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  1. ValiantJaysFan
    So how is not talking about it nipping it in the bud?
  2. ValiantJaysFan
    What I'm saying is, if we are giving up more than Saunders and retaining ANY salary above what Saunders was making, then why not use the prospect we are trading for Bruce for a bullpen arm, even a mid innings guy, for when injuries inevitably happen? Seems like a more pressing concern, because offense is not a problem on this team.
  3. ValiantJaysFan
    What year was that?
  4. ValiantJaysFan
    But he didn't nip it in the bud, he avoided it. That's my point.
  5. ValiantJaysFan
    Answer questions, or don't do it. What's the point of repeating "I'm not gonna answer questions about X" a hundred times when he knew he was only gonna get questions about X?
  6. ValiantJaysFan
    So f*** it, let's just get Jay Bruce?
  7. ValiantJaysFan
    Great job combining a strawman argument with reductio ad absurdum. Edit: And ad hominem.
  8. ValiantJaysFan
    If we have a couple million dollars to burn even though we are supposedly right up against the budget, then I'd much rather have another bullpen arm, or another starter, and have Pompey in LF who is far better defensively. Not to mention if they're going to get another outfielder, we have no leadoff hitter, why not fill that need instead of going out and getting Jay friggin' Bruce of all people?
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  10. ValiantJaysFan
    No, it's not hard to understand. That doesn't make it less stupid.
  11. ValiantJaysFan
    Why meet the media at all if all of your answers are going to be "I won't talk about that"?
  12. ValiantJaysFan
    Jay Bruce is hot garbage. I would literally prefer Michael Saunders in a wheelchair over Jay Bruce. We have Dalton Pompey. As long as has an OBP over .294 and a WAR over 0.8 he's a better option than Bruce. I don't think you understand how bad Jay Bruce is. Do you know how bad he is? oWAR of 0.2. dWAR of -0.2 and -1.7 in 2014. $12 million a year for that. I don't care how much money Cincinatti or LAA is retaining, if we are paying him league minimum it's too much. And as for the "he's better than Saunders just sitting on the DL all year" argument, if that's the case then what a horrible move trading Revere, and what an even more terrible lack of preparation by this regime by not having a viable backup plan. Jay Bruce has no place on a contending baseball team, period.
  13. ValiantJaysFan
    Ross Atkins. Calls a press conference. Refuses to answer any questions. Bullshits us with cliches and disingenuous answers. I am really starting to not like this regime and I was one of the people giving them every benefit of the doubt.
  14. ValiantJaysFan
    We were getting Jay Bruce. None of the other crap matters, regardless of the other details there are better options.
  15. ValiantJaysFan
    Shapiro: Unimpressed that AA traded prospects away for Price. Trades Saunders and a prospect for a $12 million replacement level outfielder even though we have no money to get a pitcher and Austin Jackson is sitting at home waiting for a contract. Makes sense.
  16. ValiantJaysFan
    I can only LOL at this franchise sometimes.
  17. ValiantJaysFan
    Think Blair is out drinking with Buck
  18. ValiantJaysFan
    @SNJeffBlair I won't even mention the possibility that Bruce could replace Jose Bautista in RF next year if he leaves. Cheaper, too ...
  19. ValiantJaysFan
    Tropeano? Nice! Less objectionable.
  20. ValiantJaysFan
    Or if there's another deal coming of some sort. This has made me lose a lot of confidence in Shatkins.
  21. ValiantJaysFan
    Factor in defensive WAR because Bautista was looking pretty bad out there last year. But I get what you're saying. I think the team needs to be more well rounded though. Especially for playoff baseball when sabre metrics kind of go out the window because it's such a concentrated amount of baseball and there's no time for things to average out, pitching becomes more valuable imo.
  22. ValiantJaysFan
    All that's missing is a leg kick
  23. ValiantJaysFan
    If they get a controllable #1 starter for him rather than letting him walk, I think that helps us win the division. It's not like we are hurting for offence. Would be a tough sell though to the casuals and would take balls of steel by Shatkins because they're already villains to casuals.
  24. ValiantJaysFan
    I know, but taking a dump on them publicly is a bit disrespectful to the guys paying him millions of dollars who he is trying to get a raise from. If I'm Rogers I'm asking him to waive his trade veto rights.
  25. ValiantJaysFan
    I don't disagree with anything he said but "the man" took a chance on him when he was basically a worthless scrub from the Pirates and made him a rich man. He should have a little more diplomacy.
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