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I'd still take the Brewers in a playoff series. Peralta, Burnes, and Woodruff can beat anyone, especially with Hader closing

You don't even like the Sox, so how would you know?

WHAT TRADE DO YOU WANT? You think the Cubs will just give us KB? Hell Rizzo got them a FV 50 and a FV 45. Who would you trade? Lets here it

We really do have some of the worst fans in all of sports, jesus.

Hernandez won a gold glove literally last year

It's definitely an upgrade, and allows Leury to actually be used in a utility role. It may not be a huge upgrade, but it makes the team better and cost almost nothing

Hernandez had an awful start but has been hitting much better over the past month or so. I had a slight preference for Escobar, but it's a similar add. And with his team option he can be our backup INF next season. Just surprised CLE would even trade with us. Other AL Central teams wouldnt Now go get a legit set up man

So basically OP thinks the entire staff is terrible. I don't even know how to respond to someone who complains about the rotation.

He likely wouldn't get picked in the Rule 5, not the MLB portion anyways. That requires a team to keep him on the 26 man for a full season. It's why there are very few non-RP Rule 5 picks

Just wrong. The players rejected a standalone DH offer. MLBPA believes EVERYTHING has to wait for the CBA. Tony Clark sucks and is the reason we have to wait for a universal DH

There is zero chance of Goodwin being cut, zero. He has a .802 OPS, is left-handed, and can play all 3 spots. It's confusing how you'd even think that's an option. Sheets, Burger, and Mendick can all be optioned, so they'd be sent down 1st, with 2 of them back up in September

They've been getting trashed in the comments for leaving out Moncada. This series is usually good but whoever is doing it this year is just bad at it

Don't rosters expand to 28 in September? Seems likely to send down Burger and Sheets then call them back up in a couple weeks

He's not good, hth.

THE HATERS ARE FURIOUS!!!

Blows my mind that some of our fans still believe: 1. Players will never get hurt 2. There's no such thing as a bench player. Sheets has the potential to believe a LH power bat who can be a passable backup at 1B and corner OF, plus an option at DH and pinch hit. Saying he has no future here is pretty hyperbolic. If he can hit, he'll have a role

No that's fortunate because dealing Crochet for a RF just fills one hole to create another. I'm glad we aren't dealing Kopech or Crochet, especially for 1.3 years of an OF

Moncada haters gonna have a rough 2nd half

Just what we need, another Moncada hot take thread lol

Nope. The Astros farm system was the worst in baseball fairly recently. LAD has a $253 million payroll, pretty easy to contend and keep prospects when you have that $. The Rays are pretty much it by your standard. Nobody else has had their success in contending and keeping a great farm system.

Again, Moncada has the 3rd most WAR of any 3B since 2019, behind only Bregman and Rendon. He is an elite 3B, I'm not sure how anyone could say otherwise. Saying he's a "decent player" is like saying Trout is "pretty good"

lol what a terrible take. I swear some of our fans hate every player on the team. Moncada's WAR among 3B: 2019: 6th 2020: 4th 2021: 6th If that's your definition of "massive disappointment" you're just delusional

It's bizarre what people will complain about. Moncada is 6th in MLB in WAR for 3B, on pace for a 5 WAR season. And he has a very reasonable long-term contract. He's one of the most valuable 3B in the league. Why worry about specific stats when he's having a very good year?

Vaughn is the best natural hitter and it's not remotely close. He's going to be the best hitter on this team most likely.

It's mindblowing people could even think this an option. Shutting a pitcher down then starting him back up is a great way to get a pitcher hurt. No team does that, some of our fans think this is basketball or football I guess. Limit his innings in his starts, sure. Give him an extra day or two of rest, sure. But if you shut him down then he's done until 2022. Besides, Rodon is a Cy Young favorite. With how much that'd be worth to him in terms of his next contract zero chance he would even entertain that option.