southsideirish71

Remind me what team did he play for again as well.

Most money and most likely to win. Thats the order of what it would take.

They are not paying big bucks for a manager. Its either Vizquel or some other first time manager. The only other option are re-treads like Renteria.

We didnt have a plan B to not signing Machado.

Hopefully Omar Vizquel knows how to construct a lineup better than Ricky and his MLB the show construct a lineup on Rookie mode.

I bet we go dumpster diving for a pitcher coming off injury or on a down year and hope to get lightning in a bottle. We are not going all in on a pitcher.

I have zero faith that we will get any FA unless its a secondary FA.

The only way this happens is if the owner changes. If you cant outbid the San Diego Padres for Manny you wont outbid anyone for anything. the only hope they have is to jump on a secondary FA while the primary FAs are being courted by the big boys. They showed their true colors. They are who they are.

Well remember how KW was confused that Machado took the deal with real money attached instead of something with maybe more money. I await the same leaks to nightingale, the same mystery deferred reinsdorf bucks, and more pitching other things besides money.

Well when the twins offer real money and we offer deferred Reinsdorf bucks that have a magical unknown value if you wait for it. Most people see through that scam and will pick the other team.

Well someone thinks that we can raid the dollar store and find gold here in the sox org.

Remember when Ricky thought it would be a good idea to bunt. Its like watching some daddy coach in travel ball get super cute.

We treat defense like an after thought here.

Well considering you specialize in inverse logic I would say we should get him.

1 plus for tonight. Cordero has a nice arm.

Well we were trying to load up on the friends and family discount deal for Manny.

He is too busy trying to add a cutter to Dylan Cease and teach him tall and fall.

Dear Ricky, When a player hits 2 home runs make sure you pitch to him so he can get his third.

This isn't remotely correct. Radar guns have been used by scouts for a long time. They aim them at the pitcher usually from behind the plate. It picks up the highest number just like it did back 25 years ago. The gun at the ballpark might have a different orientation but the scouts still use a handheld gun like they have done forever. Its not like the scouts are reporting x player at the game is throwing 98 when the gun says different.

Have they changed radar guns that scouts use.

Wat? Well fuck I missed out. I was throwing 88-91mph back in the early 90s. On todays standards I was probably throwing 95.

You contracted yourself in the same post.

You know this how? Did Daddy tell you about to good old days of no strikeouts and slappy hitters. I am sure it has a lot to do with the fact that they werent seeing Nolan Ryan's velocity more than once a month and seeing guys throwing 98 to 100 from the 6th inning on.

http://baseball-farm.com/index.php/2019/07/20/nick-madrigal-and-baseball-preconceptions/

You want to trade a 25 year old starting pitcher making minimum who is pitching like Gio is? This makes zero sense to me. Controlled young talent that is performing at a high level at the major league level is what rebuilds try to accomplish. Taking cost effective players and flipping them for something else and trying to backfill it is not sustainable.