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  1. Fan_since_Boggs
    Good point. And an internet guy named Fan_since_boggs was saying over and over again that the Yankees needed to sign Corbin and called them out on it when they failed to sign Corbin. Jackson responded to my posts by calling me a troll. True story.
  2. Fan_since_Boggs
    And the Yankees could have acquired Stroman if they were willing to part with Garcia. I can understand keeping Torres, but so much can go wrong with young pitchers like Garcia, it was worth the risk to put the Yankees in a position to win a championship. The Yankees simply cannot win a championship with their current starting staff. It amazes me that Cashman couldn't get that figured out.
  3. Fan_since_Boggs
    This was sentiment of many Yankees fans today on New York sports radio. A few called for Cashman's firing. After this debacle, the Steinbreener need to think long and hard about whether Cashman is the right man for the job. If Joe Giardi can get fired after losing a game 7 in the ALCS, why can't Cashman get fired for failing to deliver?
  4. Fan_since_Boggs
    The Astros farm system isn't what it once was. Beer stands out--he could be excellent. The other prospects are mediocre. Rojas is interesting but he is 25 years old, probably a utility-type. Bukauskas has been a disappointment and Martin just had TJ Surgery. Martin has talent but he is going to disappear for almost two years--he will be gone for all of next season and in 2021 he will build himself up again in the minor leagues. More importantly, the Astros kept Tucker and Whitley, the two guys with the biggest upside in the Astros system. The Yankees could probably have put a better deal together without including Garcia. They could have offered Gil, Frazier, and two other pieces, but Grienke could block a trade to the Yankees. Moreover, there is a common belief that Grienke would be a bad fit for N.Y. City. I'm thrilled with this trade. The Red Sox aren't going anywhere this year and can't stop the Yankees. As such, I wanted the Astros to add a significant player at the deadline, and the Yankees failure to improve their starting pitching was the cherry on top.
  5. Fan_since_Boggs
    The Astros are brilliant, one of the best organizations in the game. I like how they waited until the end to finalize the Grienke deal. I wonder if that was by design.
  6. Fan_since_Boggs
    Porcello has already made a fortune and so I don't feel bad for him, but he is definitely costing himself millions in the free agent market. How much money can he get if he finishes the season with an ERA close to 6.00?
  7. Fan_since_Boggs
    Porcello will be gone next year. The Red Sox need Sale to pitch better next year. The other big question concerns who replaces Porcello in the starting rotation in 2020?
  8. Fan_since_Boggs
    Stroman has playoff experience too. Exactly: Florial isn't much of a prospect anymore. Garcia is an excellent prospect but so much can go wrong with pitchers. Cashman should have pulled his head out of his ass and traded Garcia to the Blue Jays for Stroman. As I've been saying all along, Cashman usually doesn't make a trade unless he can squeeze the other team to death. He tried to do that with the Blue Jays, but it backfired on him when the Mets jumped in with an offer. It is going to be fun watching the Yankees lose in the playoffs this year. The 2010s will be the Yankees first decade without a World Series game since the 1910 decade. But Brian Cashman is a great GM! LOL.
  9. Fan_since_Boggs
    Trade Deadline Winners: Astros. The best team in the AL got better by acquiring Grienke. Did they wait until the last minute to make the deal to keep the Yankees from countering? Maybe so. Biagini was a smart acquisition as well. Trade Deadline Losers: Yankees. The Yankees had every opportunity to acquire Stroman, a guy with big-game pitching experience, and blew it. Cashman simply can't take this team to the next level, a new GM is needed more than a new manager was needed when Boone replaced Girardi. On a side note, it'll be fun watching the Astros kick the crap out of the Yankees this year in the playoffs if the Yankees advance beyond the first round, which won't be easy to do.
  10. Fan_since_Boggs
    Twins get S.Dyson. Excellent reliever -- they need pen help.
  11. Fan_since_Boggs
    The Astros acquired Biagini, Sanchez, and of course Grienke. The Astros were already the best team in the AL before today's trades.
  12. Fan_since_Boggs
    50% chance the Red Sox earn a wild card, and then there is a 50% chance the Red Sox win the Wild Card game. In other words, the odds that the Red Sox advance beyond the Wild Card game are below 50%. The Red Sox didn't do anything outrageous by not trading prospects. The Yankees who are already in the playoffs are the bigger joke.
  13. Fan_since_Boggs
    Verlander, Cole, and Grienke as 1-2-3 in the playoffs.
  14. Fan_since_Boggs
    The Astros did some nice work here. The Yankees blew it. No details yet on the grienke trade, but the Diamondbacks probably threw in money.
  15. Fan_since_Boggs
    astros got z.grienke
  16. Fan_since_Boggs
    z.Wheeler was not traded according to Sherman. Bumgarner not traded either.
  17. Fan_since_Boggs
    Didn't these contending teams learn something from Dombrowski's brilliance last season when he acquired Eavoldi and Pearce?
  18. Fan_since_Boggs
    How can the Dodgers not acquire a relief pitcher? Or did they acquire one and I missed it?
  19. Fan_since_Boggs
    The Yankees are totally screwed if they don't add a SP.
  20. Fan_since_Boggs
    Alright, with a mere 10 minutes left, I'm increasing my offer: Dalbec and T.Ward to the Mets for D.Smith and Wheeler. Get it done, Dave. The Mets can't turn away an offer that includes T.Ward, the kid has a brilliant future in front of him.
  21. Fan_since_Boggs
    If the Giants are turning into sellers, the Red Sox should try to acquire Bumgarner. Dalbec doesn't really have a spot on the Giants with Longoria and Belt signed to expensive contracts over the next few years. The Red Sox and Giants don't seem to match up very well for a Bumgarner trade. I doubt that a package of B.Howlett and D.Reyes gets it done, for example.
  22. Fan_since_Boggs
    PORTLAND: Another two hits for Duran (remains hot). Three hits for Dalbec. Another excellent start from Mata, 5 innings, 2 BB, 8 Ks. Mata is only 20 years old. I just hope DD doesn't trade him--he is the Red Sox best SP prospect in a long time, maybe since Lester? I might be forgetting someone.
  23. Fan_since_Boggs
    Can the Yankees get Bauer from the Reds for Frazier OR Andujar along with L.Gil? I think the Yankees would agree to that trade.
  24. Fan_since_Boggs
    According to Joe Giardi on MLB Network, the Reds acquired Bauer in order to trade him and he thinks he might be traded tomorrow. Is there hope for the Yankees after all?
  25. Fan_since_Boggs
    I agree. If you acquire another SP, like Wheeler, move Porcello to the bullpen, he can eat up innings there.
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