WestEddy

It is just sad that stalking me is all you have in life. You literally can't handle it.

I don't fully agree with you, but I respect your opinion. You don't have the reputation of hanging around a string and just trashing something for the reaction, which I believe are the dudes Rockway refers to. Gonzo has big upside, now that he's worked on his swing. I believe Pittsburgh "won" the trade". If the power is real, the trade could even move into the "regrettable" column in the coming years. They wanted Thome, tho. For all the talk of trading a #15 pick for a #34, if Thome has the make-up, talent and unrealized growth that's being thrown around, he could become a much more attractive prospect than Gonzo. I just think Gonzo's All-Star takes are a little out there at this point.

There was also a string of tweets on that on WST.

I think the White Sox actually did that as late as into the 90's.

And you have a whole slate of pitchers who will assess how their shoulders feel Sunday afternoon. Could be more.

Boston Smith will be a ranked prospect this off-season. Adrian Houser was basically found money. We'll see what Duncan Davitt turns into.

Yes, we sure had it stuck up our asses this season. The team's tied for first place at the ASB, basically 3 years ahead of schedule.

On the list of must see with Casablanca, Citizen Kane and Bicycle Thief.

Or for your example, when the employee's kid outright sucks, like Alek Thomas does, and has an attitude to boot. Somebody should have won GM of the year for sidestepping that guy.

So y'all are saying that if Michael Jordan's father worked for Jerry Reinsdorf, drafting Michael Jordan would have been the stupidest draft pick ever? Got it.

And when he does, the detractors will claim to have "been in on him" from the word go. It's a good pick. They wanted him.

Obviously, the Yankees' fallback if Thome was off the board.

I think there's a s%*# ton of negotiating going on right up to the announcement, and by crunching it down to two days, that multiplies it all.

Adams isn't on the 60-day.

They're taking the best playah available.

The guy's shitting on the #34 pick, historically; he should take a look at what has been drafted at #51. LOL. Barry Larkin, then a lot of nothing. If the Sox get a good back end reliever out of that slot, they killed it.

Not in Japan, it wasn't.

It's most probably the stats department.

Supply and demand. How many comp picks were being dangled as late as yesterday? And we talk about Thome, maybe he's willing to offer the Sox a discount at 34, thus increasing their ability to maximize another lower slot.

I agree with you that the Pirates "won" the trade. I just think that Getz accomplished what he set out to do, and there's other paths than a Gonzo trade for a starting pitcher.

I think a magic situation opened up with the Pirates looking for bullpen arms, and Konnor Griffin getting injured. Getz probably overpaid a bit, but if he can max out this draft class, it will have been worth it.

Chris. Getz. As GM.