Larry Cook
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They won 93 games with that under performing offense. And in my mind, it was not about the under performing offense as much as was talented youngsters stuck in a locker room with no leadership. This team still needs a leader. You can bring in Martinez, stanton or Harper, but if they are not a leader in the locker room the zombies will not improve! Leadership is desperately needed and dave can’t seem to figure that out! But to the original post. Yes, we need more pitching. Two of our starters are potential tommy John candidates. Another is coming off knee surgery and doubtful to be ready by opening day. Then there is the injured knuckleballer that we are counting on to start the year in the rotation. This is madness! Sadly I think it is too much to ask of dave to remove his head from his behind and be the GM we need.
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No! Dave a fireman, not a real GM with a plan for the now and future of a team. He can’t see past the end of his nose. Hence the overpaying for assets, the decimation of the farm system, and the cliff in two years. He does not know how create value only how to buy it with cash and/or prospects,
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I saw matta pitch a couple games last season. His stuff does not scream like groome’s but sometimes when you stand next to a super bright light like groome, talent evaluators tend to be blinded to just how good your stuff is. And that is why I am very high in matta’s potential as a #3 or #4 starter. Did not see houck pitch in pro ball last year, but saw him a couple times in college. Best bet for him is he is our future closer.
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JD - Arizona is a great place for you. Please take them up on a one year deal and then next offseason you can sit back and watch the super high dollar scrum to sign manny, Harper and Donaldson and then you can get a lesser deal than what we offered this year and cry about collusion all you want! JD - we have no spot for you on our roster. Hello, you suck in the outfield. You are an injury prone dh only! Deal!
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When the sinker is sinking; he is a cy young type pitcher. When the sinker is not sinking; he is the meatball king! Serving up more meatballs than all the Olive Garden restaurants put together. I think we need to keep him and take the gamble that he fixes the sinker!
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Supposedly price told someone today that the elbow felt good after throwing today. I think we need to start the countdown click to the big “pop@!
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Still time for dave to sign a major pitcher. Let Boras struggle to come up with plan b for JD!
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This makes perfect sense. Would dave abandon his pursuit of JD and go this route?
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I don’t know how he can be back before mid June, but if anybody is going to push it, he is the guy.
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Amen! The more the merrier.
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I do not think it is smart to platoon devers. First the kid needs to play and second we need to know he is a player! He is never going to be more than “below average” as a defensive third baseman, so we have to know if the bat can carry him. Ps: our pitchers are not going to be happy with our defense at short and third in 2018. So both kids need to have good years with the bats to offset their leaky defense.
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Very important year coming up for groome. He needs to pitch to his potential while putting his father’s issues behind him. A very tall order. His stuff is really good and his curveball is a plus pitch. How does that translate starting in April? Is he pitches to his ability, he could be in Portland by August. (Hopefully with matta)
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I saw somethings g that said he was running back in January. That is a really good sign that the patella problem is fixed and he is good to go. It also said he was throwing off a flat surface. Realistically, he is looking at at least 90 to a 120 days to get the arm strength up and the control locked in. I still think we need to sign Vargas, in case he suffers a setback or has trouble finding his delivery with the newly repaired knee.
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Really it is time for Dave to go on vacation so he does not bid against himself!!!! We have no roster spot for JD, do best to sign a pitcher instead!
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I think has been burning up his cell phone minutes trying to find any team out there even remotely interested in Hanley. Unfortunately no one is biting! But I give dave his props for attempting the impossible!!!! Thanks Larry!!!
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1.) maybe dave has faith that this current team can win it all as configured now. I happen to agree with him.... if all our pitchers are healthy and someone steps up in the locker room and leads our zombies! 2.) dave has no plans, period! He has no primary plan. He had no backup plan! He is a reactionary. He does not think in terms of medium or long range. He only sees to the end of his nose. He is a fireman, not a strategist.
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Has Vargas signed with anybody?
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The talking heads on mlb now said they think Toronto is out.
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Stay strong dave!!! Don’t give an inch! Be the rock and not the turd! You and la russa need to keep the shirley temple’s coming while you stroll down memory lane together and also keep a healthy supply of depends diapers handy, in case you old guys have an “accident” while waiting out Boras.
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I am cautiously optimistic about several very young pitchers in the lower levels of our farm system. Groome - awesome stuff. Can he put it all together? Matta- good stuff. Can he tighten up the secondary pitches? Schreff - really good stuff. Excited to finally see him pitch.
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Jd’s bat speed is already showing signs of slowing down. We need more pitching, just pass on bad hitter contracts.
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February is shaping up to be a monster month. Strikeback is back on Cinemax. Patriots will win yet another super bowl! Spring training starts! JD signs with someone else!!!
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I don’t think I said Nunez was better than JD. But I have read JD would prefer to play the outfield and that means he has to go somewhere else for that. I think Nunez showed enough at the end of last season to convince me, he is a better option as a reserve infielder than anything we have on the roster currently. Plus i’m Guessing pedroia is lucky to play 80 games next season, which means between second, occasional dh, occasional outfield and third, Nunez should get in about 120 games. In addition, Nunez seems to bring an energy and leadership that we were badly lacking last year, especially after pedroia fractured the locker room! Our zombies need leadership and pedroia will never be that type of guy. Neither Vazquez, benintendi, devers, Bogey or mookie appear ready to step up into that role. Hanley is all about Hanley. Bradley and Moreland both appear to be along for the ride. Ps: hosmer could have been that type of guy in the locker room to lead, but that option is not going to happen.
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I would prefer Nunez to JD. For the brief time that Nunez was here, I thought he brought a sense of urgency that our zombies were lacking all year. If he is healthy, I would sign him and pass on JD. Please we have a position available for nunez, but not one JD.
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If the cbs website is correct and dave offered Martinez five years at 20 million per year, then my respect level for dave just went up considerably, Now dave needs to wait out Martinez. Ps: in the meantime dave, please be working on signing more pitching so when Martinez returns to arizona, you can get us more pitching. Pss: price’s elbow tear is not going to completely heal. By the end of March, it will go pop. Best to add depth now!!!!