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But we just acquired a top 8 bat in all of baseball with Meidroth. @Chicago White Sox

I can see both sides of this argument. It’s impossible to know who is right because we don’t know how these players would have faired if drafted by teams who develop players properly. Do you think guys like Collins, Fulmer, and Madrigal would have succeeded if they were drafted somewhere else?

I’m not saying they exist either. I simply pointed out that @Bob Sacamano misread the original post he quoted.

That’s literally not what @Bob Sacamano said. He said nobody is disappointed with the return, which is true. I haven’t seen anybody who is really disappointed with the return. The original post in question said there might be people who are disappointed that this trade is actually good. Those people don’t think the trade is bad. They are disappointed that the trade is good.

I think you misread his post. He’s saying some people are disappointed that the return is good, because some people just love being negative and now they don’t have something to complain about.

Assuming guys like Colson and Quero don’t crack the opening day roster, what will our AAA lineup look like to start the year? EDIT: And what level does B. Montgomery start at?

6 errors in 20 games is pretty brutal for first base. I’d be curious to see the nature of those errors. Not many throws being made unless you are trying to turn a DP or trying to flip to a pitcher. Is he just booting that many grounders?

I do believe teams would give up a strong package at the deadline if Robert has an all-star level first half.

Why are people so worried about getting nothing for Robert if he gets injured or sucks again? A weak return now is not much different than getting nothing for him. Perhaps I should I word it a different way. The difference between a weak return and no return is so much smaller than the difference between a weak return and the return we’d get if he performs well for the first few months of 2025. You absolutely take that gamble and hope for the best. If he sucks or gets injured, I won’t lose any sleep over it. But if we trade him now for a weak return and he explodes on a different team, that’s a nightmare scenario.

I don’t disagree. There’s no need to celebrate this move, and there’s no need to complain about it.

But would Slater agree to a minor league deal this early in the offseason? With the White Sox? No chance. The sad and unfortunate state of our team right now is if we like a player like this as a bench piece, we might have to strike this early.

Love this post because of the honesty. I might not agree with you all the time (although I agree more than I disagree), but I enjoy reading your posts because they are intelligent and well thought-out. We could use more posters like you.

When you’re watching on TV and the team can’t score runs, they will always look dead. I actually did think the energy picked up a little bit when Grady arrived. But then it looked like it faded again because they were terrible.

Totally fair, and it’s impossible to argue with that.

Ray Ray, there are people in life who suck at their job, do some self reflection, and then try to do things differently. There are also people who suck and will always suck because they are too stupid or too stubborn to make changes. This hire COULD mean Getz falls into the first category. Do we know that for sure? Of course not. But it’s better than the alternative of hiring from within again or hiring somebody from the Royals again. Like you said, the manager of this team will not make a big difference in the win/loss column, especially this year when the roster is so bad. But it’s ok to at least have some hope that the overall big-picture thought process could be headed in the right direction. Yes, the key word is “could” and none of this could mean anything positive. But there’s nothing wrong with being a little optimistic and having some hope. There’s also nothing wrong with saying “What in the world has this organization ever done to give me hope?” One managerial hire (who I have no clue as to whether they are a good manager) means nothing to me. I always lean toward optimism because that’s how I’m wired.

I don’t know much about him, other than the fact he is coming from the Rangers and that many people here seem to like this move. Other than the obvious reason of this not being an internal hire, what do you all like about him? EDIT: The post right above mine seems to be a solid reason.

Agreed. I honestly don’t even know what the best move would be here. Since we won’t be competing any time soon, should we just let Grady ride it out? Will the young guys at least play hard for Grady?

I agree with this. The only problem is that it seems teams are too hesitant to give up positional prospects now. They might be better off trying to build a top 5 rotation. I’m not sure where the offense would come from, but it might be the best chance at competing.

They have two 3-game winning streaks and one 4-game winning streak.

Wouldn’t your point make more sense if Getz was the one who hired himself? JR is the idiot who hired Getz in the first place, and now Getz is at least trying to do things correctly by hiring from the outside.

First time he’s ever faced adversity in his baseball career. We’ll see what he’s made of. If he turns it around next year, this year will be looked at as a blessing. Obviously a big if, though.

Is Dalquist becoming a decent bullpen guy?

Good summary. Thank you. P.S. Bergolla was the Tanner Banks trade, not the Fedde trade.

Quero with his second AAA home run. https://x.com/notcease/status/1818802603980968243?s=46&t=hCMAMLMYHQoJ8GPQos5khQ

I’ll make sure to count. Should be able to get it done using fingers and toes.