@1:45; agree that Burnes is a good start. Also agree Cease is an easy get. And, I strongly believe they need one more skilled batter at DH. He’s older but I like JD Martinez.
I sure wish people would look at the needs of both teams when proposing trades. Cleveland has no need for Mervis with Josh Naylor and a much better 1B prospect in Kyle Manzardo ready or near ready.
99.99999% of fan proposed deals suck for that reason and others. Fans generally only look at one side of the deal, they don’t factor in contract value and years of control remaining, and they often try to cobble together a collection of spare parts their team doesn’t need while asking for an impact player in return.
Fans want trades without it costing their team top prospects. They’re always proposing trades to acquire someone good, while offering only expendable pieces, a lot of times in a quantity for quality format.
I bet you could talk the Cubs into giving you Bote as well to sweeten the deal.
I mean having Naylor and Manzardo wouldn’t prevent the Guardians from grabbing a first baseman in trade IF it was an actual good deal, like Xavier Issacs as an example. But here, take Mervis, a player the Cubs basically spat on last season, for Bieber… who says no? Obviously the guardians and it wouldn’t even generate a laugh, just a sigh and slow hang up
Why does Steve see the Giants approach with pitching going into this season so unfathomable? Last season AZ was a popular pick to make the PS when the only established SPs they had were Gallen, Kelly and the awful Zach Davies. They were depending a lot on the rookies Nelson Pfaadt, and Henry.
I would think Webb, Harrison, and Hicks equal to Gallen, Kelly and Davies, Maybe Beck, Winn, and Whisenhunt aren’t equal to the AZ rookies, but they also have Roupp and Black should the others be really bad.
Plus, what AZ didn’t have was the hope of mid-season help in the form of Cobb and Ray. Just because it worked for AZ doesn’t mean it will for SF, but it doesn’t seem as outrageously wrong-headed a situation as Steve portrays it.
Point taken. I like the comparison. Another one: 2023 Orioles. 101 wins out of that rotation! One thing that my Birds SP staff had going for them was health. Other than Braddish missing a couple weeks in April with a toe injury and Wells fatiguing in July, not much down time. Was Arizona SP staff healthy last year as well?
Good question. Davies’ innings were limited, but I don’t know if that was from injury or poor performance. Maybe a D’backs fan can help out with that answer. Gallen and Kelly were both healthy. And I’ll bet the innings were limited for the rookies. It just shows how important health.is.
How can he say anything other than, “Owners and front offices that don’t put a viable team on the field are cheating thier customers, cheating mlb and the players”?
this horse hockey about, “window of opportunity”, came in with those pesky Ivy Leaguers. Ivy Leaguers do not belong with major leaguers!
@1:45; agree that Burnes is a good start. Also agree Cease is an easy get. And, I strongly believe they need one more skilled batter at DH. He’s older but I like JD Martinez.
I sure wish people would look at the needs of both teams when proposing trades. Cleveland has no need for Mervis with Josh Naylor and a much better 1B prospect in Kyle Manzardo ready or near ready.
99.99999% of fan proposed deals suck for that reason and others. Fans generally only look at one side of the deal, they don’t factor in contract value and years of control remaining, and they often try to cobble together a collection of spare parts their team doesn’t need while asking for an impact player in return.
So yes or no on Judge for Hosmer’s contract and Cronenworth? Need an answer, Seattle is on line 2.
Why would the Yankees do that?
Fans want trades without it costing their team top prospects. They’re always proposing trades to acquire someone good, while offering only expendable pieces, a lot of times in a quantity for quality format.
I bet you could talk the Cubs into giving you Bote as well to sweeten the deal.
I mean having Naylor and Manzardo wouldn’t prevent the Guardians from grabbing a first baseman in trade IF it was an actual good deal, like Xavier Issacs as an example. But here, take Mervis, a player the Cubs basically spat on last season, for Bieber… who says no? Obviously the guardians and it wouldn’t even generate a laugh, just a sigh and slow hang up
Why does Steve see the Giants approach with pitching going into this season so unfathomable? Last season AZ was a popular pick to make the PS when the only established SPs they had were Gallen, Kelly and the awful Zach Davies. They were depending a lot on the rookies Nelson Pfaadt, and Henry.
I would think Webb, Harrison, and Hicks equal to Gallen, Kelly and Davies, Maybe Beck, Winn, and Whisenhunt aren’t equal to the AZ rookies, but they also have Roupp and Black should the others be really bad.
Plus, what AZ didn’t have was the hope of mid-season help in the form of Cobb and Ray. Just because it worked for AZ doesn’t mean it will for SF, but it doesn’t seem as outrageously wrong-headed a situation as Steve portrays it.
Point taken. I like the comparison. Another one: 2023 Orioles. 101 wins out of that rotation! One thing that my Birds SP staff had going for them was health. Other than Braddish missing a couple weeks in April with a toe injury and Wells fatiguing in July, not much down time. Was Arizona SP staff healthy last year as well?
Good question. Davies’ innings were limited, but I don’t know if that was from injury or poor performance. Maybe a D’backs fan can help out with that answer. Gallen and Kelly were both healthy. And I’ll bet the innings were limited for the rookies. It just shows how important health.is.
Checklist, I never leave home without
1. Sunglasses
I wear them all year around
And seem to need them more often
It’s a habit
2. Music
Cassettes, CDs
3. Palm Pilot
It’s my lifeline
I think it’s my P.A.’s computer
She rules my diary and I download it
4. mobile phone
5. Amex card
They made such a fuss about giving it to me
But I, I spend more time getting it turned down
Hey IgSOB, do you wear your sunglasses at night?
How can he say anything other than, “Owners and front offices that don’t put a viable team on the field are cheating thier customers, cheating mlb and the players”?
this horse hockey about, “window of opportunity”, came in with those pesky Ivy Leaguers. Ivy Leaguers do not belong with major leaguers!
Baseball is or was…. a working man’s sport.
Brent Suter is pretty darn good.