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Like most of this year and not much after iirc.

Hunter Renfroe. EDIT: Rymer Liriano, who I actually had to double check was still there.

THEY CAN'T KEEP ALL THOSE SHORTSTOPS, DAVID

i think it was directly tied to the revisions and the subsequent approval process. the threat of an injunction, however limited, was still there when they ordered it. I figured it was, but it's also possible they had a better picture as to how that would play out. That said, the approval process is definitely the most likely culprit.

I will keep this separate from the Castro/Castillo thread because this is a brave new era free of mega threads and he's likely to be involved in plenty of rumors and who gives a crap about Beef. That said, WHY DON'T WE SPECULATE, FOLKS: Not sure the Padres have enough left in the prospect tank to swing that one.

I wonder if they delayed buying steel due to concerns that something would come up that would halt construction (ie: Rooftop injunction, some Landmarks board vote, etc) and they'd just be left holding a ton of steel.

I know slightly more than [expletive] all, but it's not as extensive a demolition, there really isn't a whole lot of latitude for what they'd be doing with the steel (as there would be with the bleachers because they were completely redesigning that area and sign placement etc.)...there's no reason they should have to wait until the middle of winter to order steel and they've already done a lot of steel work in the 3B concourse. I just can't imagine where the red tape that held up the bleachers could come into play with ripping up concrete, replacing steel to more or less match the existing design, and pouring new concrete. How long did almost nothing seem to be going on once they had finished knocking down the bleachers in October? I kinda figured this as well. Do we know how much stuff like expanding Wrigley into the street for the new bleachers had played into red-tape hold ups?

No day games is [expletive].

Burritos?

I thought Dusty spilled that everywhere.

Yeesh

Yea I totally wasn't clear on that situation. I also recall reading that they wanted prospects to work on having second positions so I have no idea if he's going to switch between C and CF now.

Funny, I don't recall actually doing that.

Again, I imagine the cost and logistics of having to share a different stadium, especially one an hour and a half from Wrigley could be massively unappealing to a team.

I don't think that at all. Phase one just strikes me as the most likely to be delayed (easy to say, though, seeing as how extensively it was).

On the upside, it looks like Phase Two is a lot less likely to be delayed by the elements, although I obviously know jack-all about construction. Phase Two is: Clubhouses (inside-ish, I'd imagine) Bullpens (under the bleachers being built now) "A new, 30,000-square-foot concessions preparation and staging area will be added below the plaza" This seems to be the real doozy of Phase Two: "The seats and most of the concrete from the left-field foul pole to the main gate under the marquee will all be replaced, and the third-base-side concourse will be completed. Plans include new concessions and bathrooms in the area." and "enhancements to the right-field upper deck, including the development of a new outdoor concourse along the south and west roofline of the ballpark with additional concessions and bathrooms." Phase Three shifts things to the first base side.

I'd rather [expletive] in a porta-john It's not just that, but the huge portions of revenue they're gonna miss out on anyways, with the legitimate concern that we could see similar delays and lost revenue in the subsequent phases. 1.) Highly doubtful they'd be getting full revenue playing at Miller Park, anyway. I sincerely doubt they'd be selling out every game and it'd probably cost them something significant to play there for a full year. 2.) This doesn't make much sense to me. As it currently stands, Phase One should essentially be complete come mid-June. From what I can tell, it would seem like this is the most difficult and extensive phase as they are building a significant portion of the stadium from scratch. That said, since it will be done by June and Phase Two won't begin until next offseason anyway, where's the delay coming from besides more cold weather/force majeure type stuff? Should they play the next several years at Miller just in case there's delays each offseason? Aren't they supposed to do some extensive work to the grandstand? The point is if you play a season elsewhere, you do work yearround. I do get that, but they still wouldn't be done. It looks like they're doing substantive work to Wrigley all the way through phase four. I mean if they felt they could have gotten practically everything done in the year, then yea maybe it's worth it. That said, it's certainly possible the cost of playing at the Cell or Miller for a year just ended up not being worth the trouble.

haha remember when catcher was a position of weakness in the system like, a YEAR ago, you guys?

I'd rather [expletive] in a porta-john It's not just that, but the huge portions of revenue they're gonna miss out on anyways, with the legitimate concern that we could see similar delays and lost revenue in the subsequent phases. 1.) Highly doubtful they'd be getting full revenue playing at Miller Park, anyway. I sincerely doubt they'd be selling out every game and it'd probably cost them something significant to play there for a full year. 2.) This doesn't make much sense to me. As it currently stands, Phase One should essentially be complete come mid-June. From what I can tell, it would seem like this is the most difficult and extensive phase as they are building a significant portion of the stadium from scratch. That said, since it will be done by June and Phase Two won't begin until next offseason anyway, where's the delay coming from besides more cold weather/force majeure type stuff? Should they play the next several years at Miller just in case there's delays each offseason?

I'd rather [expletive] in a porta-john

Yeehaw

Good lord

Arrieta is sexier than nachos.