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  1. drewski6
    you are a gem
  2. drewski6
    Breslow: People are a means to an end JH: A man after my own heart
  3. drewski6
    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
  4. drewski6
    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.
  5. drewski6
    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.
  6. drewski6
    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
  7. drewski6
    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)
  8. drewski6
    But Notin was implying that there wouldnt be much demand. I understand being very hesitant to trade him and I agree.
  9. drewski6
    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.
  10. drewski6
    Those are grapes?
  11. drewski6
    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.
  12. drewski6
    He can bring me joy by firing Breslow.
  13. drewski6
    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.
  14. drewski6
    Its not going to be the status quo, hes going to trade abreu, duran, and contreras for pitching and there will be much rejoicing.
  15. drewski6
    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.
  16. drewski6
    if we are out of it by deadline and we dont move chapman or gray, thats a bit of a fail. So as we tick closer to the deadline (hour wise), could see us starting to settle for those guys. Get the best we can. But with Contreras , you meet my selling price, or hes not getting traded.
  17. drewski6
    I agree. Im a little surprised there is a contingent here saying he doesnt have much value. But I guess its relative to what people mean when they use terms like modest value. Im obviously not expecting a soto package for him, but i would expect a pretty significant return, and it still might not be enough for me. Going into next season with Abreu, Contreras, Cedanne, Anthony....Add 2 good hitters and we could be in business. The challenge is getting 2 good hitters. Im listening on Contreras because anther team would get him for 2 playoff pushes vs one for us (2027, and thats if there is a season), so like youve said about Duran , he may have more value to another club, so im listening. But im not settling.
  18. drewski6
    3 good points
  19. drewski6
    First of all, I fully expect Breslow to get fired after this season. There is a multi-year trend of us moving towards noodlebat land, and now that we are squarely in it, Im hearing trade Duran (our best hitter in May) and trade Contreras (our best hitter in June). Par for the course , I s'pose. Breslow lucked into contreras, he got contreras because he could fit the 17m alongside Bregman. He didnt expect this. Nobody did. That doesnt mean he gets 0 credit, im sure there were things about contreras offense that breslow liked. Id move contreras, but i completely reject your seemingly devaluation of good hitters who play dh/1b and your overrating of defense first guys. 80% of the value comes from the bat. Contreras has a ton of trade value. And Im not moving him excpet for a big package.
  20. drewski6
    I like that you are eyeing bat first players.
  21. drewski6
    I disagree that Roman needs to play the OF. But I have been fine with trading Duran since he dropped that ball. Well, aside from when he hit a HR off sale in WBC (or spring I forget). Then I put him back on my do not trade. But at this point, gotta be open to really any move. Prospects are fine as a temporary value storage. A team that would be acquiring him is probably buying and therefore not looking to move any ML talent. Problem is that with more prospects comes more earmarked positions, and thts gotten us in a bit of trouble. So Id err towards flipping those prospects eventually.
  22. drewski6
    No kidding, its used as a platitude to never replace a struggling prospect
  23. drewski6
    If you are my late basset hound jorge, goose crap is interesting.
  24. drewski6
    That was prior to a mini Contreras resurgence.
  25. drewski6
    Im not sure the exact line between good and great return package, but for Contreras Im not settling. Mostly because I completely reject the line of thinking on this board that DH/1B dont carry any value. A good hitter is a good hitter. And they arent exactly easy to find/acquire these days, even if they play 1b. But I do think Roman is the 1b of the future.
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