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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    It limits the moves either can make for second-tier pen options.

    The Phillies aren't likely to re-acquire Giles, meaning they have to chase the other guys - the Smith/Vasquez/Hand types. Their second-tier prospects are so much weaker, they're going to have to include the guys nearer the top of their list IF they're going to make a move for someone - whether that's a SP, RP, or OF. If we make a fairly significant pen upgrade now, they're going to have to make the decision whether they can keep up that much earlier - if they're still in win-now mode at least. They don't have the secondary pieces to upgrade all three of those areas at this point. Maybe they pick one of them and go overpay to try to stay in it, maybe they suddenly get smarter and don't. They either choose to hang onto their top guys and fight in 2020 while they still have Realmuto and McCutchen is back - and deal with the fans' ire for doing so - or they make aother stupid trade. Either way, you've made it tougher for them.

    Same thing with the Gnats. Some of the guys we're talking about that should be enough to get Smith are afterthoughts in our system. They'd be Top 5-10 guys in Washington's. Significant pen improvements for us this early forces their hand. If they want to go get the Smith/Hand/Vasquez types to keep up in the hopes that Rendon decides to stay, it's going to cost them Kieboom/Garcia/Denaburg types.

    Make both teams make that call now, not 3 weeks from now. You've still got plenty of pieces to keep going (although they shouldn't need to be used), be kept for plenty of depth, or to potentially be used later.
    so us trading for a reliever might make the fillies smarter...I dont want that to happen
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    Quote Originally Posted by Southcack77 View Post
    It isn't that their value will be higher, though it's certainly possible with several of those guys.

    The problem is that you aren't receiving the correct return for their current value.

    There are circumstances in which an overpay for players is acceptable, IMO, but you haven't laid out any such situation, IMO.
    You're absolutely right - now go back and find the overpay I said should be offered.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    so us trading for a reliever might make the fillies smarter...I dont want that to happen
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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    You're absolutely right - now go back and find the overpay I said should be offered.
    you've urged AA to make a move sooner rather than later...jump the gun..get ahead of the Nats and Phillies..you understand that for this to be done, it would require a clear overpay, yes? have you still somehow, some way, missed that point?
    by simply advocating for going out and getting one of the elite RPs RIGHT NOW, you are advocating an overpay...because that's the only way you're getting one right now. this is not complicated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    The Giants are waiting for all buyers to become apparent. Simple as that.
    ..unless someone clearly overpays, of course. which yeah, is the entire point.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Super View Post
    ..unless someone clearly overpays, of course. which yeah, is the entire point.
    That depends on the teams motivation. If they are dumping salary (Kennedy) then moving him sooner is more beneficial. Look at the Bruce trade. The M’s didn’t care about return. Just get his money off the books ASAP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Super View Post
    you've urged AA to make a move sooner rather than later...jump the gun..get ahead of the Nats and Phillies..you understand that for this to be done, it would require a clear overpay, yes? have you still somehow, some way, missed that point?
    by simply advocating for going out and getting one of the elite RPs RIGHT NOW, you are advocating an overpay...because that's the only way you're getting one right now. this is not complicated.
    You're right. It's not. Now go back and find a single instance where I advocated for an overpay. One. I said make an offer, and if that's not enough right now move on to the next guy/team on your list until you get a "yes" with the prospects you're willing to offer at this point. Depending on who you get and how they fit, you may not need to go back and get involved when the bidding starts to really heat up. You simply don't know whether someone's liable to say "Camargo and Davidson? Send me the paperwork!" until you go down the list.

    Oh, and by the way - I haven't "urged AA" to do anything. I somehow don't get the feeling he's ghosting here looking for my ideas - or anyone else's for that matter, so get over yourself a little and lighten up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    I did a while ago. The Phillies' brass has already shown a willingness to try to make win-now moves, whether they meet everyone else's value model or not. All the value hounds here lined up to talk about how dumb those moves were. Has their management changed since this winter and I missed the news? Their rotation is still iffy. So is their pen, and now their OF. What evidence is there that they won't include guys like Bohm and Medina to try to improve their current team in an effort to keep up? Rizzo gave Strasburg $175 million and Corbin $140 million while folks here were falling all over themselves to call him stupid. Did he get fired this morning? What evidence is there that he's not going to trade the best prospects they have left in a desperate attempt to show Rendon that they're committed to winning so that he'll stay when Harper didn't?
    So will the Phillies make win now moves regardless or will they only make a big move if the Braves make a move? That was the question, how the Braves might affect their decision making.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Throw enough words at it and folks will stop caring enough to continue reading haha.

    It is amusing seeing nsacpi try to coax a logical thought out of the playdoh eater though.

    The Giants are waiting for all buyers to become apparent. Simple as that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post




    Now we just need Tampa to hurry up and move the team to Montreal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Individual-1 View Post



    Now we just need Tampa to hurry up and move the team to Montreal.
    Wish we'd break out our old powder blues a few times every year.
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    This was Mike Francesa live during the Mets blowup in the 9th today. Lol enjoy.

    https://twitter.com/BackAftaThis/sta...830747650?s=20

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    Quote Originally Posted by tululush View Post
    This was Mike Francesa live during the Mets blowup in the 9th today. Lol enjoy.

    https://twitter.com/BackAftaThis/sta...830747650?s=20
    Lol. Hard to believe he had that much faith in them in the first place.
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    Will smith gave up a run last night. Maybe his value is dropping after an outing like that !!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tapate50 View Post
    Will smith gave up a run last night. Maybe his value is dropping after an outing like that !!!
    Remember that time Jaime Garcia hit a HR and it increased his trade value? Good times.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Remember that time Jaime Garcia hit a HR and it increased his trade value? Good times.
    helped us land Ynoa
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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Remember that time Jaime Garcia hit a HR and it increased his trade value? Good times.
    Surplus value exploded
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    I’ve been told we are no longer allowed to bring up stupid comments made by folks in the past.

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