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Well, that lead didn’t last long.

Wowzers.

BOOM

Yeah I agree. They probably put out the “we’ll pay some $” to see what offers came in but weren’t going to trade him unless they got what they wanted.

Which means they clearly signed him to keep him, because the market hasn't really changed.

Agree100% seemed buffalo was throughly in control

Wasnt 2018 at home?

It’s clearly not, though. They’re apparently fine keeping him if that’s all they’re going to get.

Again, should that be worth 10 million dollars to Chris Getz, because from what we have been told, this is where the market has been for a year now.

Based on the article I posted earlier a comp pick wasn’t on the table. Three pitchers were mentioned as possibilities - Petty and two guys coming off of TJS

I’m guessing the Reds weren’t offering two of those three pieces though or a deal would have likely happened.

A Bills win would have really helped the Bears by keeping the Eagles at bay. I really don't get why Buffalo went for it. *You are playing at home *In front of a rabid crowd *And most importantly your defense completely shut down Philly in the second half. Odds are better you make the extra point as opposed to a two-point try. Kick the point, tie the game and go into OT. Oh well.

DJ Moore isn't human. Dude gets beat the hell up, gets the flu and is still playing

Petty, Rodriguez and comp pick would be a great return; 2 of those 3 would be a good return. Getz has to be realistic. Otherwise, either a) he won’t get a deal done; or b) he’ll make one out of desperation and end up getting ripped off (again).

Yeah, I’d be ok with that.

Get something fucking accomplished already. It shouldn't be this hard to get a useful piece if we are putting in half the money. I'm looking at NYM prospects right now and assuming Tong and Sproat wouldn't be in the deal, it's ugly if we are looking at pitching. PIT may be a better fit.

But teams refuse to give value for the option, and have for a while now.

But wait, we can pick up his option again!

It’s not a two month commitment if he’s hitting well and healthy

Teams aren’t going to pay up for 2 months

Which is exactly why repeating the cycle is such a waste.

My preemptive lemons into lemonade approach for tonight’s game is hey, if the bears lose, at least they can rest guys next weekend.

Because his actual results have been down and he hasn’t stayed healthy. Teams aren’t going to pay up until he shows his offensive struggles are behind him while also maintaining health leading up to the deadline.

Robert’s xwOBA last year was .033 points higher than his wOBA and above league average overall. And that’s despite a rough start to the season when he had little protection and was still working through stuff. If he can play even 2/3 of a season and hit like that he’s well worth his $20M salary. If he can get his wRC+ to say 115 and stay healthy, he provides a fuckton of surplus value. I can’t guarantee he will stay healthy, but I think there is a good chance he gets his wRC+ to that figure and erases the notion he is suddenly a bad hitter. Given we have nothing else of value to use the money on, I’m ok rolling the dice on Robert and seeing what happens.