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Standing pat is forward thinking too...
82brewcrew82 replied to ebmackenzie's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
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Which point to Stearns' biggest flaw. He should post the details of every trade offer so we can proclaim when we are right. Well, that and he should comment quickly, openly and honestly about every single rumor.
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Every personnel decision a GM makes is a gamble. Just because a decision is made doesn't mean there is a mistake. He could have cut Aguilar before the season, does he "win big time" for that gamble? What if Santana rebounds next year, is it still a mistake?
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But aren't they already doing that?
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I'd have a hard time calling Escobar, Odorizzi, LaPorta and Lawrie "B" prospects. All of those guys were well regarded nationally. Cain and Brantley were just beginning to emerge. That was supposed to be our "second wave" (along with Lucroy). The Fielder, Hardy, Weeks, Braun, Hart wave had already been established at that point. That future was sold down the river for a couple of playoff appearances. Rightfully or wrongfully, that is what happened. Never mind that those assets had to be used on pitching because of the organizations inability to develop it's own pitching. Which of course then meant we had to back-fill those offensive positions with less than ideal options because the system also lacked the depth to back-fill from within. The lack of depth is also highlighted by the fact that once those players are all gone this system hit rock bottom and was considered one of the worst in the game for a period of years. The lack of depth also forced the team to hold on to players too long because they lacked the internal resources to replace them (and thus trade veteran pieces for more talent) and couldn't afford to pay for said talent.
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Eh, nobody threw very many pitches.
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I don't believe that for one second. What, you don't believe a guy needs a rest after just having four days off?
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Throw strikes!
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Stupid CC should be pitching Hader every single day.
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Neither did Yelich or Cain.
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I'm over Saladino.
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Well, that's something I guess.
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The Chris Archer Poll and Debate
82brewcrew82 replied to splitterpfj's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Firm no. -
I have no idea what point is trying to be made here.
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Hey, I understand. I've got 15+ more years invested in this than you do but again, your post says it all. Impatience and short sighted moves have been the recipe for disaster for this team up until now and it hasn't worked. Yet, folks want to follow the same recipe and gamble on a wild card spot so that they "might get hot" and win something worth winning. Why not let the rebuild play out? If you really sit back and look at the long term big picture, the pieces are coming together.
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Except that it's not unclear at all. It's when you can look at your team and know that you don't have five plus holes to fill. It's when you can reliably expect the majority of your pitching staff to go more than five innings regularly. The difference between the two philosophies is simple and your post shows it. You look at the record to tell you when its time. Some of us look at the make up of the team and the competitive environment. You think a playoff appearance is worth gambling the future on. We believe that the World Series is the goal and you don't sell your future until you have that team. If Machado truly were the missing link, I'd have advocated giving up Burnes for him. And for the record, I as never "in the woodwork".
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This is the first series in a long time where I looked at the pitching matchups and thought we were at least even in all of them.
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Only ten hours before the game and critical CC comments already, but yes, I'm positive he isn't actively trying win every game possible.
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Agreed. I have to think Stearns had a deal that fell through otherwise it made no sense to bring him back if he wasn't going to play everyday after last season. It's probably more likely that DS wasn't getting the value he felt (rightly) that he should be getting for Santana. If Santana rebounds to the level he was at last year, that will end up looking like a good move. Not sure how DS gets blamed for Santana completely collapsing in the first half. Nobody was predicting that.
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It's better than his suggestion of putting Ryan Cordell there.
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This definitely should have been factored into the calculation for sure. These seven games it would be nice to have him on our side. No, it should hot have. To make a trade for a player because an opponent you play a few times in the next week or two is after that guy is the kind of short sighted (and just plain dumb) move that Stearns has avoided. The decision to not trade for Machado can be, easily, well defended and no amount of stating one's opinion as fact will change that. If this thing completely implodes again this year then I think there will be plenty of pressure on DS (and CC for that matter). Having said that, we all knew we were entering a rebuild and we all expected that rebuild to take five years. It's year three. It's a shame Nelson was hurt this year but that was a big loss. This team has holes but it isn't that far away and there are pieces in place to fix those holes.
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Well, yesterday sure felt/looked like rock bottom.
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Ortiz has had a couple of blow up starts but his numbers have been pretty good. He has work to do but I'm not going to disappointing yet. Diplan has been pretty darn good since getting bumped to AA as well. I'd say both are easily top 200.
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I'd question Gray. I think he needs more of a track record but other than Brown, those guys have all been fringe top 100 guys at some point. So no, I think you are being reasonable on all of them.
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Yet here we are........again.