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  1. How much better does he have to hit to just get to a zero WAR? As he ages, does his chances get smaller? Does his defense decline some, as well? I'm hoping he can get over .650 or .675 and see a chance he can get over .700 and .750, but I think those may be long odds.
  2. Never did I expect it to happen so quickly, especially with the way the system is set up to make it harder on big spending and winning teams. Sucking in 2020 brought us Mayer and others, so that helped, a lot. We also have to give some props to DD for drafting well with lower picks.
  3. Yup. And lots of companies do some rather sickening things just to make a few more bucks in profit.
  4. We cut Marwin for the same offense.
  5. He did finish 6th in PAs on the Brewers and was lass than 50 PAs from 4th. He hit .459 in his last 333 PAs- that’s OPS and more PAs than Marwin got all year.
  6. I’d love to see us add a2Bman, Montas and Trivino, but maybe we add Suzuki, Bassit and Trivino, and Kike plays 2B almost FT.
  7. Even platooning him might not happen.
  8. If we get a starter from the A’s, then Hill or Wacha move to the pen with Houck, Whitlock, Barnes and others. That might hold us to the deadline.
  9. The age of absurdity!
  10. $5M AAV assuming we pay the $8M buyout that does not count on the tax line. It’s $12M x 2 on the AAV if we take the option minus whatever Renfroe gets in2 Arbs. That might be $24M - $14M or more or less likely less. Then add what we pay fro a RHd bat to platoon with JBJ or suffer his poor splits.
  11. Sounds like a good plan.
  12. Exactly, and neither do we. We could both be wrong on this one. JBJ could outplay Renfroe in’22, or one or both prospects could end up outplaying Renfroe’s 2 remaining years by themselves.
  13. It implies I added up the projected pluses and minuses and think it’s a net negative, so I scratch my head wondering why we make a net negative trade, in my opinion. Yes, there are connotations of not understanding, so that term might not have been the best choice. I will refrain from using that term for this trade going forward, in hopes you can now sleep at night. Hello
  14. I can see that position, but I think we could have traded Renfroe for a cheap RPer or OFer and not paid either of these two. It would make signing Suzuki or Story easier, financially. Even if you just count the $5M more for JBJ x 2 years, that’s $10M, then add the cost of Paxton to our initial offer to ERod and it’s gets much closer. I know it’s more complicated than just looking at 2022 and 2023 AAV comps, but certainly some sort of upgrade could have been possible. We did not have to pay Renfroe. We could have easily traded him for a prospect or not offered him the web, if we thought he’d be a zero WAR player in ‘22.
  15. If I don’t like a trade, I say it’s a head-scratcher. Is that the issue, here? If I start saying I dislike the trade, that changes everything for you?
  16. We apparently made a shorter term offer. The $24M paid to JBJ added to our initial offer makes it a bit closer but maybe not quite equal. It’s not $77M vs $24M Also, if you sub out Wacha or Paxton, too, it gets closer to even..
  17. This very well could be the plan. I think these prospects were the key to the deal- one way or another.
  18. No. I know yours and others positions and respect them. You can’t handle me disagreeing. You equate understanding with agreeing. I don’t like the trade. I can see how it might work out, if JBJ hits over .680 or so and or a prospect dies well, but I think the trade will be a bad one, despite hearing and understanding the opposing views. Why is that so hard for you to grasp? FYI, I liked several moves Bloom made last year that flopped. I know I can be wrong on this one, too, but I also know maybe you will be instead of me.
  19. The fact that I said if we go over the tax line proves I don’t view it as definite. Yes, certain strawman
  20. I’m very confident about 2022. My dislike of one deal is taking on monumental meanings to you.
  21. I never said definite. You are making strawman arguments, again.
  22. I think he is more concerned about the budget than any of us. That’s why he signed Wacha, Hill and Paxton and not ERod, too or instead. I’ve said over and over again, I’m going on the assumption we stay under or near the tax line. I’ve said I could be wrong, but until I see us go over significantly I’m going on that assumption. It’s not some whacky assumption, and I’m fine if you and others disagree, but stop painting my position like it’s some wild and crazy one. I dislike this trade, mostly for monetary reasons. If you think it’s a capital offense, then shoot me.
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