I need a Melville assessment and grading of this years off season.

[Bully4you]

I want it straight from the horse's mouth.
What does Mel think.
Because I think this was a disastrous off season.
I give Bloom a D- bordering on F.
Anyone could have done what he did.

[Absolut]

I want it straight from the horse's mouth.
What does Mel think.
Because I think this was a disastrous off season.
I give Bloom a D- bordering on F.
Anyone could have done what he did.

Mo could not. Did not.

[Talkin' Baseball]

Really?

[Bully4you]

I want it straight from the horse's mouth.
What does Mel think.
Because I think this was a disastrous off season.
I give Bloom a D- bordering on F.
Anyone could have done what he did.

Mo could not. Did not.

He didn't want to?
Look at what Boston got?
They never could have done that in free agency.
Mariners did great as well.

[Bully4you]

Really?

Yeah really.
Regardless of what you think, some of us think he offers so good insight.
Me being one of them.

[Carp4Cy]

I want it straight from the horse's mouth.
What does Mel think.
Because I think this was a disastrous off season.
I give Bloom a D- bordering on F.
Anyone could have done what he did.

I wouldn't say anybody. He's done what a corporate raider hatchet job expert would have done so far - cut the high salaries and replace with cheap ones.

What will set him apart will be if and how quickly his guys can become 4, 6, 8 WAR producers at the MLB level, as well as any follow on trades he spends all these prospects on, and whether he can bring in a manager and coaching staff that actually adds value and development to the MLB roster, like Tony and Dave Duncan did. If he's too patient, the young core we seem to have right now will begin to age out before we become competitive again - Libby, Winn, Burly, etc and then he has to make more trades and extend the process even further (or maybe his own window ends). There is a ticking clock here.

[Bully4you]

I want it straight from the horse's mouth.
What does Mel think.
Because I think this was a disastrous off season.
I give Bloom a D- bordering on F.
Anyone could have done what he did.

I wouldn't say anybody. He's done what a corporate raider hatchet job expert would have done so far - cut the high salaries and replace with cheap ones.

What will set him apart will be if and how quickly his guys can become 4, 6, 8 WAR producers at the MLB level, as well as any follow on trades he spends all these prospects on, and whether he can bring in a manager and coaching staff that actually adds value and development to the MLB roster, like Tony and Dave Duncan did. If he's too patient, the young core we seem to have right now will begin to age out before we become competitive again - Libby, Winn, Burly, etc and then he has to make more trades and extend the process even further (or maybe his own window ends). There is a ticking clock here.

He got rid of the three best players we had.
He then paid other teams to take them.
Boston got a great deal.
I think the Mariners did too.
Hell, so did the Diamondbacks.
Arenado for $5.5M a year?
Those teams got a steal.

[Boooyah]

I want it straight from the horse's mouth.
What does Mel think.
Because I think this was a disastrous off season.
I give Bloom a D- bordering on F.
Anyone could have done what he did.

What were you expecting? I'm glad they decided which direction they are going.

[peterman'srealitytour]

I assume you “néed” diarrhea as well.

[sikeston bulldog2]

I want it straight from the horse's mouth.
What does Mel think.
Because I think this was a disastrous off season.
I give Bloom a D- bordering on F.
Anyone could have done what he did.

I’d lend you my services but I don’t come cheap. Ha.

[dugoutrex]

lol - ME-ville thinks the team is better than last year - that girl ain't right!

[Carp4Cy]

I want it straight from the horse's mouth.
What does Mel think.
Because I think this was a disastrous off season.
I give Bloom a D- bordering on F.
Anyone could have done what he did.

I wouldn't say anybody. He's done what a corporate raider hatchet job expert would have done so far - cut the high salaries and replace with cheap ones.

What will set him apart will be if and how quickly his guys can become 4, 6, 8 WAR producers at the MLB level, as well as any follow on trades he spends all these prospects on, and whether he can bring in a manager and coaching staff that actually adds value and development to the MLB roster, like Tony and Dave Duncan did. If he's too patient, the young core we seem to have right now will begin to age out before we become competitive again - Libby, Winn, Burly, etc and then he has to make more trades and extend the process even further (or maybe his own window ends). There is a ticking clock here.

He got rid of the three best players we had.
He then paid other teams to take them.
Boston got a great deal.
I think the Mariners did too.
Hell, so did the Diamondbacks.
Arenado for $5.5M a year?
Those teams got a steal.

Yes they did. Bloom is going to have to figure out how to do those types of trades in reverse in the nearish future to reBUILD our roster cheaply with the AS level talent that our Farm still lacks.

[TraveledLessRoad]

I'll hop in here as a Melville proxy until he shows up. Generally-

Liked the deals for Arenado and Sonny
Didn't love the deal, nor the return for Contreras, but understood it and can live with it
Didn't like what we got for Donovan at all. Thinks the players we received were redundant to what we already have (the two position players at least). Doesn't seem to be too excited about the X-Man pitcher we got either. Undersized, not a great Milb track record. Essentially thought Chaim went quantity over quality and is pretty much just blindly throwing darts at the board hoping to get lucky with a bullseye.

Easy
Obviously
Correctly interpreted

[Cusecards]

Hey look it’s a Bully sighting!
Webby can’t be far behind?
Probably tomorrow????

[Francis Park Thug]

Hey look it’s a Bully sighting!
Webby can’t be far behind?
Probably tomorrow????

The irony. I don't think anybody spends more time whining about whiners than you.
Congrats.

[Cusecards]

Hey look it’s a Bully sighting!
Webby can’t be far behind?
Probably tomorrow????

The irony. I don't think anybody spends more time whining about whiners than you.
Congrats.

Appreciate the compliment!
Actually... I was laughing.