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I'd do Walker/Franklin for Gomez for sure. But I doubt Seattle would.

Didn't he also say any deal he made would be for two or three years down the road? I don't remember him mentioning anything about 2014.

Not exactly. There were many on here who didn't like the fact that they took two college pitchers who they thought they could fast-track to the majors (myself included). People had comments right after the picks were made so it's not revisionist history. And Melvin even came out and said that part of the reason they were drafted was because he thought they had the potential to make an impact in the majors within a couple of years (i.e. this year).

I'm glad that you don't run any kind of legal proceedings. I'm not sure how you can "know in your heart" the truth when we barely have any facts.

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I would take that. But if I'm trading away Yo, it's going to be for impact pitching. Ideally, as TheCrew said, you would package Yo with someone to get impact pitching and perhaps a 3B prospect.

I agree the Rendon will take a lot to get. I'm a huge fan and I think the Nats would hang up if we offered Yo straight up and I think that might even have happened prior to his horrible season so far this season.

Yes. Can't wait to see them in a month. I enjoyed the first 2 albums with Howard more than the 1st with Jesse but this one is right up there.

Apparently it's a rule that the Brewers have to select an Auburn senior 1B every 3 years.

I said that would be a great idea for a show 3 years ago. Go to different sporting events and see what the local customs are before/during/after games. Highlight the food and drinks.

They will count one infraction as Bosch coming clean about everything. The second infraction would be Braun lying to them when questioned about it. No joke, that's what's being reported.

Any non-alcoholic beverage has to be in a sealed bottle I believe. As far as food, I'm pretty sure almost everything is fair game.

LOL .651 Slugging? You quoted his OPS.

The knockoff modern baseball ones are terrible. However, I have a few Mitchell & Ness throwback ones that you honestly cannot tell the difference. And I've also bought some hockey and football ones that look great as well.

I don't care for Lucroy much as a defensive catcher, to be honest. It doesn't seem like he calls a great game, and there have now been multiple pitchers that for whatever reason, he cannot get on the same page with. I've never seen that with any other catcher. Yet he's also considered one of the best in the game at framing pitches.

I agree that I don't think he was buried. I also think pairing him with Heyman/feuding with HHH means he's in for a big push. I just hate the name. They acknowledged who his family is so why give him something else? Also, HHH kept calling him kid. The guy's 33 years old. I understand there's some suspension of disbelief but if you actually acknowledge somebody's name/family, why call him something different? Especially when Curtis Axel just sounds like some horrible 80s buddy cop character.

Eh, I don't really care what side you hit from, as long as you can hit. Unfortunately, because ARam was out for so long and Hart hasn't played at all, the Brewers bench was/is pretty poor. I think that's probably more the reason for lack of runs scored than what side they hit from. That being said, it would have been nice to have a healthy Gamel this year.

While the praise for Delmon is a little over the top, he was a very highly regarded prospect at the time, a true consensus #1. And I'm a huge No Thumbs Wellington fan.

I will echo the others about how going 7 vs. 6 innings is a big difference. And while ERA and WHIP are useful, that shouldn't be all you're looking at. I'd also look at K/BB, K/9, xFIP, etc.

Never heard that but that would have been nowhere near enough for Halladay.

I disagree with just about everything here. There's always a reason to trade somebody: when the value you get in return is greater than the value you are giving up. Obviously you have to determine what those values are but there is always going to be a reason. Who's the 3 number twos? Yo, Lohse, Peralta? I'd say Yo is a 2, Lohse is borderline for me, and Peralta's ceiling is a 2. However, I don't think he will hit that ceiling this year. I really disagree with your logic on if we suck this year, we will most likely suck next year and the year after. Sure guys like Weeks, Hart (who may not be around), ARam, Lohse, etc. will age and most likely regress. But Braun will still be in his prime, Aoki should hold his own, Lucroy, Segura, Gomez, and co. could very well continue to progress. Plus, there are some young guys at AAA/AA who may be able to contribute soon. Obviously you don't know what will happen but just because you suck one year doesn't automatically mean it carries over, especially if there is roster turnover. That being said, I would consider trading just about anyone at the deadline this year if the value in return is there. Obviously having good to very good starters and good to very good offense would suggest you should be good. I just don't think we have good to very good starters right now, as I believe we have a mid 2, low 2, mid 3, 5, and borderline 5. And I am a huge fan of Segura and Gomez but it's highly unlikely they play as well as they have over the course of the entire season. Sure they will still have solid seasons but I don't see Gomez finishing where he's at.

I think Arenado is gonna be a stud. I guess it all depends on who your other OF/3B are and whether you have steals covered. Personally, I'd probably drop Carpenter for Arenado. Sure the position eligibility is nice but I don't think he's gonna be in the same class as Arenado.

I was a big Sizmore fan. It's too bad he couldn't stay healthy. I'd maybe sign him to a minor-league deal but I really don't think he's got much left after only playing in 104 games in 2010/2011 combined and sitting out all last year. Andruw Jones might still have some power but his average is horrendous. As for the rest, no thanks.

You must have missed this thread that answered that question (unless of course McCalvy was wrong, but I doubt it). viewtopic.php?f=63&t=29443

Segura is good.