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  1. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    It will cost them an extra $4M to pick up the option. In what world is that pricey? This isn’t the 90s.
  2. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    So that extra $4M to pick up the option for next season looks like a steal
  3. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    How much does 1 WAR cost in the open market these days? Because he’ll do at least that.
  4. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    I realize this was sarcasm but picking up that option for next season doesn’t look like a bad idea at all.
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    If Moncada returns to his former self, I’ll put TA/Moncada/Robert/Abreu/Vaughn against any other team’s top 5.
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    Leury flashing leather
  7. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    The Twins still suck. Guess this club just needed an old fashioned KW ass kicking to wake up. Second half is ours.
  8. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    I never said Pollock is a perfect fit for RF. But I see him as a better fit for RF than someone like Schwarber. I think a combination of Vaughn/Engel/Pollack is fine for the corners. Sheets is a DH/1b and should only be playing outfield in a pinch. Colas should be up next year. Hopefully his defense is good enough to man RF full time.
  9. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    I saw RF as the biggest need by far. I liked the Pollock trade. The outfield free agent market was very weak imo and I didn’t see any of the available options as significant upgrades from what they already had. Many were focused on the starting rotation as a big need. I didn’t and still don’t think that’s a need. Giolito/Lynn simply have to pitch better.
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    You have your opinion and I have mine. I still believe the first half struggles have far more to do with players already on the roster than ones that weren’t. And no one can convince me that adding Schwarber and Gausman (and no one else) gives this team more than a few more wins than where they stand today.
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    How is an overall grade of B- praising him? And you don’t hit on every free agent signing, no one does. You can’t rip him for signing Kelly but not give credit for signing Graveman. Or rip him for signing Velasquez but not give credit for signing Cueto. Even teams with huge free agent budgets last offseason like the Jays and Rangers have seen mixed results this season.
  12. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Who did you want him to sign last offseason that would have made that much of a difference?
  13. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Because we already have many other threads declaring the season a failure. Didn’t see the need for another. But feel free to start one.
  14. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    As I said in the previous post, feel free to start your “comprehensive” list that omits Cueto in another thread.
  15. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    I agree they should have signed Harper but that’s not on Hahn. That’s on Jerry. Let’s be honest, Jerry would never sign off on a mega deal like Harper or Machado or Betts.
  16. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    I did. I started this thread. You can take your list to a different thread if you’d like.
  17. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/04/white-sox-sign-johnny-cueto-to-minor-league-deal.html Had a deal in place well before opening day. Disqualifying Cueto from this list is funny.
  18. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Where’s Cueto?
  19. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Who were all these obvious upgrades you speak of? You mentioned Gausman and Schwarber. Those two alone cost $40M this season and a heck of a lot more after this season. And that’s if you somehow pick two of the top performing free agents from last offseason, which no one does. Even with those two on the roster this season, the team is only marginally better.
  20. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    They’re better this year than the guys in those positions last year. Again, if we are going to compare to last year, Lynn, Moncada, Grandal, and Giolito are far bigger problems as they are nowhere near last season’s level. Heck, even if they were just slightly worse than last year this is a 50+ win team today that’s running away with the division.
  21. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    It doesn’t matter if Cueto was part of the original plan or not. Bottom line is he was signed in the offseason and he’s been just as good as Gausman for far less money. I didn’t see people salivating for Schwarber last offseason. That’s simply Monday morning quarterbacking.
  22. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Some people complaining about the lack of big name upgrades last offseason fail to acknowledge the available options weren’t very good. Signing Story/Baez for $140M or Semien for $175M? No thanks!
  23. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Yes, I’ll take Pollock over Goodwin and Harrison over Madrigal this season.
  24. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    Clearly, Kelly has the stuff to be a plus setup guy and I’m sure that’s why they signed him. He just has had little to no command. Hopefully his last couple outings are a step in the right direction. If he figures it out, a backend of Kelly, Lopez , Graveman, and Hendriks is elite regardless of what Bummer does.
  25. JUSTgottaBELIEVE
    But how have those guys disappointed? It’s not just about age. Some of the younger guys like Eloy, Moncada, and Giolito have been some of the biggest disappointments this season. They should all be “in their prime” based on their age.
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