WestEddy

No, actually, it's the pickup of Canaan Smith-Njigba.

You call out every move as stupid, regardless of whether it's widely panned or not.

Tell that to WS2023, who thinks that signing players is like walking to the drug store and paying the cashier, irrespective of what the player wants, what makes sense with one's team's stage in a rebuild, and logical reality.

Caulfield, what on Earth are you talking about? I really wish they would have shipped out half of these guys before the end of their careers, or before they sunk our team.

I didn't like it, either. Just because a baseball team makes a move I don't like doesn't mean I have to cease to live my life in reality, and pretend everything going forward fits some goofball, conspiracy framing.

For years after my brother died, my wife would remind me that I was angry and acting like a jerk days before the anniversary of his death. I can understand that the whole month of January is probably like that for you. You are in my thoughts.

The "majority" of posters (meaning, the people you pay attention to) also twist themselves into pretzels to pretend good moves are bad, and that every player not picked off of waivers was surely a 4-WAR player who would have brought back a "haul" in return at the TDL. A $4M contract isn't a lot of money. Weird that Austin Hays still hasn't signed. Maybe the rest of baseball has the same concerns Chris Getz had/has. I like to defend logical thinking. We know why Maldonado was signed. We don't have to pretend that Chris Getz was so dumb, he thought he just signed a 10-WAR catcher. EDIT: And I'm sure if you read through, you'll see me saying I didn't like the signing, either. They could have done that all with somebody who would have been productive. The only way it makes sense was that Maldonado was a "veteran" presence, and Grifol wanted him. And by "makes sense", I don't mean, "I love this move, gimme more!!!" I mean that I can understand the thinking behind it, even while disagreeing.

No you don't. You might as well find a flaw in Charles Comiskey's management skills, then apply them to Reinsdorf. The crazy thing is that some of the people you mention as only "leadership" were already under contract. Teams expect vets to exude "leadership". If that's a problem for you, then maybe you have a problem with all of sports.

I don't think it's a stretch of the imagination to assume Grifol wanted Maldonado to help keep control of the clubhouse. Could they have had him cheaper? I guess. That's the guy asking why we care about saving Reinsdorf money, then complains about every contract.

...And the Red Sox shouldn't have sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees. I'm a 20/20 hindsight genius, too.

COVID TV is all a blur, now. Some recent TV show or movie had a person throwing up in the mascot costume. Can't remember, which show.

Will Southpaw do 21 shots on his 21st birthday? Right before first pitch, preferably.

And of course, San Diego making the move that is going to bring Sasaki home:

Bumped up to stay with the same group of prospects.

For when he sends us Gunnar for international space.

With the new administration taking over Monday, for some this will seem like weeks. For others, a decade...

So potent, his gaffe took David Lynch with him. RIP.

Begin speaking of Jacob Amaya in whispered, "we're seeing greatness" tones ..... NOW!

New friend alert:

James Fegan has more:

Top 4 announced:

Oh, sure. If they explode, they're still going to lose 100 games. But we're finally at year zero of the next rebuild. Last year was like the plane crash on Lost. This year is like early season one, where everybody's just gathering provisions and making friends.

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I don't know. I'm excited to see the infield competition, and how that shakes out. I'm also very interested in watching the young rotation of Cannon, Martin, Burke and Thorpe. Last year, my senses were dulled to Lopez, DeJong, Pillar, Flexen. At least we're watching the next team develop, a bit.