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Who would the Dodgers legitimately want off our roster?

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I knew that would get a rise...hot dog vendor who lives in his mother's basement Joe from Sheboygan is going to break this.

We need to have Penn Badgley's character Joe from the critically~acclaimed "You" stalk Machado until he's eliminated all the competition.

Machado's locker was next to Pederson's.

The big question, of course, is the price. Pederson subs for Harper, then Machado gets the lineup over the respectability threshold along with Jimenez.

who the hell is this guy? any national street cred?

When was the last 2.5+ fWAR year for Jay?

KW and Hahn argued Avi was athletic enough to play CF...once upon a time.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/wsoxatte.shtml We're nearing 1929~31 attendance in terms of thread views.

Even then, he’s older, has the lesser road splits and his personality might not be a perfect fit in NYC. The last three years, 830 vs. 1.057 away vs. road OPS.

Depends on the market. Wasn’t really the case for the Braves. For smaller markets, like Cleveland, the local media typically provides more favorable coverage despite skeptical fans if a team can’t break through and win it all. It’s not like the Sox have taken that much heat for losing, they just have ceased to exit in comparison to the Cubs.

Not to this extent. You also didn’t start those years with almost half the teams in the AL not actively trying to win. There was a lot more balance and parity, overall.

We managed without in 2005...but it’s harder to imagine in this day and age with superteams like the Red Sox, Yankees and Astros.

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/phillies/manny-machado-sweepstakes-are-set-for-phillies-win If you want to get really annoyed with Phils’ writers for thinking we are only capable of offering $175...lol. See, it’s working, other teams are getting overconfident!

https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-yadier-molina-passionately-responds-to-remarks-by-cubs-kris/article_6561c144-1e95-54c8-a65b-7eafd08eece9.html During the Cardinals' Caravan on Saturday, relief pitcher John Brebbia said in jest, in response to Bryant: “Cry me a river, loser.” This became news. Yadi took a screenshot of Bryant talking and put a response on Instagram: “All stars, elite players and leaders of their teams do not speak bad about any city. There should be respect and you should play and compete with respect... only stupid players and losers make comments like the ones made by bryant and dempster .. #ceroRespectforthisstupidplayers #QuevivaStlouis #LOVESTL" Pause Current Time0:00 / Duration Time0:00 Stream TypeLIVE Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% 0:00 Fullscreen

In the 7-10 year time span, the risk with 2 mega deals is massive. Moustakas is a proven veteran, they can get some more bullpen help from the Padres along with one of their Latin American outfield prospects to provide depth and ride with Harper. If things go south, they are still protected because a 2-3 year deal for Moose would have him leaving at the same time as Nola and many vets like Arrieta, Robertson and McCutcheon will be departing in roughly the same window...but they would have Harper to rebuild around and sell tickets at least. The more you look at that roster...they’re not going to be set up well past 2021. Theoretically, that’s where the four year opt-out could kick in.

All the teams and their fans are looking down on the White Sox right now. Same with NY and Boston fans looking down on the Phillies, or Cubs’ players and fans looking down on the Cardinals. Thats why it is so important now that we do follow through and sign a whale to shut them up. Because next year when the Sox are pursuing free agents...all we’ll hear about is how the Sox were supposedly in the driver’s seat on Machado for weeks and even added $13 million in contracts to accommodate him and STILL couldn’t get ‘er done (must be said with the Mater voice from Lightning McQueen).

Somehow I copied the Madden box too...don’t recall Ozzie ever saying “he came up on one-year deals” and enjoyed having the opportunity to prove himself again.

Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant called St. Louis "boring" during a comedic moment at the team's annual fan convention this weekend. When Cardinals star catcher Yadier Molina heard about the comment, he responded by saying "only stupid players and losers" make fun of other cities. 'I came up on one-year deals': How Joe Maddon is approaching 2019 As the skipper enters his potential final year in Chicago, Maddon is leaving no stone unturned as he tries to get the Cubs back on track after a disappointing finish and a quiet offseason. "I'm like, 'Zero chance in hell,'" Dempster said. "No way. Won't even go there as a free agent. Not happening." Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna, commenting on Molina's post, also took exception to the comments. "From outside they speak and talk like tiger but at the end they gonna be like little cat .. #cerorespectforthisstupidplayers #quevivastlouis #LOVESTL," Ozuna said on Molina's post. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25802952/yadier-molina-st-louis-cardinals-takes-exception-comments-kris-bryant-ryan-dempster

That would probably be Yolmer or Asdrubal Cabrera at 2B.

Bryant, Almora And Longoria go off on slow-developing Machado/Harper market http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25797148/kris-bryant-chicago-cubs-frustrated-unsigned-bryce-harper-manny-machado

If you follow the $9-10 million value per fWAR, it’s going to be roughly a $35 to $40 million per year AAV.

The Bulls are the perfect counterargument to Southsider2k5 about why White Sox fans don’t owe 100% loyalty to the team...how are those season ticket buyers for the Bulls being rewarded for their money and patience? ONLY a change to the profitability of the franchise will bring about a new front office, and having more revenues still hasn’t produced a superstar free agent signing for many, many years.

OR any players who will be used as leverage to sign superstar players...