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As opposed to what we got in this deal? Again, I would rather take a chance vs taking on free agents and DFA candidates at more than market value. Hell even if we got a real prospect in this deal to cover for taking on salary, I could have even handled this, but we got third rate prospects plus negative value players. This deal was awful as a whole.

He had a deal for 25 and an option for 26. He would have been fine. It was a gamble worth taking versus taking on players that would be long gone before the Sox sniff 60 wins again.

They should have been less than free. That's the point. They shouldn't have been in the deal at all. I don't know exactly what the other deals looked like, but if this was my only offer, I would have sat on Bummer and road him into the season betting on a turnaround.

I was excited about Rome, but I said that day I draft O line early and often after Caleb.

I would like to read more on what "director of hitting" will actually do for this organization.

Soroka is gone after this year. He was always an awful piece to have in this deal for that fact alone. Schuster is fine as a piece of a deal like this. Lopez was a totally short term piece, who offered no upside at all. He was a maxed out piece we could have waited a week and paid a FA price for instead after he was DFA'd. Shewmake, I don't really mind as a piece either. Gowens is a guy who when you look at the "average" age for a level looks ok, but once you subtract out the guys who are older guy going no where, he is a pretty old guy to be at the low of a level. He was 24 starting out in High A. He SHOULD have been dominating that level, yet was pretty mediocre in his half season there. He was better in Birmingham, but for a pitcher that is also pretty expected. I am ok with a guy like this at the end of a deal because at least he has six years of control. Lopez and Soroka were definitely guys to try to win a couple of more games with in 2024, and that failed miserably. I would have rather taken overlooked rookie ball guys like by scouts versus never has been major leaguers. Find a one tool guy. Find a guy who had success without measureables. Just something other than guys who won't help you down the road.

Eh, spending assets on good relievers (whether cash or trade) is having a Ferrari in a trailerpark for this team.

I think he would have gotten his cup of tea at some point. I think Jerry totally would have had him called up to sell some tickets.

Trading Bummer was never the problem. It was the return targeting guys who were approaching free agency and DFA status instead of trying to refill the farm system. The problem was Getz trying to get a few more wins in 2024 versus worrying about 2028 and beyond.

I know Jim would help, but unless he could play O line, not sure how much.

Yeah, max up on picks and literally draft all O line.

So he had TJS in June of 23, which means his about 15.5 months out of surgery. He should be at the stage where he is somewhere between ramping up throwing and throwing a max effort depending on if he is the 12 month, or 18 month recovery type. It also means he will be past his 18 months by spring training. At it's core it is a low mileage arm with a ton of cheap control for a bullpen that will need like 20 arms this year. You hold him, and if you want to DFA him for something better, no biggie.

Because that's the downside of Arb. It’s why dudes get non tendered

They tired for Machado when he wanted $300m.

I can hear dog whistles.

I can even handle the meatball takes, it's the human trash takes that bother me.

What if the guys NOT making music videos are the lazy ones?

Especially because last year was all about shortcuts.

I think you are looking in the wrong places for garbage.

Neither is playing dumb, but here you are.

He wrote an entire post mocking you.

And after we win 65 games, greg will still be mystified.

Name the names. Also you don't have $70 million to spend this year. More like 1/3 to 1/2 of it even if there were the real people to do this with.

Yes.

Outline a realistic plan which wins us more than 62 games next year.