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As to RF, Keith Law had some good things to say about Colas. He's been watching backfields games and said Colas is doing well in High A games with plus power and arm. Could be a fast riser. He also liked Ramos alot.

Canes win!!!

Is Chicago still interested?

1 yr deal makes sense for both parties. Conforto isn't getting a 5/100 deal with a bunch of opt outs. Give him a year to rebuild his value in a HR friendly park for LHH and with alot of lineup protection. Gives us a bridge to give Colas a year in the minors that addresses our needs. Give him a million more than QO so they can save face and recoup some savings with Kimbrel trade.

He speaks the truth.

He will need to shed one of those bad OF contracts first. Also, if they are going the one year opt out route to rebuild value, I'm not sure Boras will want his client playing in that park.

Yep it's officially over. This team is despicable and beyond stupid.

Why did hi8is Wednesday thread get locked?

Give us MOAR!

Harold, when is something going to get done?

They should focus on Lux if they are talking to LAD.

It was reported that he was scratched due to general back soreness. Although I agree that it looks a bit suspicious. I'd like to think all our efforts to address our top positional need would result in something better than this but here we are. The other issue is it seems to be a two step trade, i.e it's not Kimbrel for the RF. Sounds like more of Kimbrel and maybe cash for something and then you turn around and use the something plus maybe something else for the RF.

Thats an awful result.

Yeah I'd rather have Joc as a bandaid than get roped into an aging RHH who will further limit our financial flexibility in 23 with his player option. I'd rather give Kimbrel away for free than get that in return. Hell no.

How does this address LH RF?

Righty bat + player option= Its not Pollock

Get the damn trades done already. We badly need something new to talk about. We also badly need a LH RF and another SP, but mainly we need something new to talk about.

Thanks for the summary. Sounds like instead of Kimbrel for RF it's Kimbrel first to open up room for a 2nd trade for RF.

No one seriously believes they will go into the season with no LH RFer addition or SP addition after backing themselves into a corner by publicly stating these were their top needs. Even if TLR won the battle for how the budget got spent (relievers), it is STILL not realistic to believe they are done. It might not be Conforto. It might not be an OAK pitcher. It could very well be a mediocre unsatisfactory short term addition but there will be an addition. We didn't offer 4/73-ish (Jimmy) and then magically decide there's no more room because a couple relievers got signed on even shorter term deals.

Negotiation tactic

Jimmy, what's going on re the Kimbrel trade to a west coast team? It's been a few days already.

Pretty much this. Ofcourse I can see this going off the rails because if the Sox finally give in on the opt out they are gonna want to reduce the total exposure in exchange. Ok Scott we agree to the one year opt out. But instead of 4/75, it will have to be 3/57. He won't go for that.

FO has now has a few days to mull over their 3 offers for Kimbrel. It was reported the transaction would address the RF need and it was a few days away. That was before the weekend. Is it possible they are putting it on hold and circling back to Conforto because of his cooling market?

Canes win again! Woooo

Why would they resign when they are not the ones who value relievers like gold and they're not the ones calling the shots on how the pie gets divided?