Squirmin' for Yermin

Followed bye Dye's single.... I love it

To be fair if one of our starting 3 OF went down.. Engel wouldn't be the replacement, Leury would be. Engel would then become a partial Mazara platoon. I still think if we had Maybin and someone got hurt Leury still becomes the starter (at least i'd hope).. So I just don't see the fit, unless super cheap.

No, I think this means Engel would be replaced.

Rich Harden in his prime was a damn good pitcher!

Mazara, Robert, Ciscek. He called Cicsek like 2 weeks before ever happening. Didn't he call Encarnacion? Didn't he also say we had the highest offer for Wheeler? I mean clearly he's been wrong on some stuff. Everyone is. But he also clearly has some inside sources.

Congrats on quoting one year.. What were his 10 years prior?

Yeah... I''m not really interested in him at all.

He has gotten A LOT right about the White Sox this offseason.

What the hell kind of return is that for the Rays...

It has to be Bader AND O'Neil otherwise this doesn't make sense for the Rays. Both those outfielders were BACK END 100 prospects a few years ago but neither of their prospect shine has gotten any brighter.. Gotta be both.

have you even seen their payroll situation or their minor league situation? Dodgers, Yankees and Redsox (teams you mentioned) have generally ALWAYS had strong minor league systems to help them quickly re-tool. Nice try

"the dodgers essentially play the game based on what the computer says".... That's a super duper hot take since the Dodgers have been one of the best teams the past decade.

But he is and always has been treated like he's Ruth, Aaron, Mays, etc. He's been treated like he's an all time great because he's a lifetime Yankee.

I would think the Cubs would want best prospects. Their time to rebuild is now. They cannot re-tool (trade for worse MLB ready guys) with their payroll and roster the way it is. Trade for Royce Lewis even though he's years away, and has some bust potential. Or Kiriloff who will debut this year.

I agree he eventually should get into the hall. But he was NOT a first ballot hall of famer on his play alone, let alone 90%+ imo.

Most overrated player in my entire lifetime.

The issue here is that Machado was given a contract WAY below market value. So it allowed at team, (Padres) to come in and offer him market value.. Donaldson is already probably there or above it so someone won't just "swoop" in now, imo.

AND Jose Ramirez forgot how to baseball the first two months of the season. But I also do not think Lindor will be on the Indians come the trade deadline, regardless of their positioning.

Phew.. I was getting worried actually.

I have been a massive fan of Rodon in the bullpen for 2+ years now.

agreed

hmmm This offseason gets a B+ from me. Which is still outstanding. I just can't give them an A or A+ with Keuchel being our best SP addition (I don't hate it, just meh). B+ is great.

Yeah his market completed died (which is what I expected).. There's got to be a point in which this would be a fine move... 3 years for 12-15 million a year seems to be that range.

Why would anyone run OUT of relievers now?

That's the exact type of guy I would like to sign now. Allen/Strop