Dr. Dinger

ORLY? Because Enny is the one who finished the season in the rotation.

Anybody have interest in Enny Romero? Could have a rotation spot when the Rays trade Price and he throws gas. I will take literally any draft pick, prospect, or waiver draft upgrade for him. Huston Street and Tanner Scheppers can also be had for a pick or prospect.

Hunter has unsexy vet syndrome. Nothing wrong with an 80/20/80 type with an adequate avg. I shopped around for an OF bat and he was the best value I found.

Heyyyyyy BTS finally found a taker for the entirely serviceable Torii Hunter... now watch him retire after the Tigers win the World Series.

I think the problem is that Pedroia is just so dislikable, it depresses his trade value. I think you got a nice package for him.

Great trade, I like it for both sides and their respective needs.

There's a pretty good chance that Asdrubal will get traded to a more hitter friendly environment to make room for Lindor at some point. If a team like the Yankees picked him up, I could see him turning in a 20+ HR campaign and that would be a nice value boost for you. Sonny is a gem and you have to love anyone who pitches in Oakland.

I generally agree, I usually look to do a 2 or 3-for-1. Asdrubal was downright unplayable for most of the time I owned him, he was an 0-4 machine and really sunk me down the stretch with a ton of bad ABs. I really like Desmond -- perhaps too much -- and I think he can be a 25/25 guy. I really didn't consider the age difference between the two since Desmond is extremely athletic and Asdrubal is soft-bodied; I think it's quite reasonable to assume that Desmond will age better, although I'm primarily concerned with the next 2 years and they're both in their prime. Sammy isn't banking on Asdrubal really, he's just a stop-gap to Lindor (just like in real life). Frankly, I never really believed in Asdrubal. I called him a fluke in 2011 and considered it a career year. I acquired him as a buy-low opportunity and because I was running Scutaro out at SS, but I'm happy to upgrade what was one of my weakest positions. It does hurt to give up Sonny Gray, I can't say a bad thing about him. He surpassed all expectations and I turned a huge profit on his draft position. I think it *may* have been a sell-high opportunity on him, but I also wouldn't be surprised if he becomes a steady SP2/3, I love his FB/hammer combo. The insurance against giving him up was Crick, who has huge K upside. It's funny how opinions can change so quickly -- Crick was a 3rd round pick in the spring MiLB draft and Sonny was passed over altogether and even made it to the 3rd round of our SECOND MiLB draft. I guess I'm in the camp that doesn't really believe Rasmus turned a corner, I think he'll always be streaky and K-prone, although he's a pretty safe bet for 20 HR and you could do a lot worse for a CF. Having Gardner/Bourn/Buxton made him somewhat expendable in my eyes. The other aspect of this trade is that it netted me two more roster spots, so now I can keep Grant Balfour and Huston Street rather than sending them off into the waiver draft. Generally, I find that if opinions are divided on a deal, it's probably a fair one.

The hot stove is starting to heat up, a little Tuesday afternoon trade for ya. To sammy: Asdrubal, Rasmus, Sonny Gray To me: Ian Desmond, Kyle Crick

I do not like Joc. Seems like a 2nd division regular to me. #scouting

Taijuan, Olt, etc etc etc

Are you serious? Beede and Bickford ringing any bells? A deferred pick is a year of development down the drain. Jenkins and Deck were just embarassing busts, needless to say. We passed on Wong, Guerrieri and Stephenson on the Beede pick alone. You don't even want to look up the littany of good prospects we snubbed for org guy Deck.

The way this team wastes 1st rounders, who gives a s*** about giving up a comp pick?

And 39 and 55. Not bad considering I traded 25, 31, 37, 38, 42, 66 and two HMs.

I'm #1 bitchezzzzz

No doubt about that, but I probably wouldn't give up 6 years of Sanchez for one of Bailey.

Another thing, Bailey has a career 1.2 HR/9 at home and 0.85 on the road. He had reverse HR splits this year and had a fantastic season, but you need to consider the park factors for ALL AL East parks vs NL Central, not just the home park. If he didn't play half his games in NL friendly environments, his HR rate would be a lot closer to that 1.2. For the sake of the BALCO Pharm Team, I hope he stays in the NL.

The DH is the bigger factor here.

You have to say that, you own him.

What is with your bizarre Stoeten obsession? He's neither a celebrity nor a respected journalist. Get a f***ing life already.

Why would we have a chance at extending Bailey if Cinci doesn't? I feel like Bailey is a NL #2. With his HR rates, he'd likely post an ERA in the low 4s in the AL East.

Unlimited roster size until the February cutdown.

With the exception of Melky, those are all thoroughly s***** hitters. WTF did you expect them to do?

Lind, Rasmus and Sierra all surpassed expectations this year, while our three star hitters all did exactly what was expected. I really can't understand who in our lineup AA thinks will flourish under a new HC... Arencibia? Izturis? Gose? If you don't have a major league hit tool, you don't.

Why indeed, he seemed to help Rasmus and Lawrie quite a bit. The building blocks of the lineup all did their jobs, it was only the fringe talents that failed this year. Moreover, our offence clearly wasn't the issue. Why the f*** wasn't Walker let go?