JohnAdcox (02-17-2021)
I guess there are a few cuts every year that might possibly help a club, though they're generally the same kind of castoffs that are unsigned going into spring training.
I'm not sure it's really reasonable to think the available pool of signings will improve a whole lot, but I guess you could get lucky.
Folks are antsy because most of the credible guys on paper even for even semi-regular play are mostly gone now.
I will whine about missing out on Shaw - he would've been the perfect compliment to Riley and would've given the Braves a really nice insurance policy in the event Freeman has to miss extended time (a trip to the IL - if he has to miss a month or more our chances are probably toast anyway). $1.5 million plus incentives for a LH power bat that can play both corner IF spots was an absolute steal given how well he would've fit this roster. The Pirates are always open to deals so Moran's still an option, but he'll cost talent PLUS roughly the same amount of money Shaw will make if he reaches his incentives.
Most of the other "misses" are marginal - if you think Dansby will continue to be healthy, Camargo can probably stand at SS for a day or two here and there to give him a day off, and if crossing all our fingers and toes somehow works and the DH appears, Gardner is still floating around out there. Plug him in in LF and shift Ozuna to DH and the bench won't need to produce a whole lot if everyone stays relatively healthy - especially until the All-Star break when Waters, Shewmake, Contreras, and possibly even Ball become bench options (if needed).
As things stand though, we need just about everyone to stay healthy for the first half - and there aren't going to be a lot of opportunities to rest guys in an effort to have them healthy and fresh come playoff time unless the team is comfortably in first or second place.
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?
Super (02-17-2021)
There still free agent Mitch Moreland and he can play first and some outfield too.
AA he can offer Ender Inciarte for Mike Moustakas if they throw some money to cover that disastrous contract.
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I agree on Shaw. $1.5 MM minor league deal with the Brewers. There are so many guys on minor league deals and sometimes those deals are contingent on making the team or the player gets released. With so many guys like Shaw on minor league deals, there could be a lot of movement at the end of spring training. I wouldn't be surprised if that is what Anthopoulos is thinking.
I equate this whole bench thing to AA throwing a backyard cook out. He went out and got 100 bucks of meat and now needs condiments. He clearly isn’t going to buy 100 bucks of meat and not have money for condiments.
Will he use that older bottle in back of fridge that he over paid for but will expire after this party. Plus some these off brands that we don’t know how they taste. Risky but an option.
He could also send his kid out at last minute to grab whatever condiments are left. Or maybe he will use a homemade recipe that no one knows how good it is. Could also ask some neighbors to give him some condiments in exchange for scraps he doesn’t plan to use.
Regardless he can always see how his condiments are working midway through party and go to other neighbors whose party completely tanned and get some good condiments and maybe even more meat.
Regardless he has enough meat to start his cookout and that is most important.
Coppy
JohnAdcox (02-17-2021)
Throw them a low-value minor league arm AA - dude can hit...
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/...d-ramirez.html
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?
The bench looks weak going into spring training but in reality I’m not too worried about it. Markakis and Flowers are still out there if we need them. Teams let players go at the end of ST. A trade could be made if needed. Right now let’s see what the kids have and try pushing the versatility of players like Albies and Shewmake.
if Shewmake can hit i'm calling him Ty Cobbler and nothing is stopping me
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