Squirmin' for Yermin

I think with the roster expansion people can more easily hold a bat first player than before. I mean, if the Sox took a guy like that in the R5 we would all be elated.

Someone who hit like him in AAA and all levels before I think will almost certainly be claimed. There are just sooooo many rebuilding teams in the league. He's the perfect guy o take, who actually projects to be a hitter.

He'd cost a pretty penny.. Something we don't have.

Is Rule 5 set this week or something?

I have been a fan of targeting Peralta cheaply. He would cost less than Pederson on the trade market i'd imagine

I think the idea would be to get Gray or someone else young to come back while taking on his salary.

This whole Semien and Samardzija backlash is such a joke. NO ONE and I mean no one disliked that trade when it was made. Samardzija was coming off productive years and we looked like we finally wanted to contend. Semien was a UTL player at best. We all agreed on that then. It just so happens that Samardzija turned into a terrible pitcher and Semien (5 years later) became a star... Hindsight is nice... But not when you use it to act like we never should have made the deal, when in reality we all loved it.

I'm glad Twins got him. Maybe now they'll focus more on the middle tier SP and not on the top 3.

That's not a bad contract for Will Smith.

I'm not saying it wasn't a good deal... I am saying they won't give away Greinke for much less than they gave up.

I also am a believer, and he is the perfect guy to take a risk on.. But what would it take?

Obviously.. But they wouldn't. They literally gave the DBacks two good prospects for him. They could get the same back

Any 3 year deal is worse. Barf.

4 oclock I believe.

Once you are offered a QO you can NEVER be offered another one again. That's why Grandal does not have a QO this year because last year he was given one (and rejected)

I'd take the QO and risk getting a 2 for 15 million next year honestly.

as long as it's a team option, that's fine.

If it were last year Keuchel VS this year Odorizzi (so when both went to FA with qO attached) it's a no brained Kuechel. And the poor dude couldn't sign.

I hope he is just wrong about the 3 years thing........

I think 4 for 60 is about his MAX if he went into FA.

Man that's still a pretty strong SP crop next year. Albeit all mid-rotation guys.

I just wanted a LH backup catcher and he fit. But that's interchangeable

This is probably about right. 2 for 25-30 is about all i'd go.

no lol

freaking love this comment.