Bob Sacamano

You have anything to back that up?

Being 31, I kinda doubt he gets 7 or 8 (unless it's from the Nats and they do a Scherzer type of contract).

Also having 2 starting CFs in one lineup means you dont need to carry a guy who can play CF on the bench. You can stash more of a power, corner type bat.

Apparently it's still really popular. My friends started watching again about 3-4 years ago.

The tier below Stras and Cole, sure.

Age doesn't matter when he only has 2 years of control.

I'm fine with Kendrick as a bench bat.

Wouldn't be a bad idea if they miss every other target for RF. Should be a salary dump as you said.

100%. If we have an injury or two, we don't want to see Covey taking the ball every 5th day.

I'm good with them signing a back-end older type guy (like Rich Hill) who you can go back and forth between the rotation and bullpen. You can have Kopech start in the minors for about a month and have Hill (for example) in the rotation. Also, you can never have enough pitching.

Really? If they get 2 starters, think one of all the names you mentioned and then a tier or two lower than that second one you classified.

I'd exit and go back to drinking in the lot honestly.

Unfortunately, with rules changing next year, that just isn't that valuable. Unless teams don't pinch hit for their lefties and there is a string of them coming up in one inning (3 batter rule).

Probably. But there would still be room if you shifted McCann into more of a backup role (don't know what happens to Collins in this scenario.

It was just a top 10 of potential MLB starting pitcher free agents. He included Strasburg with an asterisk next to his name as well.

I read a week or so ago that the Astros prefer not to go over the luxury tax threshold but also read earlier this week that if they did, at whatever projected salary they had Cole and arbitration guys at, they would only owe like $4 mill extra.

People are obsessed with this. So annoying.

Maybe more figuratively than literally? Who knows. Like I said, I would figure they would be in on him anyway so this doesn't really change anything. Still have to get him to sign.

I should say my buddy wasn't told to be prepared. The sales staff was told to be prepared and then his friend told him. I have no reason not to believe him but also no reason to get my hopes up.

My buddy says he got a text from another friend who works in sales for the team saying that they were told to be prepared for Gerritt Cole.....pretty sure they were told the same about Machado though. But again, take that for what it's worth.

Even if some of those guys are more "#3" types now, the rotation still kinda needs that.

That's pretty ideal for Hill. If they wanted to start Kopech in the minors to open the year and they sign a front of the rotation arm and then Hill, you just bump Hill to the pen to eat innings and spot start.

Correct. And I would be interested.

Yeah especially since guys are saying Grandal would mostly DH. Give me a better bat if he isn't starting behind the plate most of the time. Catcher spot is fine right now.

It does seem like odd timing with the strides the youngsters (and McCann) made.