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  1. USAFChief
    We'll all keep you in our thoughts, Halsey.
  2. USAFChief
    Winner.
  3. USAFChief
    Hahahahahahahaha. Sunscreen. ... Hahahahahahahahahaha.
  4. USAFChief
    No. Its three or four levels past hot.
  5. USAFChief
    Oklahoma? Not Arizona?? What does it matter? Great job Dave!
  6. USAFChief
    That's probably from the famous SoCal smog.
  7. USAFChief
    I think it's pretty clear that he's a guy that has talent, can be a really good bullpen piece...but has issues with command that are magnified when he's overused and/or used in outings of more than an inning. I'm of the opinion you have to keep him, but use him properly. Be careful with back to back outings, and do not bring him back out for another inning after he finishes an inning.
  8. USAFChief
    I stand by my opinion that failing to use the two relievers brought up specicifically because the entire bullpen was gassed, and then watching those gassed relievers give up a TD and a FG, should have been grounds for immediate dismissal. Still should be. Santana gave them seven and averted a crisis. Molitor then created a new one.
  9. USAFChief
    Thank god Molitor used his "guys that can get outs" with a six run lead yesterday, instead of the fresh arms given to him specifically to avoid such a catastrophe.
  10. USAFChief
    This cannot be said enough. We're on year three of "the embarrassing riches of minor league bullpen talent" which is often given as a reason not to add major league talent to the pen. It actually applies to virtually every position on the field, but partcularly to the pen, where there is actual talent available every winter. Go get major league talent whenever/wherever you can. If a minor leaguer forces his way into the picture, great! Too many good players has never, ever been a problem in the history of baseball.
  11. USAFChief
    There's a list of June trades at MLBTraderumors up right now. They do happen.
  12. USAFChief
    Signing a starter for 4-6 years at 8 figures per year, and signing a reliever for 1-3 years, at 7 figures per year, are not apt comparisons. Complaining about large sums of wasted money, and complaining about not possibly wasting modest sums of money, are not apt comparisons. Even if every single FA signed fails, you have your entire minor league system to count on, putting you in the same position as if you hadn't signed a single one. All you've lost is money, and innings. Personally I don't give a rip if ownership makes a few million less. That ain't my goal, and I hope it's not theirs. The point was, indeed, finding bullpen solutions. Arguing that free agency isn't one route is not supported by any argument I've heard put forth here or elsewhere.
  13. USAFChief
    Nice job gocgo!
  14. USAFChief
    When you're dabbling in minor league free agency, of course it's a crapshoot. And even that is giving it too much credit, what you're really hoping for is to get lucky. That one of the three AAAA guys you sign has a lucky year. But to say you can't sign quality bullpen pieces isn't true. They exist, you just have to be willing to pay the cost. And BTW, injury is zero reason to not sign anybody, except in the case of someone with a chronic injury. All pitchers are injury risks, including the minor league FAs you're depending on.
  15. USAFChief
    So it's not free agency that doesn't work, it's cost? please elaborate.
  16. USAFChief
    "Free agency isn't the way to build it," yet three of the relievers you mention were added as free agents, including both the "terrific" Kintzler and the "pretty good" Breslow.
  17. USAFChief
    For the life of me I can't understand why anyone would care if the MN Twins were to hand out, say, four FA contracts over the winter over $4M, and, say half of them didn't work out. How in any way would that be worse for anyone involved? if that's too much money, fold up the franchise. Or be prepared to watch 550 losses over six years.
  18. USAFChief
    If so, Molitor was platinum today.
  19. USAFChief
    As opposed to Adrianza? Yeah, I think it's a fair question.
  20. USAFChief
    That's the point...hes not very good at working with the talent he has. He was given 2 relievers today specifically so he didn't have to run out his worn out bullpen, except in emergency. What does he do? And then, when he decides to use it anyway, when it is clear to everyone, within 2 hitters, that Pressley doesn't have it, he waits until the game is in doubt, and then...THEN...makes a move. Now the game is in doubt, and you HAVE to use your pen wisely. So what does he Do? Breslow, with no RHer ready so that the opposing manager can PH Caddis, with no fear of a move by Molitor, because...nobody is warming. Managers don't matter?
  21. USAFChief
    Why did call up 2 fresh arms again? If you are going to use your other bullpen arms, why do you let Pressley dig an enormous hole before removing him? Let Breslow go that long? And this isn't just about today. He doesn't have a lot of talent, agreed. But he's part of the talent deficit. Fix it.
  22. USAFChief
    He should not be the manager by tomorrow morning.
  23. USAFChief
    There should be a new manager in the dugout tomorrow. There needs to be accountability at all levels. Sheer stupidity, and you could see it coming from a mile away.
  24. USAFChief
    Count me as quite happy to see Duffey left in the pen, where he belongs.
  25. USAFChief
    No DL in the offseason.
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