halomatt

Found this a little while ago... https://deadspin.com/your-favorite-baseball-team-can-afford-any-free-agent-i-1830890838?rev=1546454467282&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow "...since Alex Rodriguez signed his then-record 10-year, $252 million contract with the Rangers back in 2001, Major League Baseball’s revenues have more than doubled even when adjusted for inflation. Team payrolls, after a similar adjustment, have gone up by less than 40 percent;" Players and the union have a duty to keep the owners negotiating in good faith. Bottom line: it's a business. Teams and players don't give one little shit about the fans. THIS. IS. A. BUSINESS.

HA! I just did the same thing...Matt (HaloMatt) Sorry about that. Lemme know too. Thanks,

Neigh.

I’m good with this logic. If either Harvey or Cahill don’t work out, they can be dumped off at any time.

Sorry I took so long to respond. I've been having meetings and phone calls all week with parents who don't know how to enforce expectations and would rather give a 11-14 year olds (who LITERALLY have half of a developed, functioning brain) full and complete control over a smart phone that has no limits, and are truly and completely addicted to having said phone, and then having said parents scream into the wind asking, "What can YOU do to help MY child?!?!" What was your question again?

CERA

I was pretty lacquered up!

Plagiarist.

Yep. The Cy Young vote might indicate that there is more hope for Trout than some think.

I would be shocked if this happened. Absolutely shocked. I'd go so far as to say this is an impossibility. That said, I'm often wrong.

Bush Fatigue?!?!

Randy Winn. (Dwight Randolph Winn)

He’s a Hall of Famer. Albert Deserves.

As long as the Contact Play is still part of the playbook, I'm okay with this move.

Aussmunch! Meh...I don't know that it even matters who the manager is, what with all the data and front office analyses. It's all so aussinine.

Brrr...

Yes.

Looks like Christian Bale.

I suppose if I'm being realistic, there won't be any "ace" coming this way. If it's a trade, it decimates the system. If it's a free agent, the cost and age of the pitcher is burdensome. I would hope the Angels have learned a valuable lesson about older free agents and will not be going that way any time soon. Stick with the kids for pitching. Now Machado??? Yep, if he's willing to play third and Trout is already extended, then sure.

I like DeGrom as well. He definitely fits the need. However, if he's too expensive, I'd look at Baumgarner. The Giants are an older team and it appears they might be due for a rebuild. A trade with the Giants might be attainable. With either option, I could see trading one of the current starters (Heaney,, Skaggs, Barria) as part of the package to offset the loss of prospects. I'd imagine Barria would be the choice due to his years of control left.

GEEZ-US!!! I come home from work and find all you good -for-nothings horsing around. Quit foaling around and do some actual work or hand over the reins to someone beneath you who has some sort of ambition!

HEAR HEAR!!!!

I like this. "To the Honorable General Manager Tank, I say 'HUZZAH'!!!"