GDT 6/7: Save Us, San Francisco

[Hulavol]

99 games to go. I really wanna believe, but I just can't see anything to believe in. Anyone see any reason to step off the ledge?

It is almost impossible for a team this talented to have this many close losses. They will get hot, and start having fun, and then maybe hit another small skid or two- and then remember that winning is more fun and go on a monster tear.
A whole bunch of games against the Phillies and Mets too- they can make up big chunks of ground really fast and put themselves into contention by the late summer.
They are trying - the effort is there - even Harris has made progress after his awful effort earlier this week- it’s little things that show me they are really trying hard to get better and haven’t quit. It’s Ozuna busting his ass to not get doubled off. Things like that show me the “want to” is there….Even Snit finally getting tossed.
Hopefully Strider shows a better approach tomorrow too.
Bottom line- it’s ugly, but it’s rock bottom. They should be tired of digging and ready to start climbing.
It’s still a damn good ball club. Just hold on..

(How’s that?)

 

[CyYoung31]

It can always get worse.

 

[50PoundHead]

Everybody raved about em at the time and Riley and Olson are still top 5 at their positions. I still think Strider comes back fine once he's had a normal offseason. Murphy is top 5 at C also. Harris is the only one but he was coming off winning rookie of the year so there was no reason to think his bat wouldn't keep progressing.

I think you're being a bit generous on the Top 5 designations for some of these guys, but that really isn't the point that I drove at. It's the entirety of the extensions that have caused the problems because a portion of the more lucrative out-years of the contract has to be rolled forward, which tightens the short-term budget situation. Some of the contracts are a bit questionable, but not of them are outlandishly bad. It's the totality of them given the luxury tax threshold concerns that is the impediment. And I'm never going to shut up about Kelenic.

 

[Hudson2]

I think you're being a bit generous on the Top 5 designations for some of these guys, but that really isn't the point that I drove at. It's the entirety of the extensions that have caused the problems because a portion of the more lucrative out-years of the contract has to be rolled forward, which tightens the short-term budget situation. Some of the contracts are a bit questionable, but not of them are outlandishly bad. It's the totality of them given the luxury tax threshold concerns that is the impediment. And I'm never going to shut up about Kelenic.

Kelenic was bad but I can see where they dreamed on him just not at the lengths they went to financially to do it. I'd say Riley, Olson, and Murphy are all top 5 at their positions.