Melville wrote: ↑02 Jan 2026 09:07 am
Jatalk wrote: ↑02 Jan 2026 09:03 am
Considering all the prospects and roster catchers in the organization, it will be extremely interesting to see what the Bloom regime does regarding trades. In some ways this is the most important decision he has to make.
Absolutely correct.
And though it is not popular nor understood, the CORRECT BASEBALL DECISION is to trade Bernal to address positions of greater need.
The ACTUAL CORRECT BASEBALL DECISIONs ...
1. Move Herrera to LF/1B/DH ala the A's Soderstrom.
2. Be open to trade any other catcher on the ML club and in the system NOT named Bernal or Rodriguez.
3. Keep a legit starting catcher in 2026 to play out the season. That means Pages has to stay in the near term.
Conclusion: if they trade a catcher right now for any prospect return, it's Crooks.
Easy, Obvious, Correct. Keep reading. Keep learning.
