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  1. wsnydes
    As someone that advocates trading Dozier, I would certainly not make the move for a Hoey-level return. If they can get a reasonable return on him then I see no reason not to trade him. I feel that's where this team is at - trade veterans for younger talent and to make room for prospects. I'm more willing to move Plouffe for less so Sano gets out of the outfield. I don't see Plouffe in the long term picture, whereas Dozier still a couple of years.
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    I don't see it happening without quite a few moves and a few things working their way like you pointed out, but if some of the young guys come up and succeed it may not be insane to see them do that. I personally don't think it'll happen, mainly because I don't think the necessary moves will be made. I think the talent is there for the position players. Like has been pointed out, the pitching is what needs to improve in order for them to have even a remote chance of approaching a .500 clip.
  3. wsnydes
    Neither of those are qualifications or requirements for a big league manager, so that would be a refreshing approach.
  4. wsnydes
    I don't see why any of those couldn't be both. I was taught how to go with a pitch before I even got to high school. By the time I graduated, it was automatic. Good question on the Ks and becoming good. I'd be interesting in that answer as well.
  5. wsnydes
    Hardy's knock, in my view, will always be his health. When he was healthy, he was very good at the plate and in the field. His big years in Baltimore were largely due to his good healthy. That trade in particular bothered me a lot. They got nothing for a starting caliber SS. I've never minded the Gomez trade all that much.
  6. wsnydes
    I agree and hope it continues. Good thing he didn't go Bill Buckner on the bit too!
  7. wsnydes
    Buxton seems to be "okay" when he's ahead in the count. That helps him eliminate a pitchers options. I definitely agree that Kepler is ahead of Buxton in the hitting department. That is the extra time in the minors showing up. Buxton should be sent back down, bring up Rosario and have Kepler and Rosario split time in CF.
  8. wsnydes
    I'm all for ripping the FO, but I'm not sure what their other options were. Reasons like this are why the farm system exists in the first place. Kepler could have been brought up, but he wasn't even hitting as well as Buxton at the time. Rosario wasn't in a position to be called back up. Grossman isn't a CF, that's why Santana is still on the roster (all jokes aside). What do you suggest they have done? I don't really think they're doing detrimental damage to his career. I think that's a reach at this point. If struggling like this hurts his career, he's not the elite prospect everyone makes him out to be. I would have preferred he stay in AAA longer as well, but sometimes things don't work out the way you want them to. It's just reality.
  9. wsnydes
    Weren't they essentially forced to promote him due to Santana's injury? That left no CF on the active roster. I'm guessing they they would have preferred to leave him down there a bit longer.
  10. wsnydes
    I was going to say that too. I'm surprised that the odds are that good.
  11. wsnydes
    Agree completely that those guys weren't ready to be called up. I'm not suggesting that they should have. What you are proposing makes more sense then what they actually did. I freely admit that the team wasn't in a great position to begin a rebuild, but they should have started anyway. You have to start somewhere. Unloading what they could is how to begin that, and I don't feel that they did all that they could have. And as you pointed out, once guys were ready, they needed to play them. They didn't do that either, and they still aren't today aside from being forced to.
  12. wsnydes
    This. So much this. It makes no sense to hold guys in the low minors and then catapult them through the high minors to the majors. That's part of the reason these guys are so raw. They are things that they won't learn how to deal with until they see better pitching. Some guys can adjust just fine going from AA to the majors, some can't. That isn't a knock, it's just human reality.
  13. wsnydes
    That approach is at least a rebuilding effort of sorts. It's still bringing in decline stage veterans, but they're at least cheap. Kevin Correia's of the world never made much sense. Signing a bunch of AAAA type guys could have at least bridged the gap and possibly paid off higher returns over what they ended up doing. My criticism is aimed at the efforts made to basically maintain a mediocre level rather than try to go young and start fresh. I have a hard time believing that Morneau and Perkins couldn't have been dealt. Willingham I can agree with, but if the team ate some of his salary he may have been. Either way, my broader point has always been that this team didn't then and still hasn't now ever started a true rebuilding.
  14. wsnydes
    Endless drywall sanding sounds like torture to me.
  15. wsnydes
    while not required, you can at least have clothes on when you're just Alone.
  16. wsnydes
    Yeah, that's not a good sign. Demolition can be therapeutic. Remember that for the next project. Just make sure that it doesn't get "overly therapeutic" and go too far. That's counterproductive to the therapy.
  17. wsnydes
    Now I want cookies...
  18. wsnydes
    It's really hard to find a contractor that is as cheap as me too. So there is that. I built houses while I was in college, so I do enjoy the carpentry. Regardless of what I'm tinkering with, it's usually not fun while I'm doing it. I usually dread starting it. But once it's done, I feel like I had fun. The satisfaction of doing that stuff is nice too.
  19. wsnydes
    Exactly. I was joking as I was replacing my stairs that I'd never hire myself. It took far longer than I was willing to pay for. They were exposed wood treads and risers, so I took my time and often measured three times so I could cut once. It took me about 6 hours to actually replace them, plus the time to stain and put three coats of poly on. Then there is the fun with the wood putty! They look very good though. I impressed myself even. That's always a great feeling that almost makes the swearing, bleeding, and funny looks from my wife worth it.
  20. wsnydes
    Tell me more, o' wise one!
  21. wsnydes
    I like to use the lack of either good tools or correct tools as an excuse to go buy more tools. My wife either humors me and says nothing or just doesn't say anything because she knows I'll just go get them anyway.
  22. wsnydes
    While that could limit his value, it's not as though a team in need of a late innings guy wouldn't have dealt for him. Clearly his value between then and now is a lot of hindsight. But at the same time, that is what the FO guys are paid to foresee and account for.
  23. wsnydes
    So that is where I go wrong...
  24. wsnydes
    It is kind of "fun", in a sadomasochistic way. I have other things I'd rather spend my time on and my skills aren't good enough to meet my own standards (taping drywall among them), so I bite the bullet and pay a professional to do somethings. I stick to carpentry and the occasional minor electrical and plumbing modification.
  25. wsnydes
    I hear you there. Over Memorial Day weekend, I ripped out a half flight of stairs that seemed to have been built by a drunken 6 year old. One rise was 6-1/2" and the next was 8-3/4" etc etc. I had to shim not only the treads to level them out, but I also had to shim out the riser to square them up. I was too lazy to redo the stringers. They were in good shape anyway. That's not remodeling a kitchen, but time consuming nonetheless.
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