Dr. Dinger

Don't hold your breath on him ever becoming a league average bat.

I'm really surprised he had the gall to call Bautista "a nobody," especially considering they're both Dominican. Yordano's phone was probably ringing off the hook from Ortiz and Pujols tell him to show some f***ing respect.

You don't even really need to stretch him out that far. If he can make some 5 inning, 80 pitch starts for us, that would be fantastic.

Is that confirmed or just an angrioter fart post? I'd be surprised if Upton and Kimbrel weren't put on waivers.

The obvious solution is to trade for James Shields and bump Hutch out of the rotation until next year, when he can compete for a spot in ST.

With the exception of 2014, he's actually been this good for awhile. 2015 - 3.40 ERA, 3.83 FIP 2013 - 3.87 ERA, 3.86 FIP 2012 - 3.64 ERA, 3.35 FIP He's a solid back-end starter with a good K rate.

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I'll give you Richie Shaffer for Joe Ross.

Don't forget Sonny Gray.

Because it's a backwards organization with one of the worst GMs in baseball, probably.

Plus I want to see you rebuild the right way and have a long, extended moment in the sun, believe it or not.

It rings hollow coming from me, but I'd be hyping Correa just as much right now if I didn't own him. His numbers speak for themself. I strongly believe he's going to be a Tulo-tier SS.

I honestly think you'd regret that. You'd have Stanton + Crawford and be mediocre for a couple years before realizing that's not a good enough core to compete, then tear it down all over again. It's not like Crawford is 25, either.

That's more than I would offer probably, but not unreasonable to ask. Reyes is a monster in the making.

Never heard of that first guy, but we all know Boxy adores Big Ref.

Nice! Very prescient.

Solid trolljob. Michael Kopech is legit better than both those guys, tho.

Nobody ever wants to pay the troll toll for a guy you picked up as a free agent this season, it's just the way it goes. It's gotten to the point where you should have no trouble getting a Top 50 prospect for him, though.

He's already been an above average-hitting 2B this year with the trajectory trending in the right direction. I'm satisfied. Contextually, that trade worked out well for both our rosters.

I'll agree to this. Davis strikes out like it's his job and relies on Adderall to be good at baseball; Cano is old and plays in a s***** park. Neither is an elite asset moving forward IMO, but I wouldn't undo that trade if I had the option.

Ok, I'm finally ready to admit I like Brandon Crawford. Take my money.

I disagree, and I think you're giving too much weight to Cano's slow start, much as you did last year.

I'm not joking in the slightest. Since that trade: Cano: .294/.353/.437, .341 wOBA Davis: .218/.312/.452, .330 wOBA Plus, crucially, Cano is a 2B. You can have your moment-in-time fapfest for Davis' hot month, but the truth is Cano has hit very well lately also, and gave me a .361 wOBA last year.

I'm just farting around, really, obviously we all love Stanton. For Boxy's roster, that trade makes absolutely no sense, however.

You lost the Cano trade and continue to do so.