drewski6

you are a gem

Breslow: People are a means to an end JH: A man after my own heart

I was thinking of skenes but can appreciate how he could be an exception. I do agree with you (and Notin) that it will never be like basketball

same page. Id take the most I can get for Gray, Chapman, IKF....If the most I can get is mediocre or even a "merely good" return for Contreras, I keep him. You have to force me to trade Contreras with an offer I cant refuse. With Gray, Chapman, and IKF - im willing to negotiate. Im sure teams would be lining up to try to add a modestly priced .900 OPS bat to this team and next years. But Im not sure they are willing to give me what I want....And it starts with their top prospect. ANd then I look to move that prospect in the offseason.

I believe that the breslow regime reminds me of how we treated tito, and thats flat unacceptable to me. Come in last place. Make bonehead baseball moves, blah blah blah....But the reason why I am so anti-breslow is the way he sees and treats people. My buddy was making a good case to me that this overlaps with him being so analytical. Cuz he doesnt see humans as humans, just stats.... I hadnt really linked the 2, and I thought that when people called him bresbot or worried about him being too analytical that more referred to forcing a one size fits all plate approach on all players.....But Im seeing now how it crosses over into jsut not being compassionate....and im feeling less in the minority on my particular issues with bresbot.

The NIL kind of changed this. Guys are staying in college longer and its a trend that should continue and youll see more ncaa -> majors soon

But the comment I was replying to , you had "SS" as top need, closer as second, adn 2b/3b as third. I was saying that my top need is a great hitter (any position)

But Notin was implying that there wouldnt be much demand. I understand being very hesitant to trade him and I agree.

Players like him? A .926 OPS signed to this year and next. A guy you can reasonably expect to mash and be a great help to your playoff hopes this year and next. I think most contenders would be interested.

Those are grapes?

I understand but some random guy on a sox forum suggested that we get Bichette and hes struggled so this proves that the architect of the worst RS team in my life (throw out the short season) needs to keep his job.

He can bring me joy by firing Breslow.

I look forward to someone telling me the issue is my expectations then pointing to our record vs vegas spread. Heres my expectations - over a 10 year period, more playoff series wins than fourth or fifth place finishes. And Im even willing to punt on a couple years in between competitive teams. I feel like my bar here is not particularly unfair. The one thing I will not compromise on, is my expectation that they treat human beings like human beings, and that doesnt always seem to be the case.

Its not going to be the status quo, hes going to trade abreu, duran, and contreras for pitching and there will be much rejoicing.

SS who can hit are not really available. And there arent a ton of 2b/3b who can hit either. You have a quality bat way too low, which is why I do not like a position by position view. Need 1: A hitter as close to .900 OPS as possible, I care not where he plays (he can even play OF or be a DH) Need 2: A second hitter as close to .900 OPS as possible, for this one, infield preferred but not necessary. And yes, I move guys around defensively if I have to. When you say we want a SS who can hit and field...you cant get all of that so you start compromising on this hitting ability for positional fit. I say compromise on ideal positional alignment before you compromise on hitting.