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idk man, some letters get a better rap from that than other places, it might unfairly affect them.
I mean getting a D is school is a bad thing but in this case maybe not so much.  
Some of this you kinda have to put in perspective and balance the ledger

This is a clown thread, bro.

Looked at a few random Marlin lineups from 2016, WOW!!
Gordon
Ozuna
Yelich
Stanton
Prado
BOUR 
Realmuto
Not only was it filled with all-stars but it looks like Bour did well with some protection.

It would only cost us league minimum. Throw him out there for ST and possibly the start of the season. Remember when everyone said that Matt Kemp was done? Comeback player of the year candidate.
Pick him up!!

Looked at a few random Marlin lineups from 2016, WOW!!
Gordon
Ozuna
Yelich
Stanton
Prado
BOUR 
Realmuto
Not only was it filled with all-stars but it looks like Bour did well with some protection.

Hey all, it's been a while. I hope this isn't a Craig.
I get that he is under contract. The money is already spent. But why not just waive him and his 0.5 WAR and fill his spot with a younger more versatile player?

Hey all, it's been a while. I hope this isn't a Craig.
I get that he is under contract. The money is already spent. But why not just waive him and his 0.5 WAR and fill his spot with a younger more versatile player?

Exactly.  And they aren't stupid for doing it.  This was part of the whole deal to begin with.  Pujols is one of the greatest players of all time.  Having him as a part of your organization after he retires is a big deal.  Other more established organizations have several baseball greats that have some sort of role on the team.  It creates a certain culture.  Something teams like the Red Sox, Yankees, Cardinals, Dodgers, etc. have.  You have to start somewhere.  When Arte brought in Pujols this was a major part of why he did it.  It sucks right now because he sucks, but long term for the organization it is a great move.  They would be stupid to let him go at this point.  It would all be essentially for nothing.
He moved his family here.  His kids go to school here.  This was always meant to be a permanent deal.

Hey all, it's been a while. I hope this isn't a Craig.
I get that he is under contract. The money is already spent. But why not just waive him and his 0.5 WAR and fill his spot with a younger more versatile player?

Hey all, it's been a while. I hope this isn't a Craig.
I get that he is under contract. The money is already spent. But why not just waive him and his 0.5 WAR and fill his spot with a younger more versatile player?

Hey all, it's been a while. I hope this isn't a Craig.
I get that he is under contract. The money is already spent. But why not just waive him and his 0.5 WAR and fill his spot with a younger more versatile player?

Because he's a good guy, mang.

Yes!!
I didn't get quoted by Lou, WIN!!!
Go Halos!!!

Yes!!
I didn't get quoted by Lou, WIN!!!
Go Halos!!!

Yes!!
I didn't get quoted by Lou, WIN!!!
Go Halos!!!

Yes!!
I didn't get quoted by Lou, WIN!!!
Go Halos!!!

Yes!!
I didn't get quoted by Lou, WIN!!!
Go Halos!!!

Soooooooooo,
What would it take to make the 2017 season a success?
Go Halos!!!

No glove on the other hand, I say running.
Go Halos!!!

No glove on the other hand, I say running.
Go Halos!!!

That's what I'm hoping they are trying to do --  good luck trying to get the majority here to believe the team is actually doing that.

You may have missed it but there was a significant shift in organizational philosophy last year.  You say you don't expect it to change overnight, but you're acting like you do or at the very least you're ignoring that things did in fact change.   The results may not show it but there have been a lot of changes and a significantly better bottom up approach than we have seen in a long time.

Neither you nor I have any clue what they are planning to do over the next 18 months -- and those 18 months will let us all know if they have decided to go full redo or they intend to spend again when it makes more sense.  You don't seem to believe they can contend and that's fine.... plenty of reasons to believe they are dead in the water.... but more and more analysts are looking at the team and saying there is the possibility they can.  If I'm interpreting your posts correctly (notice I'm saying IF), you have no interest in them even trying, you just want them to punt... IMO it's punting or nothing because this as weak a FA crop as we have seen in a long long time and spending on anything other than pitching would IMO be an example of this team shooting itself in the foot.   Win now talk when there isn't much that can really help you win now is clown talk.
As others have pointed out and you have said yourself -- there are some players on the roster that could help speed up the rebuild of the farm.   They will still be on the roster in July, and if this team has tanked they can still be traded.   There are scenarios where players can gain and lose value in waiting, people will ultimately pick the scenario that best suits their opinions but the one thing I do know is if they punt now, they give themselves no chance at all.
I think we will all get a better idea of what their plans are come July..    I personally am hoping they have enough individual good performances that if they can sell off and build towards 2018 and beyond, they do.   Time will tell.  

I couldn't disagree more.  It's not just the 'window' he creates.  It's what he does to elevate the floor of your ability to win.  Trout is just one guy, but he functions as 3 or even 4.  
Take 7 wins away (Trout's 9 minus an average players 2) and tell me how and where to make that up?  He turns an otherwise avg team into one that is close to 90 wins.  
What they are doing right now is setting things up for a run in 2019 and 2020.  If they were concerned merely about Trout's 'window' we'd have signed Justin Upton and Daniel Murphy last year.  
They're not building for Trout's window.  They are building for his extension.