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The only way we could keep Cole is to sign him to a big deal but structure it such that the majority of the money gets paid out after Verlander is done with his contract. That leaves room in the near term to resign Springer and maybe some other free agents that we would need. If the Astros aren't contending near the end of his contract, you trade him elsewhere, dump the money, and get a big prospect haul.

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Farmer1906 said:

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AggiEE said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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AggiEE said:

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Ag_07 said:

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Yeah unless he can be had relatively cheaply, I think we roll the dice with our current starter situation.

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Not really an option. We only have 4 starters currently. Luhnow will make a move.

When he says 'We think we can we go with a 4 man rotation until after the trade deadline' that really means 'We're adding an arm so we can wing until the new addition gets here'.

If we we stand still that's a massive failure.

While I'd like to see the addition of a top end starter I think we end up acquiring a middle of the road 4/5 guy that's somewhat cheap.

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In the playoffs you only need a 4 man rotation

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Who do you want starting playoff games? Peacock? Urkeedy?

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Probably a combination of those two.

It's not ideal, but I think we're still competitive in a 7 game series where they will pitch only once.

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I don't want to be competitive. I want to win. We have an opportunity to claim a big advantage and build depth to be able to withstand an injury to an ace and remain "competitive" with the right move.

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AggiEE said:

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That's all good but what about the 5th spot until we get to the playoffs? We can't go with a 4 man rotation for the remaining 58 games. We literally have no one in the 5th spot right now. That's unsustainable.

Plus Peacock lost his rotation spot because he sucked, he's not healthy and probably doesn't have time to get stretched back out to start (he doesn't even have a return timeline). Every time we attempt to make him a starter he ends up in the pen because he's not a good starter. He belongs in the pen where he's pretty effective and has much better numbers.

Yeah we can go back and forth on top end vs low end acquisition but how anyone can think we don't anyone and can stay completely pat is beyond me.

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Roll with Sneed or Armentos

Being 8 games up and with our offense back healthy I'm not concerned about winning the division

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Ag_07 said:

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Yeah unless he can be had relatively cheaply, I think we roll the dice with our current starter situation.

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Not really an option. We only have 4 starters currently. Luhnow will make a move.

When he says 'We think we can we go with a 4 man rotation until after the trade deadline' that really means 'We're adding an arm so we can wing until the new addition gets here'.

If we we stand still that's a massive failure.

While I'd like to see the addition of a top end starter I think we end up acquiring a middle of the road 4/5 guy that's somewhat cheap.

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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The only way we could keep Cole is to sign him to a big deal but structure it such that the majority of the money gets paid out after Verlander is done with his contract. That leaves room in the near term to resign Springer and maybe some other free agents that we would need. If the Astros aren't contending near the end of his contract, you trade him elsewhere, dump the money, and get a big prospect haul.

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Yoda said:

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How will Hinch manage the lineup tonight in a NL park? Will Yordan play LF, putting Reddick on the bench?

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cpsencik04 said:

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Build depth by trading away multiple top prospects....?

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Yoda said:

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How will Hinch manage the lineup tonight in a NL park? Will Yordan play LF, putting Reddick on the bench?

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I think Hinch was on the radio earlier this week saying Yordan wouldn't play this series, he's already a liability out in left and I think his knee is still sore.

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bearkatag15 said:

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How will Hinch manage the lineup tonight in a NL park? Will Yordan play LF, putting Reddick on the bench?

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I think Hinch was on the radio earlier this week saying Yordan wouldn't play this series, he's already a liability out in left and I think his knee is still sore.

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I've heard multiple interviews from Hinch this week saying he won't sit Yordan the entire series and he would likely get 1 start in the field

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speaking of the Yankees...it's battle of acquisitions tonight: Paxton vs. Cashner.

for the season Paxton is 5-5 with 4.20 ERA. Only thrown 85 innings in 17 starts. Having the worst season of his career for the Bombers

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Ag_07 said:

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Indicates the Giants are selling

Oh shlt...I didn't realize Holland had been DFAd

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bearkatag15 said:

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Ag_07 said:

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Indicates the Giants are selling

Oh shlt...I didn't realize Holland had been DFAd

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Cubs DFA's Tim Collins, a lefty relief pitcher. Career 3.60 ERA with a 1.41 WHIP in 242.1 career innings.

Only 8.2 innings this season though but still had a 3.12 ERA.

Pretty small guy. Only 5'7. So he would fit right in with Atluve and Bregman

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bearkatag15 said:

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Indicates the Giants are selling

Oh shlt...I didn't realize Holland had been DFAd

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Cubs DFA's Tim Collins, a lefty relief pitcher. Career 3.60 ERA with a 1.41 WHIP in 242.1 career innings.

Only 8.2 innings this season though but still had a 3.12 ERA.

Pretty small guy. Only 5'7. So he would fit right in with Atluve and Bregman

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redline248 said:

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Really curious where Yordan is slotted back in AL parks. My guess is 5 and move everyone down, based on this lineup.

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CoachRTM said:

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redline248 said:

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Really curious where Yordan is slotted back in AL parks. My guess is 5 and move everyone down, based on this lineup.

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6. I doubt AJ goes lefty with back to back hitters

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