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They just traded for a guy making 18 milllion dollars next year who has been in MLB for 9 years and is essentially a 4.00 era pitcher every year. I'd argue if you aren't going to spend, you need to trade guys for a cost controlled front of the rotation guy. Otherwise, its just hoping you get lucky.

Orioles are going to waste their window and I love it.

Doesn't think Crochet is traded now. Said he confirmed with someone familiar with Crochet that yesterday's report was accurate. Implied Orioles would want more of a swing and miss type than Fedde. Dodgers want reliability and is more of a fit with Fedde. Robert's likelihood to be traded decreased substantially after Mariners/Phillies deals. Robert track record is "variable"

Jon Morosi is going on the Score now. Maybe he'll give us some insight into Getz's thoughts on the Crochet thing. That's his guy, right?

I'd send him down at 5:01pm on July 30.

How long would he need to stay down? They were good to him this year and he fucked them at the end.

If I owned the Orioles, I'd let Elias run things for 50 weeks out of the year and then I'd bring in Kenny Williams to be his boss for a week in December and a week in July.

I am shocked that Crochet and his camp dropped this extension thing so late. That's ridiculous.

The more I think about this, the more I don't even understand how it would work. He tells them "give me $X and I'll pitch in the postseason." They give him $X. Then postseason comes around... what if he's sore? They just extended him because he intended to pitch in October as of July 31? I feel like this story doesn't make a ton of sense.

This is all new information to us but I highly doubt it is new information for the other teams. I'm sure they have had conversations about his availability, innings limits, and what he is comfortable with. If we all knew he wanted to stay on a starter's schedule, Cashman and Friedman did too. He has been in trade rumors for months. It's unlikely Crochet and his agent all of a sudden decided to tell everyone they want an extension on July 25. To me, it sounds like the type of news report you get right before he is dealt. If he isn't traded this week, that's fine. Be careful with him the rest of the season and trade him in the offseason if you don't want to extend him. Not a huge difference if he gets traded July 30 or December 15.

huh?

Everyone in the universe has known about the innings issue since April. To me, this sounds like something has been agreed to and the acquiring team has been given a window to work something out with Crochet before its finalized.

Now I think he's gone.

Unless you're Mike Elias...

I need a trade ASAP or at least a good juicy rumor. I can't take these stupid updates from the reporters saying stuff like, "White Sox are sellers."

Anyone know what this is about?

That would be the only reason, right? Unless the high school kid is telling teams he's not interested in signing... Is that done anymore?

If the plan is to sign high school kids overslot that you have worked out an agreement with and Round 11 allows you to not count the first $150k against the pool, wouldn't you always wait until Round 11 to do so?

FROM WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN!!!!!

We just drafted a guy that doesn't have a position listed on mlb.com. Is that good?

So its likely that anyone else exciting will be a Round 11 or later pick?

One time I had to go to Minooka/Morris to give a presentation for work. Afterwards, I walked to a pizza place with slot machines to call for an uber and charge my cell phone. The waitress laughed and said "we don't have ubers out here" and asked me where I was going and I said "downtown" and she responded "which downtown?" About two hours later, the restaurant was going to close and the waitress asked her dad to drive me to a Holiday Inn because nothing else was open. Just then, an uber showed up. They were nice people. I'm rooting for Nate George.

Do we think we are gonna get the Minooka kid? Is that this year's overslot local prep named George?

Strategically, why wouldn't you draft your money savers after drafting the high school guy you want?

Marlins just drafted a guy named Fenwick Trimble. I know nothing about him except his name but I'm willing to bet he has asked someone "Do you know who my father is?" at some point in his life.