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Awesome. Hopefully they will actually get serious now that Rodon looks like s%*# again

Sucks for him. I feel bad for Lucas he's a very good dude. Now Boras has BOS over a barrel on Montgomery.

Yeah but if he sticks at SS and can hit for AVG and get OBP, it's sort of fine, as Jimmy has mentioned.

The devil hasn't made good on the bargain tho. We didn't ask for left handed hitters, we asked for left handed hitters that are actual savages and that hasn't happened yet. I guess we can get our souls back.

Bro....I don't care about the record. Pedro said the vibe is different this year, he can feel it. I think we're good.

Yeah he looked awkward there for sure. IMO, Law and Jimmy both think Gonzalez looks fine at SS, so maybe if the latter has a bounceback season, it could ultimately be 3B Montgomery, SS Gonzalez, 2B Ramos. Still need a couple savages for the OF.

Montgomery couldn't get to that.

Yeah that's the one thing about him...he has had very high BABIPs every single year. Theoretically, if it was only luck, then it wouldn't have happened like 4 years in a row, so maybe he knows how to find holes.

He's had a good spring so far.

That would be ideal

I'm really hoping they are just moving guys Bannister really really doesn't like and has advised the FO that he can't fix because between this and Mena, they are playing a very dangerous game, especially for a team that purportedly values cost controlled young pitching above all else. And why would we trade for a reliever (that we used to have) when we aren't going to be competing for awhile? You couldn't get anything else for him?

If Bush can be a groundball lefty no. 4 type that would be very helpful at GRF and in a rotation of RHP.

Boras got owned. Now get his pitchers signed so we can move Cease

We need one of NYY SPers to get hurt in ST to force the issue or for Rodon to look like s%*# again.

Fangraphs also noted that Gonzalez put in alot of work in the fall as did Jimmy. Hopefully he has a good showing this year in the minors.

Good luck to Liam! I will always cheer for him when he isnt pitching against us.

Hopefully his wrist is 100%. If he can get to 15 HRs along with maintaining a good AVG and OBP, we might be able to unload his contract (or most of it) at the deadline.

Jimmy, anything new on the Cease front? You implied the other day things were heating up with BAL again.

I keep getting a weird feeling about PIT. There were rumors about them before. T. Johnson, Jones and Solometo = 49m Cease =42m Tough to say no to a LHS that can stick at 2B, plus a RHP and LHP.

Good

Good. However, if Westburg has been the key element that has kept the parties apart this whole time, the fact that Elias already traded away Ortiz may make it more difficult for him to part with another IFer (assuming Getz doesn't think Norby can stick at 2B). On the other hand they are desperate. Kjerstad, Westburg and Povich (3) OR Westburg, Bradfield, Beavers and Povich (4). Get it done

51.70 for 42.40 isn't a massive overpay with the SP premium and the fact that the trade partner is or should be somewhat desperate. Getz is gonna insist on a SP somewhere in the package and we need more LHP.

If Getz wanted Cowser, he kind of has a poor man's version in Fletcher now (I realize there is a big gap in talent). As much as we would prefer Kjerstad, Getz hates that profile right or wrong (and he's wrong), so I wonder if he just says Westburg and Bradfield (Robert insurance for later) as the key pieces with Beavers 3rd and a pitcher 4th. It's still an aggressive package but put together differently. BTV says Westburg, Bradfield, Beavers and Povich = 51.70 Cease= 42.40. The 10% SP premium from Burnes precedent puts 42.40 to about 47 which is close to 51.70 and the other 4.7 million would be the desperation premium.

At some point this year, I would expect all of the following guys up: Montgomery, Ramos, Quero (perhaps late in the season), Nastrini, Eder, and ofcourse Fletcher will start with thr club. Plus ofcourse whoever comes from the Cease trade.

Good to hear Jimmy