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  1. TheLeviathan
    I don't think it's realistic to burn the place down and rebuild. They need to imprint their vision on those here and find out who can go along with it and who is too stuck in the past. A few former players associated with the franchise doesn't move the needle much. It's probably more of an olive branch than anything. I do get the concern, the rampant nepotism in this organization has long been my main issue. I'm just going to give these new guys plenty of leeway early on. They deserve that and I don't want to judge their actions by decades of actions by Ryan. I'm not sure that's fair. But I am, just like you, wary of the nepotism.
  2. TheLeviathan
    I'm fine with outside voices bringing in players from the past. The decision making to reach that conclusion is much different than if it was Ryan doing the same thing.
  3. TheLeviathan
    I don't want to take a #3 pitcher. I want a young player with upside. Someone who could help transform this rotation. We already have a #3 in Ervin Santana and we should be dealing him too. I don't see next year as anything worth fussing over. This team is too far away for that. Deal the guys who are likely at peak value, who are old enough not to build around, and try to get some pieces that you can. Keep Dozier and Santana and you can expect the next two years when you have them to be, at best, mediocre. Deal them for the right players you can control for 6 or more years? Now you have some hope to be better than that.
  4. TheLeviathan
    I mean erratic because he's a borderline bench player for two months and then out of his mind for 3 months. And we've seen two years of that. I want a headline piece and one or two other pieces back in the deal. And I hope that headline piece is a pitcher, but I'll take any blue chipper. Let me make this clear: It is highly unlikely that Dozier will be here when we are next contending unless he's an overpaid, declining talent into his 30s. So deal him now, at peak value, or regret it later. That's really as simple as it is. I can't understand the mentality of sit around and wait for this 103 loss team to just transform into a contender. That's not how it works.
  5. TheLeviathan
    Based on Dozier's age and his erratic production, his streak to end last year is probably peak. And you can't get better if you retain a 103 loss team and hope glue and bandaids fix the pitching. This staff isn't getting better without outside acquisitions. And to get something good, you have to trade something good. We should be making high percentage plays to make ourselves better. Trade Dozier for multiple players > keep Dozier and pray. That's what it comes down to.
  6. TheLeviathan
    The best part about Westworld is now I have even more reason to tune out Walking Dead. Win, win!
  7. TheLeviathan
    Yup, Westworld is some good stuff. Really good stuff.
  8. TheLeviathan
    I agree about this class, but i would give Claeys some credit for the defensive guys.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Glad that all signs point to this happening. It should. It needs to.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Defensively. And the o-line is pretty damn good. So, yes and no?
  11. TheLeviathan
    I agree, but the problem is we have been sold for awhile that Leidner could be, or would be, more than that. And he never even managed to be all that mediocre.
  12. TheLeviathan
    I agree that the line play suffered badly in the second half. But good lord some of those interceptions were inexcusable. Bad high school QB bad.
  13. TheLeviathan
    Great site guys, it's come a long way with a lot of hard work and dedication. You should be proud of it.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Ramos helps no one in the short term. He's likely out all most of next year.
  15. TheLeviathan
    I'd rather not invest that much in someone so consistently hurt.
  16. TheLeviathan
    I couldn't care less about WAR for catchers.
  17. TheLeviathan
    Hadn't heard that. Well....guess we'll see what happens then. So far, so freaking good.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Look at it another way, we just swapped the arb. price of roster complicating Plouffe for a major upgrade at catcher. Couldn't have dreamed it any better.
  19. TheLeviathan
    I hope they don't try for more than 3. Tell a good story and get out, anything mroe than three seems like a dicey prospect for this concept.
  20. TheLeviathan
    I would argue we don't know what our pitchers are capable of until we give them a better defensive catcher and defense behind them. You can't complain on one hand that the team isn't willing to make themselves better and then complain about the price to pay in FA. They acquired the best available catcher on the market. Three years is nothing.
  21. TheLeviathan
    "Upside" catchers are not readily available inside or outside the organization. He'll likely be a wash offensively but a huge boon defensively relative to Suzuki. The upside will be seen on the pitching staff.
  22. TheLeviathan
    He's not blocking anyone for at least a year, probably more. He will provide a professional catcher with good defense for a young staff. Our best bet to improving our pitching was adding a good defensive catcher. We just did that. No one move was "turning us around"
  23. TheLeviathan
    Um.....there is no "much higher". 8.5 million for a very good defensive catcher with decent offense is a damn good signing IMO. Unless Buster Posey is available, what the hell do you want?
  24. TheLeviathan
    Seriously, Westworld is good stuff. Holy crap.
  25. TheLeviathan
    Excellent, excellent move. So happy to see this.
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