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  1. rickh150
    For MVP, team wins matter. Bellinger will likely lead a 1st place team and best team in the NL, and that tips the scales for close calls on MVP.
  2. rickh150
    Cain is Fred Sanford.
  3. rickh150
    at this point, a club puts a player on irrevocable outright waivers. if no other team claims him (and thus, the remainder of his contract), the club can outright said player to the minor leagues. however, if said player has enough service time, he can refuse the assignment and ask for his release. the club is on the hook for the remainder of his contract, until he signs elsewhere. or, if the player has been outrighted before, but doesn't have five years' service time, he can refuse the assignment and become a free agent--but that voids his contract. the player can accept the minor league assignment, but then said player cannot be traded until after the world series--and the minor league season at all levels ends in early september. said player could have his contract selected again by the major league club, but he'd be taking up a 40-man and an active roster spot. so, yes, the brewers could put mike moustakas on irrevocable outright waivers, but if he went unclaimed, he would reserve the right to refuse the assignment and the brewers lose him to free agency, while still paying him for the remainder of 2019 and his buyout for the mutual option. Moose and Grandal would both be claimed if we went this route in late August, and we wouldn't have to pay the rest of this salary? Let's say that Oakland claims Grandal, but Grandal doesn't want to go there. He has enough service time to reject the move AND the Brewers would have to let him go AND also pay his contract ( until another team signs him as a FA for a month).
  4. rickh150
    As I understand it, the "revocable" waivers have been done away with in favor of a singular trade deadline. Atlanta waived Gausman, and should not have been able to rescind the waiver when the Reds made a claim. (...as a result, the Reds don't have to give up any prospects in the process. They just have to take on the contract.) Anyone who follows things as closely as I used to can certainly correct me if this is incorrect. Still not getting at my question here. I'm not saying that the Braves could have taken him back. We all know that once the Reds claimed him, he's a Red. The unknown is if the Braves actually had to give him up first by putting him on waivers. By just putting him on waivers, he's gone? Or could the Braves run him through waivers and IF no one picks him up, along with the prorated portion of the contract, then the Braves could still have him on the team. Hypothetically, could we put Moose on waivers at the end of August and see if any team simply wants to pick him up? If no one picks him up, DO WE STILL have him? Or is he a free agent?
  5. rickh150
    Hey, much appreciated!! Very kind of you to share this. I am finding out that DiSH is either really shrewd or borderline crooks.
  6. rickh150
    So Atlantis FIRST had to basically let him go. THEN Cincinnati claimed him off waivers. OR, did Atlanta just run him thru waivers to see if anyone would take him; THEN, if no one picked him up, he could hypothetically pitch for the Braves.
  7. rickh150
    Coaches matter, some more than others. Like teachers, whom we all have had, some help marginally, a few are detriments, and the rare ones change the direction of your life for the better.
  8. rickh150
    1. The rotation is the root of all our problems. 2. No cashing in from Dubon trade..... scraps instead 3. What was the team's record in September? Outhustled. 1. Even with Woodruff out, we have 3 starters with sub 4 ERAs plus a fast developing Hauser, and Lyles. Lyles looks back on track after fixing his pitch tipping. 2. Dubon was a scrap. We got 2 scraps for him. Black has the look of the very common late developing late inning reliever. 3. The team took off in September because of Yelich, not because of Schoop. It could happen again. 4. The Aguilar trade opened the door to bring up Grisham, a potential superstar. 3. No, no... The deadlineS brought on a host of help from Granderson, Soria, Moose, Cedeno...
  9. rickh150
    Not sure why team would have to designate said player for assignment.. players were run thru waivers for years while still being active in the majors.
  10. rickh150
    My relative called Dish to get out of a 2 year contract. Dish would take $3 off the bill per month, not letting him out of contract. He could cancel, but the cancellation fee would be $20 a month.
  11. rickh150
    1. The rotation is the root of all our problems. 2. No cashing in from Dubon trade..... scraps instead 3. What was the team's record in September? Outhustled.
  12. rickh150
    Other than his K/9, Black's Minor League numbers are nothing special, never have been and he's almost 30. There are guys like this that you hear about taking a flyer on all the time. Maybe not with the K/9 numbers he has, but there's a reason he's 29 and still hasn't really gotten a shot in one of the better organizations in baseball for pitcher development. I believe that Stearns fell in love with him and had to have him, but beyond that, I'll believe it when I see it that a guy at his age and minor league numbers is just going to suddenly morph into a late inning stud reliever at the MLB level. Obviously they don't even think he can be a contributor right now much less a late inning guy, or he'd be here, because he's certainly not being blocked. I'd say the odds of him being a major late inning guy are probably somewhat less than him not even making the team out of spring training next year and being gone just that quickly. I heard Black has no options beginning next year...
  13. rickh150
    Let him play! Ticked if he is sitting any time soon against any righty...
  14. rickh150
    Rick, AAA numbers are practically video game numbers this year. Saladino hit 14 HR and slugged almost .570 there as a middle IF.... PeavyFury, I understand....but you are making his numbers out to be a detriment. I wouldn't put my nose up at his numbers or make like they do not matter. He hasn't played MLB ball yet, and no one knows how he will respond. He may be having a down year or be a late bloomer. He is still highly thought of and our SS position could have easily been upgraded by someone like him.
  15. rickh150
    Could teams potentially just dump salary by running FA or anyone deemed worthy through waivers, and if other teams want the players let them have them, salary commitment and all? Will this happen in August? Some teams will still want to add to their bench or pen, and bad teams will gladly drop salary since they are completely out of playoff contention. If bad teams can save a few hundred thousand dollars, they'll do it right? Let's say we are 10 games out of the WC on Aug. 28, could we just run Moose and Grandal thru waivers to potentially save around 5 millions dollars?
  16. rickh150
    Bold added for emphasis. They didn't choose to trade much, and didn't get much back. Because they knew we were the 2018 Pirates. Unlike the 2018 Pirates though, our FO recognized the problems that would limit the team going forward and didn't make a bunch of stupid moves chasing better teams than us. Instead, they traded excess players with baggage for two upside arms for the future (which makes a lot of sense for this team going FORWARD), and two stopgap arms to fill two of the 4-5 holes on the roster. Fans can hate it if they want, but the team didn't go all-in because they knew when to fold them. This wasn't an all-in year. Still not sure why expecting any MLB starting pitcher in any rotation is asking too much... not an all in move, but it would surely help us this year.
  17. rickh150
    2017 was the worst thing that could've happened. It accelerated a rebuilding process that probably shouldn't have been. Now we'll probably be saddled with a bad contract in Cain and will probably have to restart a rebuilding process that will not be as popular with the fans as the one that started in 2016. And no way Yelich stays after his control is done. No, no... we are going to go hard after it in 2020 and 2021. By July 31, 2021 (or the strike), we will try. After this, it's adios Yelich, Hader...
  18. rickh150
    Dubon has been hitting very well this year, with power (.806 OPS). Not sure how he can be labeled meh when he puts up fairly nice numbers throughout the minors at a fairly young age, especially when meh Arcia is above him. Again, for improvement, the bar here is fairly low. I don't even have to look up numbers on the PCL to tell you that a .806 OPS is probably somehow below league average. A .300 hitter with 20 plus HRs while playing at SS?
  19. rickh150
    If Doug Melvin was making these moves, it would be universal uproar. DS is getting the benefit of doubt, from many, for now. We would have been better off adding Harvey from his mansion, JA Dickey from retirement, keeping Aguilar, and simply moving up Dubon (along with Grisham). Giving up fairly adequate players for other team's junk.... kinda like actually paying money to the cashier to eat out of Roundy's garbage bins.
  20. rickh150
    Dubon has been hitting very well this year, with power (.806 OPS). Not sure how he can be labeled meh when he puts up fairly nice numbers throughout the minors at a fairly young age, especially when meh Arcia is above him. Again, for improvement, the bar here is fairly low.
  21. rickh150
    Harvey the gas can? His numbers this year are comparable to Corbin Burnes and he's been well below average the last four seasons. As bad as our pitching has been I fail to see how he would be an improvement. EXTREMELY low bar, that's how.....
  22. rickh150
    RA Dickey might be on our radar. He should be, at least.
  23. rickh150
    https://nypost.com/2019/07/19/matt-harvey-designated-for-assignment-by-angels/ He still is throwing 92, with four total pitches. Maybe a shot in the dark that he will be ok, but what do we have to lose? Less innings to Wilkerson?
  24. rickh150
    We could have possibly gotten just as much better without the trades by simply bringing up Dubon for struggling Arcia and signing Matt Harvey.
  25. rickh150
    I disagree with this completely and let's be clear, this is your opinion, not fact as you present it. Let's review. First, we move on from a 29 year old, one position guy with no options who failed to hit his weight this year who nearly everyone on this board was in favor of trading this off season because they felt like last year was a mirage. His 2019 may be closer to what he really is at this point, he'll be 30 next year and potentially declining even further. In return we get back a versatile, solid but not spectacular arm from an organization known for producing pitching. Then we move a light hitting SS, maybe second baseman (where we're covered for the foreseeable future), for a potentially elite level bullpen arm and a rental arm. On the surface, this seems like a low risk worth making and the type of upside move most here clamor for every off season. Failing to see how we're worse long term but I guess it depends how you value Dubon. Personally, I've never been a fan as it seems that we have had half a dozen guys that profile similarly come through the system the past 10-20 years that haven't panned out. Aguilar is a big meh for me. The whole "fact" thing is nuts.... how is what you wrote any different than what I wrote? Aguilar has performed well just last year (All Star) and just last month! He is controllable for the next few years too. Dubon is a top prospect. You may be right that he will not do well, but we won't know. We are banking on Pomeranz this year and an arm with no options in a full pen next year.
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