JoeC

Yeah. Take that money and bet it on the Sox to make the playoffs. Think of how many playoff tix you could buy with the winnings!!

Last year was horrible with no hope on the horizon. This year is pretty awful, but in a more hopeful way.

I didn't realize Meidroth's OBP was .383. While his BABIP of .336 seems unsustainable (or maybe not, based on his minor league track record), as 12% walk rate is really nice.

Or 2023, for that matter

Elko time

I apparently voted for 45 ~ 48 wins. I’m quite pleased so far with the team’s record, and even more pleased that it seems like there is some sort of cohesion and thought surrounding player development.

It wasn’t the talent side. It was the development side. He had a horrible track record of developing players to their talent’s potential.

Congrats to Leasure on his first big league win.

Wouldn't other cities also have the same timeline?

I've delegated my blame assignment to JR.

Joining us on the "blame JR" bandwagon can streamline a lot of that anger for you.

Counterpoint: actual payroll obligations should be 0 in 2027, no?

votto's lack of pop-outs is 100% a thing.

Maybe Jim Margalus Is an alias for my wife.

Agreed.

Have to make a plug for Jace Fry, too.

At the very least, it was the recognition of a problem and the realization that something had to be done differently.

This is where we find out JR got the team on a deal with some discount mattress shop and is forcing all the players to sleep on bad beds that cause back pain

Which part? Blowing 2/3 of your save opps, or only having 12 save opps through 50 games?

You can be passionate about something and still be incompetent at it.

It seems like this front office / pitching coaching staff knows what they’re doing and/or looking for in pitching reclamation projects. If the team can develop and flip assets like Houser without taking away from legitimate development of the future of the team (guys like Burke, Smith, etc.), then I see no reason not to keep strategically dumpster diving. There are enough advanced stats and metrics these days to supplement “eye test” scouting reports to: 1. Identify legitimate flip candidates 2. Beef up validity of small sample sizes to legitimize quick turnarounds Given that, I’m in favor of signings like Houser, dumpster-diving-ness aside.

…so Elko is basically Gavin Sheets 2.0?

Getz was with the Royals in 2015. What more do you want? #JR

Are we allowed to?

It probably paid him money.