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  1. JoeBrady
    IRT the money, that's a pure hypothetical. But the money saved can be re-purposed. Whether or not it will be is a separate discussion. And TBH, I don't care as much about the money as the fit. The reason why that is your choice is because, as it stands now, Duran is our 4th OF. Which makes him our DH. And as a DH, he is only moderately better than Yoshida. So, under that current construct, upgrading 2B is where we can the largest upgrade. I think either Duran or Abreu have to go.
  2. JoeBrady
    I've been saying this forever. The most important job for a GM and owner is where they are in the time/space continuum. Trading for Sale and signing Price were the right moves. Once we got to 2019, with a mediocre record, high payroll, and no farm, we absolutely needed to rebuild. No doubt at all in my mind. Today, we should loosen up. Anything less than $269,999,999 will be disappointing. We're too close. That said, the signings and trades need to make some sense. I don't mind taking a loss on a deal, but it can't be huge. IMO, Mayer-Marte will be a l/t loss but a solid s/t win. Bregman at $150M/6 will be cringe-worthy, but not until Year 4.
  3. JoeBrady
    I was a huge fan of bringing in Snell and Montgomery two years ago. I actually think aging pitchers are better bets than aging hitters, but none are sure things.
  4. JoeBrady
    I think the addition was made before Early and Tolle advanced. Back then, it made sense to me. Now, I think I'd rather save the money and start one of the kids in his place.
  5. JoeBrady
    think of in terms of a choice: Duran + Romy Marte + Yoshida The difference between starting Duran over Yoshida won't be as much as starting Marte over Romy/Hamilton.
  6. JoeBrady
    For all the heat that Cashman gets, he's done a creditable job. No WSC's, but some of that is luck of the draw. Past that, spending has everything to do with NYY and LAD's success.
  7. JoeBrady
    Yup. It's the inevitable cycle of BB. You develop a crop of good prospects. As they get better, you add outside talent. The crop of good prospects get more and more expensive, while the outside help declines. You need either unlimited prospects or unlimited money to avoid a rebuild or a reset.
  8. JoeBrady
    Tough to say. DD's true genius was in knowing who to trade and who to keep.
  9. JoeBrady
    1-I would make that trade for a WSC every day. 2-A top-ranked farm system got us a WSC in 2007, 2013 and 2018.
  10. JoeBrady
    We won 84 in 2019. We had the highest payroll in BB. We had the #30 ranked farm. We won in 2018. We then tried to win B2B, so Henry opened up the check book. It was certainly a laudable goal, but we had to pay the price. Nothing complicated here.
  11. JoeBrady
    And Nomar had an .867 OPS at the time too. Show you how much we valued the defensive upgrade.
  12. JoeBrady
    While I agree with your lineup, health is not guaranteed. If Casas is back by late-April, he should start.
  13. JoeBrady
    I'd have to think about the BP, but I think you have this 100% correct. I think Early and/or Tolle will earn a spot in the BP. I'm also thinking that Samaniedo might make the BP out of ST.
  14. JoeBrady
    I think the $260M question is, are they being risk-averse or smart? There is nothing wrong with adding FAs, but the number of hitters who flame out after free agency is huge.
  15. JoeBrady
    They did going into the season, which is why they traded for Minky & OCab.
  16. JoeBrady
    If it got to that, Ceddanne would be much more valuable as a trade chip.
  17. JoeBrady
    IMO, it would still be a waste. Duran had a .774 last year. You can always find a .774 player to DH, and flip Duran for pitching help (or 2B, etc.).
  18. JoeBrady
    Disclosure-I'm worst at 2nd, if only because I will miss slamdunk plays. At least at SS, you can say 'well, that was a tough play'.
  19. JoeBrady
    Just imho, everything in life is a projection. The line I addressed was "Do the projections earn them anything going into the season?" Maybe I just don't understand his intent, but every team in the world goes into the season with projections. Just because they won't be 100% accurate is kind of meaningless. Honestly, are reading something into that line that I'm not seeing?
  20. JoeBrady
    Only 11 teams have signed someone from the MLBR top-50. 3 others have had their QO accepted.
  21. JoeBrady
    I definitely, 100% thought it was Aroldis.
  22. JoeBrady
    If you don't care about projects, then I am willing to play SS for $1M, which leaves you a ton of money to spend elsewhere. Full disclosure-I can't catch a groundball, but as long as we aren't projecting anything...
  23. JoeBrady
    He played 150 & 152 before he got injured.
  24. JoeBrady
    A lot of questionable contracts in those two groups. Even among the contracts I consider good, there is a pretty decent chance that several will go south.
  25. JoeBrady
    My guess is that, if we trade Mayer for Marte, for example, then we're going all-in. You wouldn't make that trade otherwise.
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