MrTPlush

We can’t afford that. We need money to get studs like Smoak, Morrison, and Sogard.

Sure there is. I don't know anything about the school but if this was a violation of a pre-existing policy they can suspend the kid. Going viral itself can't be the reason, and the principal looks like a doofus, but this absolutist statement just isn't fair. The kid can be doing the right thing and still be justifiably suspended. I remember when I was in HS a bunch of kids got detention for 'walking out' to protest the Iraq War. It's not quite the same, but there is still a reason she can be suspended. Sure there is probably some rule or policy to justify it...probably always is. That isn’t really the point. No school, even if within policy, is going to suspend a kid because they share a photo they took during school. Realistically any reasonable school is going to give a verbal warning of, “hey don’t do that again” and explain it. A crummy school is going to punish them in some form that isn’t suspending them. To suspend them in this case is beyond pathetic and the school is taking out their own failure on a student for calling them out. The administration should be ashamed (they probably aren’t) and community members shoulder be furious. Getting suspended from school is essentially max punishment for a student. Taking a picture is not grounds for max punishment...especially in the length they got. I don’t know about other districts, but any I have been apart of or know of that length of a suspension is pretty dang hefty. If they did this constantly or if it was a bad/offensive/inappropriate picture then sure...suspension. However, we all know why this student got suspended and it wasn’t really taking a picturing....it’s because the school got offended because the student made them look bad.

I saw a report they told the Cardinals players to not even report to the stadium for 3-5 days and work out on their own...as in the entire Pirates series is pretty much toast.

They basically piggyback everyone except Woodruff and Houser, so not really sure it makes much of a difference. Well...because the first pitcher sucks and needs to be taken out after 3 innings.

The offseason is something I would expect if we were clearly on the decline roster wise and just trying to have one last shot at relevancy before we rebuild. Who knows...maybe it works in the long run that we didn’t waste money on aging guys like Grandal/Moustakas. We still have a young core of pitchers and Yelich/Hiura. This team is certainly playing out like how you would expect though...not impressive at all.

Burnes can take Anderson’s spot in the rotation now.

WOOOOOOO GARCIA, Yah!!!! Now we will lose by one less run!

Meh, I think he will be decent for the money on a short term deal. Narvaez though? Him being a pile of trash so far sucks. He wasn’t suppose to be a huge downgrade from Grandal. Instead we would be better off having Pina hit because he has better defense. Certainly frustrating. Pina being the #1 cather of 2020 should've been the thinking going into this past offseason. Stearns has just made bad decision over bad decision this past winter. I was never a fan of last offseason on a multitude of levels. I like Pina, wouldn’t have had a problem with him starting, actually liked the Narvaez addition...but it has not worked out so far.

Meh, I think he will be decent for the money on a short term deal. Narvaez though? Him being a pile of trash so far sucks. He wasn’t suppose to be a huge downgrade from Grandal. Instead we would be better off having Pina hit because he has better defense. Certainly frustrating.

It should have never started. This roster construction is a hot disaster in this young season. Agreed. It's like they said let's bring in every journeyman in the league and make a run. We basically dumped a few solid pitchers (Davies/Anderson) to cut payroll and then at 1st....well, honestly, I have no idea what he was thinking there. It ain’t working. The season is young, so it could change...but wow this offseason’s acquisitions are pretty much a giant fail overall.

It should have never started. This roster construction is a hot disaster in this young season.

I'm pretty sure it was Bob Davidson. You are correct sir. It was a huge power move by that ump. I remember him looking at the dugout looking for someone to eject when Morgan struck out.

Nyjer Morgan stuck his elbow out like that once and the ump called it a strike...want to say it was Joe West.

I remember a few years ago I mentioned if he finds a way to hit just a little he would be a great asset to a team. He has consistently held an OBP .100 points higher than his AVG...that’s incredible. Even a .250 average gives him a .350 OBP which is quite decent in today’s game. Add in his speed and you have a real sweet #1 or #2 hitter. Always liked him since they drafted him...hope he makes us look dumb to be honest.

I’m not sure he can even attempt it with his arm. His throws from 2nd are weak, let alone deep in the outfield. The way he struggles with the basics he likely wouldn’t be a great fielder in the outfield either even before factoring in his arm. People hated Khris Davis and his weak arm.... but Davis graded out decently in other outfield stats (routes/reaction time). I’d guess he would be as bad or even worse than Khris Davis. Not against attempting it...but it probably will end poorly.

They are oddly similar. Hiura struggles with the high fastball and Weeks always struggled with the slider low and away. Hiura is way worse on defense though. Weeks, when he hit, had bad defense you could live with. Hiura? Even when he is hitting he has a noodle arm, horrid throws, and embarrassing fielding. It’s honestly amazing how much Hiura embarrassing himself with basic routine plays. It’s not just dumb decisions with throws...it is flat out bad throws when they should be simple.

That would infer he typically has fielding skills...he does not.

Keston Hiura is a DH. He looks like a high schooler from a small town fielding.

Hiura is an absolutely terrible fielder....just terrible. The way he boots grounds balls like that is embarrassing. Welp...almost time to turn this team off...probably some fixer upper show on TV.

Brewers wearing their best uniforms tonight I see.

Big boost for Castellanos's market if the NL permanently adds the DH too. I don't know if that would even matter at this point. If he puts up MVP-type numbers this year, after going so with the Cubs last year, I highly doubt an NL team wouldn't be willing to put up with his below average glove in the corner OF, or even corner IF, to get his glove in the lineup. NL teams would definitely be more willing to go longer term with him and less worried about how his defense ages. It would certainly help him out, but his MVP-like track record will still be pretty small (less than a years worth of PAs).

There is absolutely zero reason the student should have been suspended...zero.

Originally I thought rental players might be more likely to be traded in this years climate, but I’m not sure how many teams are going to be willing to give up assets for a rental when the season could very well implode at any given second. Rental players may be deemed nearly worthless on the trade market for that reason. Probably just salary dumps for trade value. Which given this years financials isn’t something a team would totally ignore.

Cain can not return to the team. He is out for the remainder.

White Sox, “What is defense?”