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Bader or O'Neill is significantly less interesting than the ideas I cooked up in my head.

Super weird the way this is breaking, I almost have to imagine it's a 3 team situation.

The ideas that it was just a hobby and that players needed to earn workers rights are incongruous

I mean, I wish any of this were true

That's 10 to 12 million dollars for an 'improvement' that is impossible to quantify.

Well, they won't stop winning for one.

What is the point of scapegoating a guy for managing a AAA roster that everyone knew was going to be awful? A team whose end goal was very obviously not "Win baseball games"?

And Boston and New York and Tampa Bay didn't.

Agreed, also, Bryant can't pitch so

They could have hired Joe Schmo is my point. Joe Torre, for example, isn't a great manager because he knew when to bunt or when to turn it over to the best relief pitcher to ever do it, he's a great manager because he helped keep one of the greatest rosters ever constructed from wanting to beat the shit out of each other on a daily basis. I'd also go on record saying moving A-rod to leave Jeter at short is one of the worst tactical decisions ever made, but from a team continuity and chemistry standpoint, which is what I'm arguing is a managers real job, makes sense.

If Ricky had Scott Rolen, Albert Pujols, and Jim Edmonds his team the last three years, I think we'd be singing a different tune.

yes yes trade those prospects

Probably a less talented one at that.

Does a manager: a. Handle the media well? b. Prevent a clubhouse from imploding? if the answer to these questions are yes, then the manager is not an issue.

I mean.....just look at the guy

I find it hard to believe the Giants were ever seriously in

They also said Mike Trout was the third best CF in like 2016

Yes he is.

All he costs is money. Donaldson is as attractive to me as either of those guys.

I guess my worry is less he won't bounce back than it is he can't hold up.

Anderson is going to have a good year defensively and then make an error in a wild card game or something and the calls to move him will never stop.

Exhibit A: Marcus Semien's range numbers before and after Matt Chapman

The fact that it's his second major arm surgery in as many years

I would guess a 'minor' deal would be a literal minor league deal.

Castellanos could benefit huge from a 1 year pillow deal.