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  1. urban cowboy
    Strike me as a .500 team. Pitching is good. But... how do they score? no power, no speed ... no plan.
  2. urban cowboy
    It does seem like a 4-2 lead at this point is game over. Eek! Edit: slight hesitation with Abreau's single, but Story didn't disappoint.
  3. urban cowboy
    Is it time to send Durbin down? Not like there's a lot of other great options, tho.
  4. urban cowboy
    I dunno what to do with Yoshida. Absolutely a professional hitter, but a slow singles hitter at the top of the order offends me, haha! It seems to me that we'll need to manufacture runs ... need for speed.
  5. urban cowboy
    Seems like a classic #3 hitter. I'd put him there and leave him. We don't seem to have a leadoff hitter ... maybe Duran? Might be worth giving him a chance to work it out there.
  6. urban cowboy
    Whether intentional, or just thrifty, it seems they are getting the financial house in order. Long term, it's much better to invest in the farm system, be patient, and make selective "over-pays" for big names. I think we have an excellent foundation and should stick with the players we have been developing, e..g., I wouldn't give up on Casas or Campbell, or even Mayer for that matter. Don't spend for the sake of spending. Bregman, dodged a bullet. Saurez, yuck. Even Contreras ... meh. (granted he was not super expensive)
  7. urban cowboy
    Phew, that is a horrific over-pay that the cubs will soon regret.
  8. urban cowboy
    I'm sure it's buried in here somewhere...so pardon me ... Are we 100% convinced that Campbell can't play second? I didn't think he was that bad, but I also didn't watch him carefully. Does he even have a "natural" position?
  9. urban cowboy
    Ya... it just feels a little panicky. Stay the course in my view.
  10. urban cowboy
    They also said they weren't interested in Bregman to Raffy ... Be interesting to see what happens if they find themselves in a pickle at catcher.
  11. urban cowboy
    Has anyone heard about Casas rehab progress ... will he be ready for Spring training? Way too early to give up on him, I think. If Contreras could catch 50 games, then the trade maybe makes sense. And we have Campbell hanging out to dry. We basically have position logjams and we're bringing in more .. .and trading away young pitching, which is where you want the logjam. Seems like there isn't a plan. I was excited to see the next generation ... not on-the-way-out Wilson Contreras and Sonny Gray.
  12. urban cowboy
    Good point. I suppose I was making a more general point to hang on to him rather than trade him or sign someone else. Gotta really think through the long-term early signing strategy. How many do you do that for? We have Raffie, Campbell, and Anthony now, I think, and maybe still paying Rusney Castillo, too, ha.
  13. urban cowboy
    Casas is worth a bit of a gamble in the sense of trying to lock him in for a few extra years while his value is low. I still believe in him, and when you look at what's out there in regarding other first basemen, it's a sound risk. I'm also with @TedYazPapiMookie that we shouldn't give up on Campbell either. If we're patient, we could be set for a long time!
  14. urban cowboy
    The challenge with that is bregman is also "injury prone."
  15. urban cowboy
    Accept this early christmas present. An over-priced player on the decline blocking younger players[ducking]. Mayer at third. I thought campbell was intended to be 2nd or 3rd. I can't imagine how you give someone an 8 year contract without a position ... surely they think he can play the infield, right? visual evidence at second notwithstanding?
  16. urban cowboy
    I've only seen a little bit of Bello so far. What's been the difference? I'm guessing his control?
  17. urban cowboy
    I agree on Crochet. We've generally had bad luck with "injury-prone" types and he's been a total iron man. Love watching him pitch!
  18. urban cowboy
    In my view, this would be a class "dumb team" kind of deal that keeps you stuck in mediocrity. We beat up on some weak teams and all that's happened before that is forgotten and now we're a world series contender. We're not quite there yet, but we're on the verge of a great run, so just be patient and build a little bit more. I love that they drafting a ton of pitchers. I would deal bregman and chapman for young pitching and a stockpile of draft picks over several years in the future, so we can re-load when the Big 3 are up for their big bucks. But that's really playing the long game.
  19. urban cowboy
    Is Eaton some sort of under-the-radar long-term prospect? Why is he even playing? Leading off? We're sitting Mayer ... FFS, isn't he our future? The best we can do this year is sneak into the wildcard and lose that or the first series. We should be playing for the next few years. Rant over, haha.
  20. urban cowboy
    I think he was playing way above what he really is at this point in his career, so move him now before he comes back to earth.
  21. urban cowboy
    this! sell for young pitching! We could make the playoffs this year, but the rotation and bullpen is brutal means we ain't going anywhere. Still a couple years away.
  22. urban cowboy
    But they aren't just kidding. They are telling him he needs to improve his defense or someone else is coming. He can either improve his defense, or grab the first baseman's mitt and start practicing. They've been transparent, and he doesn't have a gripe (other than why did they sign him to 10 yr contract in the first place)
  23. urban cowboy
    When you give someone hundreds of millions of bucks, seems like that brings them into the inner circle. What they did (if true) wasn't a non-answer, it was a lie. Same at work, if my boss is recruiting my replacement and denies it, and then my replacement shows up, I'm going to be pretty pissed. They should have said, beforehand, hey Raffy, we're looking at moving you to DH before they start talking to Bregman. I'm not saying with everybody, but this is your #1 franchise guy for the next decade.
  24. urban cowboy
    They look like little Leaguers out there whipping the ball around. Little things throughout the game, and there we have all losses in one-run games.
  25. urban cowboy
    If true, that is really bad on the part of the Sox.
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