Big market, World Series contending teams don't need to weaken this year's team to get players who might help in 3-5 years when the team is not guaranteed to be a contender. They try to win the World Series this year. Future seasons are secondary. Tampa's and Oakland's front offices may need to run that way, but the Cubs should not be looking to marginally improve their farm system by taking a few wins away from the current team.
I seem to remember this very same kind of comment after Lee's monster season when the possibility of trading him was raised, and again when the possibility of completely tearing down the team and rebuilding (the very approach used by the Theocracy) was raised. And, if I am not mistaken, it was raised then by the same folks saying it now.
It is no less wrong now than it was then.
If they sign Harper, for instance. for 30 million per year, it will NOT be for a one year contract, but for a large number of years.
What of the possibility of signing Harper for say three years at $45/year, getting him in the lineup during the period when the window of opportunity is widest, even if it meant overpaying a bit for those years, but also leaving Harper able to re-enter the market for another longer term killing when he is still young enough to get a big and lengthy contract?
Actually, she was quite clear about him having hit her.
“The first time I was physically mistreated by my spouse, I was in shock,” Reidy-Russell wrote. “I couldn’t wrap my head around what just happened. … Why did he get so angry? What did I do for him to want to put his hands on me?"
If you want to be taken seriously around here, please try not to be worthless lying sack of ****.
No offense to you personally.
Where in that quote does she say he HIT her? "Put his hands on me" is not the same thing as "hit me."
Almora is a superstar. It's right around the corner (according to most of the people on BBF).
I have long thought I was one of Almora's stronger supporters here, and I have thought his realistic top side was being the equivalent of the late 1960's Curt Flood with a bit more power. Flood was a three time All Star, with an average of just 6 HR a year, with a career OPS+ of just 100, only stole more that 11 bases a year once and had a career SB% of only 51%, but was a good old-school #2 hitter and was a key figure in three Cardinal pennants. Nothing to dismiss, but nothing resembling a superstar.
For sure, Dave. But somehow I don't anticipate the Cubs are going around to teams saying
“if you’re interested in making an offer on Javier Baez, we’re all ears.” Same for Rizzo.
As is often the case, context is everything.
Theo calling other GM's and starting the call by saying, "I just wanted to check in with you to see if we might be able to help each other this off season and to make sure you know that if you're interested in making an offer on Bryant, we're all ears," would be vastly different from him making that comment in the middle of a call from another GM saying he wanted to talk about possible trades who during the discussion mentions his own team's desire for Bryant.
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