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No way he's 3.

If he ends up getting Price & Ryu right he'll be 5 for 5. With Price and Ryu being most impressive since this was a couple of days ago.

launching MLB the Show... Who would we have to package with Simmons to get Lindor + Kluber? Marsh? Or more than just those 2?

I suspect LaStella will be packaged up and sent away for some pitching now? I really want to keep Fletcher. LaStella is in the last year of his deal if I recall.

Good guys finish (2nd to) last.

He’s Arte.

Fuck yes. Who needs pitching if you can score 10 per game

Well this is a good plan B

Random dudes posting on twitter shouldn’t be trusted.

You think we'd go 0-18 in those games with a pitcher other than him?

We are having trouble getting 1 person to sign here let alone 3.

3.90 ERA and >200 IP last year. Leagues better than anything we had last year.

The thing that worries me most about losing out is now we might empty the farm a bit to land some pitching.

Yes I wanted him but I'm also not going to call the guy all sorts of names or anything. You can't fault a guy for accepting a deal to be the highest paid pitcher ever and play for his childhood team. The guy is really living the dream. He may have gone for the most money, but he also went to the team he rooted for growing up. That's a huge factor for some people I'd say. And no one here can deny the Yankees are in a much, much (much) better position than us to win a few championships. Side note: Did we ever find out what Jeff Fletcher was talking about with his eyes, pancakes, and bear emojis? Get bad info? Too many drinks? Unrelated?

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I have this weird feeling we will have a rollercoaster ride pretty soon. Yankees sign Cole (board goes crazy) and the Angels sign Rendon (board goes crazy - who is going to pitch?)

They should just announce the Angels signed Cole and Rendon at the same time. Two birds and all that jazz.

People around here talk like Arte is Jeter or something. We have a pretty awesome owner.

Sign Cole, sign Rendon, sign Maldonado, trade for SP = win.

Those worried about the latter years of the contract need to remember if we can win now, then the team will be raking in the cash and be able to spend more potentially in the future, that came about from actually winning something.

How / where in the world is Stassi projected to outperform Contreras in 2020? Are they basing it solely on pitch framing or something? The guy can't hit. His career BA is at the Mendoza line.

No matter what happens this board is going to be divided. If we sign him we will spend too much. If we don't we should have spent whatever it takes. I'm torn now due to the years and numbers we are talking about.

Boras really is a genius. Now the teams in on Cole are going to panic and start offering stupid money and years. I wouldn't be surprised if this gets in crazy territory. I think Cole will sign tomorrow. Boras might want Stras to get the headlines for a good 24 hours.

This is what happens when two FAs have the best years of their careers and kill it in the postseason that just ended weeks ago.

Maybe this is what Fletcher was talking about last night with the eyes emoji?