Probably on AA's front burner at this point depending on how much salary Arizona's willing to take back.
Depending on the prospects involved, could you pull off a Greinke/Peralta/Bradley swap without giving up the farm that has them taking Julio and O'Day back?
~ $42 million in real salary coming this way with ~ $20 million going back.
Prospect cost would be interesting. If you could do it without Riley, Pache, or Contreras, I'd probably jump.
Last edited by clvclv; 12-05-2018 at 09:29 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?
clvclv (12-05-2018)
The fact we’re talking about Realmuto rumors means it won’t happen.
The problem with a Greinke/Peralta trade that people adding Julio and O’day(who wouldn’t waive his NTC anyway) is that it wrecks our payroll next year and they aren’t young enough to have the upside to be enticing enough to do that.
Last edited by clvclv; 12-05-2018 at 09:46 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?
DOB knows **** all, but this is a direct quote from AA, and is in line with what [MENTION=59]Enscheff[/MENTION] is worried about.
clvclv (12-05-2018)
I dont believe this quote for a second. No GM would tell a fanbase they are low on funds while at the same time buying a position not needed and spending less than the prior year after specifically saying the opposite not over a month ago.
This sounds like a statement being made to an individual you are negotiating with or cover for some other action.
Nothing quoted in the media for AA indicates anything unless it’s “Trade signing is being finalized”. We can worry if we don’t like his moves after he makes them, but worrying AA has hamstrung himself after a year of planning is silly.
Definitely think any significant payroll add has to be approached creatively at this point.
AA has talked the talk when it comes to adding Donaldson, but it's still tough to imagine the plan included a $20 million signing (regardless of who it was) if the original plan intended to try to address every perceived hole (corner OF, SP, Closer, bench, etc.). Josh is a great fit, but it's not that hard to make the argument that spending on a LF and Closer and trading for a TOR arm while letting Camargo keep 3B warm until Riley comes up might not have been the way to go to more effectively address the overall roster concerns.
Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled with the Donaldson signing - but it certainly hamstrings you a bit, and it makes it tough not to re-sign a healthy Donaldson if you include Riley in a deal at this point.
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 have stopped believing anything AA says.
Logic dictates they know they need an impact player in LF, and logic also dictates they didn’t blow their wad on JD only to go cheap in LF.
They know LF is a problem. We know LF is a problem. It’s been known for a long time LF would be a problem. I find it hard to believe there wasn’t a plan in place to address it, or that they somehow signed JD because they momentarily forgot about LF.
I do, however, think they had resources set aside to address catcher and the bench, and signing JD to push Camargo to the bench just happened to be the course they chose to spend those resources. I don’t think it was a coincidence those deals happened nearly simultaneously.
Last edited by Enscheff; 12-05-2018 at 10:40 PM.
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clvclv (12-06-2018)
Yeah I’m not buying it either. AA wouldn’t say it even if he was close to a deal for somebody just not his style. The fact he’s saying he’s not is making me think he is. Realmuto or Peralta I have a feeling is being discussed.
clvclv (12-06-2018)
clvclv (12-06-2018)
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?
Here’s what I think. We have heard Reamulto, Peralta, Haniger and the free agent outfielders. AA will do something totally different than what we have been hearing.
DOB seems to think we’d be open to a vet FA but right now they want deals longer than two years, and right now he’s not real inclined to go down that isle. Said Brantley wants more like 20M a year rather than like 3/48.
Also we have been engaged on starters, not relievers to this point
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