MiddleCoastBias

I'm kind of ok with having the Lynn rumors in their own thread because I want nothing to do with him, so I can just avoid the nonsense of that thread entirely.

I'm sorry, our top 4 starting pitching prospects involved in one trade, and it's not for deGrom++? No thank you.

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Shhhh, don't tell them that. Did he hit a 500 foot HR off of any of their pitchers last year too? Maybe we can just send them that video and convince them how good he is.

Bilek with something new

As I thought more about my own question, I don't want him anymore either. The length of commitment with uncertainty is a consideration, and I also don't want to be responsible for letting the Red Sox off the hook on this contract and giving them payroll flexibility.

Red Sox reportedly willing to take on salary to move players like JDM and Eovaldi. Eovaldi is owed $17M in 2021 and 2022. He's dealing with a calf issue right now, but anyone see possible interest there?

These trade props I see for Lynn (from both Sox AND Rangers fans' perspectives) are borderline ludicrous. I've never seen different fanbases value the same player so wildly differently. Rangers fans think they're getting some unlucky franchise's top 4 prospects, and I just hope it won't be us. I'll very interested to see what Texas finally gets for him and wait to see their fans' reactions ?☕

While this may be the case for most of our pitchers, isn't this exactly what Fulmer complained about, saying he wanted to go back to how he pitched in college? Seemed like he was pretty vocal about the changes that were made on his delivery that he didn't like, and now he's a prominent 1st rd bust as a result*.

At this point my goal is "win the division". I'll still be scoreboard watching and checking the standings. Less concerned about jockeying for seeding and matchups, and more interested in planting the flag that establishes we're the best in the AL Central now and moving forward.

I bet Anderson has a BIG day, he'll be rounding the bases multiple times today.

This is the key, yes. I was expecting Madrigal up tonight and Mendick over at 3rd, give Moncada four days off, wonder why that isn't the case today. But the Yolmer up to put Moncada on the IL is not something I had considered.

"He hasn't gotten as many days off." *goes ahead and inserts him in the lineup anyway* Cool cool cool.

Swinging it well too

Don't stop, get it get it!

"Whatever, we don't even care about this series, why do Sox fans care so much about us? They talk about us all the time and we don't care. It doesn't bother us, like for serious."

I love the perspective you always bring, Dick. Well said.

I don't know who it was that said it in the McCann thread earlier today, but I'm already sick of these little league attempts by Contreras to try and frame things 8 inches off the plate.

Maybe this is the cynic in me, but Bauer just screams of the free agent that will come here and have the wheels fall off. And once they do, his attitude and antics are going to poison the well. Indians knew it and moved on. He's killing it now, but I look at him as a huuuge risk, both in terms of continued performance and what he does in this clubhouse.

Why not? Dude was having fun. Our guys now are flipping bats, watching their shots, dancing in the dugout, waving at the camera, and dancing for dubs - I see nothing wrong with Yolmer having fun too. Hell, A-Rod used to run around like a child trying to catch the helmet tossed by whomever hit a walkoff HR and that was for the damn Yankees. https://www.pinstripealley.com/2013/8/13/4616636/alex-rodriguez-walk-off-home-runs-hitter-helmet-chase-gifs Yolmer is fun. This team is fun. I say bring him back and punt Goins into the sun.

Hold on... The main point is that they thought they could get back on track against us, but has Detroit really lost TWENTY STRAIGHT GAMES to Cleveland, or was that the writer's hyperbole?? Really burying the lede there, ESPN.

I'm torn between being annoyed that people keep trotting out the corpse of that trade, but also entertained each time I'm rick-rolled into thinking something is a genuine thread/post.

And then stealing bases once he's on board. The table setting threat he poses is incredible to have.

First 6 game winning streak since April 2017. It the immortal words of jhonnydanks {or whatever his username was}, "don't stop, get it it".