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  1. Jose Abreu
    Sure, but the whole idea of contact versus power gets so oversimplified. While they also hit for power, Eloy is a contact hitter. Tim is a contact hitter. Vaughn will be a contact hitter. You don't need to dedicate lineup spots to guys who have no power in Madrigal/Eaton for the sake of "balance" if you can find hitters who are simply better
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    I agree. Ironically, this team could really use 2018 James Shields (204 innings of a 4.5 ERA)
  3. Jose Abreu
    I'm (perhaps irrationally) worried that if we don't see a Madrigal+ for a SP trade (then sign La Stella), they're just gonna sign Wainwright and that will be it
  4. Jose Abreu
    I expect this to change, but as of now, they've actually cut more salary than they've added
  5. Jose Abreu
    Got it, thanks. I hope that's right but it seems optimistic to me
  6. Jose Abreu
    Where do people get the idea that there's $15 million left to play with? I keep seeing that exact number but I don't know where it came from
  7. Jose Abreu
    I don't buy this but FWIW this is pretty much the same thing that happened with Encarnacion last year. I believe the hold up with him was that his father passed away so he went back home to be with family for a bit
  8. Jose Abreu
    Isn't this really the only critique one could have of him though? And it would be a welcome change from having a bunch of Lopez/Cease types who can throw 97-99 but can't locate
  9. Jose Abreu
    Maybe it’s all a leverage play to scare Minnesota into offering him a second year
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    The analysts show their personal lists on these shows, and FWIW Robert was in the 3-5 range on a couple of theirs. If not for his, September crater, I bet the shredder would have had him top 5 too
  12. Jose Abreu
    It's my opinion that his value will never be higher because right now, he looks like a scary dominant lefty who throws 103 with a wipeout slider. But it's so easy to get caught up in visions of him being a #1 starter long-term that I feel as if his flaws are being ignored. The fact that you can say he has a Randy Johnson ceiling right now speaks to the fact that his value is more likely to decrease than increase
  13. Jose Abreu
    It would never happen but I would've shopped Crochet heavily this offseason. His value will never be higher, IMO, and if you could get a Burnes type or a stud RF with control, that's an easy trade for me to make
  14. Jose Abreu
    I probably would trade Crochet+ for him. It would be the ultimate sell-high move, but it would hurt. I definitely wouldn't move Kopech, but as established earlier in the thread, that has nothing to do with Burnes and is just my high opinion of him plus all the great things I've heard about him this offseason
  15. Jose Abreu
    Seeing a lot of "if that's what Burnes will cost, just sign Richards!" And I agree, I wouldn't be comfortable trading Kopech, Vaughn, or Crochet either. But I think you're really oversimplifying signing Richards, especially given the relatively high AAV SP contracts being handed out lately. If the budget is as tight as we all think, who's to say that the alternative to a Burnes trade isn't closer to the Brett Anderson/Rick Porcello tier?
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    It's 2/32 according to everywhere but the thread title btw
  17. Jose Abreu
    I guess we're not the only fanbase with weird burners who actually get through to real reporters
  18. Jose Abreu
    I've watched this probably 10 times since March. I still think Kopech will be an ace, and I don't fault him at all for opting out
  19. Jose Abreu
    Nah, a few weeks from now he and his coworkers will be tweeting out about how Eaton for 1/8 was a much better value than Brantley or Springer
  20. Jose Abreu
    Cease and desist.
  21. Jose Abreu
    It's a new interview today but Hahn is reusing his jokes
  22. Jose Abreu
    He's rarely that specific in these interviews, for sure.
  23. Jose Abreu
    I heard that earlier today, long before all the Burnes talk, and had the same reaction as you
  24. Jose Abreu
    Because I don't want to be responsible for whatever you plan on sending him
  25. Jose Abreu
    Ozzie gave out his phone number on a pregame show last year, it's not hard to find
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