Almost have to keep Arenado this season for his defense

[Talkin' Baseball]

Call him into Moe’s office with Bloom there and tell him he’s going to hit 8th from now on because he’s not good enough to hit 9th. Then tell him that’s where he will always hit while he is a Cardinal. Then tell him the club will transition away from him at 3B over the remainder of his contract. Tell him he’s been given plenty of chances to perform offensively and it’s nothing personal, just business. Tell him Dal Maxville never made the kind of money he’s making. No more jacking around with this $35 million fading asset. See if he loosens up on that NTC.

He will be difficult to trade, even with his consent. If the team wanted to make these things known to him to gain his consent, I guess they could. However, if they are to have any hope of trading him, they couldn't follow through on this until after the deadline. If we treat him like he has no value, or that he is washed up- guess what? Others will too. It doesn't serve the goal?

You don’t think other teams see what we all see already?

Of course they do, and for that reason it may not be possible to trade him under any circumstances. I'm just saying that if our goal is to try to trade him, overt actions like that don't serve that goal.

His hitting is not good. He’s becoming a late inning defensive replacement.

Super Slo Mo and The Marmot beg to differ.
In their "thinking", his is a full-time starting 3b anchoring the 6th spot in the lineup.
Both cannot be fired soon enough.

Of course. Mo never admits a mistake.

[Melville]

Call him into Moe’s office with Bloom there and tell him he’s going to hit 8th from now on because he’s not good enough to hit 9th. Then tell him that’s where he will always hit while he is a Cardinal. Then tell him the club will transition away from him at 3B over the remainder of his contract. Tell him he’s been given plenty of chances to perform offensively and it’s nothing personal, just business. Tell him Dal Maxville never made the kind of money he’s making. No more jacking around with this $35 million fading asset. See if he loosens up on that NTC.

He will be difficult to trade, even with his consent. If the team wanted to make these things known to him to gain his consent, I guess they could. However, if they are to have any hope of trading him, they couldn't follow through on this until after the deadline. If we treat him like he has no value, or that he is washed up- guess what? Others will too. It doesn't serve the goal?

You don’t think other teams see what we all see already?

Of course they do, and for that reason it may not be possible to trade him under any circumstances. I'm just saying that if our goal is to try to trade him, overt actions like that don't serve that goal.

His hitting is not good. He’s becoming a late inning defensive replacement.

Super Slo Mo and The Marmot beg to differ.
In their "thinking", his is a full-time starting 3b anchoring the 6th spot in the lineup.
Both cannot be fired soon enough.

Of course. Mo never admits a mistake.

I dislike that trait in people.

[WLTFE]

Call him into Moe’s office with Bloom there and tell him he’s going to hit 8th from now on because he’s not good enough to hit 9th. Then tell him that’s where he will always hit while he is a Cardinal. Then tell him the club will transition away from him at 3B over the remainder of his contract. Tell him he’s been given plenty of chances to perform offensively and it’s nothing personal, just business. Tell him Dal Maxville never made the kind of money he’s making. No more jacking around with this $35 million fading asset. See if he loosens up on that NTC.

He will be difficult to trade, even with his consent. If the team wanted to make these things known to him to gain his consent, I guess they could. However, if they are to have any hope of trading him, they couldn't follow through on this until after the deadline. If we treat him like he has no value, or that he is washed up- guess what? Others will too. It doesn't serve the goal?

You don’t think other teams see what we all see already?

Of course they do, and for that reason it may not be possible to trade him under any circumstances. I'm just saying that if our goal is to try to trade him, overt actions like that don't serve that goal.

His hitting is not good. He’s becoming a late inning defensive replacement.

Super Slo Mo and The Marmot beg to differ.
In their "thinking", his is a full-time starting 3b anchoring the 6th spot in the lineup.
Both cannot be fired soon enough.

Of course. Mo never admits a mistake.

I dislike that trait in people.

Now that is [fork]ing funny!