Pancake Bear

Lodge is such an ass kissing dolt. 

Lodge is such an ass kissing dolt. 

Lodge is such an ass kissing dolt. 

Lodge is such an ass kissing dolt. 

Lodge is such an ass kissing dolt. 

Lodge is such an ass kissing dolt. 

The price has clearly gone down if Bellinger is any indication. If Arte refuses now, he has no interest in winning. 

Bellinger would've been a good add to the lineup, but with five outfielders, it wasn't an obvious fit. At this point, JD or Chapman would add depth, and neither should be prohibitive in terms of cost. 
As far as pitching, I'd be okay with Snell, since his deal probably looks similar to Belli (higher aav, but likely a one year deal with player options) but I'd prefer Montgomery slightly. I'd be fine with Lorenzen since he should be cheap and I really think our biggest need is another rotation arm. 
I doubt we spend enough to bring in Martinez and Snell/Montgomery, but the cost has clearly gone down and it would improve the team quite a bit. Even Lorenzen and Kike would be useful depth that we kinda need, and if we won't even spend on that level, I don't know what the hell we're doing. 

The price has clearly gone down if Bellinger is any indication. If Arte refuses now, he has no interest in winning. 

The price has clearly gone down if Bellinger is any indication. If Arte refuses now, he has no interest in winning. 

With Schanuel, Drury, Rengifo, Neto, and Rendon, isn't obvious room for a starter. Even if you assume Rendon is likely to be injured (which, counter to popular opinion, is not in fact a certainty), middle infield is pretty full. One of those five at the moment is either sitting or slotting in at DH every day. Considering how solidly Drury and Rengifo performed last season, unless you're bringing in someone clearly better, there isn't really room for more than a part-timer, and guys like Urshela, Anderson, and others like that may have felt that there wasn't a clear enough path to an everyday player spot here, odd as that sounds. 

The fans who bitch about this are really stupid people. 
Dude has literally always been this way. It didn't matter when he was one of the best 3B in the game and winning a WS. It doesn't matter that he's helping guys like O'Hoppe out with his swing (probably others, too). People suddenly care because (1) he's injured, (2) not performing well, (3) not lying about baseball being a job. Apparently people would rather he pretend to love the game. Rendon isn't the childish one, the fans upset about this are. Pathetic. 

Is your contention that he isn't trying or doesn't care? Lot of people are saying that and it feels like people seeing what they want to see. I see zero evidence that he doesn't care or isn't trying. If anything I see the opposite. 

He said baseball IS a priority.  Everyone is getting hung up on him saying baseball isn’t a “top priority.”  But then he clearly says the things he considers higher priorities (what do count as his “top” priorities) are his family and his faith.
He could have handled all this better to appease fans thirsty to hate him, but what he ACTUALLY said is pretty hard to criticize.

The fans who bitch about this are really stupid people. 
Dude has literally always been this way. It didn't matter when he was one of the best 3B in the game and winning a WS. It doesn't matter that he's helping guys like O'Hoppe out with his swing (probably others, too). People suddenly care because (1) he's injured, (2) not performing well, (3) not lying about baseball being a job. Apparently people would rather he pretend to love the game. Rendon isn't the childish one, the fans upset about this are. Pathetic. 

The fans who bitch about this are really stupid people. 
Dude has literally always been this way. It didn't matter when he was one of the best 3B in the game and winning a WS. It doesn't matter that he's helping guys like O'Hoppe out with his swing (probably others, too). People suddenly care because (1) he's injured, (2) not performing well, (3) not lying about baseball being a job. Apparently people would rather he pretend to love the game. Rendon isn't the childish one, the fans upset about this are. Pathetic. 

Dylan Hernandez is Sam Blum's hero. 

By disdain you mean he answered the question asked of him. 

Nobody really cares whether he likes baseball or not, it's how he carries himself.  He's the living embodiment of "you're not wrong, you're just an asshole".
It's a lot easier to deal with a personality like that when he's an MVP candidate and one of the best players in baseball.  The schtick starts to grow old when you can't stay on the field with a quarter billion dollar contract.
 

Yeah, he'd better not get injured because if he does, he doesn't care about the game. 
He'd better help guys be better (oh wait, O'Hoppe said he already does that). 
Nah, he should just lie so Duran respects him more. 

The fans who bitch about this are really stupid people. 
Dude has literally always been this way. It didn't matter when he was one of the best 3B in the game and winning a WS. It doesn't matter that he's helping guys like O'Hoppe out with his swing (probably others, too). People suddenly care because (1) he's injured, (2) not performing well, (3) not lying about baseball being a job. Apparently people would rather he pretend to love the game. Rendon isn't the childish one, the fans upset about this are. Pathetic. 

The fans who bitch about this are really stupid people. 
Dude has literally always been this way. It didn't matter when he was one of the best 3B in the game and winning a WS. It doesn't matter that he's helping guys like O'Hoppe out with his swing (probably others, too). People suddenly care because (1) he's injured, (2) not performing well, (3) not lying about baseball being a job. Apparently people would rather he pretend to love the game. Rendon isn't the childish one, the fans upset about this are. Pathetic. 

I know this might be hard for you to understand, but Rendon was always that guy and he was one of the best 3B over the last decade prior to coming to Anaheim. Literally nothing changed for him aside from him getting injured constantly. Nothing. But sure, go off with your superficial narrative. It's par for the course for you. 

The fans who bitch about this are really stupid people. 
Dude has literally always been this way. It didn't matter when he was one of the best 3B in the game and winning a WS. It doesn't matter that he's helping guys like O'Hoppe out with his swing (probably others, too). People suddenly care because (1) he's injured, (2) not performing well, (3) not lying about baseball being a job. Apparently people would rather he pretend to love the game. Rendon isn't the childish one, the fans upset about this are. Pathetic. 

The fans who bitch about this are really stupid people. 
Dude has literally always been this way. It didn't matter when he was one of the best 3B in the game and winning a WS. It doesn't matter that he's helping guys like O'Hoppe out with his swing (probably others, too). People suddenly care because (1) he's injured, (2) not performing well, (3) not lying about baseball being a job. Apparently people would rather he pretend to love the game. Rendon isn't the childish one, the fans upset about this are. Pathetic.