November 4, 20196 yr Just now, BackDoorBreach said: He put up 2.8 WAR last year while playing 140 games in the field and only 11 at DH. I think the defense thing is a little over blown. I'd also rather have a team that rakes then a bunch of Yolmers. Dude won a GG and might get non-tendered because he can't hit. Watched Castellanos play defense for the Cubs and he wasn’t good, but not nearly as bad as I hoped he would be.
November 4, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, fathom said: Watched Castellanos play defense for the Cubs and he wasn’t good, but not nearly as bad as I hoped he would be. Yeah I watched a lot too. I never saw him do anything that made me think he was some awful liability. His offensive numbers would be closer to what he did with the Cubs than Detroit as well since that park is dog shit.
November 4, 20196 yr 11 minutes ago, fathom said: I think we can find someone who can hit more than a few homers with the juiced ball. We’re already going to give a ton of at bats to Madrigal anyways. Don't remind me.
November 4, 20196 yr 18 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said: Yeah I watched a lot too. I never saw him do anything that made me think he was some awful liability. His offensive numbers would be closer to what he did with the Cubs than Detroit as well since that park is dog shit. In the last three years, he's graded out as the third worst defensive player in major league baseball. I'm not saying that metric is 10000% accurate but I tend to think it means he's likely really horrible.
November 5, 20196 yr 44 minutes ago, fathom said: I think we can find someone who can hit more than a few homers with the juiced ball. We’re already going to give a ton of at bats to Madrigal anyways. Madrigal will be a fan favorite for the next 10 years. A guy who really can play small ball and do everything except hit homers.
November 5, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, caulfield12 said: It may be used with or without placemats, depending on the degree of formality employed by the place setting. One school of thought states that charger plates are meant simply to act as placeholders until the actual china plates are brought to the table. wat
November 5, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, Tony said: Who’s at DH? Probably Collins I would think they're assuming.
November 5, 20196 yr Just now, BackDoorBreach said: They would probably rotate it. It was such a success last time we did that with Kotsay
November 5, 20196 yr Just now, fathom said: It was such a success last time we did that with Kotsay Yeah but in this hypothetical you'd have Collins, Abreu, and Nick C. Kotsay was a shit signing.
November 5, 20196 yr 13 minutes ago, fathom said: Castellanos, Abreu and Keuchel is the mlbtr prediction No legitimate right fielder, no LH bat and no real stud starter. If that's the off season, pretty pathetic.
November 5, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Lillian said: No legitimate right fielder, no LH bat and no real stud starter. If that's the off season, pretty pathetic. Get used to it, there’s really nothing that fits the first two categories mentioned
November 5, 20196 yr 18 minutes ago, fathom said: Castellanos, Abreu and Keuchel is the mlbtr prediction That would be such a pathetic offseason all things considered.
November 5, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, fathom said: Get used to it, there’s really nothing that fits the first two categories mentioned Grandal fits the left-handed bat qualifier.
November 5, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said: That would be such a pathetic offseason all things considered. I’m just looking for above average core players for the next 2-3 years. Castellanos and Wheeler are my favorites with JDM not an option. Go get them, Jason Castro, Encarnacion and a few relievers (to go with Abreu)
November 5, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, fathom said: I’m just looking for above average core players for the next 2-3 years. Castellanos and Wheeler are my favorites with JDM not an option. Go get them, Jason Castro, Encarnacion and a few relievers (to go with Abreu) I’m not against Castellanos now that we aren’t tied up to José for 2+ years, but I still prefer Grandal and would definitely be pissed if Keuchel is our big rotation addition.
November 5, 20196 yr I would be willing to go with Gregorious as well...just because he gives you so much more positional versatility than either Castellanos or Encarnacion. I'm at the point where Wheeler, Grandal, Castellanos/Moustakas/Gregorious, cheap fill-in RF for one year and one more reliever is the VERY best that could be hoped for. Reality is probably that we only get ONE of those four hitters...the cheap RF fill-in, and a veteran who has been around the block in the Albers/Soria mode for the bullpen. That's where we are left scrambling between guys like Dozier, Schoop, Kendrick, Gennett, etc.
November 5, 20196 yr 47 minutes ago, fathom said: Castellanos, Abreu and Keuchel is the mlbtr prediction Rick Hahn and Jerry would need to go into witness protection in boys town.
November 5, 20196 yr Who would you rather have, Keuchel or Hamels? Let's say it's a 1 year deal with even money
November 5, 20196 yr I feel bad for saying this because many of you are excited, but we aren't getting Grandal. There will be 6 teams fighting for him and we probably won't be one of them. The reason many of us wanted JDM is because he is a great hitter who had essentially zero options but us. I think we go from JDM to Edwin. Nick Castellanos is just too bad defensively. Edited November 5, 20196 yr by SonofaRoache
November 5, 20196 yr 14 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: I feel bad for saying this because many of you are excited, but we aren't getting Grandal. There will be 6 teams fighting for him and we probably won't be one of them. The reason many of us wanted JDM is because he is a great hitter who had essentially zero options but us. I think we go from JDM to Edwin. Nick Castellanos is just too bad defensively. I think we have as good of a chance as any with Grandal, but there will definitely be a lot of teams in the mix. Seems like it will mostly be small to mid market teams in the mix.
November 5, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I think we have as good of a chance as any with Grandal, but there will definitely be a lot of teams in the mix. Seems like it will mostly be small to mid market teams in the mix. For example, the ASTROS. Chirinos is a free agent. If you had to choose between the White Sox and Astros, it wouldn't be a tough call.
November 5, 20196 yr Just now, caulfield12 said: For example, the ASTROS. Chirinos is a free agent. If you had to choose between the White Sox and Astros, it wouldn't be a tough call. Yeah but they really don't have any payroll flexibility.
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