Bob Sacamano

Yeah, if they play a full 162, I don't think they make it in 2020. But technically if they didn't expand the playoff that year, they would have been the second wild card team and still would have made it in. They were just a lower seed because they were a 3rd place team. Twins were division winner and Guardians would have been the first wild card team. They had a better record than the 2nd place ALE and ALW teams. Edit: but like I said, if they play a normal full year and play other teams outside of the division and NLC, they probably don't make it anyway.

A slow painful death

They did most of it but skipped the part where they sign a couple of star free agents for the years most of the core would have been cheap.

And when the Dodgers spend, it's not crazy like the Mets with Steve Cohen or other deals you look and can say are going to be bad in a couple of years. They're done a very good job on deciding who to spend the big bucks on. Clear superstars like Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman. Makes it really easy to see that they will land Ohtani (unless of course Steve Cohen goes more insane and throws out a 12-year, like $700M deal or some s%*#.

F- - - - - 2 Playoff wins in 4 years. Not 2 playoff series, 2 games.

Yeah they could use him.

And it will continue unfortunately.

Nah, trading off expiring contracts when you're going nowhere isn't a rebuild. I'd consider trading guys like Cease and Robert and other controllable guys a rebuild.

Exactly. There's no recent track record of them developing catching. Part of the reason why its barren at the position in the minors.

Austin Hedges was praised for his work with the Guardians staff a couple years ago. Talk about a non-bat though.

It was a question about what they are calling their approach going forward. The guy (Merkin maybe?) asked if they are calling it a rebuild. I heard the interview and they talked about it on the Soxtalk podcast that dropped earlier. I will say, he was much more transparent at the deadline in 2016 about going forward with a rebuild. Makes you think they aren't doing a complete tear down. Having said that, call it a retool.

Would rather read and follow the projected 2024 payroll and any moves effects on that to be honest.

Ultimately, yes this will end up happening when they end up sucking again.

Well, their version of go for it that we've seen time and time again, yes. No where have I said they are going to sign big free agents because they aren't going to do that either. They're going to run it back with most of the guys still here and probably 1-2 year deal type guys that end up being more filler than actually good. Edit: for the record, I'm team "trade Cease and completely rebuild" (should happen with a different regime though) but I just know they won't. What I want and what I think will happen are 2 different things.

Exactly. He won’t want another 2-3 year tear down.

I would say a rebuild is trading off the more valuable assets (well, just Cease and Robert lol). I think they’re just getting the best they can for the expiring deals, as they should be 21 games under .500.

Have some good memories from Lucas. Hated how up and down he was.

What are the odds this organization can actually develop this guy to catch? I have faith he will become a short switch hitting 1B/DH.

Jerry isn’t signing off on another rebuild man. They’re going to hope guys can bounce back and sign a few others to 1-2 year deals and “go for it.”

They’ll sign the best defensive guy of the bunch or make a small trade I think. They’ll have to anyway.

They’re not rebuilding. Trading the expiring contracts and maybe 1 or 2 guys controlled through next year and maybe a surprise deal like Burger is about it.

Man everyone seems to forget that the team in charge of the rebuild is still in place lol going to be fun watching explanations of every move being a good one until deadline.

Stockholm syndrome

Hate the idea of this team trying to develop a catcher. Honestly, I think using first round picks and best trade chips on minor league catchers is such a waste. I’d rather just sign cheap defensive first guys in free agency.

No chance. He hasn’t worked as a starter in a few years.