WilliamC wrote:My biggest fear is that we get so bad that the team ends up going into tank mode and trades Realmuto and a few others and Harper gets so pissed that even with his no desire for a trade clause he will ask to be traded in the offseason.

Not sure I trust Klentak doing anything right at this point. The minors are so bad that restocking might be the best option if signing Realmuto looks grim. It should've been done already and his value has gone further up.

Wheels Tupay wrote:Trading realmuto is a better option then fucking up resigning him or resigning him to a shitty deal because klentak was too dumb to get the signing done at the correct time.

PSUPhilliesPhan wrote:Why on earth did we hire Klentak? The Angels have sucked for a decade. I actually thought MacPhail was a great hire at the time. Both need to go today.

ReadingPhilly wrote:

Wheels Tupay wrote:Trading realmuto is a better option then fucking up resigning him or resigning him to a shitty deal because klentak was too dumb to get the signing done at the correct time.

i see a lot people say the latter part, but i don't think there is any truth to it.

kruker wrote:Do we think teams will give up the normal amount for JT? As in, does this asterisk of a season with no guarantee that we get a WS mean the return would be discounted? If so does that change the calculus vs draft pick comp.

Wheels Tupay wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:

Wheels Tupay wrote:Trading realmuto is a better option then #$!&@ up resigning him or resigning him to a #$!&@ deal because klentak was too dumb to get the signing done at the correct time.

i see a lot people say the latter part, but i don't think there is any truth to it.

You don't think so? Once you trade your top prospect, you are basically all in at that point. I get waiting until this offseason but I think it should have been completed this offseason.

ReadingPhilly wrote:

Wheels Tupay wrote:Trading realmuto is a better option then fucking up resigning him or resigning him to a shitty deal because klentak was too dumb to get the signing done at the correct time.

i see a lot people say the latter part, but i don't think there is any truth to it.

The Savior wrote:It would be beyond dumb not to resign JT

MoBettle wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:

Wheels Tupay wrote:Trading realmuto is a better option then fucking up resigning him or resigning him to a shitty deal because klentak was too dumb to get the signing done at the correct time.

i see a lot people say the latter part, but i don't think there is any truth to it.

I haven't seen anything indicating that they made an effort to sign him long term during the last two offseasons? Understood that JT wanted to go to arbitration but that was in the context of him being offered one year deals. Maybe he gives something longer term more of a thought.

I don't think the Phillies had any interest in having the AAV of a JT extension count against their 2020 tax number with how close they are. Which I get but the only reason they are so close in the first place is making poor budgeting decisions elsewhere.