Squirmin' for Yermin

Ivan Nova on a minors deal to the Phillies. I'd have loved that if it was strictly a minors pact as an injury replacement (thinking our 7/8 guy). Arms will be needed this year!

I am honestly suprised the Astros aren't tearing it down.. 1. Rid themselves of the scandal 2. They've lost Cole, and Springer 3. Verlander is out for 2021 (most of it). 4. Correa, and Altuve have seriously fluttered (Correa more worrisome). 5. That bullpen is boo boo. The starting pitching (without Verlander) is boo boo. It just isn't as good of a team anymore. I wonder, if you could engage them regarding Greinke, or McCullers. I'd love Greinke assuming they eat a ton of cash.

What would a trade for him look like?

Can I be a GM now?

Depends who

Gray and Rodgers for Madrigal and Stiever

Depends who the prospects is.. But Gray would be far an away a better choice for me straight up.

Jimmy or someone in the know thought RP. I'd like to give him a shot in Charlotte though

I did forget, but mostly because we have Eaton. I'd love him for DH/LF. Have you heard anything? Didn't you have sources?

I don't know why he didn't try this switch two years ago.

If you had hopes for White Sox, you were delusional

that would be god awful for the Red Sox.. For some reason, I think we drastically are underrating Beni's value. His defense will only get better when he leave the hard to play Fenway. I can't wait for The Show so that I can trade Lopez + for him LOL.. mostly kidding.

But then if Cruz falls off a cliff, you're stuck. Thats a big risk for a 40 year old man

Not unless he is free

I couldn't agree more

I pray you're right!

I am thinking the White Sox overplayed their hand in the pitching market thinking they had a deal done with the Brewers.. No way they just missed on Quintana at that price, and decide to go after Wainwright for 2 million less.. no way. They had to have messed up

That time was 2019 or 2020.

yeah, in 2008.

1. Giolito 2. Lynn 3. Keuchel 4. Cease 5. Wainwright (or some other low end old man) Kopech still in minors.

Thank the lord.. What a horrible contract that is going to be.

His FIP generally floats around his ERA. I'd gladly take a guy who will have a FIP around 3.9-4.5 and give me 170 innings than a guy who will have a FIPslightly lower, but only give me 50 innings. We don't have the depth to take a guy who can't take the ball for 3/4 of a season

I am now on the Mike Leake banwagon. Fully aboard. He seems like the perfect get at this point, and exactly what our staff needs. Innings, and health, and more innings and health.. Obviously I wanted someone better, but that time has gone.

I forgot about him but then someone brought him up. I think he is a guy we would be happy with. Always healthy, and can give some innings. I am warming up to him. Just a feeling he could be had for 6 million or so. Cheaper than Quintana.

If Angels get serious about Bauer, I wonder if Canning could be had?