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Sydin posted:Soto is a "all in on 2024" move. He's already turned down a historic extension that would have made him the highest paid player in baseball and with how the market's trended for top level FA's since there's no reason at all to suspect that has changed, if anything his decision to reach FA no matter what has probably calcified that much more. So you're gutting the top end of your farm and probably giving up a decent major league guy on top for 162 games of Soto + (hopefully) a postseason run. All of which is to say, there's really no point in trading for him unless your team is pretty much already complete and just wants that extra boost to really put them over the edge, or is otherwise planning to complete the team in other ways complimentary to Soto in FA. The team that makes the most sense for Soto is still the Padres. If Soto leaves, it'll be Tatis and a bunch of guys getting old.
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live with fruit posted:For as bad as the Betts trade was, the Red Sox still got Verdugo and rid of Price, and the Padres don't have a contract like Price's to dump. If the Padres only get prospects back, they have to go out and replace Soto, which would cut into the savings they're trading their best hitter to get. Verdugo is a JAG and Jeter Downs is awful. The Red Sox absolutely jacked that trade up even with getting rid of Price
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live with fruit posted:The team that makes the most sense for Soto is still the Padres. If Soto leaves, it'll be Tatis and a bunch of guys getting old. I actually agree, the Padres are loaded with talent and really the best thing for them to do would just be to run it back, and maybe find a manager who can keep the clubhouse a bit more focused. 82 wins is ridiculously low for a team that has Machado, Bogaerts, Tatis, and Soto. Unfortunately by all accounts it sounds like this season really soured ownership on the current team and now they're looking to slash payroll.
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Nodoze posted:Verdugo is a JAG and Jeter Downs is awful. The Red Sox absolutely jacked that trade up even with getting rid of Price Verdugo is a knucklehead who hasn't really panned out like it was hoped he would, and Jeter Downs fell into an absolute hole, but Conner Wong looked like a perfectly cromulent starting catcher this year, and that's something?
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Sydin posted:Unfortunately by all accounts it sounds like this season really soured ownership on the current team and now they're looking to slash payroll. Agreed, none of this would likely be happening if the front office hadn’t already opened the door to speculation.
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Oct 26, 2023 17:54
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The Padres could solve their problems by trading prospects for pitching. The offense is set, and they have Musgrove and Darvish who they hope bounce back, they just need pitching depth.
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live with fruit posted:The Padres could solve their problems by trading prospects for pitching. The offense is set, and they have Musgrove and Darvish who they hope bounce back, they just need pitching depth. you can't have him
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Oct 26, 2023 17:57
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lmao like half the Cubs' FO is getting poached. https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/1717579965841932324
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Oct 26, 2023 17:59
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What, none of them are leaving to go work for a Trump Super PAC?
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FlamingLiberal posted:What, none of them are leaving to go work for a Trump Super PAC? Aren't they leaving a Trump Super PAC?
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Oct 26, 2023 18:09
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The Playoff N/V thread is already going there with which team has the chuddiest fan base 2024 is going to be a long season, isn't it
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live with fruit posted:Aren't they leaving a Trump Super PAC? No the Cubs are the business venture Ricketts siphons money out of to fund his Trump Super PAC, please get it right. 
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Oct 26, 2023 18:19
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mdemone posted:you can't have him
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bawfuls posted:he’s not pitching next year anyway you can't have him either
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Eric the Mauve posted:AFAIK only comp picks are tradeable and I don't think the Yankees have any of those. They could trade some of their international bonus pool I think? I believe they changed the rules so all picks are tradeable even right after the draft?
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Forrest on Fire posted:Gabriel Moreno rules, but y'all have Alejandro Kirk. You don't need 2 franchise catchers!!! Lmao franchise catcher Alejandro Kirk
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mdemone posted:you can't have him either 
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Intruder posted:I believe they changed the rules so all picks are tradeable even right after the draft? You can trade players, not draft picks. The only exception as someone mentioned is some subset of comp picks.
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bawfuls posted:how do you trade a draft pick after the draft? ah that's what I meant lol, that they changed it from trading the freshly drafted player after a year to right away so you don't get the PTBNL shenanigans anymore guess I misunderstood the post I was quoting, conflated draft picks with freshly drafted players
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the biggest question about Soto I have is where does he fit in? Ohtani will DH and Mervis is the 1b of the future, so Bellinger has CF and we are set in left and right. wow the half of the Cubs FO that's left needs to start planning for Soto being a FA now
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bawfuls posted:you can’t stop me I will get on a plane to kick the rear end of anyone who even slightly threatens to take my good boy
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Meet me in Temecula, mdemone
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maffew buildings posted:the biggest question about Soto I have is where does he fit in? Ohtani will DH and Mervis is the 1b of the future, so Bellinger has CF and we are set in left and right. wow the half of the Cubs FO that's left needs to start planning for Soto being a FA now Soto for GM
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At least do it the old fashioned way instead of using lovely “AI” to make an uncanny valley horror show
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Is that what that is? I couldn't tell it was Ohtani until you mentioned it was AI created and now I kinda see it.
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bawfuls posted:At least do it the old fashioned way instead of using lovely “AI” to make an uncanny valley horror show 
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Oct 26, 2023 19:06
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I've already made my peace that Ohtani is going to go the Dodgers, which means he's still never gonna get a ring but hey at least he'll know what it feels like to win the division a lot.
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See I didn’t have to put effort in because someone on the internet has already done the work for me.
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Sydin posted:I've already made my peace that Ohtani is going to go the Dodgers, which means he's still never gonna get a ring but hey at least he'll know what it feels like to win the division a lot. I dunno, the Giants have been dying to give out an albatross contract for two years now and the Dodgers could really use someone who can pitch next year e: and don't underestimate Cohen's desire to spend a shitload more money
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Sydin posted:I've already made my peace that Ohtani is going to go the Dodgers, which means he's still never gonna get a ring but hey at least he'll know what it feels like to win the division a lot. Edit: and yeah I’m terrified he’s going to end up in SF
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Not gonna lie, getting Ohtani would be pretty loving close to a high as winning a world series
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Sydin posted:I've already made my peace that Ohtani is going to go the Dodgers, which means he's still never gonna get a ring but hey at least he'll know what it feels like to win the division a lot. Hey, there might be a lockout-shortened season in 2026.
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:Lmao franchise catcher Alejandro Kirk Thanks for Lourdes and Gabriel
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Intruder posted:I dunno, the Giants have been dying to give out an albatross contract for two years now and the Dodgers could really use someone who can pitch next year I'll believe in Arson Ohtani when he actually reports to Giants spring training and not a moment sooner
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Popete posted:Soto for GM wow it's the perfect plan
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mdemone posted:This is all very upsetting
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The Dodgers are going to sign Ohtani and Bellinger and they will be BFFs and drive a van around the valley solving mysteries
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