Year of the Padre

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All this wheeling and dealing in the 1st month of the season. I don't remember a time like this. I see Pitt, Det, and Chi selling. I am still in shock Pitt has thrown in the towel, or really has he ( he has some plan we dont see). Yanks, and others buying. I see the West being the strongest it has ever been.

I see Philly, LA, and SD waiting for their players to get hot. Minny is hanging in there.

Anyway around it, there is new blood on top early on.

Question is, do I wait for Wainwright, Fernandez, , Boxberger, and Severino to right the ships and capitalize on my young pitchers pitching great. Or, do I trade a prospect not named Giolito(will not be promoted to mlb this year) or Bell for a SP(as they are my only untouchables), for now.

I am curious on the opinions and possible trade offers for starting pitching, or other

[ex-Pittsburgh Pirates]

i never throw in the towel. ill take value where i see it.

[ex-Pittsburgh Pirates]

nobody has ever won this league with a list of untouchables in the minors. keep that in mind.

[Detroit]

I have not thrown in the towel...

I see things that may not be easily identifiable, but saw something that needs to change. Call it a "gut" feeling...

I'm buying and selling. Either way, I'm not throwing in the towel on this season.

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<----Prediction: San Diego wont win the Minor League Championships this year

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All I am saying, is this is becoming very interesting with all maneuvers.

Pitt always is thinking ahead. There's always a plan

[ex-Pittsburgh Pirates]

Sometimes the best strategy is to wait things out. No need to jump to conclusions in April.

[Minnesota Twins]

Det is the new brewers. Listen fans we arent throwing in the towel. Trading harvey and price for draft picks actually makes us better!

[New York Yankees]

Not to mention he ALSO got Matz...not too bad of a haul.

[Detroit]

Take away Matz's first start and his numbers are stellar. Before last night Price hasn't been good. Harvey's numbers are not historical.

Sometimes winning is by subtraction.

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The new milwaulkee, lol.


Twins, do you mean he is a winner? Just say that. He's the new winner around the block.

[Minnesota Twins]

I thought the pirates won last yr?

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In fairness, I was still making that my team. But yes, you make your point painfully.

My trade with Philly was a stroke of brilliance I stand by it. I look back on the money I gave. No impact.

I will laugh at all of your tears when you all trip over each other to get Rafael Devers and Lewis Brinson from me. I will laugh, and then I will go make dinner and watch some television.

But if the point is that Detroit took a page from me, then what can I say. I'm flattered.

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Fun with math (apologies if I seem cruel):

• Clayton Kershaw averages 31.5 starts per year
• You are paying $25,600,000 for a single year of whole wheat goodness.
• Kershaw's last start was 7 innings, 5 earned runs, a loss
  
• You spent $812,698 dollars for stale bread the other night.
  

In this era of MRIs and Tommy John surgery, I would contest the bigger lunacy is putting any pitcher, no matter how regal they are, into a contract north of $20 million.

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It doesn't matter how much you spend if you have the money. I would say crazy is trading a couple years of arieta for berrios and Teheran.