February 4, 20197 yr Basically the next Brad Hand or Andrew Miller. Just letting a quality bullpen arm go due to not being able to identify potential, role and/or worth. I guess I should wait to see what we're getting back, but when the minor leaguer doesn't have a name or is TBD... usually means it's not good.
February 4, 20197 yr I've said it a few times, with so many other names on the roster, I don't know why they DFA'd/traded him. I haven't seen the name coming back, though.
February 4, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, SongInTheAir said: [MEDIA=twitter]1092524885853855744[/MEDIA] Oh no , No Mo' 87th ave
February 4, 20197 yr https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=milbra000jor Bravo Mike Hill
February 4, 20197 yr Is this a situation where we thought we had a Realmuto deal with Wittgren as part of it, DFA'd him in anticipation of that and that fell through so we were stuck getting what we could for him?
February 4, 20197 yr Ridiculous. We basically gave away Wittgren, who is a serviceable major league reliever. In return, we get a 27-year old who doesn't even get a spring training invite.
February 4, 20197 yr Author Is this a situation where we thought we had a Realmuto deal with Wittgren as part of it, DFA'd him in anticipation of that and that fell through so we were stuck getting what we could for him? This is exactly what it feels like but we don't know for sure.
February 4, 20197 yr I am not willing to cut them any slack even if a trade was potentially in the works which we don't know for sure. It made no sense to DFA Wittgren and risk losing him for essentially nothing. Especially when they ended up DFA'ing Galloway anyway today, he should have been the choice initially probably. Dumb decision and one I think they will regret.
February 4, 20197 yr I am not willing to cut them any slack even if a trade was potentially in the works which we don't know for sure. Unless they had a near guaranteed deal in place, it made no sense to DFA Wittgren and risk losing him for essentially nothing. Especially when they ended up DFA'ing Galloway anyway today, he should have been the choice initially probably. Dumb decision and one I think they will regret. You forgot the hashtag. ?
February 4, 20197 yr You forgot the hashtag. ? Ha but this wasn't about money which is #FuckJeter time #FuckHill for this one. Just a moronic decision.
February 4, 20197 yr Glad I got jersey assurance from fanatics on my wittgren BP jersey seriously though I haven’t read through any of this or even thought about the transaction. Just wanted to say I liked wittgren. I think there’s a place for him in a good bullpen and I’m sorry he’s gone.
February 4, 20197 yr Author Glad I got jersey assurance from fanatics on my wittgren BP jersey Does that jersey assurance thing really let u return a jersey if the player gets traded? I feel like that can't be true but I wouldn't be shocked if that's really a thing these days.
February 4, 20197 yr Does that jersey assurance thing really let u return a jersey if the player gets traded? I feel like that can't be true but I wouldn't be shocked if that's really a thing these days. Yeah that's the use of it but it is for only a certain amount of days after purchase and I don't think it is offered for all jerseys.
February 4, 20197 yr Does that jersey assurance thing really let u return a jersey if the player gets traded? I feel like that can't be true but I wouldn't be shocked if that's really a thing these days. There are conditions. https://www.fanatics.com/jersey-assurance/x-2132+z-932267037-343285709
February 4, 20197 yr I am not willing to cut them any slack even if a trade was potentially in the works which we don't know for sure. It made no sense to DFA Wittgren and risk losing him for essentially nothing. Especially when they ended up DFA'ing Galloway anyway today, he should have been the choice initially probably. Dumb decision and one I think they will regret. Yeah agree completely Galloway should've been the guy going when Walker was signed. Cheap Jeter likely claimed Austin because the Brice was right. No. Lol.
February 4, 20197 yr Author There are conditions. https://www.fanatics.com/jersey-assurance/x-2132+z-932267037-343285709 That's pretty cool and the restrictions aren't ridiculous ones. Nice.
February 4, 20197 yr I'm rather confused. Also, why would they DFA Wittgren even if there was a trade coming? I'm thinking there must be a technical reason that I just don't know/understand...
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