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  1. In My La Z boy
    $131 MILLION That's the extension he received from the Jays. Apparently we weren't willing to give him that. I do like both Martin & SWR & do think SWR takes another step forward. He may not have the firepower arm, but he is a very high IQ person and I like his development potential A LOT! Reminds me of Jose. SWR has some bulldog in him I think 👍
  2. In My La Z boy
    Definitely 👍 Rocco will love having a 3rd catcher and he's hit well so far this spring.
  3. In My La Z boy
    I must say so far Bader/France & Gasper ALL look good Mr. Falvey 👏 👏
  4. In My La Z boy
    3 Times This ☝️
  5. In My La Z boy
    I am measured on results versus last year, versus competition, and versus the bottom line. I need to get the very best out of my players as much of the time as possible. This would be how I measure Rocco.
  6. In My La Z boy
    Exactly as JB said. I've lost confidence in Rocco to handle his players properly no question.
  7. In My La Z boy
    Exactly this! Analytics & Data, and all these advancements in measuring results are a beautiful thing for the front office, and a curse for managers. A good friend of mine is an NCAA record holder in basketball, and had some big time skills. We talk about some of his games. When he was at his best and just filling it up in front of 20,000 people he was "in the zone", and he describes this as a state of consciousness where he is simply reacting out of instinct, no thinking, almost floating around the court. Like Gretzky used to say "I skate to where the puck's going to be" - I remember Buxton commenting a few years ago on this topic. He is also at his best when he isn't thinking but reacting instinctively. How do you put all these analytics into someone's head, and then get them to play out of instinctive reaction? You need a HIGH IQ to pull this off. Absorb the nitty gritty analytics, but clear out your mind when you step between the white lines?
  8. In My La Z boy
    This will make more sense when we trade somebody I hope.
  9. In My La Z boy
    🎯 Exactly. Falveys job is to construct a roster around a philosophy to win championships. Every decision should build upon previous decisions, and every decision effects every other decision. Who are we, what are we trying to accomplish, and how are we going about it? Good comment!
  10. In My La Z boy
    Great article! Seems like our only significant move will be trading owners this off-season. Which could actually be more important than anything Falvey could do. I favor acquiring the most quality pitching possible. No one ever has enough high caliber pitching. MLB Tonight says the Padres are also making King available. The only reason they can be floating Cease and King is because they each have 1 year left, the Padres won't resign either, and they want salary relief, stud prospects & a MLB ready guy or 2 that doesn't cost much.
  11. In My La Z boy
    No. He was obviously hired to be a Falvey robot. I was being generous.
  12. In My La Z boy
    This old guy suggested Jeffers play 135 games and we trade Vazquez and was told its impossible for a catcher to play 135 games and we need 2 starting catchers. Baseball is different nowadays i am told. Mmm. Just a dumb old guy here thinking baseball is baseball 👍
  13. In My La Z boy
    Bingo 🎯 It's philosophical. Like some football teams "script" their first 25 offensive plays regardless of "in game" circumstance. Rocco is scripted. Falvey needs to back off on the 'script" and let/encourage Rocco to use his instincts and feel for the game to make decisions. I felt we were out-coached many times last year and often felt it was because of a pre-scripted decision, rather than a "in real time gut feel" for the particular game situation.
  14. In My La Z boy
    I wish we would just let them both play. If we would have just let Rooker play we wouldn't have this problem. It's time for both to get a full time shot. Let's see what we've got. We have plenty of RH power if we're healthy.
  15. In My La Z boy
    Indicating Rocco still expects a move or two to be made yet? That's good news. Hubie29 says based on Brooks comments last night he expects to get the most time at 2B, and felt that was his preference. Sounds like Rocco is prepping Royce for 3B and that's also probably his preference. I do like playing guys where they are most comfortable. Good comment Thanks!
  16. In My La Z boy
    I also feel Duran is a trade candidate. I've got to believe he is worth a ton to someone like the Dodgers or Yankees. We've rarely sold high on anyone in the Falvey years so this would be unusual for him. This would move Jax into the closer role, which probably satisfies his agent who is likely the one pushing hard to switch to starting to make more money. From what we know, Jax didn't throw a fuss about staying in the pen. Same storyline served Glen Perkins very well. Jax has the chance to become a top tier closer.
  17. In My La Z boy
    But why have lots of things changed? Culture? We baby children and helicopter Moms are everywhere. Do we now baby players? How the hell did players do what they did 20-30-40-50 yrs ago, but now they just can't? The training & conditioning of today vs training & conditioning of the past? It makes no sense OTHER THAN we're babies and we baby people.
  18. In My La Z boy
    Why are we more fragile today? Asking as an old man. Ivan Rodriguez, Yadier Molina, that wasn't that long ago? What's more grueling about catching than when i watched Bench & Fisk do it nearly everyday? Jeffers is a big strong kid. My real point was shedding a $10M back up catcher who doesn't hit very well is a good idea, and it's not a good idea to trade Jeffers.
  19. In My La Z boy
    That's silly. 8 catchers played over 135 games last year, and we cannot afford a 10M back up catcher. Jason Kendall played 15 seasons and AVERAGED 135 games per year. The article was about trading Jeffers which is crazy. Trading Vazquez, as TD has written repeatedly about, isn't about needing another catcher in return, it's about salary relief, and he's not that good anymore obviously.
  20. In My La Z boy
    Whitey was proposing trading Vazquez not Jeffers. I've been reading articles for months on trading Vazquez and NOT for a catcher. I don't understand this comment. I like the idea of trading Vazquez and giving Jeffers 135 games.
  21. In My La Z boy
    Paris Hiltons place burned to the ground last night, but good point 👍
  22. In My La Z boy
    🎯 Correa/Buxton/Lopez = 60% of our team budget And obviously a Team with a $130M budget cannot possibly afford a $37M shortstop. I liked being the Piranha's I liked being the Bomba Squad Who are we? We have no identity.
  23. In My La Z boy
    Rooting for Louie! Great arm, and great young man! Article up on mlbtraderumors.com Dan Hayes of the Athletic reports there is ROBUST interest from potential buyers and suggests a new owner could be in place by opening day 😀 Let's go!
  24. In My La Z boy
    Falvey is obviously not allowed to do anything of consequence. This just signals we're more concerned w/catcher than left-handed relief, and keeps the potential Vazquez trade on the table. In theory we're still needing to trim salary before opening day.
  25. In My La Z boy
    The Ishbia bros or any other buyer is buying for the future. This will be a long term investment. Present circumstances won't matter. A buyer will buy for his own potential development regardless of current condition. Current revenues and expenses will have a say in purchase price, but it is really about potential development as we've seen with the Wilf's and others. Purchase price will be about development and scarcity. There are only 30 of these teams. It's a scarce and exclusive group.
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