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[romeo212000]

His age combined with his overall performance this year has me wondering how good he will be in 2 years. Even if I didn't have doubts about his performance in 2 years, I have a lot of doubt about our ability to go to a WS while he is under contract.

Not saying we shouldn’t trade him, but somebody’s gotta pitch the next two years and we can’t roll a triple A pitcher out there every night. Basically, if he brings the kind of value that legitimately helps
your rebuild you consider trading him. I just wouldn’t trade him for the sake of doing it.

 

[saddles]

Not saying we shouldn’t trade him, but somebody’s gotta pitch the next two years and we can’t roll a triple A pitcher out there every night. Basically, if he brings the kind of value that legitimately helps
your rebuild you consider trading him. I just wouldn’t trade him for the sake of doing it.

That is correct. We are not over a barrel or anything.

As far as pitchers for next year I think there will be some in free agency comparable to Minor and Fister that we could go after in a few months. Then we can do the same thing with them a year from now hopefully.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Texas Rangers rumors: Adrian Beltre wants to return to Texas for 2019, per report

As expected the market for Beltre this summer is going to be limited. Limited markets mean limited returns. But I do love hearing he wants to be here in 2019.

I could live with that. It’s always enjoyable to watch Beltre play regardless of how good or bad team is.

If Beltre doesn’t get traded, we still need to make a minimum of 3 other deals tho.

Gotta get prospects. Prospects. Prospects.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Texas Rangers rumors: Adrian Beltre wants to return to Texas for 2019, per report

As expected the market for Beltre this summer is going to be limited. Limited markets mean limited returns. But I do love hearing he wants to be here in 2019.

As always..... thank you for finding and sharing your content with us, but I’d say this belongs in the trade deadline thread stickied up at the top.

 

[saddles]

It might be a good time to ask how many want a separate thread for trade talk. Myself, I would rather keep it within the same theads as the series threads. I would rather not have but one place to read comments that I am interested in. I like knowing about breaking news or even rumors in a quicker manner than would be the case if we separated the two.

What say you?

 

[DT LUNA]

It might be a good time to ask how many want a separate thread for trade talk. Myself, I would rather keep it within the same theads as the series threads. I would rather not have but one place to read comments that I am interested in. I like knowing about breaking news or even rumors in a quicker manner than would be the case if we separated the two.

What say you?

Agree. Leave it as is. 69 have viewed with 0 replies. Nuff said.

 

[saddles]

The fear that Beltre could block a trade based on his 10/5 rights is the very reason to trade Choo soon.

 

[jta4437]

Don't forget Minor.

As of now I don't think Minor has pitched well enough to get anything worth making him tradable, I think he holds more value for us as a starter next year than he does in recouping talent in a trade this year,

and that's not because I think someone has to pitch for us next year, I would roll out our top 5 pitchers from AAA in a 2nd rebuild year, or sign a couple guys off the scrap heap a la Colon

But that really does depend on how he pitches going forward, he's shown flashes but hopefully he becomes a bit more consistent

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Hearing that a Hamels trade has progressed far enough in talks that a deal could be made prior to the ASG.

 

[saddles]

Hearing that a Hamels trade has progressed far enough in talks that a deal could be made prior to the ASG.

Report: "Increasingly Possible" Cole Hamels Is Traded Before All-Star Break

 

[DT LUNA]

Report: "Increasingly Possible" Cole Hamels Is Traded Before All-Star Break

More fodder.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Yankees on line 1 probably

Line up is amazing but boy do they need pitching help.

I wouldn’t mind sending them kela too if they gave good prospects.

I’d like to see them knock out the Astros this year.

 

[Kelleyman]

Report: "Increasingly Possible" Cole Hamels Is Traded Before All-Star Break

Is this in the right folder? Wink.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Here is something to get your blood boiling. They lost because Ron Washington was not good at managing the game.

'I would have been a world champion': The one change Ron Washington would make about the 2011 World Series

 

[romeo212000]

Here is something to get your blood boiling. They lost because Ron Washington was not good at managing the game.

'I would have been a world champion': The one change Ron Washington would make about the 2011 World Series

What a fucking clown.

 

[Kelleyman]

Wash articles. Just what I need Friday morning. Not getting any younger. Need to see some WS redemption before I am pushing daisies

 

[WastinSomeTime]

What a fucking clown.

One change? HA! I would have been better off with someone hitting me in the head with a baseball bat instead of seeing an article like that.

 

[saddles]

One change would have made the difference all right. The one change would be JD firing Wash before the WS years so we wouldn't have to win inspite of him.

I notice he didn't mention a defensive substitute for Cruz or allowing Holland to start a second time. Those changes would have been huge.

 

[romeo212000]

One change would have made the difference all right. The one change would be JD firing Wash before the WS years so we wouldn't have to win inspite of him.

I notice he didn't mention a defensive substitute for Cruz or allowing Holland to start a second time. Those changes would have been huge.

Let’s see, off the top of my head changes that could’ve made a big difference...

Not starting Torrealba in game 4

No defensive substitution (Endy for Cruz who was playing with an abdominal tear)

No doubles defense

Instead of sending your flame throwing closer back out for redemption sending a junk baller out to face the 7 and 8 jitters and a pinch hitting effing pitcher.

Not pitching Holland or Wilson in game 7, and going with your worst starter in the series while St. Louis had the stones to pitch Carpenter again.



Did I miss anything?

 

[saddles]

Let’s see, off the top of my head changes that could’ve made a big difference...

Not starting Torrealba in game 4

No defensive substitution (Endy for Cruz who was playing with an abdominal tear)

No doubles defense

Instead of sending your flame throwing closer back out for redemption sending a junk baller out to face the 7 and 8 jitters and a pinch hitting effing pitcher.

Not pitching Holland or Wilson in game 7, and going with your worst starter in the series while St. Louis had the stones to pitch Carpenter again.



Did I miss anything?

I think you pretty much covered it. Although, I believe it was Hamilton with the abdominal issue, but Cruz had enough defensive problems for that move to be a no brainer. In fact even Wash though of it at first and changed his mind. Endy said he had been told to go out for defense and then they changed their mind.

Batting someone besides Young at cleanup might have helped too.