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By all reports he doesn't really have much of a chance to be anything. Why bother cutting someone who is already signed and waste the resources in a year when we know they will be bad with either of them. Im not saying slater is anything great or even good. He's signed and has proven mlb experience.

He hasn't yet. Neither player will help them get to .500. Both would be stop gaps until a real player is developed or signed. And neither of those is happening this year.

I think it will once they get through the organizational changes. The organization was in such bad shape from the previous GM, that it will take a couple of years to reset. With the budget restrictions place on the GM, the development needs to be paramount and it takes time to get that going.

Not from me. You can never have too much pitching. I think they do have many young prospects but they should keep them starting until that fails. Until that sorts itself out, they need to find bullpen help. I do think over the next few years the bullpen will be mostly homegrown talent but they aren't there yet.

I agree except for the middle relievers. The bullpen was so bad it's worth taking a flyer on some to see if they can catch lightening in a bottle as receiver performances are so fickle from year to year.

That would be a good idea if the prospect in question had any value. Neither player will be a long term solution and since they already signed slater to a deal it's not worth cutting a guy for another player they are going to cut.

Now that would be a good idea. Thats what the last few trades have been about. Neither the kid or Slater qualify as potential talent. Like you said since it's a wasted year when everyone knows they are going to be bad, neither really matter.

That's fine. You don't need to understand it it. Different people have different views on what to do with the wasted year. In the end it's all about biding time until the prospects are ready. Or until they are ready to sign actual good players.

No, he is not a prospect thus prospect experts wouldn't be commenting in him.

That's fine you don't need to be convinced. Im going by what the propect experts have said.

Crystal ball in regards to the comment about "and he's injured" Read the paragraph where Crystal ball is mentioned

Ok. Still better than the kid.

Possibly. Most likely better than the kid. He was with Baltimore last year so fuller probably saw something. Did you look at his platoon stats? Forgot the crystal ball factor to include knowing he was going to be injured.

Didnt hear it from him. Mostly prospect evaluators on podcasts.

I agree. I like it.

Yes because the kid has nearly no chance by all reports and Slater will give professional at bats for minimal cost. If there was even one person who gave him a chance to be a mlb regular i would give have a chance. But I didn't hear a single one.

That's fine. I would just the other way.

All of the prospects people say that he wasn't worth it as the swing and miss was too great. Hence the reason he only brought back cash. It's a valid point though. At least Slater had a track record of some mlb value.

This is an honest question. Not trying to be a troll. Do you really believe that Getz thinks Slater is better than Soto, Santander or Hernandez? Or is it more likely that he is doing what he can with the budget JR gave him including all of the organizational improvements?

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Excellent as always.

No. Only those involved in the pitch

Pitchers, catchers and hitters only

We'll see.

Ill wager that the organization is spending the same amount over the last few years. It's just that kw and Hahn spent everything on players salaries and nothing on the infrastructure. Getz came along and decided to bite the bullet for a couple of years to build the infrastructure and spend there while not spending on player salaries.