2024 Game Thread

[Nick]

Yeah, I think I’ve made my thoughts on Jazz clear. With that said, you didn’t have to deal him.

[lou]

Yeah, I think I’ve made my thoughts on Jazz clear. With that said, you didn’t have to deal him.

Yep

[Namaste]

I'm still digesting this. I'm getting more annoyed by the minute, though.

It suddenly struck me that this deal was intentionally done on a Saturday. I call bullshit on it just unfolding this way.

Obviously Gallen has mere mortal production this year but he was a beast in 2022 and 2023. This particular shit sandwich is getting less tasty by the minute.


Lee Stone (RIP) is turning in his grave.

[Namaste]

The biggest problem with trading Jazz iis.........even though he did not become nearly the huge star production player we thought he would, people ((especially little people) liked to watch him play and wear his jersey. This is a WAY bigger PR problem than the best pure contact hitter in baseball trade.

[Nick]

The biggest problem with trading Jazz iis.........even though he did not become nearly the huge star production player we thought he would, people ((especially little people) liked to watch him play and wear his jersey. This is a WAY bigger PR problem than the best pure contact hitter in baseball trade.

They couldn’t give a shit about PR. Look what they did in the offseason. No attempt was made to build on the playoff season. Honestly, this is playing out exactly how Bendix and Sherman probably want. Bendix gets to build the team completely 100% in his vision and Sherman gets to put out a team with no payroll for the next 5 years.

[fish16]

The biggest problem with trading Jazz iis.........even though he did not become nearly the huge star production player we thought he would, people ((especially little people) liked to watch him play and wear his jersey. This is a WAY bigger PR problem than the best pure contact hitter in baseball trade.

It’s not at all. You’re just realizing it. The Arraez trade a month into a season off of a playoffs when their two best players were rehabbing from TJ was a lot worse

[Todd]

Unlike some I don't think this deal was particularly bad.

[sports24/7]

I'm still digesting this. I'm getting more annoyed by the minute, though.

It suddenly struck me that this deal was intentionally done on a Saturday. I call bullshit on it just unfolding this way.

Obviously Gallen has mere mortal production this year but he was a beast in 2022 and 2023. This particular shit sandwich is getting less tasty by the minute.


Lee Stone (RIP) is turning in his grave.

Is Lee really dead or is this figurative?

[sports24/7]

Ultimately. Only time will tell on these deals. If Bendix and this staff knows more than the consensus, then these deals will be great. But as now now, the Arraez (scared to be opening this Pandora’s box) and Jazz deals feel like just trading these guys to trade them, when they didn’t have to. We’ll see.

[Nick]

Is Lee really dead or is this figurative?

Yeah I’d hate to even make the joke, the man was up there in years.

[Namaste]

It’s not at all. You’re just realizing it. The Arraez trade a month into a season off of a playoffs when their two best players were rehabbing from TJ was a lot worse

Will you please fuck off with your "just realizing it" bull shit?

They made the playoffs because they went like 41-18 in one run games. It was a mirage and wasn't going to be replicated.

[Namaste]

Is Lee really dead or is this figurative?

I have no idea.

I wasn't making a joke. I constantly defended Lee when he was facing temper tantrum attacks from fish16. I liked Lee a lot. I wish he still posted here.

But he was up there in years and just disappeared one day.

[Namaste]

Ultimately. Only time will tell on these deals.

Great point. And one I keep my sights on.

But for some, every trade we make is destined for disaster.

For the fans of the team that is getting back prospects for a good player, these deals always look like train wrecks early on. It's always been this way.

But the Marlins have done this before and the end result was World Series rings. Take a look at the trades that led up to both WS rings.

[fauowls44]

FWIW, Fangraphs now has Agustin Ramirez as the #72 prospect in baseball and now the Marlins 2nd best prospect in their system. They list him as a 50 FV prospect.

They also have Serna listed as the Marlins 5th best prospect and a 45 FV.

[fish16]

Great point. And one I keep my sights on.

But for some, every trade we make is destined for disaster.

For the fans of the team that is getting back prospects for a good player, these deals always look like train wrecks early on. It's always been this way.

But the Marlins have done this before and the end result was World Series rings. Take a look at the trades that led up to both WS rings.

Who could forget those trades? Remember them like they were yesterday. Just like y2k