I suspect it is true. They're hoping a new manager, a new legit starting pitcher and better injury luck will have us in the playoff race. It's the "hey, anything can happen" strategy.

I don't see much value in Gregorious but its not my money. I'd really prefer Betances and just going with a platoon of Brad Miller/somebody at 3B until Bohm is ready.

Squire wrote:I don't see much value in Gregorious but its not my money. I'd really prefer Betances and just going with a platoon of Brad Miller/somebody at 3B until Bohm is ready.

I predict a lot of “shoulda just kept Cesar” posts next season.

don't think didi even fits if gelb's story is true.

06hawkalum wrote:

thephan wrote:Athletic article has spending season in Philadelphia coming to a close. It says the team is staying under the tax leaving about $20M. Odubel and Roberts create a financial drag limiting the clubs total cap at about $190M for the season. So it’s pieces from here forward.

If that's true then the FO has no intention of building a contending club for 2020.

Digging a deeper hole with portions of the fanbase as well.

ReadingPhilly wrote:don't think didi even fits if gelb's story is true.

and do we even have anyone to play 3B?

CalvinBall wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:don't think didi even fits if gelb's story is true.

and do we even have anyone to play 3B?

They apparently believe Bohm is ready.

06hawkalum wrote:

Squire wrote:I don't see much value in Gregorious but its not my money. I'd really prefer Betances and just going with a platoon of Brad Miller/somebody at 3B until Bohm is ready.

I predict a lot of “shoulda just kept Cesar” posts next season.

A few of us have already started these posts.

Squire wrote:I don't see much value in Gregorious but its not my money. I'd really prefer Betances and just going with a platoon of Brad Miller/somebody at 3B until Bohm is ready.

the problem with this strategy (and similar ones suggested by many others) is the assumption that bohm is ever going to be up to the job of playing 3b defense at the major league level. all professional scouting reports i've ever seen express serious doubts about that. i'm hoping that updates based on the latter part of this season will provide more reason for optimism, but the reports from the 2019 afl provided by our own azrider were not encouraging, since in those even his defense at 1b was suspect. in 2020, bohm is all too likely to be about 5% above average as a mlb hitter, but poor enough at defense at 3b to be replacement level overall like vladjr in 2019 (according to fwar, though not bwar) or franco in 2018 (according to bwar, though not fwar), or perhaps achieve the same level of disappointment with better offense and worse defense than those two examples.
outside payroll issues, one thing gregorius has over donaldson and rendon is that getting him allows the option of choosing between trading one of gregorius/kingery/segura or trading hoskins, or keeping all of the above (and trading bohm?), depending on how bohm develops over the next year. or are donaldson and rendon more passable at 2b or ss than i think?

phorever wrote:

Squire wrote:I don't see much value in Gregorious but its not my money. I'd really prefer Betances and just going with a platoon of Brad Miller/somebody at 3B until Bohm is ready.

the problem with this strategy (and similar ones suggested by many others) is the assumption that bohm is ever going to be up to the job of playing 3b defense at the major league level. all professional scouting reports i've ever seen express serious doubts about that. i'm hoping that updates based on the latter part of this season will provide more reason for optimism, but the reports from the 2019 afl provided by our own azrider were not encouraging, since in those even his defense at 1b was suspect. in 2020, bohm is all too likely to be about 5% above average as a mlb hitter, but poor enough at defense at 3b to be replacement level overall like vladjr in 2019 (according to fwar, though not bwar) or franco in 2018 (according to bwar, though not fwar), or perhaps achieve the same level of disappointment with better offense and worse defense than those two examples.
outside payroll issues, one thing gregorius has over donaldson and rendon is that getting him allows the option of choosing between trading one of gregorius/kingery/segura or trading hoskins, or keeping all of the above (and trading bohm?), depending on how bohm develops over the next year. or are donaldson and rendon more passable at 2b or ss than i think?

with more shifts and a fewer amount of balls being put in play, if they think he will mash then they'll send him out there.

I think they still have to sign another starter. Guessing Miley or Ryu. Won't be huge money hopefully and would give us a lefty that we probably need.

Any thoughts on maybe Keuchel as the other starter the Phils sign?

Realmuto has experience at 3B. 1.000% FP too! Obviously this is why Knapp was retained.

I know it's a SSS but I'm sure our crack analytics department thoroughly examined JT's 6 innings of work at 3B in the GCL and determined it a viable option.

Uncle Milty wrote:Realmuto has experience at 3B. 1.000% FP too! Obviously this is why Knapp was retained.

I know it's a SSS but I'm sure our crack analytics department thoroughly examined JT's 6 innings of work at 3B in the GCL and determined it a viable option.

Didn't Chooch play third for a few innings once?

CalvinBall wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:don't think didi even fits if gelb's story is true.

and do we even have anyone to play 3B?

Kingery 3B, Haseley/Quinn CF?

Too bad the off-season is over.

A missed opportunity to title the thread, "Now who's on third?"

If Arrieta is even a little competent at pitching 2/3 of a game that would be huge.

Stripes wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:don't think didi even fits if gelb's story is true.

and do we even have anyone to play 3B?

Kingery 3B, Haseley/Quinn CF?

Guess I was working under the assumption we trade Segura.

JFLNYC wrote:Too bad the off-season is over.

No one is saying that. What we are saying is if we sign Didi and aren't spending money how does the infield shape out.