Quite literally half the team is traded and I feel 0% better about the current team and all the additional picks than I did about the original horsefeathers show of a team.
Hype me up on Ramirez and why in god's name he should be ahead of Conrad or even Alcantara? I just don't see more than like a 2nd division starter or a good bench bat, but maybe I'm wrong.
Why spend 15M when you have a guy in Ballesteros who is likely to give you similar production for almost no cost? The last 3 years Suarez has put up 105, 115 and 125 wRC+. Ballesteros put up a 143 last year and while that's not realistic to expect, I don't see any reason he can't put up a 110-120.
Card fans were expecting a huge return of like Montes + Cijntje, I guess we'll see if they get it. If they managed to get any of Sloan, Anderson or Emerson, it was a huge win.
He's kind of like Deron in that he's not overly fast, athletic, etc. but he's just incredibly smooth and calm. He also appears to be getting better at an incredibly rapid rate. Even compared to where he was 2 months ago, he is significantly better.
I know I should be thankful for how good Illinois is but damn if they had been able to keep the two Illinois kids in Morez-Johnson and Fears, they would have been a monster.
Why would they have to pay Taillon's salary for "whatever they can get". If Taillon is a FA right now, he definitely gets the 18M he's due this year. If they ate salary I'd expect a legit prospect coming back.