Bob Sacamano

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 28, 2018 -> 12:10 PM) Great post. I do think, however, Hahn doesn't even have to give a year he hopes to first contend. Fans of the rebuild gladly will wait. It's the part of all this I don't understand. The huge majority of fans love losing as long as it's part of a rebuild. (Continues to overlook the point of rebuilding)

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 27, 2018 -> 09:05 AM) Do you have a link to the article? Would love to read it. Found it. http://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox...tfield-prospect

Came across an article earlier where Hahn was talking about Cordell. I guess a few teams have called the Sox to try to deal for him.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 26, 2018 -> 05:16 PM) Amen. But that ship has sailed. If you want a good seat, not some ridiculous nosebleed, you will pay huge bucks. And baseball wasn't designed to be a sport for the elite. There are so many games it was supposed to be the affordable sport. Baseball and the NBA now are for the elite (if you want a good seat). Ridiculous but it won't ever change. As far as baseball players, they are screwed because of modern sabes and metrics. Now 32 is considered old and in the past baseball players easily could play til 40 and were very productive. Now the cliche is you can't sign anybody to a significant deal over 32. Lorenzo Cain is 31 and people are thrilled he's gone. Because they think he'll hit .140 as a 36 year old in his final year of contract. The players are in trouble cause they are now ancient at 30 cause of the Sabes people. Of course players can still play well into their 30s. But for the most parrt, they're declining. I'm not surprised you don't get this though. (Oops fed the troll again)

QUOTE (zisk @ Jan 26, 2018 -> 04:20 PM) I'd be cool with owners not spending on questionable free agents if they would lower prices on tickets with the savings. I always go at least once a year to a home game, but if it were a little less expensive I would definitely go more often. FWIW I'm 55 and am financially comfortable. Its got to be tough for younger less affluent people to afford a day at the park. How "younger" are you talking?

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 26, 2018 -> 02:19 PM) Bob Nightengale ‏ Verified account @BNightengale 1m1 minute ago More #Brewers GM David Stearns confirms that they have talked to Ryan Braun about the possibility of moving to first base. Thames did see time in the OF last season. Would probably move into a backup 1B/corner OF role and pinch hit. Start at 1B when Braun gets hurt.

I could see an argument for JDM since he doesn't cost a draft pick and you'd be buying him at minimal interest, but def not Mous.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 26, 2018 -> 11:35 AM) I'm not sure why they needed to sign Cain. Santana is cost-controlled and a much better hitter. Yelich can handle center field and Braun ain't going anywhere with that contract. If they gave Cain a contract till he's 36 only to use Santana as trade bait, it's a bad move. Like I said above, maybe they think Cain is a better investment at $16m/yr than Arrieta or Darvish at $25m/yr over the same amount of time.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Jan 26, 2018 -> 11:06 AM) Not sold on this Brewers team even if they add a quality starter. I feel like they need 2. Edit: and of course, a 2B (unless Villar hits like he did in 2016, or at least in between the last 2 years), and a catcher.

They probably figured they'd rather spend the money it would take to get Cain instead of $25 mill/year on a starter. They can deal from the surplus to get a cheap, controllable, younger starter.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 26, 2018 -> 10:06 AM) I don’t really see why this trade is indicative of a “wait and see” approach...they basically went out and acquired Yelich and signed Cain despite having like 7 other OFs. I’m not a huge Domingo Santana guy, but the transaction costs of replacing their OF from two days ago with an OF of Cain and Yelich (is Yelich really even THAT valuable in a corner spot?) include 4 prospects so far...does anyone really expect them to get a solid return for Santana and the other OFer they are shopping? I fully understand the value of cost-controlled players for a team such as the Brewers, but it seems like they are blowing through a lot of other currency to assemble an OF that I am not certain will be all that much better than had they just signed Cain and let the other pieces fall where they might have. It almost makes you wonder if they had to acquire Yelich to convince Cain to sign... Just for the sake of pointing it out, he homered as many times as the mammoth, corner OF Avi Garcia. His defensive value definitely goes up in a corner spot, especially LF as his arm isn't great.

Hopefully they deal their OF surplus for pitching, sign Darvish, and maybe bring back Lucroy.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 26, 2018 -> 08:15 AM) It's complicated so I'll try to explain. Large market teams that offered QO now get a pick after the 2nd round. So the Cubs will get 2 picks after the 2nd round for Arrieta and Davis. Those 6 teams that I listed after the 1st round are all considered small market teams that receives revenue sharing. Those teams still get a pick after round 1 for losing a free agent that offer a QO to. Revenue sharing recipients lose their 3rd highest pick to sign a QO FA. Big market revenue providers (Sox lumped in here) forfeit their 2nd choice to sign a FA. Teams that are over the luxury tax line (SF, Washington, Boston, LAD) would forfeit their 2nd and 5th rounder to sign a QO FA. Does this help? This could also be a reason as to why they would rather have Darvish instead of Arrieta. Recover at least something by letthing him walk and not having to give up anything to sign Darvish as opposed to Cobb and Lynn.

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 25, 2018 -> 05:17 PM) I think I won't make it to 3K for the month. What an awful month of January. QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 26, 2018 -> 08:14 AM) +$2905.18 Getting there! But seriously that's a nice extra chunk of change to start the year.

Do we see a deal for Archer for Santana and Broxton and a pitching prospect or two coming soon? (Yes, I get that Archer also has 4 years, but the Rays are a team that usually retools on the fly and 4 years of a guy like Santana can be valuable to them, especially with other pieces coming over).

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jan 26, 2018 -> 01:56 AM) Speaking of Santana, I had no idea he hit 30 HR last year. The dude hit a ton of opposite field HR last year, and DEEP opposite, and pole-hugging even. According to statcast, he hit 10 HR to dead RF. He hit another 4 to RCF. And then another 2 just to the right of dead CF. So technically, he hit 16 of his 30 HR oppo last year. Yep. He was a great add in fantasy.

QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Jan 25, 2018 -> 07:08 PM) He might it he rides the bench. I can't see why the Brewers would play him with the OF they have now. They could try to flip him to another team, but that contract is an albatross. There were rumors before of him moving to 1B. And besides him and Cain, who's really getting paid? They should be able to squeeze in someone else.

QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Jan 25, 2018 -> 06:50 PM) I bet they have/find a taker for Braun. Free up $$$ for Arrieta. I doubt Braun would waive his NTC now. There's no incentive for him to.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jan 25, 2018 -> 06:29 PM) And now they get Cain. I bet they sign Darvish or Arrieta as well Trade Santana for pitching? Move Braun to 1B? That would make Thames a bench bat,backup 1B/corner OF, DH at AL parks.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 25, 2018 -> 05:34 PM) Said no one ever? It was floated out with more pieces of course.

This kinda stuff just doesn't do it for me, personally. Never really into conventions and don't really care about getting autographs. I used to go with my brother, cousins, dad and uncles every year when we were little though.

As Jimmy Kimmel pointed out in his one monologue after the Vegas shooting, Democrats and Republicans both vote against stricter gun laws. Feel that needs to be said here before people start pointing fingers at one side (although, not having read through the last few pages, it's possible it's already happened).

QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Jan 24, 2018 -> 04:24 PM) More filler for Charlotte. Roach is an odd choice. Guy didn't exactly do that great in the KBO last year. "Darn!" -fans of MLB The Show OSFM rosters.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 24, 2018 -> 08:39 AM) After a third failed drug test, you deserve what you get. Yeah whether it is dumb or not (it is), if you fail 3 times it's kind of on you haha

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Jan 24, 2018 -> 08:37 AM) Apparently, sons of former MLB players that are named after said player themselves become very good baseball players. At least that's what Guerrero Jr. and Tatis Jr. seem to be showing. Not yet. But we'll see in a few years.