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  1. Post Count Padder
    Colin Rea.
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    Well that's interesting.
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    Dang I wanted him. Gets a little less than Holmes did. I wonder if they use him as a starter. Basically swapped with the Phillies for Romano.
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    Yeah they can add Palencia or someone else. That was just a starting guess. But speaking of.... Our 40 man is full before the Rea signing. Someone is getting DFA'd or a trade is around the corner.
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    I'm still trying to make sense of this and if they are talking trade, then this makes a lot of sense as a safe and steady but unexciting back of the rotation filler. IF it is a trade, and I've been thinking, I really want to make something happen with Minnesota. Say Assad and Wicks and Caissie for Lopez and Jax and one of their infielders. Castro, Miranda and Julien have played around the infield and could be the stopgap at 3B and the backup elsewhere. But if they traded for Tucker, only to take him to arbitration and not really upgrade the team around him then I think it's time for a front office (and ownership) overhaul.
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    Augie Ojeda and Jose Macias vibes.
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    That's the only thing that makes sense to me, is that Assad is being used in a trade elsewhere. But I still don't love it. And if that's not the case, then I don't know. Maybe Jed butt-dialed Rea's agent.
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    How is this an upgrade? Am I missing something? I know it's not a lot of money but he's not better than Assad and we have other, more interesting long relievers.
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    Cubs were granted an extra option year on Killian, for whatever that's worth.
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    So our current pen depth chart is: Hodge (making the team) Pearson (making the team) Morgan (making the team) Miller (making the team, no options) Theilbar (making the team, no options) Thompson (no options) Zastryzny (no options) Merryweather (no options) Festa (no options) So Spring Training could see a lot of turnover potentially if there are more additions (there should/will be) and some surprise performances (someone like Brown or Ethan Roberts or Little or Neely could easily steal a spot).
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    Meh. He went to my brother's alma mater so there's that. RIP Mastro. Maybe they try to sneak him through waivers but I could see a team needing a utility bench player sending us some cash.
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    The Lux trade is just so confounding from the Reds' standpoint. Roster Resource has him plugged in at DH (lol). As said above, they spent so much time finding a good deal for India to open the infield logjam and then they go out and complicate it again. Either McClain is hurt way more than anyone knows or they are planning more trades. They also still have Noelvi Marte in AAA (yes he had an awful season but was a very good prospect).
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    Yeah, good for Rooker. A's took a shot on him and he's blossomed into a solid hitter. He gets paid but also gives them a team discount. I also keep thinking about this tweet from last year. Dude must've been mad because then he went and hit .293!
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    I'll have what he's having.
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    Orioles sign 41-year-old Charlie Morton, one year and $15 mil. The Boyd contract looks less bad as the offseason progresses, ha. Orioles have a quietly decent rotation but definitely lacking following Burns' exit.
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    Wow the Dodgers DFA'd Diego Cartaya. I know his bat flatlined the last two years but he's just 23 still and was a top 20 prospect in all of baseball before last season. I'm not sure we're a fit anymore but some team is gonna take a shot.
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    Lol nevermind. horsefeathers Dodgers. It's not like I really wanted him but of course the Dodgers get another guy.
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    I like Workman and Brujan but they are not set in stone on the roster. If you can add a better player, you do it. I have a soft spot for Zastryzny and Thompson but they are not guaranteed spots. Same goes for Merryweather. I am "fine" with things at the moment but I don't think they're done adding just bc a few minor pieces were recently thrown into the mix.
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    Yeah and this could also end up being a March trade as teams figure out their depth and benches as ST starts. If we don't sign an important bench bat, I am thinking we do end up waiting awhile.
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    The Angels are considering an offer to Pete Alonso. They have like no direction but his market is clearly not active so maybe they could get a good deal. Or it's just a negotiating ploy to get the Mets to offer more.
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    Yeah still a lot of question marks there. I was just now wondering though if we couldn't entice the Tigers in some kinda trade for Matt Vierling. Not a star but he can play all three OF spots as well as 3B and 2B and probably could play 1B (only has a few innings there). Maybe for Canario? They don't have a lot of OF depth and we have loads.
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    He's been brought up but I don't hate Connor Joe as a cheap 1B/OF bench bat. I'm getting the feeling we might just see Brujan and Workman battle Shaw in Spring Training. Still early but a lot of the 3B options are gone and there aren't many I'd rather have.
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    It's fine. He's posted good numbers for the most part the past 5 seasons. Even this year his peripherals were better than his ERA. And we are thin at LHR. That said I'm surprised it's a guaranteed contract. Guess that means he's "the" lefty to start the season unless Little or Zaztryszy wildly outpitch him in ST.
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    Yeah agreed. Can play anywhere, hits a little, plays great defense, shouldn't cost much. Lotta people here have been singling him out all offseason. Then that leaves Workman and Brujan to battle it out for one spot.
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    This is a fun low risk former top prospect for former top prospect trade. The difference is Brujan was a much better prospect and is a much more interesting player. Mervis had no place here anymore and I thought was gonna be released to go to the KBO or something. Brujan still might be a decent utility player.
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