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renostl wrote: ↑04 Feb 2026 21:00 pm

Cardly wrote: ↑04 Feb 2026 20:50 pm Andujar just signed with the Padres. Skip out on signing Randall Grichuk. He is not a good hitter. Please add a bat but make it a real one.

IMO,
Regardless of Anduja. I'd skip signing any FA bat that would sign here this offseason.
Fermin is as good.

If a bat is desired, move the needle and trade for it.

In order to get a bat that moves the needle to trade for it, you have to give up something. Bloom just didn't restock our minors just to have them depleted by a trade in which we would need to give up some of our top prospects.

RichieRichSTL wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026 18:18 pm

renostl wrote: ↑04 Feb 2026 21:00 pm

Cardly wrote: ↑04 Feb 2026 20:50 pm Andujar just signed with the Padres. Skip out on signing Randall Grichuk. He is not a good hitter. Please add a bat but make it a real one.

IMO,
Regardless of Anduja. I'd skip signing any FA bat that would sign here this offseason.
Fermin is as good.

If a bat is desired, move the needle and trade for it.

In order to get a bat that moves the needle to trade for it, you have to give up something. Bloom just didn't restock our minors just to have them depleted by a trade in which we would need to give up some of our top prospects.

Then I would guess they should not do a thing.
Do something or nothing.

Do you think that in all the acquisitions and what was already here
that there are any redundancies and all the vacancies have been filled?

renostl wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026 18:45 pm

RichieRichSTL wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026 18:18 pm

renostl wrote: ↑04 Feb 2026 21:00 pm

Cardly wrote: ↑04 Feb 2026 20:50 pm Andujar just signed with the Padres. Skip out on signing Randall Grichuk. He is not a good hitter. Please add a bat but make it a real one.

IMO,
Regardless of Anduja. I'd skip signing any FA bat that would sign here this offseason.
Fermin is as good.

If a bat is desired, move the needle and trade for it.

In order to get a bat that moves the needle to trade for it, you have to give up something. Bloom just didn't restock our minors just to have them depleted by a trade in which we would need to give up some of our top prospects.

Then I would guess they should not do a thing.
Do something or nothing.

Do you think that in all the acquisitions and what was already here
that there are any redundancies and all the vacancies have been filled?

+1 if you’re not going to do something good do nothing. Go for someone good or let Ramos and Velazquez and others battle it out instead of washed up has beens like grichuk and Pham

Ozziesfan41 wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026 18:52 pm

renostl wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026 18:45 pm

RichieRichSTL wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026 18:18 pm

renostl wrote: ↑04 Feb 2026 21:00 pm

Cardly wrote: ↑04 Feb 2026 20:50 pm Andujar just signed with the Padres. Skip out on signing Randall Grichuk. He is not a good hitter. Please add a bat but make it a real one.

IMO,
Regardless of Anduja. I'd skip signing any FA bat that would sign here this offseason.
Fermin is as good.

If a bat is desired, move the needle and trade for it.

In order to get a bat that moves the needle to trade for it, you have to give up something. Bloom just didn't restock our minors just to have them depleted by a trade in which we would need to give up some of our top prospects.

Then I would guess they should not do a thing.
Do something or nothing.

Do you think that in all the acquisitions and what was already here
that there are any redundancies and all the vacancies have been filled?

+1 if you’re not going to do something good do nothing. Go for someone good or let Ramos and Velazquez and others battle it out instead of washed up has beens like grichuk and Pham

Depends.

No harm in signing a RG or TP for league minimum with incentives.

I’m probably more a fan though of continuing to give Burleson time in the OF

renostl wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026 18:45 pm

RichieRichSTL wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026 18:18 pm

renostl wrote: ↑04 Feb 2026 21:00 pm

Cardly wrote: ↑04 Feb 2026 20:50 pm Andujar just signed with the Padres. Skip out on signing Randall Grichuk. He is not a good hitter. Please add a bat but make it a real one.

IMO,
Regardless of Anduja. I'd skip signing any FA bat that would sign here this offseason.
Fermin is as good.

If a bat is desired, move the needle and trade for it.

In order to get a bat that moves the needle to trade for it, you have to give up something. Bloom just didn't restock our minors just to have them depleted by a trade in which we would need to give up some of our top prospects.

Then I would guess they should not do a thing.
Do something or nothing.

Do you think that in all the acquisitions and what was already here
that there are any redundancies and all the vacancies have been filled?

I am glad he has heavily focused the way he has. Short term should be the least important. Hardest to fill should be next--power pitching, esp starting. Then make sure we have good hitting/OF prospects. Then major league available hitting, utility and OF in particular. You need to squeeze arms to do some innings in the meantime, to ensure each game is not a blowout ad your rotation isnt wrecked by overuse.

But short term, anything more than cheap FA bats, where bats are not ready, esp. OF, is counterproductive. Once you are ready to.compete seriously again, maybe 2028, you start making moves that matter.

The problem is that your redundancies by themselves will not likely get you a good quality MLB OF.

They will trade redundancies when they know which ones they want to keep and they get a solid offer. But unless they are blown away by an offer, you are cautious about trading extra catching now. Find out which ones you will keep.