SonofaRoache

I was speaking in terms of if they wanted two pitchers instead of one. Like Ryu and DK for instance.

Could it be they want to spend a lot of money on pitching. If they succeed, they may have to trade for a low cost RF for now because money will be gone. If they miss out on the pitching, they can spend more on RF. I could be wrong, but it is possible.

Because we wouldn't sign Ozuna to a big deal to be our DH when that goes to Jose when Vaughn comes up.

Wrong. Palka and his family are people.

Who were you expecting them to sign to play RF?

Ozuna would help this team alot. Let's not a t like he is Palka. He will be overpaid but that is baseball these days. I wouldn't love the signing, but we should give it a chance if Joc is not an option.

Don't speak bad about our owners like that.

Things that are obvious, for 800.

Are chains and bandanas factored into this rating?

He has a DSR of .92, aka Discriminatory Rating.

Who is facebook?

Sounds like Frank Castillo is talking out of his bootyhole. Which means we will sign Ozuna Monday.

We wouldn't be giving up on Lopez until he sucked if he stayed here. We wouldn't be giving up on him if we trade him, as we'd be getting an MVP who fills a huge positional need.

Well I asked for a move today, I guess.

Speaking with him prior to the trade to see where he stands and what he thinks of our organization. Speaking with agents and league personnel to see if he has made it known he prefers to play somewhere, like what happened with Cole and his teammates. It's not an exact science, but front offices get a world of info about players. Maybe not us though, because we had no idea Wheeler wanted to stay East.

Let's be real. Lopez is solid but he is to inconsistent. He is probably heading to the bullpen as soon as a better option is brought in. Dunning would suck to lose, but again, if they are confident they can afford and re-sign Betts, I have no problem with it. If they are simply hoping he'd stay with no intel into him wanting to stay, I'd be leery of the trade.

If we acquire two SPs in FA and feel confident we can resign Betts, I have no problem with it. But again, we'd need to sign two pitchers.

Well Rick Hahn hasn't said anything because he is somewhere breaking a wall lol.

Why would he tell the Twins when he could have used them as well?

There is no way taxes aren't taken into account when millions of dollars are involved. No agent worth a damn would fail to consider this for their client.

True, but our bid won by 1.5 to 2 million after taxes.

So it wasn't about family? And we didn't know he preferred the NL? This makes more sense than that family BS.

I read that, decent read. Has Hahn spoken yet?

But its gonna be for some lower tier talent unless we make trades. Grandal is a feather for sure, but I'm not thrilled about what is left in FA.

I've had more time to think about this and it sucks still. If this was really a family decision, then we were never in this thing. We were used as leverage to get the Phillies to pay up. If we were set on contending like many of the reports said, I'm not sure if that will still be an option at this point. We thought we were gonna get Wheeler and Hamels and it may turn into DK and Pineda. Has anyone heard from Hahn and Kenny? I bet these two are still pissed to the end of the Earth. And I'm also sure Steve Stone was talking about Wheeler, thinking our higher bid would seal the deal.