WestEddy

I think you logged into the wrong account in responding to this. Sure there's a correlation. The Padres have been throwing around stupid money for a decade. We could sign Andrew Vaughn for 10/$600M, and it wouldn't add a win.

I know that. And $40M/yr is what Bregman is actually going to get paid. That's what I'm referring to.

I'm looking at how this guy had to tell everyone as often as possible that his idea of signing M.A.T. was baseball brilliance. I look forward to a top 3 in the MVP balloting.

It's cute when fans of teams that have never seen a championship count up playoff games and dollars spent, as if they have banners for Bogaerts' big paychecks. LOL.

Of course it is. The White Sox certainly had 4 winning seasons in 5 around the time they won a World Series, something the Padres have never done, and probably won't do with this bunch of players. It's funny guys like you would rather their team never win a championship, just as long as you get to root for money being spent. LOL.

If the widow's legal action is scaring away players like Sasaki, it's probably good they're losing pool money, as those prospects might be backing out of deals, just to steer clear of that chaos.

You finally got your wish with Taylor. I look forward to him leading us to the playoffs, or bringing back the haul you promised he would.

I think the wife preferred the $40M/yr.

Hiding? I'm happy for the Padres to punt draft picks.

They have so little confidence in Sheets that he's no longer on the team. DeLoach and Julks have been DFAed, and have to earn their way back onto the 40-man. Colas is pretty obvious they don't think he's an outfielder, and I don't have a problem with Fletcher getting his sea legs back in AAA.

This last December was when he came up for 40-man protection. I think they only did Monty and Carella. I think what you're referencing are spring training designations before they're assigned to minor league camp, then assigned to an affiliate.

When did that happen? I don't think he was ever put on the 40-man to be "dumped" from it.

Surely, they'll pass us when they take Machado's contract off of the Padres' books for a prospect or two.

And you should have stopped before that. Go find Chris Getz and throw a snowball at him. It would save a lot of threads from getting derailed.

Dude, I don't see the point of dragging this out. Everybody paraphrases. Don't play the hyperbole game of calling me "mortally wounded", then whine like a little baby about a word.

I'm going to apologize to Chicago White Sox dude for this thread getting derailed. I should really stop logging in as you and mocking everything I post. The exchange was over. Kylle is implying that no other teams announce TJS, delayed timelines or other lingering injuries for pitchers at the opening of spring training. The Dodgers did just that.

Who cares? The subject is announcing injuries, complications and timeline disruptions at the opening of spring training. You don't have to shoehorn your pet peeve into every single convo.

I stand corrected. Physical therapist.

Weird how the Dodgers, the gold standard for pitcher health, only found this out at the beginning of spring training, and didn't start treatment the day after the World Series.

March and April TJS arise from doing a full work up and deciding TJS is the answer at the beginning or during of ST. You have a doctor telling you they're not getting burned. But I'm sure there's no anti-White Sox bias in your statement that the rest of the league "is over" TJS in spring training. And seriously, "hot garbage" and "bum" is regularly thrown around describing guys just doing a job. I can't imagine those people have a deep sense of caring when they deride these guys.

A big part of the offensive problem last year was when 3 starters went down, they were quickly into AAA utility infielders OPSing .500. At least if they create a logjam, they can rotate until they find somebody who will stick.

About 25% of all TJS happen in March and April. It's throughout the game.

It sends the message of "Be better than Fletcher, and take his job".

I've had it beaten into my head that everybody on Earth knew that Robert, Eloy and Yoan would all be injured by game 11, and that Getz should have known that too. I can only assume that Luis Robert will be out by game 11, again, because history, and we will stumble into the TDL with Robert putting up a strong month coming off the IL. I think that trading Robert in spring training would also be for the reason of avoiding carrying him on the IL for 2 months and reducing return.