Smith isn't a bad org guy to have he was just so limited physically that his ceiling was extremely low. He only had 1 option year left as well so if it wasn't this year it was going to be next. Pompey and Davis are simply better to keep around.
When Norris is added we will have to lose someone else too though. Phelps could go to the 60 day DL which is probably the best option but I'm not entirely sure when he's going to be ready to pitch. Does anyone know?
It doesn't matter if that's his wife or not he has the right to apply reasonable force to retrieve his property. She had his phone so he grabbed it back and she spilled off the chair. Was it embarrassing for the both of them? Yes. Was it criminal or even immoral of him? Nope.
We are starting to face a roster crunch though. We need to make a move now for Buccholz but Norris is basically a lock to make the team IMO so we'll have to change something for him too.
Yeah as soon as we can put players on the 60 day DL Phelps should go on there. I don't think he's expected back until midway through the season right?
I don't see Urena getting removed he has a decent chance to make the Opening Day roster IMO if Travis is hurt. Once Vlad Jr. comes up he'd probably get optioned back to AAA though.
Yeah exactly. It's a long year. If another vet is going to come dirt cheap I would def sign one and put a guy with options down in the minors. Plenty of these guys are going to get hurt.
Seems like the home ballpark played a big factor as well. Citizens Bank is really homer friendly. Almost the complete opposite from the Giants home park which might be the worst for left handed hitters. Over 13 years that could actually make a big difference on his career homer totals.
Yeah it stretches out his AAV which will help them avoid the luxury tax. ~$25 mil a year isn't necessarily going to be THAT crippling in the year 2030.
Seems like the scouting reports love McGuire's defense and arm. If he's a good framer he could be an excellent backup/fringe starter. His bat leaves a lot to be desired but he at least hits left handed so it should be relatively easy to make sure he usually has the split advantage.
If Tulo can make it through Spring Training healthy enough to play, I can't wait until Stroman faces him in the regular season. When he strikes him out he's going to go nuts lol.
Seems like a pretty good deal for both sides. He didn't really give them too much of a discount compared to what Machado got but paying a guy through his age 35 season isn't so bad.
Yeah the June one was much better. Hall of Famer (lol) Harold Baines, Paul Molitor, Bob Welch and Dave Henderson were all drafted that year. I wonder what the difference was between the two drafts.