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Loiaza for Contreras even better.

We can't even be accused of being dark clouds as everyone has gotten so exasperated there's nobody to defend it except VaFan.

Can't exactly watch Northwestern or Harvard...unless even the NIT is more important than RF/pitching.

Taking on bad contracts for Tier B/C guys...

We surely created this "waiting around forever" as a result of this in limbo situation due to Kimbrel. What is it that Hawk always said, self induced? Last decade, it was Danks' contract/ineffectiveness blocking a lot of moves that was the excuse. You always go after your big needs first, starting pitchers, RF and 2B. There will always be relief pitchers, especially in this version of the sport with guys struggling to go five innings.

Bhopal, India...

Yermin needs to get involved now that his big league income is cut off. Do the Cubs even have a place for Conforto to play? Who are their other two starting outfielders right now?

Seems everyone is already reconciled to that...unless he goes to a divisional rival.

Machado and Harper are slightly different situations than Conforto...still, if last year was the closest they I'll come to all in, not sure Sox fans will ever put faith in a rebuild without new ownership and front office execs.

More likely to be Cory Snyder or Steve Sax the way this off season has been trending...

We should try to learn the lessons the Cubs should have from Heyward, Chatwood, Darvish, etc.

But can you hold the interest and admiration of Renee Zellwegger like him...? I guess that character was written as a mix of 2/3rds Leigh Steinberg and 1/3rd Scott Boras but more handsome/charismatic.

Jerry Maguire you are not, lol. I think we are still closer to the denial than acceptance phase at this point. And we've yet to be divided even further by another year of TLR's baffling managing. For now, the front office has successfully united the fan base against it at least.

Don't forget Gonzalez and Steele Walker...

Knowing the White Sox, they'll convert him into a LH reliever anyway if Crochet gets hurt.

Hopefully we're not saying that about Jimenez in 2-3 years. Both guys have/had the raw talent to be Top 5-10 hitters in baseball, and Bottom 5-10 fielders on the negative side.

The Padres will be fine if they get the starting pitching they did in 2020 and stay injury free. The Giants are due to come back to the pack. Voit's definitely due for a bounce back, good value move. Not every transaction has to be a $100+ million move.

Sano is another huge key to that team...if he comes to camp in shape and ready to play, he can make a huge impact. Can also be a DFA candidate, a lot like Ortiz when he was a Twin before moving on to the Red Sox.

Depends what the Twins get out of their pitching and Buxton. In a way, letting Berrios go might have been a brilliant move for a limited budget team. With Kepler, Larnach and Kiriloff, not sure how much they really need Conforto, especially after coming under financial pressure to dump Donaldson, Cruz, etc.

They're clearly playing a waiting game and hoping for an injury to a back end guy that will force a desperation move for Kimbrel for one season only. That is especially dangerous if Kimbrel doesn't start to look better...but it seems like the ship already sailed on making a big move for RF. Hopefully they at least fortify the starting pitching.

Not necessarily. Voit can DH, or they end up eating portions of the Hosmer and/or Myers deals. Soler still makes sense, but doubtful they want to commit to either of those two although Preller is coming under a lot of pressure to get back to the postseason this year despite starting behind the 8 ball. This hurts a bit, simply because Ty France was so useful for the Mariners and they just cast him aside.

But we’re overestimating the health of our pitching staff holding up moving forward…especially with an abbreviated ST.

Might as well include TA7 as well to make it more interesting/entertaining. Abreu’s hopefully not going to get more than two, one at a time would be even more ideal at this point.

That sounds like Bummer's season in a nutshell, too. https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2022-03-16/kenley-jansen-dodgers-closer-free-agent-other-options Dodgers still open to bringing Jansen back, less likely after Freeman signing...claim they're willing to go closer by committee with Treinen, Graterol, etc.

If not, might as well use Terrence Gore if we have an extra roster spot to PR late.