive. But hey_the Henrys gotta eat too, right?
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I read somewhere that in the postseason it’s HRs that are king. We might make it to the playoffs, though I don’t think we have the offense to do it. But while last year just showing up for a guest appearance in October was fine (given the abysmal performances several years before that) this year I want more. We were just missing a few pieces to accomplish that and as usual management did a half assed job of it, fixing the pitching rotation but ignoring the lineup. The fans have every right to question the commitment to winning on the part of ownership.
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I’m not referring to extending players or obtaining players by giving up some of our own players. It’s rare that Henry opens up his wallet to pay for top shelf FAs. Who did they get last year when they said they were going “full throttle”? Dregs. And instead of making competitive offers to Schwarber, Alonso-or even Bregman they got lower tier FAs or dregs. And they remain far below average in percentage of revenue spent on upgrading player salaries. That’s telling. There is no real commitment to winning no matter what Henry says. He lies. There is a priority to maximize profits as the expense of winning. Thats fine-it’s his “ball”-but he does owe us honesty. I have an intense dislike for liars. You know as well as everyone here knows what we needed to compete for a ring. That talent was out there and AGAIN this year Henry was too cheap to get it.
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Your criticisms have no weight because you have admitted many times that our cheapskate owner should be spending more. As in signing talented FAs like Alonso or Schwarber. When was the last time Henry opened his wallet and agreed to sign a high priced FA? You know-top talent. Thats my point.
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Contreras was chosen because he was cheaper than Alonso. I have no problem with getting the backup players. I have a problem with not getting front line players ahead of them solely because Henry isn’t committed to winning. It’s the modus operandi for this ownership group-settling for send line players when better players are available who could make us genuine contenders. Henry is a billionaire. He can’t even use a reasonable percentage of team revenue to improve results. It’s disgusting.
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You missed the point. It’s not who we got that bothers me. It’s that we got dregs instead of talented players. The dregs now occupy a roster spot that a much better player should occupy.
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That works too. Getting a very good 2B without Gray but with Schwarber or Alonso + Suarez would put us in a good position. But Henry wouldn’t pay for a competitive team. Hey-the Henry’s gotta eat too, right?
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Above average isn’t good enough to compete for a ring. Top five is. Think we will be top five? Top 10?
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Schwarber or Alonso plus Suarez AND Gray was the proper way to create a competitive team.
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Bingo
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Getting the dregs we got doesn’t bother me. Not getting the talent we needed does bother me.
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That’s exactly what happened. They did sign Gasper but not Schwarber or Alonso. They could have signed two of them. They didn’t. What I wrote is factually correct.
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I think we might be slightly better, not moderately better. Maybe a game or two better. The Yankees got better because Cole is back. The Jays made a couple of major signings and the O’s are much better, likely better than the FLOPS. But hey! We are probably better than the low budget Rays! That’s something, right?
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They also signed Durbin and Gasper, both IF-and Contreras. Durbin, Gasper, and IKF aren’t what the team needed.
