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To try to build up trade value. Unfortunately, the players did not hold up their end of the bargain.

I don't think the goal was to improve this year.

I'm not sure. It will show that he can handle a season healthy. Up until now he hasn't shown that. The only thing that will hurt his value is if he doesn't stay healthy. Killing myself with the grandad level puns today. ?

I wouldn't stress over it. #granddad jokes

More white sox weird injuries.

Totally different injury for a football player. His was severe enough they put a rid in his tibia to try to take the stress off the bone. Didn't work.

No. A stress reaction or fracture is more like a crack from overuse and the pain coming from the periosteum or covering of the bone. Going to need to modify his footwear for the future but shouldn't be a long term issue.

It's a stress reaction in the tibia. He'll be fine. Usually a 1-3 month injury depending on the severity.

He got one for now but two for later as opposed to 2 that are ready now as with the other trade. You can do multiple goals at once. It doesn't have to be all now or all later. He split it in this case.

We can hope.

Agreed just trying to figure out why they may take one package over another

Maybe the preference was to get younger players for the future as they won't ne competitive for a couple years.

Apparently.

Not like Kopech was having a stellar year. He's a talent project who hasn't lived up to any potential. What was he really worth?

Maybe the league just isn't sold on Fedde being able to continue this performance.

I think it's all about what they need to give up. It looks like the ask for Crochet is pretty high from that return. I guess we see if anyone meets it or if Getz folds under the pressure.

I disagree. I like the Cease trade and the Grossman trade.

Wasn't that the reason JR gave as to why he hired Getz? It shouldn't come as a surprise.

Probably true.

How can it not? That limits the teams that will pay for an extension with a player that has 2 more years of control.

Does this make him captain too patient?

I agree. The really did well to get out of that contract and get a good starting pitcher.

Right, he is only playing dh as he can't play the field yet. So hiw long us it going to take to get up to playing speed. I guess he could be ready in a few weeks. Just seems weird that, the cardinals get out if his contract and he may not play much while getting a decent starting pitcher and a 4th OF.

He also had wrist surgery and probably won't play this year.

Yeah, how do the cardinals give up only edman and get fedde and pham? I'm not sure edman will ever play much with his weird wrist injury. The cardinals killed it here.