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Nah that whole thing was just about some rats. lol

If Hahn can somehow work a trade around Kimbrel for McNeil, I'll stop complaining about the Kimbrel deal.

Jeff McNeil?

Bryant would be the biggest gut punch.

IIRC, the wi-fi on the cruises are ass. At least that was the case 3 years ago when I went. Could be different now, but who knows.

I know, I was trying to justify why they're probably not going after Correa after this signing.

Are they planning to play Hoerner in the OF then? Shouldn't Madrigal be back too at the start of the season? I don't think they're getting Correa.

At least they didn't get roped along all off-season only to get Manny Machado's friends and relatives. It could be a lot worse.

Simmons' deal is only $4 million. I don't think they're gonna pay him that to play 2B when they have Hoerner and Madrigal.

Have fun. I hope you don't have to pay for wifi on the cruise to see what the Sox do.

I gotta admit, it's gotta be aggravating to think you're signing Correa, but you actually end up with Simmons.

No Correa for the Cubs.

He probably preferred staying in LA.

To his credit, he was right about it from the start.

I think this was always going to happen, especially with the shortened schedule this year and the possible double headers. I have a hard time believing this team is going to let $18 million sit in the bullpen.

Caruso listed as questionable for the game tomorrow.

Hard to ask for that when you're coming off a 0.8 WAR season.

Unfortunately, the team already started shortening the window when they decided to trade for Kimbrel last year.

Yup, this is probably the biggest problem I have with the whole situation. Picking up Kimbrel's option felt like them trying to justify the cost we gave up for the trade. Sometimes you just gotta eat your losses and not double down on a bad trade. We decided to double down on a bad trade instead of using that money to get ourselves a free draft pick. We'll have to see if they actually get rid of Kimbrel. If he actually brings something of value back, then great. If not, it's just another example of this FO not knowing what the hell they're doing. Like you said, in the worst case scenario, Rodon gives you more innings than Kimbrel. And if that's the case, Rodon at $18 million is probably a better investment than Kimbrel at $16 million.

Cause we all know Boras ain't gonna do you a solid back.

Yeah that made no sense to me. He probably won't get more than that on the market. He really wore down in the 2nd half after an all-star first half. When he faced the Sox, his stuff was pretty impressive. But like Rodon, I think his velocity took a dive in the 2nd half. Carlos didn't get bombed with lesser stuff, but Kikuchi did.

Kikuchi rejected a $13 million player option. He's probably looking for more than that in a contract. If the Sox weren't willing to pay Rodon $18 million a year, I'm not sure why they'd want a lesser pitcher for $5 million less.

If the opt-out is a player opt-out, he can hit the market again next year if he proves his durability with his new-found velocity.

He still hits lefties well and with the NL DH, he'll definitely have a spot somewhere.