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Tyler Mahle is much younger then Archer and trading for Mahle is exactly what you need to do to get in the playoffs and have success.. You don't not do that becaause of some position player spec... Look at what guys ranked much higher like Adell and Kelenic are at... That trade is not even close to the Rays and Pirates trade..

WTF?? Florida is an fnnnn great state... Thousands of people a day are fleeing other states and moving to Florida.. There is a reason for that..

Bring back Chacin.. ? The guy with his own cologne..

Yea brada don't I know it... Thanks!! Not sure if I want my kids growing up A's and Giants fans either.. LOL. Keeping my house in Florida... Just some short term pain for long term gain.... Already got hit with the CA state tax and disability tax.. F%^^ Me!!

You have a sustainable mindset for the Team.. However, there is a time in a Team's window when you need pull the trigger and go for it... There is normally not a scenario for any Team where they go for it and there is no pain/cost... In this case, it was just $$ which I would prefer over really good prospects.. I don't think THIS year we should be in the wait until next year mindset... It is only a matter of time until Boston gets good again, and the Rays are not so banged up.. Baltimore is coming on strong.. The Yankees are always good.... Then we have to deal with all the other Teams.. Mariners, CWS, Indians, Minnesota etc. We have a playoff spot this year so far and we need to strike while the iron is hot. No gaurantee we will be in the playoffs next year or the year after...

He was doing s***** in his last year with the Reds and then he got reinvigorated in LAA.. I think we would get his second wind being on a playof team and even as he is, he still improves our pen..

We traded a pontential Hall of Fame 2b to obtain an SP in his FA year to give us a start every 5th day and maybe max two starts in a long playoff series.. We won the WS.. Not trading for an historically elite closer who could make appearance every game in the playoffs, just for $$ reasons when one is def a need for us is not doing what it takes to take us to the promised land IMO..

Based on track record there was an elite closer available that really could have been had as long as we were willing to eat contract.. Now AA has him...

So here is the thing about Bass. Not sure if you are aware, but I live in South Florida, until next week anyway when I am moving out to Silicone Valley.. Anyway... I am a closet Marlin's fan and anyone who plays Fantasy with me knows I normally hoard or go after Marlin's pitchers like a fat kid after cake. Pop was in discussions for the closer role in the off season. Then it was decided Bass would be the closer to start the year. Bass unfortunatley really sucked as the closer and lost the role.. Some guys just don't have the make up to be closer types.. Bass is good and has thrived in the 7th, 6th, etc.. That is fine, he is def an improvment on 3-4 RPs we had until yesterday. However, I wanted to see and I think we needed another closer type. Pop is not yet ready IMO.... Maybe he would do ok.. But a crap shoot... If Romano goes down tomorrow/tonight.. Our pen does not look good/competitive for a close stretch/playoff series... That is my issue with the Bass/Pop trade in totatality, when you factor they did not get anyone else to compliment late innings..

There was never an interstate travel ban for citizens or non-citizens or vaxed or non-vaxed requirement in the U.S for plane, train, anything... There would be a civil war if they tried that s***..

You mean travel to the U.S? Who says Igelesias ever left...?

12 hrs ago, I would have said hell no.. But then I just saw the Padres trade Hosmer to the Nationals without asking if he would waive his no-trade clause.. So... you never know... Ross might have been in a time crunch.. LOL...

Catchers are so finnicky... Look at Joey Bart, Campusano and many more... Should have moved Moreno while value was sky high...

C The trade deadline did not happen in a vacuum. All our competition got much better compared to us. Not satisfied with making the playoffs and going out round one. Hope, we get hot is not a good strategy. Bass is good for 7th inning or below... Pop, I like very much but not ready yet to assume late inning roles.. Not a high K guy.. I feel if Romano gets hurt or starts sucking, we have no bonafide closer.. I was hoping to have closers coming in from the 7th on and set up types 5th inning on.. First question out of the mouths of MLB.TV commentators and former GMs when we did the White trade was; What do the Dodgers know that the Jays don't...? In other words, why would the Dodgers give up a young controllable rotation piece and for the return.... What is the catch?? When dealing with the Dodgers I always say the same thing... I don't mind White and think he is a good complimentary piece.. No issues with that.. But as our only potential for SP/long relief help... Compared to SPs our immediate competition got... Nope... Wit Merrifield.. I do really like this move. I think he is the perfect veteran piece that will excel down the stretch and in the playoffs. He plays a key position/s for us with our delicate flowers situation.. Reminds me of the Royals picking up Ben Zobrist in 2015 and I think Merrifield will be the exact same type of player and be clutch/money in the playoffs. I also very much like that he is a contact type hitter who can generate some runs with small ball if needed... The last thing I thought we needed was a low contact, low average, low OBP (this year) HR type like Gallo.. We have the power guys... The way I look at is we are a tech company selling our new model cell phone and competing against a bunch of other cell phone companies. The other companies just released new 6g cell phones with NASA satellite level zoom cameras and we countered by releasing a 5G cell phone with new emojis and faster shutter speed.. Yea, we have a cool really nice cell phone, but compared to our competition not so much. AL Teams better then us- NYY, Astros, Mariners. Teams that will be very hard to beat, we are not significantly better then- Minnesota, Cleveland wont be easy.. NL Teams better than us- Padres, LAD, Mets, Braves. Goal is to win WS.. That is the gauntlet we need to run through.. We are a better team now then we were in the AM, without a doubt.. Not sure if we play 3-4 one run close games we are better then any of those Teams...

This will be Ben Zobrist trade 2.0 except this time we get him... CD likes..

Get fnn Laureno/Happ and Cobb or Rondon plus Iglesias!! We are running out of targets!!

Mahle too!

Yea, but when he is pitching, he was leading the league with most IP per start or something avg 6 innings plus.. and QSs.

T-60!!

Indians just traded Sandy Leon... Does that mean we can trade them a catcher for a pitcher Or are they setting up for a Contresas deal...

Hope we can add Cobb to that list.. If the Giants will trade Rodon, why not trade Cobb.. They already moved Ruff..

I truly feel Iglasias is just a matter of dollars plus scrubs.. If I find out we missed out soley because of $$ I will be pissed!!

CD likes POP... He was a victim of a roster crunch on my fantasy teams and got scooped up by my divison rival in one league... He was projected as the Marlin's closer in the off season..

What is, or should be the goal of the team this year and in this window?

We got Ben Revere to top it all off in 2015..... I think the jury is still out..