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THIS! Look what locking guys up like Sale and Q got us. I really don't see any downside to this at all.

it's been raining hard and steady for the last hour out here. Doesn't look to be letting up any time soon. Figures...was gorgeous all week.

Meh...I get what you're saying....but ultimately it's the franchise's responsibility and they ultimately should be penalized. If you hold a company liable for something...do the employees take the penalty or the company?

He should have said that from the start.

yeah...I for one isn't expecting too much out of him this year at all. 2 more years of control (which includes this year)?

VERY nice!

I'd like to know just who in the hell approved this?

hahaaa...good Lord.

Worst nightmare...the White Sox miss the playoffs by 1 game after getting shut down by Nova and Covey the last two games of the year lol...this place would go nuclear.

lol...this would make me VERY happy.

Curious to see how Burr rebounds. Had pretty high hopes for him.... (of course that's the ASU homer in me).

This is weak as hell if there's no post season ban.

this.

This is a fantastic post IMO. Also...like you mentioned...it's easy for somebody to "watch on tv"...but unless you've actually stood at the plate/caught/or umped and have seen what a 95mph baseball looks/sounds like it's hard to imagine. Framing is such an extremely talented skill...almost second nature for the great ones.

BOOOOOOM!!!!!!! What an offseason.

Yes and no. There will be a nice selection of arms at 11...but as usual it all depends who falls...who develops...etc. I mean if a bunch of pitchers have greats springs and there's a run on them and guys like Patrick Baily or Blaze Jordan are sitting there it's not a given an arm will be taken. I agree with taking arms and all...but there's a lot variables.

I don't hate this move at all. Low risk/high reward. I think Mazara might benefit from a change of scenery...and working with Menechino. What does concern me from what I read in comment sections from Ranger fans is his tendency to be lazy (going after balls in the gap or not running out grounders)...that shit won't fly with Ricky (or his teammates I think). I don't know much about his D out in RF...but it sounds like he's just meh with the glove. Can somebody correct me if I'm wrong please. As for Steele Walker...I'm not sure he'd ever amount to more than a Yolmer-type player. Good man to have on your bench. Time will tell. Hopefully this will light a fire under Mazara's ass and give him a new lease on his career.

Yeah...I have zero idea wtf the Padres are doing these days? Have a feeling they're gonna really piss away a great window they have with poor decisions.

hahahaaaa....

or get on the phone with Julio Teheran

I'm assuming an NL team is Bumgarner's first choice since the dude loves to hit. Really have a hard time believing if it was close in offers he'd choose an AL team over an NL team. That said...I'm pretty meh on him anyway.

ahhh...I was scanning these too quick and not reading what was replied to.

sorry...I'm not trading Bummer. Not for only one sure year of control.

You won't have to worry about that....or trading Vaughn or Madrigal either. Hahn would be roasted if he spent all this time amassing young talent only to dump them in Theoesque fashion for an older asset(s).