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30 minutes ago, Mooreisbetter27 said:

Cole will miss at least 1-2 months according to Heyman.  He has an apt to fly to LA to see noted surgeon Neal Elattrache.  

Interesting.

Did Cole and Boras OK the leak to their man Heyman in an attempt to get Yankee fans to ratchet up the pressure on Cashman?

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Just now, Can_of_corn said:

Interesting.

Did Cole and Boras OK the leak to their man Heyman in an attempt to get Yankee fans to ratchet up the pressure on Cashman?

It wouldn't surprise me.  "at least 1-2 months" is a weird way to word it.  And also the fact he's going to see a surgeon seems like a bit of a red flag.  IIRC he has already now seen a couple doctors. 

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20 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Interesting.

Did Cole and Boras OK the leak to their man Heyman in an attempt to get Yankee fans to ratchet up the pressure on Cashman?

I'm always ready and willing to believe a Boras conspiracy theory. 

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37 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Interesting.

Did Cole and Boras OK the leak to their man Heyman in an attempt to get Yankee fans to ratchet up the pressure on Cashman?

I think it was Soto and Boras.

Dream scenario this ends in July with Soto/Boras sending the "you have to trade me to Baltimore" memo.

Brian Cashman spends Aug-Sep 2024 like Duquette did 2018, and Mike Elias gets hired right before the Rule 5 draft.

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7 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

I think it was Soto and Boras.

Dream scenario this ends in July with Soto/Boras sending the "you have to trade me to Baltimore" memo.

Brian Cashman spends Aug-Sep 2024 like Duquette did 2018, and Mike Elias gets hired right before the Rule 5 draft.

I'm in for the visions of a Bronx bust but I don't think my dream scenario involves sending the Yankees rebuild assets for a Soto rental. 

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I dont understand what the Padres are doing? They supposedly dont have any money. They dumped Soto to the Yankees, let Snell walk. They weren't good last year and the Dodgers, Giants, Dbacks all got better while the Pads essentially are staying the same maybe worse on paper. 

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2 minutes ago, Dunk35 said:

I dont understand what the Padres are doing? They supposedly dont have any money. They dumped Soto to the Yankees, let Snell walk. They weren't good last year and the Dodgers, Giants, Dbacks all got better while the Pads essentially are staying the same maybe worse on paper. 

It's pretty clear to me. They want to shed salary, but still try to contend. The Mariners are doing the same thing. Soto was a salary dump and they knew that Snell would never be a good investment. Cease is a similar high Ks/high walks guy, but much more affordable. 

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The Padres have a bit more pitching to trade which is something the White Sox seemed to want in a return which may have hurt us, along with them wanting a boatload for a guy with an average year last year.  I would think it deal with Lasko or Snelling  as center piece.  Maybe even Thorpe but he bit older.  

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