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3 minutes ago, RedRamage said:

Do you know why 6 is afraid of 7?

We signed someone hooray!! 

https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/baseball/mlb/player/50218/markus-solbach

1 minute ago, JackPine said:

This is pretty exciting, we need a lock out every year!

Right?!   It feels like the trade deadline but with free agents instead lol 

3 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

If we lose out on the big 6 FA SS's and the Yanks get one of them... they have a SS at AAA that looks pretty good that we should chase after.

Talking about Kevin Smith?  Yeah I'd take him 100% but we'll then still need to go out and find another stopgap (unless Smith is ready to make the jump?)

4 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

We're not getting Torres.

They're moving him to 2B.

They luv him (but not at SS), ain't trading him.

Or someone like that....thanks for chiming in.

23 hours ago, Longgone said:

Generally when you trade, you exchange a surplus for an area of weakness. There is no point creating a hole to fill a different one. 

Isn't that what we did to get Carlos Guillen?  I remember them missing out on someone (was it Aurilia?) and Seattle sent us Guillen for Santiago if I remember correctly.  Worked out pretty well for us, could absolutely see them going that route if the numbers get too 'drunken-sailor-like'.  Torres from the Yankees seems like he might be someone to trade for, especially if the Yanks sign a top tier SS.  

23 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said:

Huge long term contracts would be forbidden if it was my $$$. There are so many options to put a team together why commit 10 years. Lindor was average this year and they still have 300 mil + on the books. Gerritt Cole slumped and now he as 36 mil/year for the next 7 years ? It can work..Trout..Max..but even then injuries take a toll. 

Can any human really stay motivated year round with 300 million in your pocket ? That takes a very disciplined human being. 

Agreed.  And I'm not even against high AAV, it's number of years.  Nothing over 4 maybe 5 years and then go out and land another big fish in the same manner.  The days of paying for past performance should be long gone now.