Am I the only one hoping that AA goes big and trades for Manny Machado? I know it would take a lot and he's going to be a FA but he would fit perfectly on this team. Put him at 3rd and let him hit 3rd between Acuna and Freeman. That suddenly makes Atl a real World Series threat.
50PoundHead (05-04-2018)
At the risk of sounding overreactionary, but...um....
We're the greatest team of all-time. 110+ wins isn't out of the question.
Our "The Process" seems to be paying off a whole hell of a lot quicker than the 76ers "The Process".
Last edited by JusticeForAll23; 05-03-2018 at 07:27 PM.
nsacpi (05-03-2018)
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jpx7 (05-03-2018)
Bryce Wilson is our best pitching prospect still in the minors. Ignored just like Soroka was early on.
jpx7 (05-03-2018)
If projection systems are "conservative" with young players and Allard sucks since his fastball is in the 89-91 MPH range, why on earth shouldn't he be traded for ANY upgrade you can get?
The day the new metrics project Glavine as a HOFer will be the first time it's happened.
I'm in no way touting Allard as "the next Glavine", but apparently the only thing keeping him from getting MLB hitters out right now is that he's in Gwinnett.
Weight the projection systems evenly with the scouts that watch the games in person and continue to rate Allard as a Top 50-60 prospect (and ahead of a lot of names that get bandied about around here), and it's a bit funny to read the comments about how he can't possibly succeed at the next level. Teheran can't possibly succeed because of this metric or that one, tell that to the Mutts. At the same age, Tommy was 12-11, 3.88, 1.435, etc. at Greenville and Richmond.
I completely get being excited about the "stuff" guys and physical studs, but some guys can just pitch/play.
Last edited by clvclv; 05-03-2018 at 09:40 PM.
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?
I want Machado this year but purely for selfish reasons. Prob not smart baseball wise... although I think he will be cheaper in trade than we think in his walk year. The thing I worry about is that he wants to play SS, right? If that's the case he may not want to sign long term anyways. I def only want him if we can also sign him long term.
Jaw (05-04-2018)
Absolutely awful idea - no doubt.
Guess I was the one here who started banging the Iglesias/Hand drum (and I'd still love to have either), but I mentioned a couple secondary level arms. If a Fried/Touki/Wilson/Muller level-guy and a lesser prospect (and yes, I'm well aware that doesn't add up on the "value scale" for some here) I'd go get one, but something like that may well be the best "real world" offer either team gets for either guy,
Sure you're talking about the headliners being guys that are double-digit prospects on our lists, but they'd very immediately be top 3-5 guys in the Reds' system.
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?