The Victor Victor Mesa/Sandy Gaston thread

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Bradysburns said:

I dunno. But if we don't sign any Cubans... it'll make the Gausman trade look even more suspect. I understand it was partially a salary dump. But why dump salary if not to reallocate cash toward prospects and development? 

Owners expect a healthy ROI.

[SteveA]

2 hours ago, TonySoprano said:

Nobody says, "no" to Gaston
 

No one's slick as Gaston
No one's quick as Gaston
No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston
For there's no man in town half as manly
Perfect, a pure paragon
You can ask any Tom, Dick or Stanley
And they'll tell you whose team they prefer to be on

 

Cito sucks

[weams]

 

[lovetoaster]

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Rich DubroffMLB‏ @RichDubroffMLB 4m4 minutes ago

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According to AP's Ron Blum, the Nationals sent $1 million in International Slot Bonus money to the Marlins for Kyle Barraclough. Miami now has just over $6 million in slot money to pursue Victor Victor Mesa. #Orioles

Yikes.

[lovetoaster]

[atomic]

I like the Orioles apologists in this thread.  They can make excuses for anything.  

[Aristotelian]

2 hours ago, VaBird1 said:

They signed?

No but now the Marlins have close to equal bidding power as us.

[weams]

7 minutes ago, atomic said:

I like the Orioles apologists in this thread.  They can make excuses for anything.  

You want to specifically name anyone? 

[mdbdotcom]

I apologize for being an apologist.

[ScGO's]

Any chance we trade for slot money?  

[nate22]

If the Marlins want to sign all three and have similar slot money, there's no reason we can't come away with one of the three.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, ScGO's said:

Any chance we trade for slot money?  

After trading some away?

I think it very unlikely.

If we do I wonder if out cap has been permanently lowered by the 750K?

[Malike]

I read the Marlins added 1.75M between the two players they traded. That would put them at 6M, so right in line with the O's. They might not be done, either.

[Chavez Ravine]

Barraclough’s value, such as it is, definitely depreciated as the year went along.

[Ruzious]

13 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

After trading some away?

I think it very unlikely.

If we do I wonder if out cap has been permanently lowered by the 750K?

And they would get lambasted by pretty much every internet baseball writer - for trading for some after they basically gave away the 750k.  That would be some crazy International confederate monopoly trading there.