why no talk of Donaldson?
He shouldnt cost as much as Machado does. He's not healthy yet though so trade values down.
Pass on Donaldson unless it's dirt cheap and they pick up a good chunk of what he's owed.
AerchAngel (06-14-2018)
That is a stupid argument to hit him second. Having him hit 4th would be the best spot. It allows Neck to leadoff and puts a real power threat in the cleanup spot. He will get plenty of ABs. The difference between hitting 2nd, where he'd have less RBIs, and 4th is minimal.
Who the hell cares. Trout is the best player in the game and hits second 90% if the time.
JohnAdcox (06-15-2018)
Exactly. The days of the power hitter hitting in the clean up spot are over. There’s a reason players like trout and judge normally bat in the 2 hole. Over the course of a season the 1 and 2 spots will get more at bats than the 4 spot and having your best hitter get those at bats is what you want.
hopefully Allard keeps raising his stock and hopefully he's one of the guys Baltimore loves. i'd deal him in a heartbeat as the centerpiece for Machado, if they would do it.
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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'd love to get some Arb estimates for Realmuto's last two seasons.
That's on my list of things to become slightly less ignorant of -- estimating arb awards.
What we know about Realmuto's market is that the Marlins have no reason to keep him and he doesn't want to be there. And no one is lining up to meet whatever price they've set on him. It would be weird if Realmuto was the guy they insisted on making a good deal for.
He was mentioned above as the centerpiece in a Machado deal - yet I'm the one crawled on?
It's fun to daydream - most folks here take things waaaaay too seriously.
The Catcher tandem is doing a great job, but neither are under contract for next year, and Realmuto upgrades the position for 28 if not 29 teams (you can argue whether he'd even be an upgrade for the Giants). Teams that want to truly contend look to upgrade wherever possible, and acquiring him could provide a double-whammy of sorts when you consider you'd be keeping him away from the other contender consistently linked to him (who happens to reside in your division).
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?