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  1. trwi7
    Better L than U.
  2. trwi7
    Well, yeah. If you sign a lease, you're on the hook for it, so he could be out quite a bit of money since it sounds like he's looking for a place for his family, and not just getting a place with several of his teammates. If he assumed he'd be traded, why throw away thousands of dollars for nothing? There's a reason many pro athletes end up broke shortly after they retire... he probably doesn't want to be one of them. He could easily ask to go month to month on rent, even offering to put down a higher security deposit for the chance to go month to month. It's not like he's going to have to pay a full year's rent up front. He has a wife and a kid. That means he needs a two bedroom. You can find a pretty good two bedroom anywhere you want in the metro area for around $800. All he would have to do is tell the landlord I'll double the security deposit if you let me go month to month on rent because I don't know if I'm going to be traded. For 6 months, that's like $6,400 including the doubled security deposit. If he gets traded before the season starts, he can tell them they can keep the security deposit for holding the apartment for him. Yeah you're out $1,600 at that point but that's not going to cause him to go broke.
  3. trwi7
    2012 - .381/.462/.714 2013 - .367/.377/.550 2015 - .309/.349/.424 Career - .350/.384/.510 http://m.mlb.com/player/516416/jean-segura?year=2016&stats=career-s-hitting-mlb
  4. trwi7
    My biggest pet peeve with Brian is his constant use of the phrase "as a matter of fact." He'll use it like 10 times a game at minimum and it's so annoying.
  5. trwi7
    Would be beyond pissed if Stearns were offered and accepted either of these deals.
  6. trwi7
    I don't think anybody hates the dog. I think people hate that the dog has been shoved down our throats.
  7. trwi7
    I'm just glad Braun used "couldn't care less" instead of "could care less." And I don't even think Phillips' laugh is real. Nobody laughs at a joke like that. Not even 8 year olds.
  8. trwi7
    This is going to be the worst press conference ever. Over/under on awful puns is 4.5.
  9. trwi7
    The last thing I want is umps decided what's okay and what isn't. What's okay to one isn't okay to another so you're going to have a bunch of arguments from teams using the this ump said it was okay, so why isn't it okay to you? Having clearly defined rules makes it easier for everyone.
  10. trwi7
    Saying it's not as bad as another super convoluted rule in another sport isn't exactly a ringing endorsement.
  11. trwi7
    The takeout slide rules are much more clearly defined than the home plate rules. That needs a complete overhaul, these rules are obvious and should be easily implemented.
  12. trwi7
    Interesting. I wonder if he has one of those backdoor change-ups like Johan Santana (except right handed) It's a fluke. 2014 - .305/.339/.475 2011 - .286/.375/.571 Career - .280/.348/.400
  13. trwi7
    Was hoping this thread would never be bumped so nobody could see my Swansea prediction. Instead of Swansea, I actually meant Leicester. Go Leicester!
  14. trwi7
    As long as he comes back from the back surgery okay and the thumb is still okay, yes. Cespedes got 3/75. Upton got 6/133. Heyward got 8/184. Gordon got 4/72. Not the same position but Chris Davis got 7/161. I think he'd have quite a bit of value at 5/95 as well (I'd have the Brewers cover the deferred payments to maximize the return). The only problem is his no trade clause allows him to block deals to every team except the Angels (have nothing in the farm system), Dodgers (don't have a need), Nationals (might have a need when Werth is gone), Rays (probably can't take his contract) and Marlins (don't have a need). So there's not really a fit, unless he wants out and is willing to waive his no trade clause for basically any team.
  15. trwi7
    That's just the case with Mejia. If you're caught three times, you're out whether that's 10 months or 10 years.
  16. trwi7
    Derby sounds a lot like Thornburg when he was a prospect. Nottingham is the get in this deal. Best part of this is now we don't have to hear about how we can't trade Lucroy because there's no replacement in the system from guys like Haudricourt.
  17. trwi7
    No word yet on the return. Edit: RHP Bubba Derby and C Jake Nottingham.
  18. trwi7
    He was "AAA bad" because we sent him down for a little while to gain an extra year of control. With Escobar coming up and Hardy having a bad year, we sent him down to raise his trade value by giving the acquiring team an extra year to control him if they wanted.
  19. trwi7
    http://espn.go.com/newyork/mlb/story/_/id/14768114/jenrry-mejia-new-york-mets-suspended-permanently-mlb-third-positive-ped-test How are you dumb enough to get caught three times in a year?
  20. trwi7
    So then why would we want to sign him? Yeah, it's probably not going to hurt that bad if he sucks because our payroll is low but if he does suck it's just wasted money that could be spent on a salary dump like Hill and Arroyo were or signing an international prospect. Or going over our draft pool to sign a prospect we nabbed later due to signability. If he's an Aoki type, what do we get back? A Smith type like we got for Aoki who we could then maybe flip later? A prospect like Diaz? A prospect like Toussaint? Just seems like we could be spending time and money on better things than signing a 32 year old and hoping he can hit major league pitching so we can flip him x amount of years down the line.
  21. trwi7
    Well in all honestly all he would have to be is a Norichika Aoki type player at third base. I am not saying stat wise, but the value they have at their positions. If he becomes a solid maybe slightly above average third baseman he could be flipped for a solid player. He doesn't figure to get much in terms of years or cash so the risk would be low. I am not advocating such a move, but it wouldn't be outlandish to sign him and have a chance to flip him for something similar to what we got for Aoki or for more lower level flyers. But in that case, why wouldn't a team that wants him just offer more than us in years or dollars and not have to give up anything other than that to get him?
  22. trwi7
    Or Lola.
  23. trwi7
    Stearns is following the collect as many talented young players as you can using the smallest number of assets possible and sort it all out later.
  24. trwi7
    Yeah, he was basically the same player he's been in the second half. I don't think teams should be too concerned about that. The concussion thing I get because we were cautious and sat him and only let him play 1B when he came back. While he's probably okay given that he's had 5 months without the risk of getting hit in the face with a foul ball, no team can be 100% sure of that and no team is going to give up elite catcher value when there's a risk, even just a slight one of him being a 1st baseman only from now on.
  25. trwi7
    I think you have to understand where Stearns is coming from on these trades. No team was going to give up a good prospect that was close to the majors for what we have traded so far. So you take a bunch of flyers on teenagers and hope that one of them becomes say a 55 major leaguer and maybe another becomes a 45/50 and the rest flame out. Considering what you traded to get those players, that turns into a win for the organization. I'm sure if Stearns could've gotten a couple of 50 players and a 55 player that were in AA and/or AAA for Lind, Rodriguez, Segura or Rogers, he would've done that. But none of those players warranted a return like that, so he dipped down and got a bunch of teenagers hoping one would develop into something more than the guys we were offered that were higher in the minors. So would you rather take a sure thing that's maybe a 5th starter or maybe a platoon position player or would you rather add some risk and pick up a guy that could be a #3 starter or an average regular? For the position we're in right now, I understand why Stearns did what he did. The potential upside of getting a #3 starter far outweighs getting a #5 starter or a reliever or a platoon player. We didn't give up much, we might not get anything in return but the risk of getting a potential higher upside starter is worth it.
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