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I can’t imagine any teams trading anything of value for these two busters. First basemen without any power and not really any other redeeming qualities. We don’t even want them and we are fans of the worst team in baseball. Why would contending teams want them?

Never will happen, ever.

Yeah, the acquiring team takes on all of the money. ?

And that’s $13 million for an injury-prone player that couldn’t even stay healthy for the majority of his most important season ever, his contract year. Other teams realize this, just as frustrated Sox fans do.

But it’s not just $8 million. Moncada is also owed a $5 million dollar buyout so it’s more like $13 million.

Assuming they are traded, if the Sox don’t get a nice return for Robert, Crochet, and Fedde, it will be Getz’s fault. I don’t expect much from any of the Sox other “tradable” assets.

Trade zeem all.

And his K/9 rate is very low right now and look what he is doing. Once he increases those K’s, look out.

You shouldn’t think he would ever sign a single player to that kind of contract much less multiple considering 5/$75 is their largest contract of all time.

The point is, you haven’t seen a dumpster diving pickup by Getz that you haven’t liked. So if any move that Getz makes can be sugar-coated in some manner, how can he ever make a bad move?

Fact is, if you miss out on a target, you whiffed. There are no bonus points for trying.

JR allows his GMs to spread money out to a variety of mediocre to above average players, no true top free agent stars, and it pretty much never works out. Getz has already shown the same proclivity to dumpster dive for trash, in the same manner that Hahn did.

“Did you guys hear that my new client just pitched an immaculate inning today?”

Very strange. My guess is that he doesn’t have as much confidence in his breaking balls as he does in his fastball, but the guy routinely overthrows his fastball anyways or grooves one right down the middle of the plate. May as well try to mix it up.

Ozzie loves Turp.

You mean piping non-stop fastballs that are either way high and outside or are right over the cock of the plate isn’t a good pitching strategy against major league hitters?

Damn, I was really expecting Sosa-Benintendi-DeJong to come through there…

Oh, Eloy…

He was good in June. Bad in his last two outings and the rest of the season. If you think pitchers with a 5.25 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP are good, the more power to you. Another feather in Getz’s cap. ?

That’s actually impressive. Record is usually an overrated stat for most pitchers but in Soroka’s case, it perfectly matches up with his performance.

Buxton is awesome. How often does he turn a single into a double, especially against the Sox?

I bet you could still beat him to first base though.

And you frame just about every move Getz makes as a positive, which is even more insincere. I remember you talking about how Brad Keller was a good pickup. Give it up already.