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  1. Riverbrian
    No matter what you pay and who you pay... You pay for depth. If we would have signed Correa for 351 million. The addition of Correa deepens the team. The question is: Is the player you are adding better than the player who comes off the 40 man. I assume Contreras. I believe that Correa is better than Contreras and I know that might be controversial to some. ? Is Gallo better than Contreras? That is really the debate. Or could they have reached a deal with someone else who is better than Contreras of course. As things stand right now. Celestino just got pushed off the 26 man to St. Paul and that's good because he should start in St. Paul. I'll wait for the off-season to conclude to pass judgement.
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    I'm not knocking the disciplined approach. We all know that there are financial limitations. However, at the top of the FA pile, it's probably safe to assume, disciplined probably works best after the undisciplined get up from the table and leave.
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    Cell Phone Rings Falvey: Hey Scott, Have you got some good news. Boras: I do have good news... Just letting you know that the Giants just came in at 13 Years and 350 Big ones. Why don't you get with your people and see if you can top that. Falvey: I'll call you right back. (Hangs Up) Falvey: Call Christian's agent... Tell him we have a deal at 3 and 30.
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    As fans we tend to look at Free Agency from the standpoint of a team shopping for a SS. It's the opposite. The SS is shopping for a team. What's next... we need offense.
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    Boras: Hello Giants Organization and Fans. I see you've met the Twins... Now, let me introduce you to a franchise that can actually get you to move from 12 years to 13.
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    Good Morning... I slept great. What is everyone talking about this morning?
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    Me Neither. It was clear they were not looking for a catcher in return so a third team was needed. After that... It's odd.
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    Well if Arraez for Lopez ends up being the case... I have five thoughts. 1. I'll wait to make judgement when the off-season is over. 2. I thought we needed two big upgrades on offense with Arraez still on the roster. I think we will need 3 if Arraez is traded. 3. Once Arraez is gone. Christian Vazquez becomes the 2nd highest BA on the team. 4. Luis is fun to watch at the plate. Perhaps the hitter I looked the most forward to. 5. If we acquire Pablo Lopez and we already have Jorge Lopez... We might as well go get Reynaldo from the White Sox and corner the market.
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    There was a lot of talk from the experts on MLB Network radio saying that the Murphy trade was taking so long because the asking price was too high. Looking at what the A's got back... I'm not so sure I understand what the experts were talking about.
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    Social media moves fast. It's 2022... No time to wait for details. It's social media... details ain't important anyway. ?
  13. Riverbrian
    If Kepler is two wins above replacement for the Mariners, wouldn't he be two wins above replacement for us. If Kelenic and Trammell have struggled to turn a corner. Couldn't the same be said about Larnach and Kirilloff. Is it possible we are trying to get rid of Kepler because the two wins above replacement isn't keeping us warm at night.
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    Ralph: That's the trouble with you, Alice. You don't know the latest developments! Alice: I don't know the latest developments??! Who is it that lets your pants out every other day??
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    Little Brother is tired of being little Brother.
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    My wife doesn't always understand my rhetorical questions? Mrs. Riverbrian: Can you just talk like a normal person Riverbrian: I like Rhetorical Questions. Mrs. Riverbrian: Who Cares? Riverbrian: Who Cares... Exactly... That's a classic! Mrs. Riverbrian: Can you just talk like a normal person?
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    Interesting. A Yankee fan not happy. Actually sounding like some of our Twins fans in his complaint. I was listening to MLB network a couple of days after the Judge signing and some caller was stating that Hal is to cheap to address the pitching. This was AFTER the judge signing. Is it possible that you can never spend enough to stop these sentiments? Is it possible this attitude can't be satisfied and is therefore perpetual? Is it possible that this attitude is prevalent in every single fan base? Is it possible that it's just part of the human condition.
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    Could be the injury that hurt him or the less reliable defensive metrics. I question the weighting of the non-routine play that occurs. A RF or LF only makes a couple of plays a game and the overwhelming majority of those plays are routine. The penalty for a single botched routine play or the reward for a single non-routine play has to be too high because the defensive stats are making up a lot of offensive ground. A RF might get one chance every 4 to 5 innings. 4 out of those 5 would probably be classified as routine. A difference making play might be one every 3 games. I really appreciate the conversation.
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    From a talent standpoint. He's 25.7 years old. He should put up decent number for a while. From a value standpoint. Yeah... He has most likely peaked. He is in his first year of Arbitration. Next year he gets a pay bump and one less year of team control. The Following year he gets a pay bump and one last year of team control. Both the increase in pay and loss of time will start the value slide downward. We would probably never get a higher trade value for him than right now. With that said I am still quietly hoping that the front office takes a different route.
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    I'll reserve judgement until the end of the off-season. However. Let's say they trade Arraez for Lopez. If a trade of Arraez for Lopez happens... Nick Gordon will become the highest returning 2022 batting average on the current roster. You would have to have incredible confidence in Larnach and Kirilloff doing something they haven't yet to be comfortable with that.
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    Good Post. I think you hit on the crux of the discussion. What needs the immediate attention? The Young Pitching or the Young Hitting. The young hitting worries me more. The young pitching worries you more. The answer must be both. ?
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    I can't thing of anything that social media is happy about. Didn't find it here. I'll have to look elsewhere.
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    It's getting harder to acquire prospects because everybody is holding them. Maybe that's a plus consideration for the Padres. Their willingness to part with them made them more attractive trade partners. The only thing I'm reasonably sure of... Once the farm is drained... the only way to avoid the rebuild is too spend more. The Padres have drained the farm and the 10 year deals have been signed. The Padres are not the Yankees, Mets or Dodgers who could spend their way through a drained farm. Yet the Padres drained it anyway while the Dodgers keep their favorite prospects and the Yankees have been hanging on to those two young shortstops with both hands. The Red Sox drained the farm and Betts and Bogaarts are gone. The Cubs drained the farm and the rebuild has started.
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    Thank you for this. I really appreciate it. I learned some things about the offensive weighting/adjustments from year to year. I'm still struggling with the defensive weighting that is taking place.
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    Agreed. It's not like buying a can of soup at the souper market.
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