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  1. farmerguychris
    You make a subtle comment about where he plays in the OF - I think his unwillingness to play CF is detrimental to the team. If he's going to make $10M next year with us- He needs to be willing to play where we need him to play.
  2. farmerguychris
    Yes - winning a series in the postseason would exceed my expectations for this year. One step at a time, win a game, win a series, win it all?
  3. farmerguychris
    Maybe I missed a previous post on this topic, but shouldn't we be concerned about the Diamondbacks setting a franchise record 8 steals against us this weekend? I know 6 of them came on double steals, but this still alarms me and considering it is a copycat league - I would envision this will be something a lot of other teams try to copy against us. Are they just that good at stealing bases, or is this something we're perhaps not as good at as we thought when it comes to holding, and stopping other teams from running against us?
  4. farmerguychris
    I like Max. But - his inconsistency makes me uninterested in bringing him back when we have alternatives who are cheaper, and have at least as high of floor as he has waiting in the wings. However, I agree with the article - with this FO history of keeping vets longer than they should, I fear they will pick that option up. I felt that even before he started hitting recently, and I think this only confirms that fear. I still hope they can pick it up and trade him allowing us to use that $10M elsewhere.
  5. farmerguychris
    Wish you would do something like this in Ft. Myers during spring training too.
  6. farmerguychris
    I think the term 'trust', is an interesting choice for this headline. Fact is - it doesn't matter if we (as fans) trust them or not. The ownership's opinion of them is all that matters. While we openly question many of their moves - or lack of moves - it is not 'trust' that is under evaluation IMO - instead the word I might use may be 'do I have confidence' in the F.O. Do they get it 'right' more often than other teams F.O. teams. I think the jury is still out. Something this team has done since their arrival is to try and get 'bargains' by hoping below market contracts for oft injured players we might never otherwise get. That doesn't really seem to be working well I'm sad to say, but I understand why they want to go that route - swing big and hope for the best MAY be a better plan than signing lower ceiling guys who may stay healthy would be a good subject to dig more into.
  7. farmerguychris
    I don't think we could have sold off enough to become a serious world series contender. With that said, my goal remains to be to win ONE playoff game. Yes, we need to get there first, but one post season victory is still within reach, and be a milestone we haven't accomplished in 20 years. We didn't get any weaker in our farm system, and can still improve by having players like Lewis come back, and getting rid of dead weight in players like Gallo (addition by subtraction). Now if they do any cuts like letting Gallo go is the question. I fear they will not.
  8. farmerguychris
    Yes - and we should sell. Can still win 1 playoff game this year while getting something back on our expiring contracts instead of nothing at the end of the year.
  9. farmerguychris
    Yes - our goal this year should be to win 1 playoff game. We can do that while still building for the future if we let Gray and Maeda go. Focus on next year after the recent Royals series. Sell high.
  10. farmerguychris
    I would prefer doing nothing than moving on from one of our top 3 future guys - that is my biggest fear.
  11. farmerguychris
    I was on the fence about being buyers or sellers - Now, I'm in the seller column. We won't be able to trade for enough players to win in the postseason if our regulars can't even win 1 game against someone like the Royals. Trade away expiring contracts and build for next year. We could still back into the playoffs, maybe even win a game (reasonable goal for the Twins) and hopefully benefit next season from our guys who could simply walk after this year.
  12. farmerguychris
    Just like Kepler - one brief hot stretch does not eliminate 3+ years of below the line performance. Maybe we can trade both of them while they're hot for more than they're worth.
  13. farmerguychris
    Why would we trade a guy who can be part of our future when we have the 'current' guys failing? Trade or cut Kepler and Gallo and let Larnach and Wallner play the corners with hopefully a right handed guy acquired for the current 2. Larnach (mostly due to injury) hasn't shown us a full year of what he can do. Gallo and Kepler have.
  14. farmerguychris
    So are you recommending we should do nothing, or that we will do nothing?
  15. farmerguychris
    Kepler or Gallo may be cut if my option. We have enough left handed corner outfielders in the minors who are ready to step in at the big club level and we wouldn't miss much production by having Larnach or Wallner in there instead.
  16. farmerguychris
    Give me a right handed corner outfielder who can hit lefties and maybe another left handed pen pitcher.
  17. farmerguychris
    I just can't imagine trading any of our top 5 prospects this year for a right handed bat or pen help. Anyone interested in Kepler or Gallo and we can just take the other team's right handed version of that player? Low floor, middle upside?
  18. farmerguychris
    Eh - What else ya got?
  19. farmerguychris
    He's pretty much a perfect Super Utility Player for us. Can play nearly any position in the field, and not a butcher at the plate. I think in the spring it will be between Gordon, Martin and Castro for the 12th and 13th bench spots. None may be exceptional regulars, but the ability to play anywhere and hold their own at the plate will be what determines who stays and who plays in St. Paul. Should be a good spring battle.
  20. farmerguychris
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  21. farmerguychris
    They'd be fools to at least not listen to offers. They don't need to be the sellers here, they can sit and see what others try to sell them for him and see if it makes sense long term.
  22. farmerguychris
    No thanks. Not a big fan of giving up anyone to help the pen. We can improve the pen without letting anyone important go by just letting Pagan walk.
  23. farmerguychris
    My favorite part of this article was where we tell Kepler to go play center. Wish I could tell my bosses what I do, and what I do not prefer to do. Since he's not producing in the batters box the way we need him to, we should at least get more from him in the field. He has the ability to play CF and we need him there.
  24. farmerguychris
    Agreed about Bellinger. We're only one injury away from having a non-CF starting in that role everyday. On an expiring contract I'd be open to tossing them an offer on him. Don't see a benefit of trading any of our top 20 prospects for him - hoping the cubs just want a salary dump perhaps?
  25. farmerguychris
    I do not want to trade any more young talent for short term rentals. I would be open to trading away expiring contracts for players under control, but only a step away from the big leagues. Think even if we lost a couple players like Gray or Solano, we could still win at least 1 playoff game, and still won't likely win a playoff series -but at least we would be still building for the future.
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