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He’s bordering on Middlebrooks-ianism…
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His BABIPA is over .450. That’s just fluky and unsustainable, even if Oakland’s defense is horrible…
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Financial move. Hader makes $11mill and could make $15mill in arbitration next season. Milwaukee acquired 2 good RPs, a couple other wild cards, and already had the extremely effective Devin Williams ready to step in and close…
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There was. That’s why the team is what it is now…
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Be careful what you say! The Daleks may be watching!
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I’m sure they didn’t. But they had to hope he felt that way, too…
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I dispute that!
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What’s Dombrowski going to do with prospects?
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At least not until the sinkholes kick in…
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If you had said “drafted”, my answer would have been different. Possibly non-existant…
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Yes. If you have players performing at a serviceable lever but making league minimum (or thereabouts), it makes it easier to retain elite and extremely expensive players. Have you ever heard of the Los Angeles Dodgers?
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Unless you count Devers and Bogaerts…
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Doesn’t matter if they’d play a big role. They just had to make minimum wage. But as you asked, who would you prefer in RF? JBJ or te still cheaper Manny Margot? How about 2b? Jeter Downs, Yolmer Sanchez, or 2022 All Star Sergio Espinal? How about choosing between Kopech or Brayan Bello? Heck, what about Kopech vs Rich Hill? These deals all helped win a ring, but they also helped create the situation the team had today…
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It would have been even cooler if the one time he’d been retired, the pitcher was Josh Outman (no relation). Alas, Josh has been out of MLB since 2014…
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The problem is a lot of these issues were inevitable, as the Sox spent heavily on free agents and drained the upper farm. Some of us have been saying so for a while. The decree to get under the tax threshold just complicated matters further. This wasn’t caused by incompetency in running the team the past off-season. This has been smoldering for years…
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He’s also a Chris Farley run-alike, which makes for great television when he gets on base. Like I said, we’re Vogelbach fans in my house…
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Chicago is perfectly safe in over 90% of the neighborhoods. It’s a very large city in area and only has a few spots where you really need to worry. And even in those neighborhoods, you’re safe we’ll over 90% of the time…
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Why does it matter what position the power bat plays? He did replace Renfroe (19 HR 43 RBI) with Trevor Story (15 HR 58 RBI)…
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I’m not surprised.
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I think it would help negotiations, and the one year against their $108mill in commitments is a drop in the bucket. Despite my thoughts on it, I’d still be shocked as Hell to see Vazquez get a QO, and I get why he won’t get one…
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Nothing from Old Red yet?
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Ok, but which of the known options graded better than a D? And if you can unearth any hidden ones, please add to the list. But as Old Red’s complaint is Bloom should have done better, what is he referring to? Is there some unknown offer I’m missing? Or did he just see bad grades from pundits who failed to address the entirety of the deal and surrounding financial implications and simply looked solely at talent without taking money and years of control into account?
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And why shouldn’t he? My daughter has recently gotten into MLB as a diehard Cubs’ fan, and her perusals around the league have lead to a fascination with the unathletic and remarkably ugly Vogelbach, a man she cannot believe plays sports for a living. So, yes, Vogelbach is worth any price IMO…
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Well those were absolutely the only offers that anyone published. I’m sure several other teams checked in, but taking on one year of an OF making $25mill plus a portion of Price’s deal also eliminated over 2/3 of MLB before names even changed hands. And everyone who panned the trade in the media failed to mention even another single interested party. So it’s possible/likely other offers existed, the extent of how serious they were cannot be ascertained. That leaves two known serious offers. If you know of a third, I’d love to add it to my list of options. I welcome all corrections…
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While true, especially for relievers (Diekman!!), I don’t expect farm-altering pieces for any of them. Although if one of them gets a non-descript heretofore unknown who turns into the next Josh Winckowski, it will be a job well done…
