moonslav59

It's one thing to rightfully question Ceddanne's offense, but to say he "sucked in 2025" is hard to ignore. To not see he was clearly improving from year to year, despite still being below average and thinking it could continue seems like holding a grudge or not wanting to back off a first impression on a player. No doubt, Ceddanne showed historically bad K:BB ratios and out of K-zone swing rates. It was absurdly bad. I don't think anyone doubted that clear weakness. It seemed odd of lucky that he hit the ball as much as he did through the minors and at the start of his MLB career. The first impression Fred had was based on clear evidence. Why he chose to ignore or downplay clear improvements in these areas and make severely disproportionate negative statements about Rafaela vs other struggling players is for him to answer to. I really don't think I crossed the line to say it was absurd to keep the hyper criticism on one player and to say his 2025 season "sucked." Saying Ceddanne "lost the game" for failing to move a runner over is but one example of the petty assaults. The fact that we ended up winning the game was not even the issue. To then claim being "fair and balanced" and taking delight in "getting into people's heads" is a direction I found interesting for Red to support. Somehow I feel like he did only because Fred was battling me, but maybe I'm wrong. I'd hate to assign motives that are untrue.

It cuts down on the back and forth significantly. I don't get why you'd think I thought it's a punishment. I'm going to assume we both see things very differently and make assumptions based on our own way of thinking. Maybe it's best for everyone to just stop the back and forth or limit it as much as possible. That's how I viewed it. IMO, you misinterpret too many posts, not just mine and not just the motivations behind each post, but the actual positions and word meanings. I happen to think words and word choices matter and have specific meanings. I'm not pretending I'm smarter than anyone, and I often choose the wrong words or words that can easily be misinterpreted. I try to correct them or further explain what I meant, when I feel someone takes it in a way I did not intend. I'm fine with disagreement. I'm not fine with strawman building and little or no attempts at trying to agree on the actual meanings of one another's posts and motivations for stating opinions and positions before responding or attacking the points made. That's my biggest beef with you. Fred has admitted he trolls. That doesn't seem to bother you enough to point it out like you point out every fault you think I have. Look back at your responses to my posts. It's humanly impossible to disagree with nearly 100% of everything any one person says. I've actually agreed with several of Fred's positions, but you pick apart everything I say. I know I did pretty much the same to you, so I made an attempt to stop it by putting you on ignore. I realize I still made comments through posts you made to others that I couldn't help but read and have an opinion on, but my choice to do so did still limit the rancor and sheer volume of bickering. That's not patting myself on the back, but I do think it helped bring down the number of posts that nobody else cares to read. Call it "hiding behind a curtain." Call is may attempt at "punishing you." I could care less. I tried to cut back and I think it did help a little bit. I know I am to blame for much of it and admit it. You throw my admission in my face over and over while pretending you have no blame in it, or at least you've never come close to admitting you share in at least half the blame. Again, I'm not claiming I'm a better man for admitting it, but I do think I've at least tried to cut down on it. Obviously, I've failed at it, and it seems you take great joy is seeing me admit it my failures. I'll end by saying in all my experiences with family, several work places and my online bridge playing, I've never had any issues with co-workers, family members or bridge partners and opponents like I have with you. Take that for what it's is. I'll put you back on innore and will try to limit my replies to your posts through others, but I'm human. I find it hard to resist questioning statements made I think are untrue. You are right about one thing: it is a curse not a blessing, but you are wrong that you think I see it as a strength or blessing.

They had to trade Skubal or get just a comp pick. I think the Dodgers made the best offer.

May I ask what trade you are referring to?

That's a decent "last word."

No, the funny thing is you think you know what other's motivations are, and you can't even understand the meanings of their posts, words and even punctuation marks. Try to first understand the meanings of words before moving on to guessing the motivation behind the words. It's not even close to "punishment." If anything, I feel like I'm doing you, me and the board a favor by trying to avoid the tit for tat with clowns.

So what? I'm just "voicing my opinion."

Too funny. You seem against my lastwordism as a form of voicing my opinion.

The bottom line to me, and it looks like most GMs is that Skubal is a rental. He'll demand a king's ransom this winter, so it's good bye or pay up. There is not even comp pick, if he bolts. For the Sox, it was likely 2 months of Skubal for 5 years of control for 2-4 prospects/players. each.

I shoulda left him and Red on ignore. Maybe I felt winning would change things. Nope.

The here and now was here and now for Cedddanne in 2025, too. Fred said Ceddanne sucked in 2025, and yes, I couldn't and didn't let it go unquestioned. Not sure why you choose to side with Fred on this, but it seems like anyone against me is your friend, at least for that moment.

Rays get Peralta. Apparently, the Sox offered prospects for de la Cruz, but Cincy wanted MLB players.

I think the Tigers did the right thing. This is the best they could get. The Dodgers furthered their building a juggernaut on paper, but it's good thing the game is played on the field.

It's not a personal attack to call it absurd to say a 3.8 fWAR and 4.9 bWAR season sucks. Saying it's trolling is personal, but you admitted you take delight in it, so was it really an attack?

The guy is hurt too much and is not the same guy as the 2022-2023 catcher. 2022-2023 1157 PAs .808 OPS (129 OPS+) and 33 HRs (20 per 162) 9.1 dWAR 2024-2026 1287 PAs .711 OPS (103 OPS+) and 36 HRs (19 per 162) 5.5 dWAR

Exactly. This trade was about what most expected it would take- maybe slightly less than some thought. It's hard to equate to what the Sox would have had to give up, but for a rental, I wouldn't have tried to match or beat the Dodger offer. The upside for LAD, is that they will likely extend him, whereas we probably would not have.

LOL. What is this post? Check the mirror, dude. LMAO

The definition of trolling.

Agreed, but I hope we don't trade the whole future away.

Another construct in your own mind projected on another.

You and Fred are two peas in a pod. When exposed, you divert from the issue and attack the poster. Where is the evidence to support that "Rafaela sucked in 2025." By rallying to Fred's side just to jab at me, are you supporting his point or just whining about moonslav, because you "can't help yourself?"

Sounds like a guy who knows he's wrong.

Yes, let's look at Story vs Goodman: Goodman: Career: .852 & 40 HRs Home and .768 & 38 Hrs Away 25-26: .869 & 28 HRs and .854 & 34 HRs Away As he's matured, he's hit more dingers AWAY. He's K'd 33% Away and 27% at home- both very concerning numbers. Story: Career w COL: .972 & 95 HRs HOME and .752 & 63 HRs AWAY '19-'21 w COL: .973 & 40 HRs HOME and .752 & 30 HRsAWAY They both K way too much, but the Home & Away splits are night and day apart.

I could be wrong, but I think Hope was the central return piece for Skubal- not Ryan.

It hasn't flipped Fred to buyer mode, although he's stopped the sell talk.