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  1. Kikuchi probably isn't enjoying his first game in Chicago. I mean, first of all it's Chicago ...
  2. What does that have to do with anything? You manipulate service time to gain an extra year of control for which you're (probably) underpaying the player. Doesn't matter whether he's 25 after those 6 years or 30+.
  3. I don't think they expected to be able to trade Morales and Pillar, and once that happened and they decided some of the kids needed some more everyday at bats, then they needed some filler that can clog up the bench and shake some pom poms. Really, Brito is probably the ceiling of the guy we gave up to get him, so we probably upgraded there regardless. We simply got crap that's a slightly more pleasant consistency. Hanson might not have been our idea, but he has played a SSS decent SS and CF with other experience around the diamond, so in a rebuilding year that could have some value even if he couldn't even hit himself with his own bat if he tried. The other two guys both hold some intrigue imo, and are more the kind of lottery tickets you'd expect for Pillar. I'm not really sure there's anything to question.
  4. They really only started to tear it down last trade deadline, so calling it a lack of progress is pretty unfair. We replenished our farm system and then some (especially at the high end) while still trying to compete the last 2 years, and are now in a position to build a new core in two year time frame. I'd say it's going quite well.
  5. There's two other teams this week that might give you a run for your money there.
  6. Brito is probably the ceiling of Orozco.
  7. It might have been better at the game, those idiots were probably on top of the mics.
  8. Ugh, NOT a strike.
  9. This wasn't even the only no hitter going on. The Cubs are being no hit through 5.
  10. Meh, our starting pitching hasn't been an issue (yet). We just need to sneak Grichuk and Smoak out there every at-bat and we'll be fine.
  11. Catchers are really, really volatile, particularly in small sample sizes. You never know when they took a pitch off the palm of their glove and can barely grip the bat, or can't feel part of their arm, or are suffering through bruised balls, etc. Jansen projects as an above average catcher both with the glove and bat.
  12. I have to assume his neck is too sore. That's where you'd definitely use him.
  13. Screw having any particular arms in the pen during a rebuild. Take the guys who can perform best regardless of what hand. I'd rather see a righty give up a hit or two to a lefty than watch a lefty walk the batter just because matchups.
  14. I notice you didn't post Bauer's.
  15. They need to kill the crowd mics (or put them where the fans are less drunk). That whooping is really annoying.
  16. And now Rodney is doing Rodney things.
  17. Estrada is doing Estrada like things to the Red Sox again.
  18. He's been > 2 war in 3 of his 4 full seasons, and was really only a CF in one of them. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him average 2.5 WAR a year for the contract, although that's certainly not a given.
  19. Hopefully he's still cleaning up and not watching the 2nd.
  20. Damn, losing Trea Turner hurts. He was off to a kickass start.
  21. You can probably replace him at similar cost if need be. Might as well see if a kid with higher upside can fill it and break out (like Alford). Plus, as soon as Pillar's legs give out, he's not gonna be 2 WAR.
  22. And he just struck out for the first time as a Giant.
  23. Doubt it as things stand right now, but a great year could certain change that. Stroman would be the likely guy imo.
  24. That's nuts!
  25. Lol, Morales showing his defensive acumen there. I wonder who will finish this game with a higher FB velocity, Fiers or Sale?
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