Bob Sacamano

So I applied for a property accounting job with this real estate investment company 2 days ago. One of my friends from my prior job works there and told me about all of the great perks and benefits. I received an email yesterday saying that they wanted to do a phone interview this morning. I didn't see it since I was in a meeting. I received another email just as I was responding to that email saying that the controller is out next week so they want me to do the interview today. That seems like that would be a good sign right? I have experience in property accounting from my previous job so they must have saw something that they like on my resume. I feel kind of bad because my current company (which I started at last July) just finished transitioning this inter-company (the accountants and finance people of the board will know) process over to me over the past couple of months. But truth be told, the company is not great and they undervalue their employees greatly. My department has also lost 3 people over the last 3 months and a lot of departments are being transitioned oversea. Should I just stop worrying about what's best for the company and only consider what's best for me? I've always had this struggle when it comes to my jobs.

Madrigal and Robert I would think would be next year (Madrigal for sure, Robert maybe this year though I prefer mid-April next year). Collins, Cease and even Mendick (play him at 2B) ASAP please.

It would be awesome to sell high so it really depends on what other teams are offering. He's been so value with Giolito so I tend to lean towards keeping him. Even his bad regresses his work behind the plate is just as/more important. I do believe you sell high on Colome though. Has to be for a high price.

Yeah Collins needs to be getting at bats between 1B, DH, and catching a couple games a week (with 3 catchers on the roster, you can give McCann rest at DH when Collins starts behind the plate) while also working on becoming a better defender on the side working with McCann and Castillo (hey, he's been around for a while so he should be someone he can go to for advice).

If Madrigal and Robert hit their ceilings, I think I would hit Moncada 3. The team needs some left handed pop toward the middle of the lineup. Yeah, I get that you want your best hitters at the very top (1-2 spots) to give them the most at bats but you're literally talking one spot down in the order at number 3 behind guys who can get on-base often (again, if they hit their ceilings). A 1-6 of Robert, Madrigal, Moncada, Jimenez, Vaughn, Collins looks pretty good to me.

Someone who's earned about $86 million in their career already? Baseball isn't the most important thing in all of their lives. Especially at 38 years old with a family. They're regular people too. Not too different than the guys who just retire leaving money on the table (was it Gil Meche who retired before the season started even though he wasn't going to be playing anyway due to being injured?). And it seems like there is optimism he will return this season.

That's what I said too. He's got the money. No reason to really go back there (yeah yeah I get he has family there, but he's worth a lot and that puts a big target on his back in a country like that).

Yep.

Anyone else not see Kopech starting out in the minors next year? I would think the MLBPA would get involved thinking that it is service time manipulation.

He's just saying we have the wrong one. Not literal like we had a choice and they chose incorrectly.

Damn. Was hoping he would be someone who would get a look this year.

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.