The Beast

Ok, I just see Lux and Bellinger and think that’s going to be out of reach for Kimbrel.

Are they getting these players back because of salary relief or do they not have much of a farm system? I tend to think if Kimbrel does get traded he will be dealt for a return of less than what is expected here.

Does anyone agree that Kimbrel starts the year in the bullpen, that Engel platoons in right field and that they will be down a legitimate starter in not having Rodon?

Crochet could be as good as Chris Sale was before he got hurt, but Crochet screams TJ surgery to me. I have no problem trading him to fill another hole instead of stretching him out or keeping him in the pen. I would, Crochet isn’t going to break the bullpen for me if he gets dealt. Sheets is replaceable.

There’s the right fielder! He’s ready to be in the lineup on opening day! You can’t spend $1 when you have $0.50!

Better trade him now so they can sign Conforto!

I can get in this mindset if the bolded becomes true. This. Counting on them to be the missing pieces is somewhat risky. When will they be ready to break camp with the active roster and be able to contribute meaningfully when the rest of the team ages and gets out out of contracts? It makes more sense to check off the needs now when it will just take cash and a pick for Conforto and a creative trade with Oakland rather than wait for the deadline and get in a bidding war then (even though they might be in one of those with Oakland’s pitchers now).

Exactly, I don’t even bother using Twitter for baseball news since the people on this board are outstanding at keeping people up to date. I don’t post that much and enjoy when there is healthy debate, which doesn’t always happen. It’s also a great place for other news like on the NFL as well. And I have followed more writers and outlets because of the people posting. Yeah, I think we all know who likes to debate with who, who gets crapped on and that there are negative nancies…even if there is some validity to bitching about the team’s roster, executives and ownership. Why is it imperative that Vaughn be that outfielder or infielder? Isn’t he more valuable in a trade? Lol Jake Burger shouldn’t be a second baseman. He’s a blocked third baseman even if he’s in shape.

I can’t understand what Hahn’s plan is with all of the relievers. Imagine if the starters they project to use get in trouble and the offense goes quiet, it doesn’t matter if they have a nasty bullpen. It made sense to go get another starter to replace Rodon and make this team on par with last year’s team. Then, get an actual right fielder who isn’t another Sheets/Vaughn/Engel type and make this team better than last year. Those moves would have made a lot more sense to me, in addition to offering Rodon the QO.

No, RH and his half assed lawyer answers and JR’s bad money being spent is a tough read. This board is bearable if you read over the tweets and don’t follow the same people who b**** at each other. Scroll for the good shit and ignore the rest. Good, two guys that never should have been on the roster last year. Just like Goodwin and Mercedes. Well, we’re waiting…

What else could he possibly want to accomplish at his age and with his career achievements?

It looks like some team is going to have to end Brady’s career the good old fashioned Bears way. https://youtu.be/ysGk7iMJZ-w

Trying to convince the owner to nut up and leave less money to his family when he croaks so he can sign Conforto and trade for a starting pitcher.

Could it be that this dude is a depth and insurance piece until Hahn makes a trade for one of Oakland’s starters? Why is Oakland trading everyone away again?

“The starting pitching market is drying up!” - Angry George Costanza

A la Mike Sirotka/David Wells.

The question is, who is he trying to get that is a Boras client? It could be anyone. Edit: Oops, I thought Schwarber and Story were Boras clients. I guess it’s probably Conforto and wish it was Bryant.

Yesterday I made donations to World Central Kitchen and to my sister in law’s coworker in Poland who is housing a Ukrainian family. It felt good to give to people who really need it.

He’s the only one that made sense to me in the list of remaining free agent starting pitchers. How many teams with postseason success relied on super subs at second base and a platoon in right field? Doesn’t it make more sense to acquire your starting roster now than wait until the deadline? It’s ridiculous that they can’t just go out and get a right fielder that is consistently starting instead of relying on Vaughn/Sheets/Engel and get an everyday second baseman, relying on Garcia and the AAAA bench player from the minors. That’s not getting them closer to a championship.

The Chris Tannehill treatment

I wonder if he’s worth anything if he’s a UFA next year, maybe for a team looking to win. I’m not sure what he would bring back. My guess is he stays for at least this year. Yeah I take that back. Jackson stays, Quinn and Montgomery might be next to go. Not sure if Quinn can get moved with his dead cap money, similar to how Jackson would have the same issue.

If they do these things and add a middle infielder, I’m satisfied.

Quinn or Jackson, my guess is Quinn is going though. There’s no need to hold onto him unless they can’t get something for him.

Do they really need the teams to get another year to strategize and understand the bases, the pitch clock and the ban shifts? If all of those go into effect in 2023. Fuck those 12 who voted against it. Finally, we won’t have to see pitchers bat ever again. Nobody wants to see that and it will make pitching in the NL a bit more difficult. Fuck the Astros, fuck the Yankees, fuck the Cardinals and fuck the Mets.