southsider2k5

And this is the real answer as to why they aren't playing.

Guess who hit last spring and emerged as the starting catcher? .129 .250 .290 .540

This part right here. NONE of the guys we signed this winter will be around when this team hits .500 again, let alone when we might start to think about the P word again. It would be different if we actually invested in real flip candidates this winter, but we didn't. We invested in aged trash. Outside of injury, or ugly prolonged Maldonado type slumps, there aren't realistic scenarios where most of this guys provide any value at all to this franchise other than filling off days and injuries. Odds are most of these guys will have in the system won't amount to anything anyway, but the possibilities are way higher than any of the dumpster dive signings from this winter. Plus those guys actually have 5-6 years of control, vs zero for the rest. Even if you one of those three ends up as a bench player, that is SOMETHING answered for this franchise going forward.

That this is a team coming off of a 121 loss season and that it is more important to evaluate the players you have right now than to waste time on "flip" candidates who have no actual value like we did last year.

On his next team, after having been traded for a 35 year old middle reliever.

If he didn't realize this when he took the job, he deserves what he gets.

Something, something eight or nine good players...

Is this a real thing or an idea?

Just like they did with two of these guys last year.

Which is way more likely. They have yet to figure out the balance between panic and taking the pain from the moves they have already made to get past it without making it worse.

Trying to figure out why the difference between his and Bush's situation that brought your original comment. It was a distinction for a reason. Why?

Has that ever stopped Chris Getz before? Gotta dump em all!

They are rebuilding, but are also trying to not be the most embarassing team in MLB history again. They are trying to have a foot into both worlds. The absolutely blew it again last year, and don't want that mess again.

Getz said it happened in the off season

I am impressed he could type that while laughing at it.

Before this ends up in the toilet, this is probably the most important post in this thread.

Even if there is an actual tear in there? Like how much of a tear is acceptable?

Reading between the lines here, does this mean the Sox already knew that Bush did and still waited? Or did they just figure out that he did?

Taking a victory lap because the guy wasn't good enough to be claimed by another MLB team is quite the flex.

The Sox were probably targeting the hitters, but of note this is one of Cincy's top 5 prospects.

Noticing a theme here?