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Which wild card front office do you most believe in?  

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  1. 1. Which wild card front office do you most believe in?

    • Houston Astros (led by Jeff Luhnow)
      10
    • New York Yankees (led by Brian Cashman)
      4
    • Chicago Cubs (led by Theo & Jed)
      68
    • Pittsburgh Pirates (led by Neal Huntington)
      15

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Dr. Dinger GOAT

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"Cano had the worst season for an everyday player I've seen in 20 years at the big league level. He was the most awful player I've ever seen"

 

This guy is f***ing dumn.

 

Cano had 21 HR and a 116 wRC+, which is probably about what you would expect for his age, skillset, and home park. That's by no means a terrible middle of the order hitter. It's not Cano's fault that Jack Z gave him a completely myopic contract. Cano didn't get that staff fired, they got themselves fired for incompetently putting an uncompetitive team on the field for several years in a row.

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Dr. Dinger GOAT

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What are your thoughts on Puig? Your son plays with him.

Well this is between you and me, but I'll tell you what. When the highest paid player on the Los Angeles Dodgers goes to the owner to discuss what the team needs to do to improve and says "you've got to get rid of Puig", that tells you all you need to know.

Wow. So that's an Adrian Gonzalez quote?

Adrian isn't the highest paid player.

So a Kershaw quote?

I didn't say his name.

 

And whoever else might be listening to your show.

BTS GOAT

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lol Puig is clearly a clubhouse cancer if the best pitcher in the world and a heavy analytic FO wants him traded.

 

You keep saying this and ignoring the possibility (likelihood) that the heavy analytics FO doesn't think he's very good.

Dr. Dinger GOAT

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You keep saying this and ignoring the possibility (likelihood) that the heavy analytics FO doesn't think he's very good.

 

But projections!!!!!!!

burlingtonbandit New Hampshire Fisher Cats

burlingtonbandit

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You keep saying this and ignoring the possibility (likelihood) that the heavy analytics FO doesn't think he's very good.

 

I'd easily put 100$ on the driving force being his attitdude/makeup compared to his talent. They probably think his talent level isn't worth the headaches he causes. As a 3-4 Win player on a very cheap contract thats not the type of player you go out and trade especially when you will be selling low.

 

Reminds me of the Escobar situation in a way. Dodgers should get a whole lot more than what Escobar got though.

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I'd easily put 100$ on the driving force being his attitdude/makeup compared to his talent. They probably think his talent level isn't worth the headaches he causes. As a 3-4 Win player on a very cheap contract thats not the type of player you go out and trade especially when you will be selling low.

 

Reminds me of the Escobar situation in a way. Dodgers should get a whole lot more than what Escobar got though.

 

I question whether they think he's both good enough and healthy enough to be a 3-4 win player going forward.

G-Snarls Cooperstown

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It's actually pretty amazing that Bryce was unanimous given that his team didn't make the playoffs.

 

He was so good you couldn't not vote for him and all these writers knew it

G-Snarls Cooperstown

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Do front offices even worry that much about high end starters coming off TJS these days?? How much does it affect his trade value? Almost all of them come back just fine these days. Edited by G-Snarls
G-Snarls Cooperstown

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Who else was going to win it that is on a contender? Rizzo?

 

Exactly. There was literally no one else you could make any case for whatsoever, especially since Goldy played on a s***** team. f***, Arietta maybe bit its too huge of a strech to give it to a pitcher when you have a position player who had a season like Harper's.

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TheHurl Toronto Blue Jays

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They probably think his talent level isn't worth the headaches he causes. As a 3-4 Win player on a very cheap contract thats not the type of player you go out and trade especially when you will be selling low.

 

Keep in mind that this is the last year where that contract is valid though. He can choose arbitration instead of the contract starting in 2017.

Spanky__99 FCL Blue Jays

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lol Puig is clearly a clubhouse cancer if the best pitcher in the world and a heavy analytic FO wants him traded.

 

I was sighing at the former part, not about Puig.

burlingtonbandit New Hampshire Fisher Cats

burlingtonbandit

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I question whether they think he's both good enough and healthy enough to be a 3-4 win player going forward.

 

Thats fair. I just think that the biggest reason they want him traded is that they think the makeup/character isn't worth the headaches and distractions that his production provides.

Grant77 Toronto Blue Jays

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A's DFA A.J. Griffin

 

I think that we should claim him and bring him to Spring Training. He's arb eligible, but it will be for the minimum and we can cut him at a percentage if it doesn't work out.

Abomination Buffalo Bisons

Abomination

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Nine million for Maybin is a little steep if you ask me. Not that they gave up anything, but I hope the Tigers got salary relief.

 

I could actually see Krol as still turning into a good reliever, if he can ever get people off his fastball. Don't really know anything about Speier, but the numbers look good.

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