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That's what I am saying. They wouldn't pull him for that until they had to.

Until he is ACTUALLY dfa'd, yes. Then he is in limbo until his status is determined.

To remove him from the 40, he has to go thru waivers

Unless he was waved today, there is no reason to protect him to remove him from the 40.

That's the thing. We are talking about a game on the 19th. He could start today and still be on schedule to come up and spot start.

Or an expiring contract. Someone like Arizona taking a chance on him for Escobar maybe? Or he could be a 2nd or 3rd piece in a bigger deal.

I could see someone wanting to take a chance on fixing him. You can't teach that arm.

That's why I was wondering about Hug Watch. Seems weird that he would just take his next start on schedule if he started in the DH.

Cespedes COULD be a quick mover based on his history in Cuba. Obviously that remains to be seen, but I sure wouldn't let him stop me from bringing in a long term RF if it was the right guy.

They tried. He wanted a west coast team.

In addition, LAAAAA added 4 more pitchers in UDFA so far, along with 4 position players.

I actually I just went to the page, and it looks like they might have pulled the offer at the end of may.

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Knowing what our record is, our divisional lead is, along with who is healthy, and what the time lines are for the guys who aren't healthy looks like, what are your top priorities for trades as of today? Personally I really liked the idea of adding another starter, and going to a six man rotation, especially in the cases of Rodon and Cease, they are going to be potentially hitting the wall soon. Short of getting that creative, I would really like to add two more arms to the pen, one RHP, one LHP, if possible. I would put 2B as next on the list RF would be my last priority, and the thing I would be least willing to expend resources for, UNLESS we got a guy who would be with the team for 2-3 years, at least.

$25 million isn't really superstar money anymore, that is more in that $35 million range. It will probably be even less costly with some wage inflation in MLB by 2025.

I was wondering about that. I didn't see anything in the few scouting reports I got, but I like bringing in guys with bloodlines. Growing up in the game sure helps them understand the grind.

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What is the most surreal about it is how much it mirrors previous history. So many people either quit caring, or just pretended it isn't real. 1/3 of the population died over time. Then you start looking at some of the wackier stuff like the flagellants coming out of the black plague, and see the similarities again.

The can scream about it at the top of their lungs, but too much of the country won't believe it.

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