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Only if the manager listens to them.

Well some did. He did have problems with others.

I guess you aren't voting this election then.

Saw Krogman video of a couple of bombs as well.

Tyler Kolek is a free agent. Its crazy thinking that even with Rodon's struggles, that he was the pick right in front of him.

It's worth the thought exercise, but it wouldn't shock me that if the Sox do spend in free agency, that they don't spend in the draft. I think it is plausible they they would be perfectly fine with giving up draft picks to save the money on it.

This right here. If you don't support it, then act like it.

Rick Hahn actually made an incredibly inciteful thought that sadly too many people have completely misunderstood when he said that he didn't think he would be able to be a GM in 10 years. He was referring to the amount of change and information that has flowed into the job since he started doing it. He flat out said that despite starting out working with arbitration hearings, that today he would no longer be qualified to be able to do the job. It was his next sentence where he said (not that he would be GM for the next decade) that he thought with the amount of data and change happening, that he would no longer be able to do the job. I think this is great point when talking about how involved ownership is. Back in the 70's? Sure one guy could probably manage and understand everything going on within a baseball franchise in great detail, because there wasn't the amount of detail happening that there is today. In 2020, you have to surround yourself with people who understand their own piece in incredible detail, and then trust them to do their jobs. JR, nor any other owner today, is capable of doing so alone. It felt like we had been moving that way with the people we had hired, and the modernizations that had happened all over the franchise. The TLR thing is the complete opposite. There is a real feel that the job has changed so much since TLR last did it, that he might not have the ability to do it anymore. His public statements only help to enflame those thoughts. So while you can call Jerry a "baseball" guy or a "real estate" guy, it isn't the title that matters, it is the interference with his people on the ground level who hold information in their heads that Jerry doesn't full get.

That is a step down scenario for me. My #1 goal is a Bauer/Stroman/Kluber (if he passes physical muster) at the front of the rotation type of add. If that doesn't work, sure targeting Spring is a plus to this team, but not nearly as impactful as a front line pitcher.

If we get a front line pitcher and fix up the closer spot (even resigning Colome) I am happy about it. But I have reduced spending expectations this winter too.

I know people will think I am crazy, but we can hide a bad to mediocre RF in this line up, especially if we find one that can catch the ball in RF. We CAN'T hide bad starting pitching. We need to add one more mainstay to this rotation.

Rather hit Bauer with the 5/125 than Springer.

I think the Mets selling ideas are dead with Cohen taking over. In fact judging by the Cohen has already stepped in, I would say they could be the winters biggest buyers, versus being sellers.

And I think Braun is now the point of his buyout, so the Brewers should be freeing up that money now.

Y'all Qaeda strikes again.

What a surprise, he brought the scary black people into it.

I will never understand the need to crap on players who aren't instant stars. We know MLB is hard, as is adjusting to it, even if we have great stuff. You would think after seeing Lucas Giolito go from the worst pitch in baseball to one of the best, you would understand that guys like Cease and Dunning aren't finished products. Even if they go to Charlotte, they need to learn to get major league hitters out. AAA doesn't help you learn that. You can get away with pure stuff at that level.

Looking at player reactions, this is a valid concern.

No one has to like this move.

https://www.facebook.com/30911162508/posts/10159018293172509/

We can keep getting lectures about what the fans should be thinking, but at the end of the day it only really matters what the players think, and so far there has been nothing to indicate that this organization even cares what they think. If this go sideways, Jerry has no one to blame but himself.

At his age, probably on the floor...