Tenacious D

Mrs. Baddoo isn’t even a big fan of Akil’s.

I don’t remember guys like Correa, Altuve, Springer or Bregman moving around much. Likely because they were good where they were. I do think there is something to plugging holes with a lot of players to find out what is working, and agree that will happen this upcoming season. Baez, Greene and Tork will likely not move around much, especially if they are performing. The rest of the starting lineup will be in flux.

I don’t know what a Solano is. I still think Harris brings on some of his old guys (LaStella and/or Belt) this is what I see: C Haase/Rogers 1B Tork/Belt 2B Schoop SS Baez 3B Maton LF Vierling/Carpenter CF Greene RF Meadows DH Miggy/Meadows Bench: Rogers, LaStella, Baddoo, Belt, Short SP: ERod, Turnbull, Boyd, Lorenzen and Manning Pen: Lange, Vest, Alexander, Cisnero, Foley, Rule 5, TBD FA At Toledo: Sands, Kreidler, Malloy, Wentz

Can Miggy still play SS?

DD rolling the dice on Soto and Kimbrel. I would not bet on them being important contributors.

So, was Chadd keeping his “intel” to himself while they both floundered last season?

OK, Mrs. Harris

I’ll allow it.

Pending physicals.

For me, this will be an interesting test of our player evaluation abilities. They clearly see upside potential in these players that hasn’t manifested itself yet.

It’s too late. He had until today to make any transactions.

Well, it looks like Harris’ dumpster diving could pay off. Some of his pickups cleared waivers and are still in the org, but off the 40-man now.

Nerd alert:

Seems like we’re a match with them. Could Baty be an option, too? Escobar actually has an attractive contract, but do the Mets have a shitty one that we could easily give them relief?

So, you’re saying there’s a chance?

Our Super Bowl

Well, then we’ll both be stuck with each other.

If Javy can put together his typical, pre-2022 season, he could really cash in next year.

Take Devers off your wish list—just signed for 11 years/$330M.

Is he really an upgrade over what we can put out there? I’d rather the AB’s go to Kreidler or Lipcius. However, I still think we should move Schoop to 3B and sign someone like LaStella to be in the mix at 2B.

Which specific free agents would you have applied that philosophy to? For me, I wanted Haniger, but even his modest contract (by current standards), is a risk given his recent injury history.

I do think Lipcius makes a contribution at some point. His bat profile is spot on with new organizational philosophy and they would not have protected him on the 40-man if they didn’t believe he could be a contributor next season. He might ultimately be a very useful utility player, but could also be a decent stopgap at 3B.

I’m unhappy with the offseason, but the truth is we have few tradable assets and ran into an unfriendly free agency cycle, with teams willing to spend ridiculous money. Hard to compete with a winning team and/or more desirable location. We really don’t know how aggressive we tried to be in free agency, given that Harris seems to keep things close. I’d be surprised to learn that Harris and Co were not being aggressive or innovative, but are instead victims of the current circumstances. It sucks, but I’ll keep my pitchfork in the shed.

considered it, but decided that his impending TJ surgery would delay that.