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Insisting that they won't sign any of them until JR dies is fairly negative.

As some have said, it may be Cease or Kopech instead if Giolito. Signing all 3 would be nearly impossible for most teams not the Dodgers if they pitch well.

We'll see won't we. I for one don't have any idea what they are thinking.

Jack. You are supposed to curtail the negativity. Do we need the post police?

Or maybe he is returning from injury and isn't as sharp yet.

I would disagree. They've done it with their own pitchers.

Doesn't always matter. Many times it's mental.

Not if they don't maintain the range. The external rotation needed by an MLB pitcher is crazy. One reason the shoulder is so unstable and an issue.

This is more likely scenario. I don't think the value was that high. Other significant pieces would need to be added.

I know the Sox were but it doesn't look like other teams thought he was worth it.

Did anyone offer a pitcher for him? I know teams were offering pitching for Vaughn.

Does it matter what anyone thinks?

Hope so. That would be ideal.

The mound is more stressful due to the "falling downhill" increases the angles of all the joints and increases all of the muscle forces to slow the body down. It increases the acceleration but also increases the deceleration forces needed, is another way to look at it. There really isn't a significance for the position player ti throw on flat ground. I think he was just including him with Lynn to say he is throwing. Which is significant as throwing places a great deal if stress on the hamstrings.

I would guess Haseley. LHH.

Interesting. I consider Grandal a pretty good hitter.

Yep, many of my daughters teammates are hanging around for the 6th COVID year. They missed many meets.

You think Grandal and Pollock are that bad of hitters? And that McGuire is a better option?

I don't think this will totally happen. You may see it fir the 4th and 5th starter. Bit can you see limiting scherzer or Giolito to 3 innings?

Let's see what the sepnding is like after 5 years. That's when the tax advantages of buying the team end and the real owner shows up.

On this you are correct. There are far too many issues with the same players. Something needs too be done with their off season training program.

Just because you can do the activity doesn't mean it's 100%. As I said the tissue is about 80-85% after 8weeks. So it's fully functional but not 100%. The rest of the healing time a long time. Ligaments especially may never get there with certain types of injuries. The people who don't take care of themselves have the reinjuries because it's not healed 100%. If you take care of it, you don't reinjure it but it still isn't healed 100%.

Just because you don't feel anything doesn't mean the tissue has healed 100%. There is a difference between the tissue being functional and it being 100%. Ever known someone with recurring back pain? It may not be always debilitating but it never heals 100% and they injure it again.

Anyone whose played hockey that will have an interesting injury. I ruptured my PCL 39 years ago. The primary problem there is the laxity. It's one of the primary rotational stabilizers of the knee. Finally had enough hyaline cartilage damage that I had surgery in an attempt to avoid a total knee replacement. PCL injuries are one for which they still can't come up with effective surgery. Only 50% have favorable outcomes.

That's fine. I'll stick with my nearly 40 years of working in sports medicine.