Bob Sacamano

I think this upcoming period. But there's stricter restrictions on spending on the amateur free agents than when they signed Robert.

Well Abreu is only signed through the rest of the year. If they did want to extend him but wanted to give him a chance to play for a contender for the first time in his career, it wouldn't be a bad idea to deal him and re-sign him. Same thing as re-signing him.

Yeah, I found it mind-boggling as well.

I don't think the injury will matter if he has a great rest of the year.

Means is on my fantasy team (picked him up like 3-4 weeks ago) and I keep waiting for him to implode and he has yet to.

I'm so torn on what I would do with him. He's doing great this year and has the additional year of control and there is no one worth signing to close in the off-season. But then again, relievers are so volatile from year to year. It would definitely take a really strong offer from a team.

Let him figure it out in the majors. Cease can replace Covey or Banuelos.

Hmmm

Pro-rated the first year? So whatever his salary is for 2019 wouldn't be the full salary, correct?

Knew this would happen when they said Zobrist is likely not coming back (they don't have to pay him).

Well you would be wrong then.

Let the man DH a few games (hey anything to get Alonso out of the lineup haha)

Couldn't have been an easier scoop. Very short hop.

Damn that should have been an easy pick.

On a 1-year deal it would not (not that I would care that much if they did do a one year deal to be honest). But if you could do 3-4 years (counting this one), then I would probably do it.

Exactly. Just keep throwing him out there. No one else worth really giving a shot to yet (enough room for Cease to come up already). Maybe he should get in contact with Giolito's high school pitching coach.

Source? Not disputing just wondering where you heard that.

We're right around that point where Kopech was supposed to come up last year I think so I can see that.

Have a feeling they got the idea from Ken Rosenthal randomly mentioning the day before they traded for him that a team looking to sign Machado should add his brother-in-law. I remember someone posted about that when the trade happened. lol

Does Zobrist likely not coming back open up the door for a Kimbrel signing since they wouldn't have to pay Zobrist?

They've consistently done this in the years they tried to win the division. They were either terrible or always fell short of 1st place fading the second half of the season.

Yeah that's what I would do. Short term, high AAV deal (no one else is getting paid in that time anyway). I would think a contender would offer an extra year or two though.

Honestly, go with Palka, Delmonico, Skole, or Collins (while getting 1B and C at bats as well). Those first 3 likely aren't a part of the future but neither is Alonso.

I get you want to have some balance in your lineup. But give me the best 9 guys. Righty on righty splits aren't as extreme as lefty on lefty it seems anyway.

No, he isn't.