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Or how rankings don't matter but Kjerstad or Cowser is an overpay because they are ranked higher.

I don't think one person is looking at the best case scenario. Everyone pretty much said "He could get hurt but its worth the risk if the offers are poor"

You said you believe the general rule of thumb is that pitching fetches more at the deadline. How is it likely that Cease is the exception to this rule?

How is it that pitching fetches more at the deadline most of the time and is the general rule of thumb but also teams wont pay more for less starts?

Agree. Injury and completely sucking are the two risks. If they don't love the offers, its worth the risk to hold him. If he is better, you'll probably get more. Depending on what is being offered right now, if he is the same or somewhere in between, you could end up getting the same or more.

I don't understand what you mean. When the team makes the trade, they know where they are in the standings and what their roster looks like.

You think at the trade deadline, a player's value gets significantly discounted because you aren't getting him for April and May starts? This isn't how it works in real life. The team will get him for 2 playoff runs.

I'm completely fine with keeping him until the trade deadline. If these teams are p*****s, I'm not giving him away.

Unlike you dirty Oriole fans, White Sox fans have a moral compass and operate with integrity.

Lol... and then when its pointed out to them, the response is "You have poor reading comprehension" or "everything you said is wrong." If you win 100 games but need pitching, and are too cheap to sign a FA as well as too meek to make a deal for a SP (even though have redundant position player talent in the minors), it is an awful plan unless everything else goes right.

That's why these guys want to hold on to everyone except Ortiz and Cowser, who came up and struggled in his short time. The "plan" is to have an endless stream of prospects who reach their best case scenario, don't bust, replace anyone who gets expensive, and win the AL East year in and year out.

Elias sounds so cool and smart.

I feel like this is how Rick Hahn used to make trades.

Can someone explain this about prospect lists and Jasson Domínguez? I have heard about him (and Volpe) for a while. I don't understand how he seems to have been only ranked 30s-60s on the prospect lists (MLB seems to have had him #47 preseason and now they have him in 70s a few spots ahead of Edgar Quero). If that's true, how is he supposedly untouchable?

Lol just say “yeah, I misspoke. I was wrong” how is someone “indirectly involved” in trade talks?

I’d rather have Tyler Wells over both.

He called them 2 frontline starters and 2 TOR guys the other day. I remember because I asked who the second was. He’s not saying “they have nice attributes” he’s penciling them in for Cy Young consideration!

You keep saying this and then claim Baltimore has 2 for sure TOR arms. It’s hilarious.

I love the insane cockiness that emerges when a team wins 100 games after it has averaged about one good season per decade the last 30 years. Lol.

The more I think about it, the less I like Baltimore's guys who are rumored to be available. If the best piece coming back is Cowser, what's his ceiling? A poor man's Nick Markakis who struggled when they brought him up? If its Kjerstad, it sounds like another potential 1b/DH type. ehhh. The second pieces would be Ortiz, a 26 year old glove first infielder who has below avg speed... or Norby, a 2b who apparently can't play 2b? If I'm doing that deal, I'd have to really like the 3rd/4th players. What team would have the most upside to give us?

Didn’t Hahn consummate the Quintana deal on vacation? I remember him telling a story of sneaking away on his cell phone in like an airport or something

Getz will probably just trade him to ATL. People will think it’s because Getz wants pitching but I suspect Alex Anthopoulos is the only phone number Kenny and Rick left when they got canned and Getz is too shy to get anyone else’s contact info. That’s why he keeps making trades with them.

Lolololol

“Crab cakes and hoarding prospects. THATS WHAT MARYLAND DOES!”