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Adell has the body of a freak of a nature and the baseball iq of a middle schooler. Frustrating because it's not hard to see what he could be, but he just keeps making these absolutely boneheaded plays. 

Kinda doubt Perry gets fired after this season unless the team really sucks. It's obviously a transition year, and doesn't really make sense to dump the GM at that point. If they were going to do that, it would've made more sense to do it after last season. 

Adell has proven repeatedly that he doesn't deserve meaningful playing time. Rengifo should definitely be playing every day though

Kinda doubt Perry gets fired after this season unless the team really sucks. It's obviously a transition year, and doesn't really make sense to dump the GM at that point. If they were going to do that, it would've made more sense to do it after last season. 

Two strong performances against teams that aren't exactly hitting the cover off the ball to start the season. Let's see how he's doing around the end of May.

Detmers and Anderson:
25 innings, 13 hits, 27/7 Ks/BBs,
0.72 ERA, 0.80 WHIP
Going 7 innings in each of his first two starts while keeping pitch counts down is also important news for Anderson.   Less wear and tear on the pen

...Some of you were crying about wanting Perry to ship Anderson off to save a few million? Because I do. 

...Some of you were crying about wanting Perry to ship Anderson off to save a few million? Because I do. 

There are lots of different dynamics. Not necessarily translating into results far beyond expectations. But still cautiously hinting at sustained optimism. A different sort maybe than the past but at least towards a solid revamped (still in progress)  and forward looking team. 
I just have a gut feeling (and hope)  that Washington and his staff will keep the team more steady and focussed than in recent years. And some unexpected  players will surprise positively. As well as having less devastating injuries. 
Hanging around .500 or better and sniffing at the wild card scramble would equate a positive season. Playing meaningful games in September rather than spoiler would be a solid success.
 

13 or 14 wins. No big injuries. Offense, rotation, and bullpen all in the top ten, with at least one of those top five in the league. Defense and base running noticeably improved. Multiple young guys (e.g. O'Hoppe, Neto, Schanuel, Adell, Moniak, Detmers, Silseth) performing well. 

Fubo was more than I felt like paying, so I'm just going mlb.tv this year. 

Free MLBtv and $9/mo VPN is what I'm going with...

Fubo was more than I felt like paying, so I'm just going mlb.tv this year. 

This is the better question. 
 

Blum isn't really a journalist. He's a dude building his own brand, which is why he so often inserts himself into the story. That's not journalism. 

Blum isn't really a journalist. He's a dude building his own brand, which is why he so often inserts himself into the story. That's not journalism. 

Okay, he's a part-time journalist. Better?

Blum isn't really a journalist. He's a dude building his own brand, which is why he so often inserts himself into the story. That's not journalism. 

Blum isn't really a journalist. He's a dude building his own brand, which is why he so often inserts himself into the story. That's not journalism. 

Neto is awesome. That is all. 

Neto is awesome. That is all. 

Neto is awesome. That is all. 

In before someone blames Arte.

Ok maybe back to Texas? St. Louis maybe? 
It's still dumb but I'd be ok with that type of contract for Montgomery. Arte likely isn't which is understandable. 
Or just get Lorenzen and Martinez.
 

They need another bat IMO, not replace or improve on one they already have.