JoeC

Still on a 2-day undefeated streak!

Byron Buxton nearly run over by a sprinting sausage yesterday in Milwaukee. The "Reverse Randall Simon" would have been a quite unfortunate method of injury for the injury-plagued Buxton: https://www.mlb.com/brewers/video/sausage-race-look-out-byron

Also known as "having trust issues." As in "I overtrusted that fart." At least it wasn't to start an overtime in the NHL playoffs:

It absolutely is another indictment on this organization.

Yep - aware of all of that. I guess my question is if other teams saw on-field red flags, not just off-field red flags... but I suppose that doesn't matter at this point, really.

Yeah, not saying his off-field issues aren't a thing. Just wondering what other red flags there are, or if it's 100% about the off-field issues / abuse allegations.

Who will play in more games? Bryan Shaw or (Eloy + Moncada)?

Yeah, I’m just trying to understand Getz’s end game here. I can generally see the logic in his individual moves if you look at it through the lens of stocking the farm and building trade capital to stock the farm. This move, to me, falls outside of that, other than maybe just a “we know this guy can get us innings, and we don’t give two shits about his off-the-field issues because we can’t sink any meaningfully lower there” perspective. Clevinger clearly didn’t build up enough value last year (when he performed well) to garner interest from any team that matters, so why would we go for him over, say, a reclamation project?

So my question still stands… do you think Getz is trying to be good enough to the 21st-best record in baseball so he can secure the 10th pick?

All cynicism aside, other than his off-the-field issues, what else kept him from a) being traded at the deadline; b) signing for cheap with a team that has any semblance of hope? I’m all about signing guys on the cheap (low cost) that we can flip midseason for some modicum of value in terms of prospect capital, but it looks like Clevinger (ignoring his off-the-field issues) can’t even fit that profile. My only thought is that Getz wants to salvage an 11th-worst finish somehow to try to save face, because there’s literally no benefit to finishing worse than 11th-worst.

Does the team technically have motivation to finish with the 11th-worst record, somehow? Like, they know the team is going to suck, but being in the bottom 10 will get you the 11th pick (I think) based on the new draft rules… so they’re going to go “all in” on 11th-worst? Not that that’s achievable or anything, but I’m just trying to understand the motivations….

When you say “decline,” do you mean like a declining trajectory (like declining performance)? Or do you mean to opt against choosing (like declining an option)? This has future contractual implications.

Dumpster Fire Milkshake next?

I had to look this up to make sure this wasn't an April Fools joke. Not sure if this is a bleaker indication of the Sox or of Clevinger.

I seriously wonder the combined WAR of PTBNL / future considerations per franchise.

(from XKCD)

I think this is my new favorite thread.

...and people say we're trying to be like KC. The Royals didn't want Grifol, and we did. Isn't that enough of a difference??? </sarc>

Wirtz went so far as to raid his own niece's trust fund. The only reason he didn't end up in jail is because the statute of limitations had passed. Not saying Jerry is good, or that Rocky's actions make others better or worse. Just stating that Bill Wirtz was in a league of his own, and Jerry, as bad as he is, doesn't touch Dollar Bill's level of corruption.

Nowhere near as bad as Wirtz, but conceptually yes.

At least a solid outing by the pitchers. i hope I eat crow on Crochet. Great game by him (or terrible game by the Tigers)

Availability based on a group of 10+ tickets together. Yikes.

...but are you really, though?

If so, I'll be there... watching... from a tailgate.

I don't disagree.