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crunch 04/27/2024 - 04:01 pm (view)

it's a "for cash considerations" trade.

cooper is a 1st/DH only type, but that's practically a freebie for BOS.  i was expecting some AAA fodder gamble on the same level rather than cash.  he showed up decent in spring + his limited time with the cubs.

given BOS's extreme need for a 1st, this is a steal for them.

Cubster 04/27/2024 - 04:29 pm (view)

Red Sox get G Cooper, I doubt if the Cubs get anything in terms of personnel.

videographer 04/27/2024 - 04:40 pm (view)

An excellent Earl Weaver chain smoking reference.  

Dolorous Jon Lester 04/27/2024 - 04:57 am (view)

I think it’s a bit of a chicken or egg scenario. Did they make these trades because they saw what was coming and weren’t impressed and knew to keep up with the demand for constant winning thru had to acquire impact players? Or did those additions cause a failure of resource allocation elsewhere.

In addition, the whole they traded to acquire a star, that’s precisely what organizations should do if they feel they’re a piece away. Keep developing talent, but sometimes you need to supplement that talent. It’s what the best run organizations do. Atlanta does it. Houston in their prime run did it. Nationals during their prime run did it. Of course dodgers did it. Boston and Philadelphia too. Hell, the Cubs did it when they won. There’s no team that has had sustained success that has solely relied on their own internal development. It just doesn’t happen. I wouldn’t fault St Louis for that. What I suspect happened is in that 2020 season, in an effort to save money, they cut budget from developing and scouting. Or maybe the wrong guys got poached by other orgs. Regardless, blaming the acquisition of two of the best players of their generation for peanuts, seems off base to me.

I do agree that we’ve more or less come to the same conclusion, but our paths to that conclusion contain almost no crossover. I think we can also agree that seeing the cardinals struggle brings a warmth to our hearts.

CubbyBlue 04/27/2024 - 04:23 am (view)

(LAUGH EMOJI)

Arizona Phil 04/26/2024 - 04:10 pm (view)

azbobbop: Yes. 

Mike Wellman 04/26/2024 - 04:58 pm (view)

I’ve got Tim’s The Last Out too, along with some other prints of his work.

TarzanJoeWallis 04/26/2024 - 04:05 pm (view)

Very well played game all around tonight.

crunch 04/26/2024 - 04:09 pm (view)

best starter and 2 top hitters from the team gone...and they keep on winning.

little ahead of myself here, but the RSox got 9 outs to find 6+ runs.

TarzanJoeWallis 04/26/2024 - 04:52 pm (view)

Richard Gallardo just left the Smokies game with an arm injury after going to the ground following a pitch. Doesn’t sound good at all.