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Good to hear Jimmy

He's certainly very stubborn and for good reason, he is an excellent and patient GM who prizes prospects as he should, but when you have a weak hand you gotta know when to hold em and when to fold em. Dude is up s%*# creek without a paddle. f*** him.....if we are going to bail him out...he will meet Getz demands.

What would you expect him to do....go hiding under his Mommy's dress in tears? He has to play it cool because sharks are circling.

Still think Elias won't give up Westburg and Kjerstad and a pitcher? Seems like we've got his dick in a blender with Getz index finger on the start button, sure would be a shame if we redefined what a Bloody Mary is...

There was something awhile back where some dude/writer was claiming on Twitter that PIT was trying hard to get Cease. They have alot of pitching in their system so Getz would like that and a LHS in T. Johnson.

Not surprising. Tony has JRs ear and KW/Hahn crossed him at their ultimate peril. Pedro has enough office politics skills to recognize where his bread will be buttered and I'm sure Getz recognizes the same. If someone thinks Tony's role is really limited and focused, I don't know what to tell them.

Lol at tone deaf Pedro. No douchebag, the "reason" you are here is because you're skilled at being a smooth talking corporate bootlicker who agreed to accept a cheap salary, so the organization decided in its infinite wisdom that you'd fit like a glove.

FWIW, Arias, Hampton and Lalane would be 49m on BTV, I didn't see Rice on there but perhaps I missed him. Cease ofcourse at 42, so it's actually pretty reasonable when you add in the 10% premium for SP based on the Burnes trade (36 vs 33).

Speaking of NYY prospects, Law did his writeup on The Athletic. He actually likes Arias (3) more than Jones (4) and feels Arias has best upside of anyone in system outside of Dominguez. Very good batspeed from left side, arm and speed and should stick at SS. He acknowledges Jones has mega power but pitch recognition needs alot of work and success rate of people built like him isnt high. Also likes Lombard (5). Expects above avg defense at SS and good power. Doesn't seem to be super high on Hampton (6) or Warren (9) based on writeups. Thinks Lalane (11) is a long term play with mid rotation potential or even better, 6'7 LHP touches 97 with easy delivery. As to @Chicago White Sox boy Ben Rice (20), thinks he can be platoon 1B/DH and maybe backup catcher, but isnt really a catcher. Very strong and left handed but has uphill swing that could be exploited by better pitching. For more see https://theathletic.com/5261866/2024/02/12/yankees-2024-top-prospects-keith-law/

I dont know why I even waste my time watching this s%*#.

NFL Marketing wins the day as usual. WWE bullshit

This is fucking bullshit

Come in SF....don't let it slip away

Come on SF....keep your boot on their throat and when you get Mahomes in a pile punch him in the dick.

Congrats to Randy Gradishar! Long overdue for HOF. Go 49ers today!

That's a little light imo....and becomes very light if it's Lombard and Warren as the headliners.

Lalane as 3rd piece, Vivas 4th piece. So then 2 pieces can make an immediate impact....Hampton and Vivas and 2 for the future (Arias, Lalane). I still really want a true near MLB LHS like Jones, but IMO we would still take that deal.

That sucks...although it wouldn't affect Trader Jerry in Seattle.

Take out Selvidge and replace with Lalane. I'd still be pissed about the lack of Jones. I'm not convinced NYY wont move him, esp if they strike out on Montgomery and Snell.

Now that there's an agreement I wonder what the holdup is between Montgomery and TEX (besides Boras)?

https://theathletic.com/5258158/2024/02/09/mlb-farm-system-rankings-2024/ Didn't expect us to make Top 10.

I am glad Getz is insisting on him as the main piece. If he isn't included, then there's nothing to discuss with NYY.

That's the whole point tho Jimmy.....the Burnes offer is garbage FOR US and Harold noted the offer they made us was pretty similar Even adding in some other lower piece doesn't meaningfully change it. If BAL thinks Hall can be a SP they wouldn't have included him and if they can't make him a SP then a vastly inferior development program also cannot make him a SP either. And relatively few people here are excited about Ortiz, so what are we getting then? No one wants him as a primary piece (secondary is fine) and no one wants a reliever as a primary piece either. And a Comp balance pick also is not an appropriate primary piece. If they had made an offer based on the 3 part structure we've talked about over and over again that would have fine but if not then forget it. I would have taken Kjerstad, Ortiz and Povich (and a lotto). It doesn't seem that was offered.

The Burnes package was hot garbage. I dont care if he gets hurt. No means no. And even you agreed with us that a "fair" package would include one of the LH OFers instead of the draft pick.

65 wins would actually be a pleasant surprise.