BUT, when your trading starters for prospects, it is usually at least a 2 for 1 deal. Trading a functional starter for someone who may never make the show is not an effective method of rebuilding a franchise. Sounds more like a salary dump...
Yeah, hard to stomach a lot of Javy's ABs but he will always be a fan favorite plus he wants to be here...so there's that. But I really agree with bringing Rizzo back. If they get him to sign a shorter deal...like 3 years would be fine. First basemen can play a long time in baseball and while he may not always hit like we want....his glove is always there.
That is complete bullshit.
Ok i thought he was a bit better of a defender. At 6 foot 6 if he hones it in, he will be a stud. Lol at all of you. Taller players tend to take a bit longer to develop as their strike zone is bigger. He will develop A-Ok and we have 30-40 hr and 130+ ops prospect incoming. Ive followed Ball since he started and he is one of the most underrated peospects in the MinorsJim Bowden had Ball as Atlanta’s most underrated prospect at the beginning of the year...
They realized the Cubs got him and lowered his value. Given our history with spects not breaking out until they leave for another Club, they feel the Cubs just ruined his career. XD
This is true. Unless they both get white hot for the next 50 games, there is no guarantee that there will be a golden goose in the off season. They both want to be here while the money might be short of what they were hoping for.....it will still be a hefty amount.
They were going to have Joc for one more half season. They were able to trade him and get someone to take all of the salary. If they got nothing in return many would consider it a win. He was never going to be a part of the plan going forward.
Lock in Happ? Why? He sucks.
You should be. How can they be any worse than the shit show we've been watching for weeks. Hard to be worse than 2-13 over a 15 games span. That's a winning percentage of 0.13 Once the smoke has cleared and the dealing is done....I'll bet you whoever is left plays at a higher winning percentage that that.
Not entirely true. The new CBA happens after the season. You really don't wanna be stuck with no contract when a strike might happen as well as not knowing how the CBA plays out if they do come to an agreement. If you can get guaranteed money in their situation you're probably smart to take it.
Half grade and + grade aren't very far apart FWIW. It's kinda better to think of them in tiers. For example, you could like someone better than most 40 grade prospects but he might be more on the bottom end vs 45's. So a 40+ would essentially be saying that. It's entirely possible he was on the low end of the 45 tier before anyways.
