poppysox

I think Wheeler is an excellent guess for move #2.

This is the best catching tandem in my lifetime...and that's a long-long-long time.

We have seriously good catchers. Real leadership.

Enough play for everyone while great mentoring for Collins. All catchers where down in a long season...this keeps fresh players on the field. Love it.

Nope...solves DH while upgrading catcher.

This is how you get early signings...give the person what he is seeking without getting cute.

Yep...we are all different.

Only if he likes waiting til late January to know where he will be living and working. Like they say in the house buying trade...sometimes your first offer is the best offer.

Jirschele had his stock go up today. I like it.

Apparently his heir apparent status was not accurate.

Time?

Might make an interesting platoon partner with Avi.

Hello hammer...meet nail.?

Yes indeed.

Madrigal is suited for #1, #2 or #9. He will undoubtedly start at #9 but like you...I think #2 is his future batting order placement.

Even superstars are not worth much as one year rentals. We can offer relief of salary but no players of consequence.

I agree with you. Upgrades catching overall while filling DH. Cost effective way to kill two birds with one stone.

Don't forget we also have unbridled optimism for Vaughn.?

At least Puig is a right fielder. All this Puig isn't nice talk doesn't scare me. They said the same about AJ and he was a big part of 05. With our Cuban connection I feel he would be kept in line if that's the way we go. Put it this way...we could do a lot worse.

You make an excellent observation...a few loud voices often sound like everyone thinks like they do. I'm not saying they are right or wrong...just loud.

A 4.28 era with 107 innings pitched. Gives up more than 1 hit per inning. 96 million to have a one year rental. No thanks.

Balta raised a hypothetical question...I responded. My resource said 3 years left at 95 million. That's all I know.

Approximately 95 million left on last 3 years...not nuts.

Badly!

He would be great but probably like Madrigal is for us (almost untouchable). He's my kind of player with moderate power / hits for ave / good glove / speed.