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  1. moonslav59
    Did I say that?
  2. moonslav59
    Again, a blatant misrepresentation. I've never claimed he has cycled and will again. I've gone out of my way to say I have no idea what JH & Co will spend. I showed that they did spend more since the date the extended Devers but have never claimed it will continue. I even said they "undid much of the spending by dumping Devers." You claim others often overanalyze your statements, but you continually misanalyze many statements made. JH has cycled spending in the past and may or may not continue with that trend. He's spending double what he spent in 2003. You are right: he's not the same guy. He let other GMs pass him by, and some blew past him. One could argue other GMs have changed more than he has. (Note: I'm not arguing that point, just so you don't go and misrepresent that comment, too.)
  3. moonslav59
    In your mind, okay.
  4. moonslav59
    This is arb negotiations not FA ones. Okay, they offer $20M, despite knowing they only would have had to pay $19M.
  5. moonslav59
    This is how BTV places value on some of our players. This is before they deduct salary or projected salary: $Millions/ years remaining 240/6 Crochet 219/9 Anthony 108/9 Campbell 94/9 Rafaela 83/3 Duran 81/6 Early 78/5 Mayer 76/4 Bello 56/4 Abreu 50/6 Tolle 42/5 Narvaez 36/3 Whitlock 35/3 Crawford 32/1 Gray 27/2 Contreras 27/3 Casas 26/4 Slaten 21/3 Romy, 20/2 Story, 18/1 Sandoval, 18/2 Chapman, 13/2 Oviedo. 10/2 Yoshida ________________________________ By value per season: 40 Crochet 32 Gray 28 Duran 24 Anthony 19 Abreu & Bello 18 Sandoval (YIKES!) 16 Mayer 14 Early 14 Contreras 12 Campbell 12 Whitlock 11 Crawford 10 Rafaela & Story 9 Chapman, Tolle& Casas 8 Narvaez 7 Slaten, Oviedo & Romy 5 Yoshida
  6. moonslav59
    Yes, but if the team thinks there is a zero chance they lose the arb, and we are not sure they think this, why find any middle ground?
  7. moonslav59
    Another classic injury-plagued pitcher added. YIKES!
  8. moonslav59
    I would not even trade Valera or maybe even Phillips for Donovan. I'd give DHam, Sandlin & any or all of these 3: Castro, Bleis and Cespedes
  9. moonslav59
    So, the evil empire is defeating us, now? No, he's not the same JH. Nobody is the same after 20+ years. Brilliant point.
  10. moonslav59
    Now, you owe me an apology for lying about my position. "I believed" the full throttle statement? What a massive and intentional lie. What they said was a sham. That's the definition of a sham, whether believed or not by anyone. You can choose to believe words mean what they don't mean. You've done that several times before, but please stop the lies about what I believed and said.
  11. moonslav59
    KMarte is a much better hitter, but I agree, it makes more sense to just sign Bregman than to trade top assets for KMarte. I have issues with the concept of "making sense," since that involves thinking JH might or will spend large and long on a player that is not great. I'm not even sure JH would okay $50M/2 or $70M/3 for E Suarez.
  12. moonslav59
    There are certainly some fans and posters willing to go larger and longer than we both are. If I knew we'd get Suarez, I'd be fine with your limits suggested. I'm not sure of anything with these guys.
  13. moonslav59
    We have kept all of our top 5 prospects under Brez and Bloom, except: #4 Teel & #5 Montgomery (with #8 Meredith) for Crochet. (I'm glad we did this one.) #4 Perales for #6 prospect Bennett (We also traded #6 Jh Garcia for Oviedo & a nice catching prospect and #8 Clarke with Fitts for Sonny Gray. I think Aldo Ramirez was #9, when we traded him for Schwarber) We've gone a long time hoarding prospects. If we add #4 Witherspoon to the list to get a top 10-15 batter in MLB who finally fills our 10 year 2B need, I'd do it. Our roster would still have recent grads Anthony, Narvaez, Rafaela, Abreu, Mayber, Campbell, Slaten and others and our top 10 prospects might be... 1. Tolle 2. Early 3. Arias 4. Valera 5. Bennett 6. Gonzales 7. Soto 8. Godbout 9. Phillips 10. Sandlin/Eyanson/Romero/Holobetz That's a nice looking future we'd have kept around.
  14. moonslav59
    I think it was more than a Werner sham.
  15. moonslav59
    Is anyone in the camp of signing him at any and all cost?
  16. moonslav59
    You don't know the definition of a sham. It does not have to be believed to be a sham. They did not mean "full throttle." They knew the meaning of the phrase but said it anyway in an attempt to sham the fans and maybe sell more tickets. It was a sham, whether believed by some fans or no fans. I'm still not sure why you have an issue with a term that fits the event perfectly.
  17. moonslav59
    He has been consistent for the last 5-6 years. His WAR is helped a lot by his defense, which is not a ding on him. I want him back. His leadership has real value, too.
  18. moonslav59
    I'd rather trade Witherspoon than Tolle or Early, and if the team demands him over Crawford, Harrison, Oviedo or Sandoval, I'd strongly consider adding him. Since we haven't even seen him pitch professional ball, I'm not sure we know all that much.
  19. moonslav59
    Exactly. DET knows the arb guy won't give Skubal the win, so there is no pressure to find a common ground any higher than they are prepared to give him. They don't have to budge an inch, because they have a 99% chance at winning, IMO. Had Skubal submitted $25M, maybe DET finds common ground more easily. He'd be easier to trade at $19M than $22 or $25M. He might be easier to extend once traded, at $19M, too.
  20. moonslav59
    It does hurt to try, because the arb guy can't pick $25M. He has to pick one or the other. Had he asked for $25M or better yet $22M, he might have won.
  21. moonslav59
    The "list?" BTW, I'm also against giving Breggie a large and long deal. "Full throttle" was a sham. Do you really disagree?
  22. moonslav59
    A fine example on why he won't get $32M.
  23. moonslav59
    Yes, we understand your position. We await your later complaints that Brez did nothing.
  24. moonslav59
    It is more likely they offered 4 or maybe even 5 years than the same offer. I agree. On your $140M/5 offer, adding $30M/1 would be a major change- one more year and a higher AAV.
  25. moonslav59
    He deserves it, but not by the established arb model.
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