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Elias & Mejdal - how excited are you?

Moose Milligan

By Moose Milligan
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Are you happy with just Elias? Or do you have to have Mejdal?   

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  1. 1. Are you happy with just Elias? Or do you have to have Mejdal?

    • I'm over the moon happy about Elias, I don't need Mejdal to be any happier
      30
    • It's a two package deal for me, Elias is great but I need Mejdal and his analytical analysis to really make this a home run
      27
    • I really just want Mejdal, who we have as GM doesn't matter as long as we have a strong analytics guy in the background
      0
    • I'm more nuanced and cerebral, none of these answers are good enough for me and I'll explain myself in the comments below
      8

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Can_of_corn Hangout Grand Counsel

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44 minutes ago, atomic said:

Because he won't get paid anymore money no matter how well he plays.  JD Martinez was making 500k and got released.  Totally different motivators.  

As much as people whine about every decision the club makes that doesn't work out could you imagine if we released JD Martinez.  Can of Corn would be posting about it every 10 minutes. 

Yea, I know I have you on ignore but I chose to read this one.

Have I said word one about José Bautista?

Have I said word one about Jayson Werth?

Have I said word one about Justin Turner?

Have I said word one about Nelson Cruz?

The main pitcher I say anything about is Hader and that was because I was strongly against the Norris trade once the details come out.  I'm not out there pining for Parker Bridwell.

If you are going to name drop me while on ignore please at least be accurate.

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1 hour ago, interloper said:

Thanks for the correction - I guess I heard wrong! I will check this book out.

It begs the question - why isn't Davis motivated to go seek a guy like this out? It's his only option left.

We're talking 2014, though, when launch angle was still under the radar. I'm sure CD has been all over launch angle for a while now... maybe to a fault?

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Chavez Ravine Hangout Grand Counsel

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These hire(s) are fun and interesting independent of the on field results they hopefully produce. We should have lots of threads discussing some new thing the duo are trying to implement and less (none) about whether Brady is undermining things. Of course, given our history, having Ned Colletti come in and run things like a normal modern baseball operation would have been fun and interesting as well.

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2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

We will see.

If Davis gets cut and they spend 95% of next season's international slot money I'll believe he has full autonomy.

Just asking. What if, what if  he has ideas that are different than those two things. Right or wrong. I've no doubt that he is in charge of baseball ops with a budget. Do the Owners get to speak to him? I'd count on it. 

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3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

*In four years.  In the meantime, get used to losing, and losing ugly.

I’m interested to watch “the process.”    I can endure losing if I feel the team has a sense of direction.    I’m looking forward to seeing the transformation of the organization.  

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