Bob Sacamano

Oh thank god. This definitely seems like the kind of guy they would sign as Plan D.

Yeah I feel like we would have to really outbid, and I’m not really sure that’s smart for a guy who’s what, 37?

Vaughn for 5 years is more valuable.

Rays sign Kluber

Bat him lower in the order against lefties then. This team needs guys that can hit righties.

“God I wish they’d trade Vaughn.”*

I bet with Mets being in the mix and being overcrowded, I could see a McNeil + swap being an option too, similar to a Phil’s deal.

Outside of Semien, I don’t love the other options.

If he was a slam dunk to sign a pillow contract, he might as well have just taken the guaranteed $18.3 mill QO and had certainty prior to lock out.

Yeah which is why I don’t think it’s entirely crazy they just move on from him and resolve this roster crunch.

Yeah…even if the NL gets the DH, they have Dom Smith for that. Basically either trade/turn McNeil into a bench player with his versatility , or trade/release Cano. Or trade Nimmo.

I agree.

Lol fair enough.

Trading for Moniak feels like trading for Lux: someone we’re hoping develops and takes a major step forward while we want to win.

Least surprising take.

Yeah… I don’t know where this benefit of the doubt for them to be able to build around the team through trades and free agency is coming from. I’ll gladly tip my hat to them if they pull off some major moves.

If they even extend him that is. He will be down to 4 years of control going into the 23 season.

Hopefully they spend soon. Going to suck to have a long lockout. Will already suck not having a Winter Meetings to follow due to no CBA. At least give us a more complete roster to drool over.

Fuck it. Let’s get crazy. Sign Conforto for RF, Schwarber for DH, trade Vaughn in a deal for Marte for 2B and a reliever, deal Kimbrel for a lesser reliever and whatever prospects we can get, try to unload all of Kuechel’s salary for whatever.

Sign Conforto, sign a cheap 2B, play Sheets at Charlotte (or sell high on him, I don't care) and make it work for a year until Abreu is a free agent (not that that is a guarantee for him to be gone).

Take a few days off on the COVID-IL when we go to Toronto.

Wait how are Escobar and Garcia both in the lineup?

Probably closer to reality than signing Scherzer tbh.

RIP nearest toilet 30 minutes later.

Yeah that doesn't help solve the rotation at all. Unless in this scenario, Vaughn is dealt for a front of the rotation arm with like 4+ years of control.