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<t>6A68727462070 wrote: If you look at inefficiencies in the market (which seems to be the lot of the small market team), one should be older players. The rich teams are holding their prospects and trying to get players in their most productive years - now thought to be early to mid-twenties - so th...

An injury or two among key hitters, and we could be looking at the top draft pick in 2021. Yay! (Sarcasm)

Yeah. I’d love to see the outcomes data for conservative treatment of elbow/forearm injuries. How often does that work for professional pitchers?

<t>584561636D080 wrote: Neal Huntington. He’s a good GM who took a franchise in utter disarray and built them into a three year playoff run and contender, having the second best record in baseball in one year. That said, whatever he had, he’s lost. He’s lost this team. It’s time for him, and Hurdle,...

<t>5B5C4D5E4D1C11280 wrote: <br/> <br/> Not too fair saying Meadows "didn't deliver when he was here." His minor league seasons were hampered with nagging injuries. When he was called up , he did great . Then some buffoon feels he should play like every 3rd game inorder to get some veteran stiff int...

<t>I'd be pulling for a full-on tanking, but there's no way they will catch the Orioles or Tigers. The Mariners, Blue Jays, Marlins, and even the Royals are within reach. Only the Jays and Mariners are cooperating by playing decent ball though.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I don't know enough about next y...

<t>Given his operating constraints (assuming we are stuck with Nutting), NH has to be well better than the replacement GM at evaluating, acquiring and developing talent. And that's the problem. His strategies may (or may not) be sound given the constraints, but his execution has not been far enough ...

<t>6D4F5C414247404F6C5B4D4D412E0 wrote: Here's another hot take ...<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Our starting pitching next year is going to be a DISASTER. A DISASTER.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Because I'm sure NH won't add anyone other than an aging, previously injured retread or two, and then he'll spend a...

<t>7B4945455163404944414E49280 wrote: Haha:<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> "Tanner Roark learned of his trade in an arbys parking lot. He wanted a beef and cheddar (and curly fries). He was driving to Atlanta, where he lives in the off-season.He will not be driving to Oakland"<br/> Explains a bit about Tann...

<t>6176605741414D220 wrote: I'm all in for trading Vazquez.  I find myself checking my phone regularly to see if they've traded him.  IMO, his value will never be higher.  <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I consider trading one of Frazier/Kramer/Tucker.  I would probably add one of them in the Vazquez trade ...