Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 According to Mish. Woah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 What????? Why?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 They must've really disliked his Opening Day ticket offer on IG. He has since deleted this post on IG, all but confirming Mish's report. In all seriousness, I don't get it. Odd move unless there's something going on we don't know about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaiwanMarlins Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 ARE YOU KIDDING ME !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaiwanMarlins Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I just don't believe in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 They must've really disliked his Opening Day ticket offer on IG. He has since deleted this post on IG, all but confirming Mish's report. In all seriousness, I don't get it. Odd move unless there's something going on we don't know about. What post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 What post? He had a post up yesterday saying to reply and tag 2 followers on IG to possibly win tickets to Opening Day. I was kidding that they were mad about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 What this does mean is that the decision was made sometime late yesterday or early today. Hours after they supposedly told the players their status. So he expected to be on the team following that meeting and now isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 [MEDIA=twitter]1110159658034122752[/MEDIA] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Oh. Well I can only assume that they tried to trade him but couldn't but still didnt have to release him... I think u need a guy like him to eat innings at the least.. our young starters are good but u can't always count only on them for a whole season. Eventually they struggle or get hurt, u need guys like Straily to manage the workload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Mish has now used the word "released" wrong twice in the past few days. He needs to stop mixing the words up. Issuing a correction afterwards makes him look sloppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 [MEDIA=twitter]1110162281957113856[/MEDIA] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 If they needed a 40-man spot why not DFA Chen instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Oh it's a DFA? damn Mish you jumped the gun. A DFA and an outright release have very different connotations. Changes it a little bit. Still surprised they would risk losing him but at least now they have a chance for a trade or for him to accept a minor league assignment, which I doubt he would actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Mish has now used the word "released" wrong twice in the past few days. He needs to stop mixing the words up. Issuing a correction afterwards makes him look sloppy. Rushing to be first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 They needed a 40-man spot but why not DFA Chen instead? For who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 They've been trying to trade him and have gotten nowhere, now with their backs to the wall it is unlikely that changes. Why would a team take on the salary when he can be had for veteran minimum after release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 For who? As Frisaro said "We will see what this means" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 They've been trying to trade him and have gotten nowhere, now with their backs to the wall it is unlikely that changes. Why would a team take on the salary when he can be had for veteran minimum after release? Yea true. If there was a trade to be had it would have been done, this is not the kind of guy that you really can trade after a DFA. So they want him out to give the young guys rotation is the bottom line. Very surprising considering we're not contending yet and there's concern about innings and workload and inexperience even with all the talent coming through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 I guess it is possible they just leave a 40-man spot available rather than add someone to it. From all the roster leaks so far, there doesn't seem to be a need for that spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bret Hart Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Why tendered him before? Just wasting money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Why tendered him before? Just wasting money. An odd thing for a so-called cheap team to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bret Hart Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 An odd thing for a so-called cheap team to do. Actually I was surprised Straily was not non-tendered last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Actually I was surprised Straily was not non-tendered last year. A cheap team that is only focused on money and nothing else, would have non-tendered him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I guess it is possible they just leave a 40-man spot available rather than add someone to it. From all the roster leaks so far, there doesn't seem to be a need for that spot. What a silly thing to do at this point of the season. Anyways I said the other day they usually do some surprising move pre opening day and I thought it would be optioning down Alcantara but this is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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