If there’s one thing the Astros have taught us (and the Dodgers, if we were of a mind to look) it’s that bullpen arms come and bullpen arms go. To wit: who missed Graveman this year?
I’ll be sad to see Montero go but not disappointed, not if someone wants to pay him closer money.
And I don’t like the swing and miss in Josh Bell’s game. Never have. Hope they don’t go that route.
Yanier looked completely overmatched in his very brief stint. I wouldn’t count on him yet.
Totally agree with this. I think Y. Diaz is not ready yet.
I like Hensley, but A. Diaz is a much better player at this stage of their careers.
Knox may be right about Bell, but he has been a .300 hitter.
ETA: I missed Graveman, but the club did not.
If Diaz had a track record of staying healthy i’d totally agree
The emergence of Montero really raised my estimation of Click, Miller and Murphy.
I love having Aledmys on the team but I have the feeling management will seem him a luxury we can do without.
Most of us hated to see Marwin leave but we got over it quickly and for a number of reasons.
These guys have not gotten the credit they deserve. Who would have thought Strom would leave and our pitching would be stronger!?!
I did not say Diaz is a must keep; I said Diaz is better than Hensley at this stage of their careers.
Most importantly…Aledmys Diaz.
This is long but well done:
I watched that today. Excellent!
Well, right. My point is that these guys are findable and there’s no reason to hold onto one out of nostalgia.
Half a regular season of postseason baseball:
That’s got to be a nice little bump to the coffers.
That’s a big gap between 2 and 3 on that list.
Four of those teams won a World Series, one of those teams won two World Series. And the Yankees won nothing.
Surely that’s not true! They’re the YANKEES, for God’s sake!
And don’t forget, because they’re the fucking dojers, the fucking dojers are supposed to win EVERY year- it’s their God-given right.
3 of those teams won a WS.
One won 2.
And one won a neutral site postseason exhibition tournament.