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I know, right? Hendry would have got Joe Blanton and Johnny Gomes and only given up 3 of our top 10 prospects. I still curse Brendan Harris and Ray Sadler's names. you make a good point, Hendry really never traded any good prospects at the trade deadline changing subjects, who do you guys think will win AL MVP this year Just saying....you also could have gone with the AL Cy Young.

You don't have a spot for Javy or just taking a wait and see approach? I also think they might be holding a spot for Berry as their Dyson. Who do you take off for Javy or Berry? Do you really need a 3rd backup OF, especially with Coghlan also being able to play there? Javy will have to really hit his way on the team, unless Soler doesn't make it back. I really think Jackson makes Denorfia expendable. You'll have Jackson and Bryant capable of covering all three positions if needed, and then Coghlan too. I'm pulling for Baez as much as anyone, but I don't know if he'd be the type to contribute much in a situation where he'd be getting one at bat a game against, most likely, a top reliever. Barry on the other hand...I don't see how Denorfia, as the second or third RH option off the bench, offers more than he does The way Maddon has been talking Javy up and the way he's willing to put young players right in there for regular playing time, I wouldn't be surprised if he's in the lineup 3-4 times a week or more in September Yeah I think Coghlan is the real wild card in all of this. While the metrics like him defensively, it's pretty clear to anyone who watches that he's a liability wherever he plays. If Baez shows any sort of offensive output, it gets to be a real debate on which two of Coghlan/Baez/Jackson/Soler get the 2B/RF spots. Jackson and Baez gives you the best defense, but probably the least offensive production. Guess we have a month to see what they all can do. In terms of actual roster, is there any chance we can convince Lester to leave Ross off the roster? Or is his defense too important with Lester's yips? In an ideal world, I'd love to roll with these 13: Montero Rizzo Coghlan Russell Bryant Schwarber Fowler Jackson Soler Baez Castro Berry LaStella If Ross has to make it, then I think it comes down to punting Castro or LaStella. Castro is the better player, but LaStella gives you the lefty bat.

You don't have a spot for Javy or just taking a wait and see approach? I also think they might be holding a spot for Berry as their Dyson. Who do you take off for Javy or Berry? Do you really need a 3rd backup OF, especially with Coghlan also being able to play there? Javy will have to really hit his way on the team, unless Soler doesn't make it back. I really think Jackson makes Denorfia expendable. You'll have Jackson and Bryant capable of covering all three positions if needed, and then Coghlan too. I'm pulling for Baez as much as anyone, but I don't know if he'd be the type to contribute much in a situation where he'd be getting one at bat a game against, most likely, a top reliever. Barry on the other hand...I don't see how Denorfia, as the second or third RH option off the bench, offers more than he does

don't think it has anything to do with soler's health Yeah, maybe it's just a Denorfia/Sczcur upgrade. I just wonder if they're worried about Soler getting healthy right at the end of the year since there won't be anywhere to go for a quick rehab assignment. I guess just hope we've got a spot locked up with a week to go so we have some games to play with.

This is such a low risk move that it doesn't necessarily imply anything, but I would think this doesn't look good for seeing Soler again this year.

I was really, really hoping this was going to be the full scene and I could watch it on loop until this game starts.

I was really, really hoping this was going to be the full scene and I could watch it on loop until this game starts.

That should just about do it. It's been fun.

All of baseball is OPSing 546 against him this year. Please. Just stop.

James Russell is (somehow) 1-2 against him in his career. Is there any way we can get his bat into the lineup?

Counting today, Haren has faced Locke, Jungmann, Sale, Williams Perez, and Bumgarner Since the deadline Hendricks has faced Garza, Cain, Samardzija, Miller, and Peavy Please stop, you have no idea what you're talking about The only good pitcher Arrieta has faced in the 2nd half is Shelby Miller and Cole Hamels The only good pitcher Lester has faced in the 2nd half is Kluber. The rotation got all messed up when maddon started lester on short rest after the PPD game vs. the pirates. Jesus you would be so much more tolerable (and that's saying something, because you still wouldn't be) if you would just admit when you're wrong. Have your weird opinions and ideas on what's going on. When you get proven wrong, very explicitly, just take it. Like every other poster in here is capable of doing.

There's one more.

Just watching through Gameday, but the first strike to Belt was about the worst called strike I've seen on there.

Yeah and they are effing delicious. You'll taste them for about 4 days though.

That's an interesting hypothetical. You might have been talking about the old old system (pre-any wild card), but given how we're playing now, would you rather have the current set up which pretty much guarantees a one game playoff, or just have one wild card team get in and be forced to overtake Pittsburgh by the end of the year?

i'm guessing you stole this joke, but it's still pretty good Surprisingly not consciously, but yeah....I'm sure I'm not the first.

sontensei was probably the guy talking about how many people were injured by falling debris after Randy Quaid destroyed the alien ship in Independence Day.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUFY8Zw0Bag

Yeah I would have gone with Grimm in this exact situation, but I'm just following on Gameday, so not sure how it went with pitchers warming up.

i wish they gave baez the call instead honestly. I'm gonna start taking bets as to whether or not you're one of the first to turn on him. Everyone else already turned on him last year, but sontensei is unaware that last year happened because it wasn't 2008 or 2015. I heard about last year, but I've never been fast to turn against a really young player, wasn't he 21 last year? or 22? Remember the vaunted rookies back in the early 00's? i never turned on them guys -- So we wouldn't find you saying anything bad about Russell this year right?

I know it's not going to happen this year, but....why not? I don't think his pitches have significantly more movement on them than say...Hendricks (and Hendricks probably needs the framing a lot more than Lester does). This foul ball aside, the one silver lining I get from every Ross strikeout is that it pushes him a little closer to retiring and just being Lester's favorite bench coach, instead of sucking up 150 PAs a year.

Lost in the Dong Party is Hammel putting together a pretty good start. Granted, against the Braves collection of made up players, but it's a step in the right direction.

Giants offense is ass Well that's nowhere close to true. Seriously. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=&age=0&filter=&players=0 Well I'm sure when completely healthy it's fine but right now it's terrible. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2015&month=2&season1=&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=&age=0&filter=&players=0 13th in baseball in the last two weeks. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2015&month=3&season1=&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=&age=0&filter=&players=0 3rd in baseball in the last 30 days. Let me know what else you need.

Giants offense is ass Well that's nowhere close to true. Seriously. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=&age=0&filter=&players=0