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Maybe I'm crazy but I'm not sure I would ever want to give up that much for a catcher. Feels like a position you either make fit with free agents or get lucky with your own prospect (or as other teams call it: player development) and don't let them go. Realmuto is awesome, but who knows when it all takes its toll. I really liked sixto and alfaro.

I don't know, the yankees cubs rangers braves seem to go after the top talents every year and they seem to get good production, while the sox keep saying they are playing the quantity game and we have 1 player in the last 6 years that might be in AA that wasn't a professional cuban player to show for it.

I think it's a good signal of depth.

Yeah, I think underrated his at this point this still isn’t a very deep team, especially pitching. The help is still too far.

Seen it on the twitters

Glad the bulls are a stable situation to start maximizing Porters talents.

There was a great Grant Brisbee article that basically dispelled this notion: https://www.google.com/amp/www.sbnation.com/a/mlb-2017-season-preview/game-length/amp

But they’ll all be drunk on corn syrup

I initially had my interest peaked. My friend was a huge cavs fan and prior to LeBron signing heard from his dad (who is a police sergeant or some higher level) that a bunch of off duties were called in for an upcoming day and that the rumor was it was for a LeBron signing. But then so remembered that I’m pretty sure it was to add additional personnel to the home he still had in the area (where people congregated after his announcement).

Yeah, but don’t rule out Boylen as coach. Ultimate weapon.

Maybe a bump, but many teams are setting themselves up for free agency this year and previously when that has happened some fine players get paid like stars.

Portis is a sieve that can get hot offensively, but like many bulls, is a black hole on offense. He never passes. He’s really not much different than Antonio Blakeney. The bulls have 10 versions of Antonio blakeneys. Just traded 2.

Porter is an actual two way wing that will not be difficult to trade again (there are about to be some terrible deals). Hopefully you’ll end up with a 44% 3 pt shooter again that rebounds and has length. There was no way you would get a first to take him. He’s overpaid but he’s actually good.

Damn I thought this was a decent deal until I saw this kiss of death

The three batter rule would be hilarious though in a case where the player is melting down miguel asencio style

Can't stress enough how much I enjoy being designated a big market team when they don't act like it.

Would be a hilarious roster.

Yest Yeah I totally agree.

sorry for the title i'm going back to a hole

That's a big get you buried him last!

my impression is that the swell opt structure would be more like (this is made up and just an example): 7 for 175 Opt out can be triggered after year four unless team exercises option to make it 9 years for $235 mill. I don't see a structure that says the deal is 8/280 but player can opt out for year 4 but team gets a 5th year, then I'm not even sure what the 8 year deal is doing. I guess a player exercise option after year four that if enacted, allows team to decide to pull trigger on a 5th year? Would be strange.

I think some version of the contract has a level that is 7 for 175 at one point, but I think olney/nightengale were way too definitive on the contract and that it was in stasis. Or not, but I don't trust lozano as far as I can throw him.

Yeah, Lozano, or "Honest Dan" as he's known, is definitely a guy to put all your trust in for accurate info.

I mean, obviously they've been trying. But hopefully not through collusionary means, the sox and phillies have presented themselves as serious but also willing to beat bids. So teams know they dont just have to match the sox bid, they have to beat it multiple times. So there have been mystery teams but they come in and never seem to accelerate, nobody has come in with a higher bid. That means there are two teams.

this title is cruel. But I hope you will all join me in realizing time itself sucks. It passes forward and sometimes faster than you'd like and other times slower. And also death is always present. Really tough stuff!