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Anderson. The fact that prospects tend to disappoint in their first year or two seems like an argument for augmenting the roster with smart free agent signings as more prospects get promoted. Otherwise, by the time the next wave comes and settles in, the current wave will be on their way out or getting expensive.

I don't understand why some fans would resist improvement because it doesn't make the team an instant title contender. If you have no third basemen and two giant holes in the rotation and there are no prospects ready at those positions, whats the downside? The time to tank is over. As others have said, if you are going to wait for the team to become great organically, you'll rebuild forever. Over a quarter of the team next year will be long term pieces and they are burning service time. Smart additions are exactly what the team needs.

Isn't he hitting like 400 in AFL? That seems weird to lose confidence in the hit tool when a guy is in the middle of a hit streak.

Yankees sign Machado... Abreu + Rodon for Andujar + Sheffield + Frazier... Doesn't that help both teams?

13 months ago, in a distant bygone era, each league had a team in the playoffs with 87 or less wins.

So anything less than a 96 win team on paper is not competitive?

I like this.

Gross. I can't do another season of the bad OFers we've seen the last two years. Let's say Eloy is in LF and Engel is in CF. Who is the in house option for RF?

I can't believe that they'd just let him go for nothing unless they plan to sign a legit RFer.

Also off the top of my head for baseball.... Cano to the Mariners... Ivan Rodriguez to the Tigers... Randy Johnson to Arizona....

Alex Rodriguez when he signed with Texas too...

Doesn't the list that shows the Sox at 2 people on the analytics side have the Athletics at 3? Have the Athletics become anti-analytics? I don't know what that list really tells us.

I'm aiming higher still

I want my Melton shirt.

QUOTE (wrathofhahn @ Apr 2, 2018 -> 08:37 AM) His scouting report was David Justice we'll see he is still super young. I don't know how realistic it is since I haven't seen much of him but I'd be very happy if he turned into an early career Nick Markakis type... A guy who can bat 2nd, give you a high obp, can run a little, hit like 18-23 HRs, good defense, etc.

Is the webcast working for anyone?

Weren't Angels supposedly still in on Ohtani? I wonder if they removed themselves by signing Maitan.

I've never been but I've always wanted to go. I'd like to go this year just for the Hahn seminar and Hawk bobblehead. My problem is that I live a block and a half away, so I don't want to get a hotel room. Is there a way around that?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 7, 2017 -> 02:40 PM) Don't worry. I'll lay off. I'm just mad at the current state of the team and the fact I can't get over the fact this division sucks this year and I was convinced we still had enough talent to contend had we not traded Sale and signed a few free agents. If Hahn can get 3-4 players for Melky, and Frazier, good for him and do it now. I happen to think not much of them and that they won't bring anything of note, but if Hahn can bring "something" in I guess I'm wrong. I have expressed my position enough and everybody knows I am down on the team so I will stop ruining the board with my anger at the team. They were good enough to win this year but you dont think two of the major pieces are any good?

So who pitches Monday and Tuesday? Price vs. Q and Sale vs. Pelfry?

Keith Law is an idiot and sounded like a sensitive jerk on the Chuckmeister's podcast. As some of you said, it took years before he stopped trashing Chris Sale. He's also the same guy who said Miguel Cabrera did not have an MVP caliber season when he won the Triple Crown. I think he said he wasn't even top 3.