January 4, 20197 yr The logo looks good on the blue background there. Good to see some media outlets putting it on something other than black. Wrong thread, right ?
January 4, 20197 yr If teams weren't still calling they would have lowered their demands by now. No, I rather they to keep JT than lower their asking price.
January 4, 20197 yr No, I rather they to keep JT than lower their asking price. Not me. Not that I want a bad return but I'd rather trade him than hold on to him for no reason only to lose him for nothing in two seasons.
January 4, 20197 yr Not me. Not that I want a bad return but I'd rather trade him than hold on to him for no reason only to lose him for nothing in two seasons. Who knows, maybe we extend him before he's a FA.
January 4, 20197 yr Who knows, maybe we extend him before he's a FA. Low chance of that, buuut ... a chance nonetheless.
January 4, 20197 yr Low chance of that, buuut ... a chance nonetheless. So you're saying there's a chance?
January 4, 20197 yr I much rather cough up a couple prospects and get JT than saddle myself with a player making 350-400M over 10 years like Bryce and Manny are holding out for. That's insanity to me. The long-term repercussions of a deal like that if it backfires are terrible. So risky. I'll never understand teams shelling out fair-market value deals for a player for the first half of the deal and then overpaying them exorbitantly on the back-end. This is all agent driven, if I was an owner I'd drop out and leave them in the cold. Once again, makes a player of Yelich's level and contract ever more so valuable... There's no chance we extend JT. Unless we keep him and we have a miraculous season and we're somehow sort of competing at the trade deadline and he's in a great mood and loves his teammates and then we extend him. But that would mean finding another 2-3 Brian Anderson's and all our prospects playing at their ceiling. 1% shot of something like that happening.
January 4, 20197 yr Mattingly can't say anything else in this situation. Until JT is gone Don has to say he expects him with the team and he's excited to have him, which isn't false but it's not like the on field manager can say "Nah I'm pretty sure he's gonna be traded any day now." With that said, the closer we get to spring training the more likely it is that JT really is staying. I still think a couple big free agent signings make JT even more of a priority for the interested teams.
January 5, 20197 yr https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/01/agency-changes-lorenzen-verdugo.html "Dodgers outfield prospect Alex Verdugo has switched his representation to the MVP Sports Group" Luckily it's not Boras, it's possible he would be a Marlins…
January 5, 20197 yr Luckily it's not Boras, it's possible he would be a Marlins… He isn't a free agent, so his agent doesn't really have a say anyway.
January 5, 20197 yr He isn't a free agent, so his agent doesn't really have a say anyway. Yeah, BITCH.
January 5, 20197 yr He isn't a free agent, so his agent doesn't really have a say anyway. He would becomes a FA eventually…
January 5, 20197 yr Can’t remember where I heard this comment, but I want to say it was the effectively wild podcast. The comment was about trading catchers in a timely manner. IF a team is going to acquire a new starting catcher it is really in their best interest to do it with plenty of time for the catcher to familiarize himself with the new staff. There’s probably something to that right? So you’d think that something would happen before mid February.
January 5, 20197 yr And? Apparently we don't ever sign any Boras free agents? [ATTACH]2606._xfImport[/ATTACH]/monthly_2019_01/chen7.jpg.a78cda53e5b4301f7864133deb1e42c0.jpg" data-ratio="114.29">
January 5, 20197 yr Apparently we don't ever sign any Boras free agents? And even if that was the case, I don't see how him being a player's agent in 2019 matters when the player won't be a free agent for several years.
January 5, 20197 yr Can’t remember where I heard this comment, but I want to say it was the effectively wild podcast. The comment was about trading catchers in a timely manner. IF a team is going to acquire a new starting catcher it is really in their best interest to do it with plenty of time for the catcher to familiarize himself with the new staff. There’s probably something to that right? So you’d think that something would happen before mid February. If we heard it in the same place it was Ken Rosenthal who said that on MLB Network the other day. It makes sense but from the Marlins perspective it doesn't mean much. If that's a priority than it's even more urgent for the team acquiring JT to get him sooner than later.
January 5, 20197 yr And even if that was the case, I don't see how him being a player's agent in 2019 matters when the player won't be a free agent for several years. Why are they called free agents anyways? None of them are free. They should be called expensive agents to be honest.
January 5, 20197 yr Why are they called free agents anyways? None of them are free. They should be called expensive agents to be honest. You make a valid point.
January 6, 20197 yr And? With Boras represents him you would never got the chance to extend and lock him before he becomes a FA.
January 6, 20197 yr Why are they called free agents anyways? None of them are free. They should be called expensive agents to be honest. Didn't they always be the "evil" agents ?
January 6, 20197 yr With Boras represents him you would never got the chance to extend and lock him before he becomes a FA. Can’t let that stop us from acquiring the best talent available in a trade.
January 6, 20197 yr Can’t let that stop us from acquiring the best talent available in a trade. Yea, of course.
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