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    Quote Originally Posted by Bellhorn04 View Post
    There can be a 'window' for a particular group of core players without a cliff.
    Yes, if your farm is good
    Hal sucks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bellhorn04 View Post
    There can be a 'window' for a particular group of core players without a cliff.
    So what is on the other side of that window?

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    Quote Originally Posted by notin View Post
    So what is on the other side of that window?
    A different group of players.
    The King of TalkSox has Spoken.

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    Chaim, you are in the big leagues now. Drawing 10,000 fans a game is not going to cut it, and people don’t buy tickets to Fenway to talk about the Farm

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    "Relief pitchers are a crapshoot." No, the truth is "Crapshoot pitchers are relievers."

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    Who would pose a threat to us from signing JD Martinez? I hear DD is asking around for pitching instead.

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    I'm not sure we can believe pitching is our number one priority, even if someone inside the system leaked it out..

    It could just mean that's what DD is looking at right now as he waits for the JD market and competition to come into focus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moonslav59 View Post
    I'm not sure we can believe pitching is our number one priority, even if someone inside the system leaked it out..

    It could just mean that's what DD is looking at right now as he waits for the JD market and competition to come into focus.
    He stated again today that a middle of the order bat for dh and 1st base were his focus.
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    "It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Station 13 View Post
    Who would pose a threat to us from signing JD Martinez? I hear DD is asking around for pitching instead.
    I think I read that the Giants were interested even before the Stanton trade.
    "Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.


    "It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudboy View Post
    He stated again today that a middle of the order bat for dh and 1st base were his focus.
    Sounds more like it, although getting better pitching should always be one priority.

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    Sounds more like it, although getting better pitching should always be one priority.
    Amen brother!

    Especially if dave is looking at a report from the medical staff that says price’s elbow is shot.

    Unfortunately we do not have access to those, so we can only speculate on price’s health.

    Nevertheless I still think dave can sign 1b Adams, sp Vargas and Lhrp McGee and we are good to go for next season.

    I would still like us to sign kintzler as well. Especially since kimbrel’s trade value has never been higher than right now!

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    The Red Sox inquired on Oakland's Khris Davis and were rebuffed:

    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/...-piscotty.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by notin View Post
    So what is on the other side of that window?
    A question that only a Nostredumbass would attempt to answer at this stage.

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    The fireworks came a day before the winter meetings, but day 1 was mostly a dud (except for the introductory press conference that is!). Today and tomorrow are the big days as Thursday is more Rule V then leave

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    Quote Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch View Post
    The fireworks came a day before the winter meetings, but day 1 was mostly a dud (except for the introductory press conference that is!). Today and tomorrow are the big days as Thursday is more Rule V then leave
    I'm not sure why we expect big things to come out of these meetings any more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry Cook View Post
    Amen brother!

    Especially if dave is looking at a report from the medical staff that says price’s elbow is shot.

    Unfortunately we do not have access to those, so we can only speculate on price’s health.

    Nevertheless I still think dave can sign 1b Adams, sp Vargas and Lhrp McGee and we are good to go for next season.

    I would still like us to sign kintzler as well. Especially since kimbrel’s trade value has never been higher than right now!
    This sure is a "poor man's" plan, although there is something to be said for leaving money to spend on summer acquisitions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry Cook View Post
    Amen brother!

    Especially if dave is looking at a report from the medical staff that says price’s elbow is shot.

    Unfortunately we do not have access to those, so we can only speculate on price’s health.

    Nevertheless I still think dave can sign 1b Adams, sp Vargas and Lhrp McGee and we are good to go for next season.

    I would still like us to sign kintzler as well. Especially since kimbrel’s trade value has never been higher than right now!
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    ( I won't say the "C word.")

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