moonslav59

BIG Win!

There has been no patience on this board for every minute of those 4 years. We are seeing an improvement, this year, especially on the young core of players that is better than any young core since pre-2018. You can choose to see only doom and gloom, or not.

The JBJ trade sucked. I said it then, and still think it was horrific. I don't judge GMs on one deal, and besides, Bloom was the one who signed Renfroe for just $3M. The overall grade on Bloom's moves is still TBD, because so many involved prospects coming to us, including Wink, Wong and others, but as of now, I would grade It at B- or better. His main task was to rebuild the farm, and that is an even bigger TBD, but as of now, it looks pretty damn good. We went from bottom 5 or 10 to top 5 or 10. The budget is in better shape, should JH ever decide to spend again. (BTW, JH has had 2-3 year stretches in the past with very little new spending, so it might happen, again.) If you want to focus on the worst move every GM has made to judge them, there would be nobody left to take Bloom's place.

Framber Valdez snaps out of a July funk with a No-No on the first day of August.

It's Henry's joke, not Bloom's.

You were right, the $4M saved on Diekman just paid for the berthing fees and maintenance of Henry's yacht.

I'm not so sure the new direction is the wrong one, but patience is not a virtue on this board.

Blalock was no push over. He could turn into a good ML pitcher. 2.3 years of Urias does sound better than 1.3 of Arroyo, 2.3 of Chang and 5+ of Reyes, DHam and EValdez. We needed a SP'er. I guess these guys have more faith in Sale, Houck and Whitlock returning than I do, or they are all about the future. If it is the latter, please stop the lying and just come out and say it.

It's obvious the number one priority, by far, is the long term future and not 2023. Maybe not even 2024. It sucks, but I doubt this is Bloom talking Henry into that plan. My biggest wonder is what happened to the $10-12M we "had to spend" and still stay under the tax line? Spending that much more does not affect the future, at all. This bothers me more than not trading anyone more than Blalock to improve our 2023 chances. I wonder, if Bloom wanted to trade for a salary dump pitcher, who still has talent, but was told not to spend more.

Story may be back before any pitchers, but CBS has this: August 11 Sale 15 Houck, Whitlock & Joely September 1 Kluber 5 Ort Word is Sale pitched w Woo, Tuesday- the same day Houck and Whitlock throw pen sessions. I'd guess Sale in MLB by maybe AUG 15th and Houck and Whitlock by AUG 25th? Who knows?

cots has us over $12M under the tax line, so I wonder what Bloom was told to do. I find it hard to believe they told him he could spend as much as he wanted but must stay under the tax line, and choice to leave $12M on the table- both last winter or at the deadline. This irks me more than making a couple wrong choices in Kluber and the Mondesi dream. I still have faith we can squeek into the playoffs, but it will be harder to do after the Astros, Rangers and Rays improved. The O's and Jays seem to have improved a little, at the deadline. Our hopes, once again, rely on Sale and maybe Houck & Whitlock plus Story. If just 2 comeback and do well, it might be enough. If 3 do, we should make the playoffs. We just got Schreiber and McGuire back, and have yet to get any gains. Let's hope we can stay healthy and see these upgrades, sooner rather than later: McGuire> Alfaro Urias > Arroyo, Reyes or Chang Story > Chang, Reyes or Arroyo Sale > Jacques Houck > Llovera Whitlock > Bleier Joely> ??? We gotta get on track- starting tonight! Go Bello!

He's got 2 more years of team control. That's one more than Arroyo. He's a plus defender with a .720 career OPS in just over 1500 PAs. (.720 is not bad for 2B. Arroyo is .695. and .719 since 2020, Chang is .624 and Reyes is .670.) He's likely better than DHam and EValdez. He might be better than Reyes and Chang, so maybe my initial read was off base.

I was all for trading to get better, but I’d rather have kept Blalock

There is still time.

It would be a letdown. You’d think we could add some teams salary dump for nothing in exchange.

The only team not to Make a July trade was NYY!

He might not like LA. Also, taxes are much higher, but I doubt it matters all that much.

Maybe, but even if it is, he may or may not accept a trade to us.

He has struggled with mental health issues. Going to LA would be a major cultural shock. I’m not sure he’d accept a deal to BOS.

Or some SPer with a 2-3 value on BTV.

Be careful what you wish for.

Yes, or misses out.

You choose to be confined to specific date ranges.

SPer options are dwindling but some are still out there. My guess is Bloom is working the phones and will make a couple minor moves- maybe one moderate one.

On June 7, 2021 and August 21, 2022, as well as some earlier dates in those years. Also, it’s under 2.00 since May 25th, this year. No need to be hung up on full season numbers.