December 6, 20196 yr Where are we at on Jeff Passan these days? I'm considering erecting a statue for him but I'm not 100% convinced yet. I'm in wait and see mode.
December 6, 20196 yr When you factor in the players, the coaches, the front office, the concession workers, the dancers, Billy (surprising contract!), the construction workers, the new grass, Scoop (also a surprising contract!), @rmc523, and the kids they sponsor in third world countries, it's very easy to see how a couple FA signings get them to nine figures. You mean I can get paid for my stalking from the bushes?
December 6, 20196 yr Author You mean I can get paid for my stalking from the bushes? If they are willing to pay, sure. I guess it depends how much money the Bush family you're talking about has.
December 6, 20196 yr If they are willing to pay, sure. I guess it depends how much money the Bush family you're talking about has. I mean, according to Michael, I'm part of the payroll!
December 6, 20196 yr Jesus Aguilar being a good acquisition is hilarious. its basically a flyer on a really bad fielder who had a really good 1/2 to 3/4 year in 2018.
December 6, 20196 yr If they are willing to pay, sure. I guess it depends how much money the Bush family you're talking about has. I thought he meant another type of bush
December 6, 20196 yr Jesus Aguilar being a good acquisition is hilarious. its basically a flyer on a really bad fielder who had a really good 1/2 to 3/4 year in 2018. 2019 - .272 BABIP, BB rate increased, K rate decreased. There is a lot of optimism for a real rebound. I don't think he is the savior, but if you add up his production 2017-2019 (2 WAR average per 600 PA), I think that's great for a guy going to make 1/$2.5, and has 2 additional years of control for his age 29-31+ seasons. Relatively no risk, and if he jacks 20 HR by July, they can probably trade him for a good prospect and promote Lewin. There are many things we can point to that they have done wrong, but this isn't once of them.
December 6, 20196 yr Would we rather have Aguilar or Granderson? Doesn't really matter, they were acquired for the same reason, essentially.
December 6, 20196 yr Doesn't really matter, they were acquired for the same reason, essentially. Guess I should rephrase: Which do you think will add more value to the team? Aguilar or Granderson?
December 6, 20196 yr Aguilar and Granderson were not acquired for the same reason at all. Granderson was a one year deal at best to be flipped at the deadline, never a chance for anything more or for any longer. Aguilar is still club controlled and could be here for longer if he produces.
December 7, 20196 yr on a side note - if for some reason the 100mil wasn't a typo I wouldn't be opposed to using some of that money to trade from from our plethora of mid-range prospects to acquire a better player along with a shitty 1-2 year contract back from some team looking to save some money this year.
December 7, 20196 yr i hope we do put better team on field we all sick lossing 100 game or so let start bring Veterans player that help young guys this third year of rebuilding time show rest mlb that we not team be joke about jeter now you move make team better
December 7, 20196 yr Ok then we need to solve this mystery. Frisaro didn't make the $100 million number out of nowhere. I guess this is good if the team is expecting this much of an increase. Time will tell if it happens and how it happens.
December 7, 20196 yr Author Ok then we need to solve this mystery. Frisaro didn't make the $100 million number out of nowhere. I guess this is good if the team is expecting this much of an increase. Time will tell if it happens and how it happens. Well as that tweet pointed out there, he said the same thing last off-season and it didn't happen. So he may actually be making it up out of nowhere.
December 7, 20196 yr Well as that tweet pointed out there, he said the same thing last off-season and it didn't happen. So he may actually be making it up out of nowhere. Oh I didn't notice the dates so I read that totally wrong. Fuck him then.
December 8, 20196 yr Oh I didn't notice the dates so I read that totally wrong. Fuck him then. Why reward him for that?
December 8, 20196 yr [MEDIA=twitter]1203732716103045122[/MEDIA] Obviously it depends on who these players end up being but if we can get all 3 of these targets I would feel pretty nicely about our team heading into 2020.
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