poppysox

Apparently right fielders are equally hard to find.

Additionally, these ridiculous salaries are paid for by the fans, not the owners, as so many want to believe.

If Gio gets 2/$44M there is a monster haul coming for Cease.

I think we will be much better than people think...but that's just me. Cease brings us that long lost RF bat and a couple plus arms. We were picked to win the division last year. Not having Grandal, Anderson, and that whole group of underperforming bullpen arms is a big plus. Moncada and Benintendi need to be reasonably healthy along with Eloy. Yeah...things need to break well but that's baseball.

You must not have gotten the memo. We can't say anything positive about the team or players. Now you know.

Keeping Eloy is the smart thing to do IMO. Protection for Robert is a real thing.

Thank goodness the offseason has 2 months to go.

Bingo!

I like him!

Veeck wasn't perfect but for sure he understood that he was in the entertainment business.

You seem like a nice guy. Thanks!

Good point.

LaRussa reinvolvement is a mistake. The last thing Getz needs is getting Tony's two cents worth.

The patience Getz has shown in slow walking the Cease trade market is going to pay off big time IMO.

I like how you are thinking here.

Hope Madrigal is one of the pieces being discussed.

There are no untouchables.

What if we are leading the division by 5 games?

Yeah...around here it always comes down to glass half empty vs glass half full.

Grandal, Bummer, Kelley, Graveman, Lynn, Gio, and Anderson...all gone thank God! Clevenger was OK and Hendriks didn't contribute. DeJong/Mongomery, Lopez/new guy, Stassi/lee, Fedde are all better than who they replaced. So far, I think Getz has done a good job of clearing the dead wood and improving the defense and chemistry until help arrives. New coaches and Bannister are also positives. Some health for Moncada, Eloy, Benintendi, etc. would help a lot. No way will this 2024 squad lose 100...especially when the offseason moves have been completed.

The average batting average in MLB is .245. Lots of teams are not loaded with savages. I know that it sounds trite...but a run saved counts just as much as a run scored.

Yeah...all the bitching really surprised me.?

YES!

The question wasn't if the WS would be "trash"...but if they would lose 100 games.

That's the point...the roster is still a work in progress. I like the job Getz is doing so far. We have lost some really worthless players (Grandal being my personal choice) and have added at least 3 players who will be an improvement. Two months from now we will have a better chance to evaluate but for now Getz is doing fine. I particularly like the additions to the pitching mentoring in Bannister and new BP coach. I don't believe Getz is through improving the club by a long shot. I understand that JR has worn out his welcome, but Getz hasn't done anything to earn the negativity on this forum IMO,