BDWJr willing to eat money in trades.........

[CorneliusWolfe]

".....for a better return."

That is key.

Money/dry powder is there so just have to possess the will to spend. Identifying "better return" is key as they have lacked the skill to identify such players.

Good old “dry powder” lol. Probably the cringiest and most [nonsense] Mo-ism of all. That or “low-hanging fruit”. I know they are common idioms but when he used them to say he’s not doing [shirt] to improve the team, they became way more irritating.

[rockondlouie]

.....for a better return.

Katie Woo of The Athletic reports that the ownership will now be more willing to eat money in trades, in order to extract greater returns.

That reporting aligns with comments this week from Chaim Bloom, the new president of baseball operations. “As far as cash being a lever on the trade front, that should never be off the table,” he said, per Woo. “Obviously, you’d prefer not to do that, but you could end up in a situation where adding cash to make a preferred deal work just makes sense.”


Obviously refers to NADO & S. Gray, possibly but less likely WillyC.

I will believe this when I see it......

If the DeWitt's are keeping Oli because they don't want to eat his (small) salary, why should we believe they'll give up money to move a player?

Aside from small (under $3M deals) I'm in agreement w/you govman.

They have to show us and don't get the benefit of a doubt until they do.

[rockondlouie]

".....for a better return."

That is key.

Money/dry powder is there so just have to possess the will to spend. Identifying "better return" is key as they have lacked the skill to identify such players.

And fortunately the guy who lacked that skill is now gone.

Sure hope he doesn't land back home in Colorado w/the Rockies buff, that would be your nightmare having him in your backyard.

[RichieRichSTL]

.....for a better return.

Katie Woo of The Athletic reports that the ownership will now be more willing to eat money in trades, in order to extract greater returns.

That reporting aligns with comments this week from Chaim Bloom, the new president of baseball operations. “As far as cash being a lever on the trade front, that should never be off the table,” he said, per Woo. “Obviously, you’d prefer not to do that, but you could end up in a situation where adding cash to make a preferred deal work just makes sense.”


Obviously refers to NADO & S. Gray, possibly but less likely WillyC.

I will believe this when I see it......

If the DeWitt's are keeping Oli because they don't want to eat his (small) salary, why should we believe they'll give up money to move a player?

Some truth to that. Then again why waste a costly manager on a team that you know isnt going anywhere,

To change the emphasis on good clean fundamental baseball, even in losing seasons, and the change the culture of the team. Guys have a good game and are on the pine the next... all the head scratching moves....

I was thinking that might be the counterpoint. A manager who is not a strategic genius can at the very least insist on practicing or focusing it. Rewarding success takes no special strategic ability either.