JoeC

Why would a losing franchise take on Robert? Why not trade him to contender? A contender will be more likely to part with assets for a player like Robert. A losing franchise won't.

This.

Pretty sure you just described Tony La Russa.

Meh. To each their own. Was it a little much? Maybe, but well within the bounds of reasonable.

(for the record, other than the cringeworthy "stand up" thing, his call there seemed good)

Hot take:

It's nice to see JR getting raked over the coals, but unless it comes from his inner circle, it won't make a difference. He's so arrogantly insulated that it doesn't matter what anyone outside of his inner circle says or does.

WRONG!

I have no disagreements with what you say.

…but apology accepted, if that was on your mind.

No worries, and no need to apologize. Just appreciate your openness and willingness to talk about this.

We can’t even be the best at being awful.

As a personal favor to someone (me) who has zero beef with you, please find a different word. I work with people with various developmental disabilities, and hearing the “R” word being thrown around so flippantly as an insult is disrespectful to those extremely kind-hearted, hard-working, and loyal individuals who are just trying to make the best of a tough go of life. Thank you in advance.

Benny's actually been okay during this losing streak. Like, he's actually pulling his own weight and hitting at an above-average production rate.

He was going to get Tommy Edman for him, straight up.

So the Sox haven’t won since the Immaculate Inning by Kopech. Wow.

Beat me to it!

And I guess my main point is that, exactly for that reason, you want him in Charlotte.

Sure, but how is that different than "sure but they signed him and he's here so you gotta play him somewhere," logically?

I would say that Baldwin needs more AAA time than 8 games / 35 PA's.

Fair point. I guess I keep forgetting Colas exists.

Precisely. By literally just keeping his mouth shut about the topic, Schriffen wins by virtue of not being employed by The Score. Instead, he's decided to stoop down to their level, where they'll beat him with experience.

Honestly, I don't have an issue with taking a shot at a guy like Senzel. If we're not holding back anyone (note: none of the bats in AAA I would consider being "blocked" and overgrown for AAA), give guys like him a chance. He's got another year of control, so we might as well give it a shot. If he fails, he fails. This team still sucks.

They don't talk about what JR wants to "win" at. It can be true, but just not about baseball.

don't forget the postgame fireworks on Friday!