chitownsportsfan

arguing over specific tool grades is very 2017 imo.

That's a lot of ground covered. Not sure the Lynn and Kelly deal says much about this one and vice versa. In general, don't think there is much to say one deal is better or worse than the other at least in aggregate these deals should restock the farm. Someone said at least this year we're going to be bad with an intriguing farm. Hey, soft bias of low expectations and all but at least Getz is pushing the rock the right way.

I was just about to come here and say it makes perfect sense now. At least spend a LITTLE money you just saved on Cease. Thanks to James for the scoop.

My how the turns have tabled for Keith on Soxtalk.

We're so far away it's best to just stockpile whatever we can, wherever. The reliever they got back could probably be flipped for a C+ type if he stays health. It's a fine trade. It's one of about 18 month's more of solid moves that might have the Sox doing something in 2026.

Burger is the versatile plays bigger than his "off the bus" profile would tell you that they hope Vaughn can be. The Burger trade was fine, the were never going to pay him, but yea -- would anybody b**** if they announced KW as some "director of athletic scouting" or some s%*#? That's about where I'm at with it. And obviously whoever advocated for Colson needs to be elevated.

I might have agreed with you a few years ago but it seems like the MLB landscape has changed with teams still finalizing things well into March and real value moving and being signed still. I'm not sure the market would be any better in July than it is now. Teams now realize you get more utility making this trade to win now in March, than you do in summer. I've argued differently prior, so I'm probably just full of s%*#. But it sounded good.

I like his profile stats wise, but it's a bit alarming the same franchise that went with Andrew Vaughn as slugging 5-10" (not even just height, but lack of overall explosion) 1B and Nick Madrigal as once a generation .380 BABIP guy also thinks this kid is a (relatively) undervalued commodity. We don't do well with diamonds in the rough. Hell, we turn diamonds into coal quite often or sell it for .50 on the dollar too early.

Nah, f*** it.

Imagine if that stupid f*** Hahn, managing for his job, had delivered that bad news to JR and started at least rebuilding a bit last offseason, and then JR, active, good owner that he is, was like "ha, you played yourself goodbye thanks for a headstart on the next good Sox team" and then hired an actual good outside GM to run the club? Keep imagining. Eventually you'll land on Sydney Sweeney in bed begging you to motorboat her.

Don't think I can. I know that the first vote for a B was mine and then SS2K was the first C. After that no clue.

I actually think it's a bad deal for them. They aren't in a spot to be trading for Dylan Cease imo. They should have just signed someone imo.

Yea, and also there are people that always insist you can only judge a trade a few years down the line. Well, you can do that too, but that's boring.

70 grade facial hair.

He doesn't have a ton of control left that's part of it. He's also a good, but not elite SP. This is comparable to the Quintana deal imo except Q at the time was on a better contract. Teams were never going to give up a MLB ready player (why would they, they are trying to contend by trading for Dylan) so I don't know why some are disappointed by that. I think this is a fine trade. They just removed the 10% chance he gets hurt and they get nothing, that's worth something in itself.

I'll go B I guess.

I'm liking this less. Why the f*** are we filling the 40 man? Can we just cut Maldonado now at least?

Give his expected surplus value two top 100 guys for Dylan plus some filler sounds about right. We'll have to see how the filler looks in a few years.

Real MVP is all that backend work the admins did that has the site functioning right now.

quantity has a quality all of its own.

The Thorpe guys sounds like a right handed MB.

Holy s%*#. And that's just one piece. This move looks FIRE.

Bad day for some orioles fans here.

Of course it's steep. There was a frenzy of reports today and it's the Padres. They give away prospects like the guy that takes the dimes out of the give a penny take a penny bin and keeps the change.

He won't be traded this year. You can take that to the bank.