Bob Sacamano

I wasn't making a point of them having too much depth. We're on the same page. Plus Muncy and Taylor both play IF and OF. With the current way the team is constructed, they could even platoon Muncy and Taylor at 2B or just have Muncy off of the bench. I do expect one of Verdugo and Joc moved, but it isn't like it needs to happen. Dealing Kemp and Puig unclogged the overcrowded OF.

Hey, don't forget about Russell Nathan Coltrane Jeanson Martin Jr.!

There OF isn't too crowded. If they didn't deal Verdugo or Pederson, it would be: Pederson/Hernandez platoon in LF, Pollock CF, Verdugo RF. Toles isn't much of an MLB player, Taylor is likely the starting 2B, and I think most would expect Muncy to regress really hard next year so he's likely mostly a bench bat as well (meaning Bellinger is at 1B). They could deal one of Joc and Verdugo and I guess it would get Muncy in the lineup somewhere every day, but like I said, it depends on what they expect from him. And knowing Pollock's injury history, keeping everyone could be an option.

I can't take another 4 weeks of this, ha.

I agree.

https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/manny-machado-hits-3-homers-in-first-3-innings/c-194191814 If anyone wants to watch him hitting bombs at the G-Rate.

Wouldn't have minded Stephen Vogt as a backup catcher. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/01/stephen-vogt-hosting-workout.html

I yearn for the mid-40s temps we are getting this weekend. It's going to feel like 80 degrees compared to what we've gotten this week lol

Yep. Right there with you in the accounting world.

Yeah what was the point of being sentenced to a lifetime ban if they lifted it anyway?

I wish this temps were this bad at any other point in the month...has to be the week of month end close when I actually have stuff to do.

Is Starbucks even open? I know a lot of places in the loop are closed today (can't confirm myself but heard from others talking about it on the train home last night).

Dammit.

Alright peeps. I've been out since I got home from work. Besides the song from Beauty and the Beast, what have I missed?

Taking all their numbers at face value, without counting steroids?

Ash

I'm going to predict first week of March is when he signs.

Yeah you would think a team like the Brewers have a need at 2B would grab Harrison.

I appreciate that they're at least not tanking. The one year stop gaps would only be ok if they didn't deal away a couple of nice spects as well. The only deal I like so far for them is the Gray deal.

I was trying to light a fire under this thread haha

I was definitely having a major brain cramp when I asked that question haha I give credit for younger pitchers but veterans are so volatile and random from year to year it's hard to really say who the credit should go to. Unless I missed somewhere that Soria gave credit to Coop for his success.

If he signs for 10 years/$350m, that covers the highest deal ever and highest AAV correct?

When was the last time Coop fixed someone?

I thought of that too. It won't happen regardless, but signing him for one year makes more sense than trading for one year of him one year into a rebuild.

He really does.