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Why give him that contract if you aren't going to use him more frequently? I could understand if defense or other players production was keeping...
Makes sense, prices are high and no ones blinking yet so teams are trying to use the specter of the Astros deep farm system to scare other teams...
In the modern era Papelbon is the only additional player from my list and he didnt fetch anything close to VV, Appel and Marisnick. This isn't...
Please feel free to name all of the closers that year after year have pitched at a high level. I can think of Wagner, Hoffman, and Rivera....
Then it will be the first dumb move he's made. If the Yankees won't budge on their short stop prospect then you don't trump their offer by giving...
That's a major overpay. VV could turn into a great closer on his own. They need more than just Kimbrel back if they are jettisoning their...
Exactly, the Cards have built an impressive pipeline of talent and they never draft high. The farm can be restocked if you continue to draft wisely.
Pancakes is more useful than Drellich. If the Astros are going to splurge, they likely have a bigger long term plan in play than just the next...
Me too in the Dome. Couldn't beat $1 seats next to General Admission. So many times I just wanted to knock him out of the way and fire that cannon.
Outside of Phillips, the Astros still have a boatload of prospects left to use in trades. Although I could see them wait until August to see if...
Finally leveled that swing out just a bit and got all of it. He was due, what an awesome night!
So if its speculation, I'm just not reading anything into trading for Gomez other than it improves the major league team.
Why would Springer not make it back? He certainly wasn't acting last night like a player who is thinking he's out for the year.
I would see if the Padres would take him for Norris before I did that. Think Norris would be an upgrade at catcher.
I may just also have a thing for redheads and she's at least easier on the eyes than Drellich.
I also think their GM is not very good at his job and is trying to save it.
I trust scrunchie. Appel for better or worse might be seen as mentally weak by other teams.
I think the Padres are posturing on Kimbrel. They aren't going to want to pay a closer that much money when they are in rebuilding mode. Other...
The more I think about it, an outfield of Marisnick, Gomez, Springer late in games is almost like having Kimbrel close for you, nothing much...
This is underwhelming, hope they kept the good prospects.
