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  1. sneakypower
    Mark Gonzales ‏@MDGonzales Bogusevic will take roster spot of dejesus, who was traded to Wash for PTBNL
  2. sneakypower
    Mooneyham?
  3. sneakypower
    yes because it will mean one of our top 5 has died
  4. sneakypower
    we get the point
  5. sneakypower
    alas it is the Brewers who are reaping all the benefits of his negative WAR play, and not us :bye:
  6. sneakypower
    by then he'll be too old to hold onto his BOY GENIUS appeal
  7. sneakypower
    Javy Baez's first 37 G of the year 162 G pace: .243/.275/.459, 92 R, 36 2B, 27 HR, 97 RBI, 14 SB, 22 BB: 202 K Javy Baez's 76 G since then 162 G pace: .295/.370/.600, 135 R, 45 2B, 50 HR, 148 RBI, 32 SB, 62 BB: 169 K or, if you'd prefer full-season...
  8. sneakypower
    didn't we already do this dance before when Kyle said Brandon League must obviously be worth $23M (!) because the Dodgers said he was?
  9. sneakypower
    Is it not our front office's job to be more right about the future of baseball players than their 29 competitors? in every situation? i wouldn't say that's a very realistic expectation
  10. sneakypower
    i'm having difficulty comprehending the point of it; it's about as useful as looking at the lottery balls after they're drawn
  11. sneakypower
    Liriano's pitching on a deal which guarantees him only $1M, i'm sure he's still experiencing some regrets he was a miss, and i don't have an issue with anybody stating that; the Puig/Soler hindsight's really [expletive] dumb though
  12. sneakypower
    In retrospect, I'm not sure why I bothered. i thought it had been implied that we should use some level of intellectual honesty in this exercise i defy you to find one solitary reputable opinion/source who thought at the time Puig was the better bet than Soler; so, in this alternate utopia, this becomes a what-if of the FO making every correct move (fine, whatever) and also a few of the wrong moves which somehow worked out wonderfully anyway? i don't understand the point, unless the argument is that there was indeed an infinitesimal chance of being serious contenders by now/next year had we used the correct dozen-acquisition permutation
  13. sneakypower
    saying "sign Puig instead of Soler" is about as constructive as saying something like "draft Mike Trout" i really, really wanted Liriano though on a 3+ year term
  14. sneakypower
    like it or not, their job was to rebuild an entire organization, and this is what they inherited: http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2013/08/12/the-all-homegrown-mlb/ "these Cubs would be in the running for the first pick of the draft. This makes Theo Epstein’s slash-and-burn rebuild seem all the more necessary." under the budget restraints that were imposed, contending early was never a realistic option, and if you choose to remain willfully ignorant of that i guess that's your prerogative
  15. sneakypower
    Screw that. The specifics have been thrown out thousands of times. Don't come with this nonsensical "there is nothing they can do about their situation" rhetoric. It's their job to make it happen. They are the highly compensated super group already 2 years into their tenure. If they can't figure out a way to make the team competitive 3 seasons in they really did a poor job. but, if they had spent a significant sum of money enough to allow contention, they'd be considered a success at their jobs; that's a hilariously simple way of casting judgment i guess Ned Colletti is finally great at his job, now
  16. sneakypower
    It might be, but that would have to only be by choice. Because it could open next year if they wanted to try and open it. How do you think they should do that? Sign Ellsbury and Tanaka. Put together a solid bullpen out of the guys we have and maybe one additional piece if there's one out there. Could easily compete in 2014. Reinforcements start coming in the form of Baez and maybe Alcantara or Bryant late next season and they go from there. so what is that, $175M in commitments?
  17. sneakypower
    i do wonder how much Granderson's price has gone down; he'd immediately step in and be our best power hitter, and might not be able to command a long term
  18. sneakypower
    fwiw, BA rated him as the SL's best defensive 3B about a week ago
  19. sneakypower
    oddly enough, Villanueva's actually improved each year (119 wRC+ in high-A, 125 wRC+ in AA) since his 2011 season (116 wRC+ in A) that had him as a BA top-100 prospect
  20. sneakypower
    Hits his SL leading 35th double. plus defense, plus makeup, leading the league in doubles and extra base hits at age 22. who is with me on the bandwagon?!? i would be but kyle told me he'll OPS .600 in the majors
  21. sneakypower
    and the doubles just keep piling up for Villanueva
  22. sneakypower
    3 lineouts, what a stupid inning that was
  23. sneakypower
    why is Sveum convinced Rusin can't go beyond 6 IP / 90 pitches?
  24. sneakypower
    here's another replay of a guy getting smoked in the balls!
  25. sneakypower
    and Castillo just ruined Hanigan's day there
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