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You all poke fun, but there's already been two people giving support to the idea. Not saying I completely agree, but one could make an argument

He's been playing there often lately

Greg has been saying that Ricky deserves manager of the year for the record he has led this ballclub to. They are nearly .500 with a terrible starting staff and some very bad players like Alonso, Wellington. Do you agree with @greg775? Does Ricky deserve manager of the year?

Reminds me of trades I would make in Ken Griffey Jr's slugfest

Yonder Alonso is dogshit. It's embarrassing that the FO can't swallow their pride, admit their mistake and DFA him already. What will come from playing him? Nobody will trade for him. He hurts your team. Skole, Collins, or Palka should be played so we can see what they got. It's just a complete joke.

Did Ricky actually look like manager of the year today? I didn't watch.

Unfortunately I'm not sure if he can raise his value enough before the deadline. If he does, then hell yeah, trade him

These are exactly my thoughts. Even if you view him as just a one dimensional scorer, he isn't making all that much.

Pathetic little weakling will never amount to anything in the majors

Man, that sucks about Casey Mize. I'm so discouraged by pitching prospects lately that I want to just avoid drafting them.

1000%

He's Jake Burger size now

Are you serious? That is an absolutely awful trade.

Ugh man that sucks. This org can't catch a break with pitching prospects

Jorge Soler is 5th in the AL in RBIs. Little known fact, but he is a top 10 player in the AL!

Who?

Saying Abreu is our best player is nowhere near the truth. It's fantasy land. The world series thread shows how dominant our pitching staff was.

You're using lousy statistics and making false claims such as "Abreu is our best player". Seriously? Abreu is not even close to our best player, and that is blatantly obvious. Can you say with a straight face that he is better than Tim, Yoan, or Giolito? Abreu has not be that great this year. He has a whopping .2 fWAR. Not great.

Fernando Tatis Jr for James Shields. It goes both ways.

Maybe I was wrong to be down on the little magician...

I don't believe you when you say that win/loss record gets discussed at the water cooler. All it takes is 1 minute to prove to somebody that pitcher win/loss is absolutely stupid.

I would love for that to be the case. However, I don't see it happening. Father time is undefeated.

Yuck.

I wonder if there is any chance he denies the QO. I'm not sure any team signs him if they have to abandon a 2nd round pick.

Abreu is sporting a very disappointing .290 OBP currently. It is no secret that he is on the decline. The dude can't field and is losing the ability to hit. Given our options for a 1st baseman and DH, do you see any reason to resign him? We've got Collins and Vaughn coming up in the near future. There are DH options in free agency like JD Martinez. Does Jose serve any purpose for this team next season and beyond? I think you gotta let him walk. He's a liability, especially when he demands that he play 1st base and not DH.