I’ve never been a Dansby stan (A Stansby?) but I think I’d probably give him $10Mx3, and throw in a lifetime supply of shampoo and conditioner, without having to think much about it.
I’ve reached a point of contentedness with Swanson. It’s all about expectations. He’ll continue to be a good value even at high-arb prices. Not sure if I want him at market prices, but similarly not sure if we’re in the market and have the pockets for an upgrade. Keep your expectations low, and...
I don’t think that trade ever seemed good. We took Aybar back, which was dumb, and Newcomb never did much to convince anyone except the hard-core rose-glasses crowd who said “he’s a cold-weather guy, so he’ll be a late bloomer” when it was pretty clear he couldn’t consistently throw strikes...
Man, we have had so many mediocre relievers with underwhelming stuff who became board whipping boys, and pretty much all of them were better than Sean Newcomb.
I’m ok with this. I’ve already written the season off, so if we can play competitive baseball ‘til the end of the season, that’s playing with house money as far as I’m concerned. We got a little better and didn’t give up anything of much consequence. I was personally done with Wilson, but I’m...