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What a train wreck these next couple of years might be with Braun...

I will temper my excitement a little bit because his off speed didn't look like anything special and he got some key swings on pitches way out of the zone. Despite that, he has a bright future.

I certainly remember these reactions when the trade was announced --- viewtopic.php?f=63&t=33547&start=40&p=966788&view=show#p966788 You mean the same people that are negative about almost every move hated this one? Shocking.

He got outs but didn't look like a MLB pitcher.

I thought we wanted to upgrade offensively.

How do you know he wanted to come back?

It would probably start with Burnes and Peralta. We would be lucky if we could get him without giving up Hiura.

What happens when a child with a hyphenated last name grows up and marries another child with a hyphenated last name? Would their offspring have four last names? Just one of the many reasons why it is dumb.

Hyphenated last names are stupid.

JJ has been great, minus that homer he gave up to Vogt.

I think we are far enough along in the season to see that these two positions are a problem offensively. I do not think the team is good enough to make the playoffs as it is now but it is not far away. Even getting average offensive production out of these positions would really help the team. I do not think it would be wise to spend a lot of prospects to try and do it. So what do we have that could help us get a couple of useful players? Payroll Flexibility. We take on less than desirable contracts to improve the team without giving up a lot of assets. So below are a couple of trades that might be an option. Catcher Salvador Perez, KC Royals. Contract: 2018 ($7,500,000) 2019 ($10,000,000) 2020 ($13,000,000) 2021 ($13,000,000) This would be a pretty big contract to take on but I assume the Royals would pick up a little bit of it if we added a decent prospect. We could also offset a little money by sending them Sogard which would really not increase payroll a lot for this season. 2nd Baseman Starlin Castro, Miami Marlins. Contract: 2018 ($10,000,000) 2019 ($11,000,000) 2020 ($16,000,000 with a $1,000,000 buyout) Miami stinks and does not have a need for Castro. Castro's contract should lineup pretty well with the develop of Hiura. He would be a steady, veteran player where you have a good idea what you are going to get. I would also send them Villar as he needs a change of scenery and could be productive for Miami. I won't guess on what prospects it would take get Castro but I would assume not a whole lot. He would not get near that kind of money on the free agent market. New Lineup Cain Yelich Braun Shaw Santana Perez Castro Arcia Pitcher This new lineup should be quite a bit more consistent than what we have now. I think this team would have a very good/likely shot of making the playoffs. I did not guess on the prospects needed to make these trades because they wouldn't be top quality ones.

I don't see a reason why the Cubs would help us with a trade like this.

Really like AP Bio. The first episode almost had me in tears.

This is worse than the DFA Braun thread.

23 years old. Barely a month of ML at-bats. Yep, screams no chance to me. Solid hot take, though. He was referring to that one at bat and he was right...

Arcia is not fast.

If we were not looking to contend this year, I would probably try Hader as a starter. He has been so successful and dominant that I would leave him where he is. Moving him to be a starter is looking taking a great defensive coordinator and making him a head coach. Just because you are good at one thing, doesn't mean you will be good at another.

Even though Miley shouldn't be on the MLB roster, I will still celebrate.

It was first and third....

Are you Ned Yost?

Why the heck would we change what we are doing?

Dubon's own manager said he isn't ready.

Can he hit a curve ball though?

WE SCORED A RUN! WOOOOOOOOOO

The Cubs are very lucky it's not Luke. If it was, they'd be losing 47-2 every day and all their wives would be pregnant with Luke's children. Probably all sons, too.