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Whoever signs Bauer is going to have to do a press conference, and probably many of them. You might even have a better chance at this if you had someone who was more willing to show any amount of contrition or even that they learned a lesson in all of this. But the victim blaming attitude here is going to make it nearly impossible for a team to sell Bauer to its fanbase. These owners got rich by understanding risk and the like, and I just don't see the return and negative externalities of Trevor Bauer being worth it to MLB teams in this current form.

This is a wonderful attempt at a whataboutism, but for the record, MLB suspended him for two years because of what they found in their investigation. I really hate Boston being included in the stories he was included it, but let's not pretend the background information for both is on the same level, nor was the level of what was turned up. But for the whatabout record, they could have fired Boston the day that story came out, and I would have been thrilled.

They always have such an odd list. Vera at #10 with 4 pitchers ahead of him, especially Santos? The one that really jumps out is Ryan Burrowes at #14. That is an out of no where ranking.

Plenty of lessons and none of them in this post.

I think Jerry just tripped over a stack of $100 bills reading this.

It's our next civic marketing campaign. Way better than come see our lake effect blizzards.

Oh no, I think you are spending waaaaaaay too much time getting upset over responses to random trolls making up trade proposals. I think it is all absurd and can't see having to run down tons of combinations through a trade generator to justify by these imaginary trade proposals are awful, when they were most likely intentionally awful to begin with. If you want to be upset, by all means.

And the random trade generator doesn't like the trade generator.

No one here actually suggested it initially. Some rando twitter account shared a picture of the proposal, and most everyone laughed at its absurdity. No need to come in firing the trade generator around.

I sent you a message, let me know if you need anything else.

The sunset lake cruise is outstanding, as is the Brewery scene.

Blue Chip I assume? Should be fun. If you need any suggestions, let me know.

If we are going to carry a Jake Burger, i would rather have the left handed version anyway.

Jose Ruiz has been a useable middle reliever for pennies on the dollar of free agents. He's put up 3 seasons which average out to just above a league average ERA. Baseball is full of guys like Jose Ruiz on the back of most MLB rosters. If they have been creating mlb middle relievers out of thin air for 20 years, this franchise would be in a lot better shape.

Who cares if Jimmy Lambert was better. We turned Jose Ruiz into a useful bullpen piece after being a minor league waiver claim. THAT is the part that actually matters. McClure is a AAA roster spot that anyone in baseball could have had a few weeks ago.

It is more like collecting versus playing a game with fixed options. In this game there is only one Liam Hendriks, and everyone wants him. Most want him enough that they will be willing to pay up for him. You play all of those offers against each other.

I am failing to see the bad part of this question.

If one in ten of these guys turns into Jose Ruiz, you have won. It isn't like you will ever hit on a big number of these guys, which is quite literally the point of churning the bottom of the roster to take chances on these types of guys.

Feels like a bad Dickens book.

Wasn't McClure a guy who was Rule 5 eligible? If so, and no one picked him, that should tell you what people think of him.

I don't know where this is from, but if we get the #1 prospect in baseball PLUS someone else for Hendriks, i will drive his ass to Ohare in the middle of this blizzard.

Look, the whole world knew we were selling Sale/Eaton/Quintana. When you have a commodity people want, your desperation doesn't matter, because teams needs and competition matter more. Even if the Sox are being required by Jerry to cut dollars, Liam Hendriks still makes the back end of every single bullpen in MLB a lot better. Teams will bid for that, because there is no one out there for only dollars who is even close to that level.

Nothing wrong with a flier deal like this. It's a live arm and see if your guys can harness it. If not, send him packing again.

The Sox don't have to dump Hendriks. Teams need relief help, and Liam is one of the best in the business. If teams want him, they will have to pay up for him. It really is that simple.