poppysox

Nail meet hammer.

I like that he is edgy. We have lots of nice guys. Edgy is a good counterbalance to all that nice.

Thanks for the tip. I did not know this site existed until I saw this post. The website is very well done.

I had been holding out a small glimmer of hope. Sorry to lose him but it was inevitable once Grandal was signed. He did sign for a couple million per year more than I had envisioned. Good for him...nice guy!

That is a little-used option that should be used by all of us more often.

For most of the offseason, I thought Q would be the 2nd starting pitcher added. I now lean toward James Paxton as the best available in that bracket of not Bauer candidates.

Quite probably.

Many forum members are underestimating Eaton IMO.

People claimed that Moncada & Robert had such big paydays that they couldn't be extended. Rick must know what to whisper in their ears. Gio looks difficult to extend but I trust Rick to get it done. Vaughn, Madrigal, and Lynn will all fall under the Rick Hann spell eventually. It has been proven that the extension adds trade value so no reason to stop this practice IMO.

Agreed...this isn't Tony's first rodeo. He does know how to fill out the lineup card.

I believe Tony is number 4 in the pecking order...not second. Rick probably seeks the opinion of Tony but reports to KW. They are not totally turning the organization upside down for 1 or 2 years of TL.

Mercedes seems like such an obvious solution until Vaughn is ready...what's the point of having him if he can't fill in for a couple of weeks? If he proves up to the job we have an asset to use in trades with the NL should they approve the DH.

At this point in time, they have improved over last year in RF and SP...while being worse in RP and the Catcher position. I think a catcher like Flowers or Molina...a closer like Hendriks or Colome and an SP like Q are the bare minimum we see. Now...step back slowly.

John Middleton doesn't seem like the type to turn over full control to a Dave D. Doesn't seam like a marriage made in heaven to me.

Yeah...you are right. Their 2021 payroll stands currently at 132.6 million. I thought the Harper and Wheeler contracts did more damage than that.

His greatest success has come from ownerships with open wallets. Philly will be interesting since the money has already been spent.

DD always wins wherever he goes. He is never afraid to jump into the deep end of the pool. Just one of those guys who you know will be fired when the money runs out.

I am aware of that...simply don't like how that approach ends in general. He could come into our current situation very easily and I would be the first to predict almost immediate success. However, when that run was over... it would really be over IMO. I prefer how the Braves and Cardinals run their respective organizations for long term success.

But when he leaves...the organization has aging veterans with salaries that hamstring the club for years to come. Miquel Cabrera's contract is an example. Whenever we talk about giving guys 10-year contracts I get really nervous.

I am glad he isn't running our ship. Those of us who hate giving up our young guns would be mortified how fast those hard-earned prospects would be on the next plane out of town.

We all are asshat's from time to time. It kind of happens when you see a comment and shoot from the hip in your response. Coincidentally it was just yesterday that I complemented Monkey for his calm reasoned responses when under attack. He's the best at patiently dealing with posters who use the attack mode postings.

It seems like 10 years ago to me actually. Nice to know we agree on something.

No planes to catch.

Of course, I liked the Grandal signing...who wouldn't? I believe I have been consistent in my advocating for two strong regular catchers because the position is physically draining. There was even a time we talked about the 3 catcher system with rotating DH being a reasonable take on all this.

Go look it up asshat.