SouthSideRyan
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I'd lead with his 368 innings of poor major league performance, and follow with the fact that he's arb eligible. -
After we manage to pry Matusz away, maybe we can pick up Andy Marte to play 3B and Lastings Milledge for CF.
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Nobody seemed to care when he did it to Montreal Besides they can't be expected to compete without a new stadium
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I tend to think, as of now, that 2015 is probably the most realistic year to begin to make a push. I doubt even the great Theo survives 2 more full seasons of horrible, bottom-feeder baseball. This team MUST compete. While I think we'll likely be awful in 2013, almost decent in 2014 and really good in 2015 abd beyond, why do you think they must compete now? They're taking advantage of a starved fanbase thats extremely loyal. This couldn't be done in New York or Boston, but I think we'll stay above 2.5 mill attendance no matter what. It's not like we've got some rich tradition of winning. In the end, whether we win 65 or 76 games next year, is inconsequential. If we win 65 gamesthis year we well not draw 2.5 in '14 without surprise contention. Id bet a lot on that. If their plan is who cares how bad we are the sheep will come then they weren't paying attention to the crowds the last 2 months of the year
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Go ahead and cross Z off that list.
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I don't want to junk up the trade thread with this discussion, but Toronto had no issue picking up 150M in contracts today. Either every team in MLB will be bankrupt in 5 years or this is the new financial environment for teams that plan on competing. This will be another offseason of "HE GOT WHAT??" in response to every free agent signed, and we're going to have to get used to paying what seems like extreme overpays for freely available talent. I guess we could wait until the next Red Sox or Marlins situation comes along and pick up their junk in order to get some really good players, but I'd rather not willingly take on garbage to get good again.
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At least we know we we'll avoid the worst record in the NL again.
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The important thing to the Marlins was dumping 62M in contract commitments. (158M if Reyes is included)
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Toronto also got naming rights to the river Styx
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I thank aTm for what they did. People on these boards REALLY love Kansas State! What's a Kansas State?
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I tend to think, as of now, that 2015 is probably the most realistic year to begin to make a push. The short of it is, barring some surprises, there just aren't many pieces that we are going to add to the core of Castro/Rizzo in the next year or two. At best, it feels like maybe an piece or two will develop into capable starters, but there just isn't much that we are adding to the core to build around. Thankfully, Castro/Rizzo are young enough that we can take that time. Most of our prime prospects are a few years away, and it's not like we have a ton of assets to bring in a lot of upper level, closer to ready quality talent. I'm not enthused about it. I can understand it, and I'm okay "punting" 2013. I don't know if the general fan base can take 3 years of horrid play, though. to "begin to make a push," [expletive] kill me.
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To elaborate on my "[expletive] you." That's an ok deal, but it's a troubling sign about how many seasons we're going to punt.
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[expletive] you.
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People down in Waco sure are testy.
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Speaking of which, it would be difficult to find a team uglier than Iowa. People say that every year, and they keep taking it to the next level. I mean their physical appearances. They are an ugly group of mofos. So did I
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Why would that concern you?
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Speaking of which, it would be difficult to find a team uglier than Iowa. People say that every year, and they keep taking it to the next level.
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Why are any of you watching this [expletive]?
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2013 Mock Offseason Thread
SouthSideRyan replied to davell's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Andrus reminds me of a young Francisco Cabrera -
I'll make sure to post a bio next time I talk about a recruit.
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2013 Mock Offseason Thread
SouthSideRyan replied to davell's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I love Justin Upton, but I think just about everyone on here is overvaluing what it will take to acquire him. He's no longer cheap, he's no longer under control for a long time, and he hasn't been a model of consistency. -
He really is pretty dumb though
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Colbert to Illinois
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I just want the Rookie of the Year to have been benched for the corpse of Scott Rolen.
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Jealousy mostly.
