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  1. Vanimal46
    Do you know how to swim? If so, don't worry about it! You're going to be fine...
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    I think I saw a Twilight Zone episode about this.... Every where you look there's a Chief joke, Chi saying ish, and a Joe M ongoing conversation.
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    Agreed. The best of the best managers set the market for everyone else. And if someone like Joe Maddon and Terry Francona top out at $5 MM a season, why would anyone offer more to less accomplished managers? I'm surprised at this point a place like Fangraphs hasn't tried to at least quantify a manager's WAR... It must truly be impossible to measure, much like Torii Hunter's leadership WAR in 2015 I guess it's just something people have to believe in or not believe in. I think managers like Joe Maddon consistently get their teams to overachieve their projections/talent level. Managers like Paul Molitor may get his team to play at their talent level, but more likely than not underachieve.
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    I'm trying to understand what direction this FO is heading in.... Are they still trying to win games even though they were just sellers yesterday?
  5. Vanimal46
    I agree they should look outside of the organization for their next manager hire. How quickly we forget last year's "total system failure" and some want an internal promotion.
  6. Vanimal46
    This is rational and I agree 100%. But we've been here long enough to know there will be threads created over the winter raising pitchforks for losing (insert player name here) to the Rule 5 draft.
  7. Vanimal46
    Things he's improved on this year: - Giving young players a longer leash - Bullpen management - Calling fewer bunt plays Things that have not improved: - Fundamentals/discipline - Strategic in-game decisions - Lineup construction - - Catering to veterans Molitor is 60 years old. Does he want to come back? Even if he does, it's probably time to move on either way.
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    It's not like they were refusing to answer the phone about these players.... They were floated out as potential trade chips by most of the reputable reporters out there. The market for bats was really that bad this season. We've been trying to fit this square peg in a round hole trading Dozier for the last 1.5 years. Maybe it's time to accept that there's a VERY limited market for him, and it's time to move on from the fantasy of trading him for MLB-ready SP.
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    Even if you're a terrible team, you'd still want your Rule 5 pick to have some sort of positional flexibility or play a premium position like SS, CF, or C. I don't know if you would want an over his head 1B only on roster all season long. That's a tough pill to swallow even for a 90+ loss team.
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    Thanks for putting this together spy! Based off your list, I would let all 5 pending FA's walk. On the arbitration list, I would give Pressly one more chance (on a very short leash) and tender Grossman. There's still a need for a high on-base guy in the lineup and he fills that need at a fairly cheap rate. On the potential cuts list, I would bring up Turley for the bullpen right now so they can decide between him and Boshers for next season. Chargois is my dark horse DFA... 3 seasons lost to arm injuries. Enough is enough. I wouldn't have any issue letting O'Rourke, Palka, and Vargas go either.
  11. Vanimal46
    San Diego is a dream city to live in for me... But I know if I would ever live there, I would be broke within a year. Why do you have to be so expensive San Diego?!
  12. Vanimal46
    Here's the running list from the Rule 5 eligible thread: 1. Gonsalves 2. Rodriguez 3. Thorpe 4. Stewart 5. Slegers 6. Diaz 7. Arraez 8. Palacios 9. Molina 10. Eades 11. Burdi 12. Clay 13. Reed 14. Curtiss 15. Murphy 16. English Plus Mota and Littell, recent acquisitions. I guess give Slegers the early edge since he's been an organization warrior? They could probably tell within a month whether he's worth protecting or DFA'ing. Wouldn't be opposed to adding Reed and Curtiss either for the rest of the season.
  13. Vanimal46
    It would be extremely unlikely, but crazier things have happened in baseball. I'll still watch some games the rest of the way. Today just feels like a step back for watching competitive baseball.
  14. Vanimal46
    We'll disagree they now have 5 starters... There's still work to do in the off-season to hit that number. I know you posted the 2018 Rochester projected rotation which looks nice. Still not sure if they can help out in Minnesota next year or not.
  15. Vanimal46
    The question is will this improved depth ever help out the MLB team? Or will it only help out the Chattanooga Lookouts and Rochester Red Wings? We knew that Kintzler could help out the big league club.... JRM was fine to get rid of. There wasn't a future for him here.
  16. Vanimal46
    I was thinking since there's now flexibility on the 40 man, give one or two of the 16 players requiring protection this off-season an early audition.
  17. Vanimal46
    Yep. It hasn't been a fun 10 days for those of us who wanted to be buyers and see this team try to contend this season. Let's hope it's an aggressive off-season....
  18. Vanimal46
    If it's Belisle that will be disappointing. I'm with Mike... If they want to punt the rest of the season, then punt with young players.
  19. Vanimal46
    Couldn't agree more with your last sentence. Now that it's decided that the season is over for contending, I would hope they call up an assortment of different players to find out what they have. Especially from the list of 10+ relievers in the minors.
  20. Vanimal46
    Apparently this was not a good year to sell SP. Last year teams were offering a king's ransom for good SP.
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    Hasn't been announced yet. But given they made 3 trades for proven pitchers, their farm has to be somewhat depleted after today.
  22. Vanimal46
    So Dodgers acquire Darvish, Tony Watson from Pittsburgh, and Tony Cingrani from Cincinnati. What a day to be a Dodgers fan.
  23. Vanimal46
    This is the correct answer.
  24. Vanimal46
    I forgot to introduce myself... Hi, I'm Thad Levine.
  25. Vanimal46
    Maybe Derek Falvey was following this thread?
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