poppysox

Exciting times and it's still April.

Yep...Yep...Yep

I don't know if this is the worst team but it surely is the most underperforming team compared to expectations.

I'm jealous!

Jake Burger is the bait I have been wanting to use to land Madrigal.

Yet.

Yep...they know what they are doing.

I agree in spades!

Leury was used too much and played too much. If paid and used appropriately his name would never be mentioned except to be a good guy to have around.

Make up your mind. Madrigal is either worth nothing like so many forum members think or not. Kelly is S**t in my opinion, but others think he's ripe for this year. If Madrigal would have played for the Yankees...half this board would be clamoring for RH to pick him up.

Much better fit than the crapola being mentioned here.

I'm not wanting to release him. I want to use him to acquire a useful piece like Madrigal.

All true. If it's me...I trade him for something like 2nd base or backup catcher. I realize he has great stuff but pitchers who can't find the plate are not my cup of tea.

He was absolutely awful last year but anything is possible.

I have no idea what is taking Hahn so long to get Madrigal back where he belongs. If the scouts and FO thought, he deserved to be drafted 4th overall in the country...surly he is good enough to play in front of Leury. It would also help me get over the stench of the Kimbrel disaster.

Agreed!

Steve Kwan doesn't strike me as a flash in the pan. They will be a team to be reckoned with. On the other hand...TLR just sucked the life out of our team. I have huge hopes for our new coaching staff and manager.

That feeling for me was achieved in game 2 of ALDS between Boston vs White Sox. That come from behind win was when fans actually started to believe that it was going to happen IMO. The stadium actually vibrated.

I have 67+ years of being a fan and use the same attitude as you outline in the comments. If the team sucks...find a couple of players to be interested in. Switching teams isn't really an option...so dreaming a little about the future is a necessity for baseball fans.

Yeah...how about a Go Fund Me page.

This take is probably the right way to look at it. Lots of us go to some ST games so who cares. If I'm Tony I stay far away but if it makes him and JR feel nice...I don't care. Is it dumb...yep...but JR marches to his own drummer.

Sorry to hear this...I liked him as a role player in a pinch.

Agreed! Our odds look very good. I particularly am excited about Pedro and staff...huge upgrade.

That M & M boys has a ring to it.

Obviously correct!!!