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  1. moonslav59
    Throw in Wink or Wikel
  2. moonslav59
    I'm all about pitching, but a guy like Soto comes around every 10 generations, if that. I'm not getting my hopes up, but getting him would allow us to trade a top value OF'er or OF prospect (Anthony) for a young and cost-controlled pitcher, so we may not have to spend on a SP'er. Soto-Devers would rival Papi-Manny.
  3. moonslav59
    Crochet does not have enough of a record of success to be worth a top 4 prospect. It's Abreu plus of we move on to another plan.
  4. moonslav59
    A certainty, for sure.
  5. moonslav59
    I seriously doubt we give a top 4 prospect for Crochet. Maybe Abreu and DHam or Abreu and Arias or Romero.
  6. moonslav59
    Teams keep losing, and ND seems to look more and more solid. AP Rankings: 1. ORE 11-0 (idle) 2. Ohio St 9-1 (vs IN) 3. Texas 9-1 (vs KY) 4. Penn St 9-1 (at MN) 5. IN 10-0 (at Ohio St) 6. ND 9-1 (vs Army) 7. AL 8-2 (at OKL) 8. GA 8-2 (v UMass) 9. Ole Miss 8-2 (at FL) 10. TN 8-2 (vs UTEP) 11. MIA 9-1 (vs WF) 12. Boise St 9-1 (at WY) ___________ 13. SMU 9-1, 14. BYU 9-1, 15. TX A&M 8-2, 16. COL 8-2, 17. Clem 8-2, 18. Army 9-0
  7. moonslav59
    I think they greatly overestimated what Richards, Kluber and Paxton would give, but yes, how much more could they have done that would have gotten us to the dance.
  8. moonslav59
    I dropped him from my list when the comp pick was attached.
  9. moonslav59
    That is easy: he is the number one set up man and back-up closer. He will get many save opportunities, too.
  10. moonslav59
    Agreed, a Soto signing would have to be coupled with a major trade for a pitcher, and then we could afford add another OF to the trade.
  11. moonslav59
    Ding, ding, ding! The winner is....
  12. moonslav59
    Welcome! Yes, Mayer not Anthony for Crochet, but I'd like to trade Mayer and Abreu for a btter SP'er with a longer record of success or more years of control.
  13. moonslav59
    Murphy could be added.
  14. moonslav59
    We now have 40 on the roster. Before we add the Rule 5 guy(s), we will need to make some trades or cuts. When we add 2-4 more FAs or trade additions, more cuts or trades need to be made. Let the fun begin.
  15. moonslav59
    MLBTR reports "guaranteed $2.25MM on a deal that offers another $750K in incentives. He’d earn $150K apiece for reaching 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 appearances."
  16. moonslav59
    He's the lefty, and Scott can be the closer we need.
  17. moonslav59
    I think we'd need to keep the 1-2 punch of Soto & Devers to get the full affect of adding Soto. (Trade Casas & Abreu, maybe.)
  18. moonslav59
    He tried, but at $10M/1, I'm not sure expecting solutions was reasonable. Bloom should have done better with what he spent on SP'ing. $30M on Richards, Kluber and Paxton was a miss. $12M on Wacha & Hill was fine. $11M on 2 years of Perez was meh. $53M on all these guys was a miss, but not too far from what is expected for 6 pitchers and 8 years of control, counting the on Paxton was rehabbing. Bllom did better with the pen: Jansen, Martin and finding Schreiber and others. (The Barnes extension & Diekman were yuck-a-doodle-doo.)
  19. moonslav59
    Agreed, and the sham went so deep and on so many levels. I think the sham went back many years, at different levels from extreme to kinda mild. Part of me thinks the plan was for a long and slow rebuild, while trying to stay semi-competitive, or at least give the perception were were from 2019 onwards. One could argue that time is up, and the final rebuild step, which to me is to add key pieces from outside the organization to get as close to glory as possible, is upon us. Now, I need to pinch myself or smack myself upside my noggin'.
  20. moonslav59
    You guys crack me up!
  21. moonslav59
    It just seemed like the team was snake-bitten starting in 2019. Injuries, unexplained major decline years, here and there. So many of our biggest signings and extension players getting hurt, underperforming or both. The ALE getting very strong, then just when they really balance the schedule more than ever, the ALE was not as good. Things like that pile up. Then, the back-breaker Sale trade.
  22. moonslav59
    Equally important is that Brez chooses wisely or has good luck. (Do you think Gio was Brez's top 3 pick?)
  23. moonslav59
    Pivetta has had several 12-18 start stretches over his career, where he looks like a solid #2/3 SP'er, but yes, he has never put together a full solid season as a SP'er. I just get a sneaky feeling he will turn down the QO and have that season, elsewhere.
  24. moonslav59
    I'd rather sign the young guy Sasaki over Buehler, as "the second guy." We also have to think Pivetta may force himself into being the "second guy," if he takes the QO. We aren't adding two big SP'ers, if Pivetta is returning.
  25. moonslav59
    Kinda/sorta/yes, but as you know, I'm "tired" of relying on comebacks. Buehler is 30. He has not had a great year since 2021. He had another great year in 2019. I'm not sure those two seasons, 4 and 6 years ago makes him a better bet than Kluber and Paxton were. Richards was 33 when we got him, so throw him out, and he had gone 6 years without a great season, when we gave him a shot. Kluber was a two time Cy Young winner and top 3 four times. Yes, he was 37, when we signed him, but had made 31 starts the year before and did okay. He was 5 years removed from his last great season, so I do agree Walker B looks like a better upside choice than Kluber was. Paxton was never as great as Kluber or Buehler but had decent year just 4, 5 and 6 years prior ('17-'19) He was 33, when we added him, but 34 when he pitched for us. 4 and 6 years ago is a long time ago. Buehler's last 3 years: 28 GS (about 9 per season) 4.74 ERA (83 ERA+) 4.74 FIP 1.43 WHIP 7.8 K/9 and 2.9 BB/9 These numbers are not much better than the guys I mentioned were, when we signed them.
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