Andy the Clown

Albert Belle was pretty disappointing. Viciedo was only disappointing if you didn't look at his minor league stats. He's never shown himself to be an impact player, at any level.

Dick Allen is good for every Beckham excuse in the book.

Phlegly as DH?

Thank Christ. Marcus, get your ass up here.

If Edwin were a white guy from the South, Hawk would be licking his nuts.

1) Sale 2) Q 3) ? 4) Rodon 5) Danks Who will be our #3?

Why does he seemingly talk about retirement every year? You know what they say, if you're thinking about retirement, then you've already retired. He should either do it, or quit talking about it.

LOL Dunn. What an a$$hole.

Gordon is blocking Semien, and Semien is ready. Dunn is blocking Avisail from DH duties, which is where I would like to see him for most of the rest of the season, for his own good.

That would make up for Davidson busting.

Hahn should be ashamed of himself for not having DFA'd Beckham and Dunn by now.

He may have had a couple decent years, but his walk rate and velocity did not bode well for the long term.

RH is not a figurehead. We actually emphasize analytics now. We believe in building the minor league system. KW was not interested in either of those items.

Look up his walk rates and velocity during his peak years. Where did I lie?

I don't doubt the experts liked it; if they did, then they were wrong too. Giving a long-term contract to a guy with mediocre control and average velocity (91-92) is stupid. Now we're paying the price.

There isn't any value in that when he's making 14 million. He ain't going anywhere. We'll get to watch him do his Jaime Navarro impression for another two years.

Nothing wrong with the rotation you mentioned. Danks would be in their bullpen.

I don't hate him; I hate his deal. I hated it at the time too. He never should have been a "core" piece of our future, even when he was young. Poor player evaluation by KW and friends, which is the main reason we are where we are in terms of our organizational talent pool. Thank God for the Hahn-led front office.

Fixed it for you.

I happen to think that present day Tony Gwynn could still outhit present day Gordon Beckham. Please discuss. I'll hang up and listen.

There is a difference between Semien's walk/K rate in AAA this year vs. last year. His ratio at AA last year is not akin to his ratio at AAA this year. Quit acting like AA and AAA are the same thing.

Does Yoko give you advice on evaluating talent? That's what it seems like.

Right on target, but good luck getting people to understand that.

His BB/K ratio is the best indicator that he is beyond ready.

I guess you could make the argument that there isn't anyone to replace Dunn and ADA (I disagree, but I can see the reasoning). There is no logical reason for what they are doing with Beckham/Semien.