no matter who the cards receive in theri trades it will be deemed awful by the genius scouts here

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Re: no matter who the cards receive in theri trades it will be deemed awful by the genius scouts here

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I knew the return would be lousy because Mo has never acquired a top 100 prospect in a trade. He is so bad. But, I have a feeling all of our trades are going to be guys in a+ due to the 40 man roster crunch. I hope they are wanting to get guys like jj and church up in September, and are making room. We also have to have spots for the Tommy John guys and beaz. It’s time to bring crooks up too.
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doyle alexander many years ago was traded for a nobody named john smoltz...alexander went 9-0 down the stretch and the trade for smiltz was deemed a disaster...until
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craviduce wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:42 pm I like the Baez kid.... the power potential is real....and he's only 20. His Walks and K's are near each other. I"ve seen him a few times, I just can't remember where....I guessed right...St. Lucie. He's now with Brooklyn...well...now he's with the Cards farm :lol:

let's see how it plays out.

I agree with this. We have no idea about these players. Helsley was going apparently. We get a 20 year old infield prospect and 2 hard throwing RH pitchers. Now we get to develop them. Maybe they are zero talent bums but maybe we find a player or two out of this group. Let’s see what happens with them.

Helsley probably should have been traded over the winter but wasn’t. A bigger question is with Fedde. There was some value there but that’s obviously gone. Mo is here for 2 more months. I’m excited for the change. Moving on.
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jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:52 pm doyle alexander many years ago was traded for a nobody named john smoltz...alexander went 9-0 down the stretch and the trade for smiltz was deemed a disaster...until
Yea those trades happen all the time lol
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jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:50 pm
Hoosier59 wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:37 pm
jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:35 pm it is amazing, you dont even have to look..you know that every trade the cards make will be determined to be awful by people here weho literally have zero information to make such a determination...it is like the people who tell you a draft pick is bad because somebody rated the prospect number10 and he was drafted 5...it is funny actually
I can look up these players and see how they’ve fared so far, and what I see is an A ball infielder who barely has hit .240. A starting pitcher in A ball who hardly goes 4 innings in any start.
quite honestly you cant...young players mature and advance at different times etc...you have no clue
I said this is how they’ve done “ so far “. Sure they could turn out to be all-stars, but they sure aren’t yet. But it’s right there in black and white how they’ve played up to now. All you have to do is look.
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jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:35 pm it is amazing, you dont even have to look..you know that every trade the cards make will be determined to be awful by people here weho literally have zero information to make such a determination...it is like the people who tell you a draft pick is bad because somebody rated the prospect number10 and he was drafted 5...it is funny actually
Not if they approach is Helsley goes to the single best 1 prospect every team has to offer.
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jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:35 pm it is amazing, you dont even have to look..you know that every trade the cards make will be determined to be awful by people here weho literally have zero information to make such a determination...it is like the people who tell you a draft pick is bad because somebody rated the prospect number10 and he was drafted 5...it is funny actually
Yeah some just like to whine. I have no idea if the guys we got for Helsley will pan out or not. I do know we would not have Helsley next year unless we outbid everyone else which we could still do but we will have 3 new prospects.

Hoping one or more pan out.
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jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:51 pm
sdaltons wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:46 pm
jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:35 pm it is amazing, you dont even have to look..you know that every trade the cards make will be determined to be awful by people here weho literally have zero information to make such a determination...it is like the people who tell you a draft pick is bad because somebody rated the prospect number10 and he was drafted 5...it is funny actually
So your analysis is this is a great return?
my analysis nobody knows and wont know for a little while...you sure dont
Oh my :lol:
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if the trade pans out then it will be because Bloom was behind it ... and if the trade fails it'll be Moe's fault :)
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JJ is pushing 23 and still not here, yet the nattering nabobs of negativity gush all over him. I wonder how JJ would fair at age 18 or 19 in pro ball?
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Jobafish wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:51 pm I knew the return would be lousy because Mo has never acquired a top 100 prospect in a trade. He is so bad. But, I have a feeling all of our trades are going to be guys in a+ due to the 40 man roster crunch. I hope they are wanting to get guys like jj and church up in September, and are making room. We also have to have spots for the Tommy John guys and beaz. It’s time to bring crooks up too.

Sort of ironic since Baez is in fact a top 100 prospect per Baseball America.
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Youboughtit wrote: 30 Jul 2025 19:19 pm
jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:35 pm it is amazing, you dont even have to look..you know that every trade the cards make will be determined to be awful by people here weho literally have zero information to make such a determination...it is like the people who tell you a draft pick is bad because somebody rated the prospect number10 and he was drafted 5...it is funny actually
Not if they approach is Helsley goes to the single best 1 prospect every team has to offer.
Well, that would've been the smart thing to do.

Instead Mo's out here asking for the most enticing A-ball lottery tickets a bonafide closer can buy!
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Strummer Jones wrote: 30 Jul 2025 19:43 pm
Youboughtit wrote: 30 Jul 2025 19:19 pm
jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:35 pm it is amazing, you dont even have to look..you know that every trade the cards make will be determined to be awful by people here weho literally have zero information to make such a determination...it is like the people who tell you a draft pick is bad because somebody rated the prospect number10 and he was drafted 5...it is funny actually
Not if they approach is Helsley goes to the single best 1 prospect every team has to offer.
Well, that would've been the smart thing to do.

Instead Mo's out here asking for the most enticing A-ball lottery tickets a bonafide closer can buy!
you make my point,thanks
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jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 19:45 pm
Strummer Jones wrote: 30 Jul 2025 19:43 pm
Youboughtit wrote: 30 Jul 2025 19:19 pm
jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:35 pm it is amazing, you dont even have to look..you know that every trade the cards make will be determined to be awful by people here weho literally have zero information to make such a determination...it is like the people who tell you a draft pick is bad because somebody rated the prospect number10 and he was drafted 5...it is funny actually
Not if they approach is Helsley goes to the single best 1 prospect every team has to offer.
Well, that would've been the smart thing to do.

Instead Mo's out here asking for the most enticing A-ball lottery tickets a bonafide closer can buy!
you make my point,thanks
Give me one GOOD prospect over three maybe good prospects ANY day.
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Strummer Jones wrote: 30 Jul 2025 19:49 pm
jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 19:45 pm
Strummer Jones wrote: 30 Jul 2025 19:43 pm
Youboughtit wrote: 30 Jul 2025 19:19 pm
jbrach wrote: 30 Jul 2025 18:35 pm it is amazing, you dont even have to look..you know that every trade the cards make will be determined to be awful by people here weho literally have zero information to make such a determination...it is like the people who tell you a draft pick is bad because somebody rated the prospect number10 and he was drafted 5...it is funny actually
Not if they approach is Helsley goes to the single best 1 prospect every team has to offer.
Well, that would've been the smart thing to do.

Instead Mo's out here asking for the most enticing A-ball lottery tickets a bonafide closer can buy!
you make my point,thanks
Give me one GOOD prospect over three maybe good prospects ANY day.
Not Mos style apparently. Should have been tho.
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At the least you get a RH hitting power prospect something the organization is lacking.

Years away but nonetheless something to possibly build on.

As for the pitchers its apparent you can't have enough of those.
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