2014 Offseason Plans Thread

[terpsfball09]

Moving on ensures we don't end up with zilch like last year

We were looking at like 4 different options last year. We ended up with zilch because we were very unfortunate and couldn't figure out what we REALLY wanted to do. I don't think there were any players (besides greinke maybe) that really stopped us in our tracks. I just think we had too many options and weren't invested in all of them because one of the options actually working for us would have put an end to the others. I think this is different. We are completely focused on choo because we think we're gonna get him and he gives us the best chance to win.

 

[Hambombs]

Ya I don't see why we would move on to be honest. I mean we got him. If he makes our team better than any alternative then its worth waiting for. Even if we don't sign anyone else, we get a leadoff hitter and an outfielder

We can only hope. I'm praying its ends soon

 

[Bmurph]

Damn I'm suprised people are up this late lol it's 3:15am here

215 in Texas, just trying to get the pulse on this thing, the anxiety is tough

 

[lainey12]

Moving on ensures we don't end up with zilch like last year

Yep
Thought we had Greinke, and within 24 hours
GONE

This is far more serious, we had pitchers.
anyway....I'm sure JD is working on other things, unlikely he ever stopped

 

[Hambombs]

215 in Texas, just trying to get the pulse on this thing, the anxiety is tough

Anxiety on what exactly? This convo?

 

[Hambombs]

Yep
Thought we had Greinke, and within 24 hours
GONE

This is far more serious, we had pitchers.
anyway....I'm sure JD is working on other things, unlikely he ever stopped

Wait... We actually had grenkie in the bag until last second? I don't remember that. Who reported that?

 

[Bmurph]

We were looking at like 4 different options last year. We ended up with zilch because we were very unfortunate and couldn't figure out what we REALLY wanted to do. I don't think there were any players (besides greinke maybe) that really stopped us in our tracks. I just think we had too many options and weren't invested in all of them because one of the options actually working for us would have put an end to the others. I think this is different. We are completely focused on choo because we think we're gonna get him and he gives us the best chance to win.

I will accept your optimism and hope that enables us to land the best options available, however i think Cruz and Morales gives us a better chance to win now than giving Choo 120+ million dollars

 

[Bmurph]

Anxiety on what exactly? This convo?

getting something to improve this team offensively

 

[lainey12]

215 in Texas, just trying to get the pulse on this thing, the anxiety is tough

I'm mad, not anxious....well, anxious may follow,...and I'm not that tired anyway.

one too many naps, they were glorious

 

[terpsfball09]

I will accept your optimism and hope that enables us to land the best options available, however i think Cruz and Morales gives us a better chance to win now than giving Choo 120+ million dollars

Another option we should perhaps consider is signing those two and then trading rios and moreland for an established controllable leadoff? Haven't really thought of that

 

[lainey12]

Wait... We actually had grenkie in the bag until last second? I don't remember that. Who reported that?

Everyone, Dodgers said they were out
they were lying obviously

 

[Hambombs]

Another option we should perhaps consider is signing those two and then trading rios and moreland for an established controllable leadoff? Haven't really thought of that

Or we can wait for choo to sign then hopefully cruz can come at our price

 

[Hambombs]

Everyone, Dodgers said they were out
they were lying obviously

Ughhh yeah I knew it was bs when I heard that

 

[terpsfball09]

Wait... We actually had grenkie in the bag until last second? I don't remember that. Who reported that?

This is how I remember it. For the record, I never read any report we had greinke nor did my friend. It was down to just us and LAD. Then there was a report that said something like "The dodgers are backing off from greinke and preparing to look elsewhere for pitching" to which my friend saw and texted me that it was absolutely not true at all and its just a ploy from them. I went to the espn boards and told them because they were all flipping out because they thought we got greinke. Then they all got pissed at me and I got frustrated so I just left. A few hours later the report came that he had decided to sign with them.

 

[lainey12]

I think there are plenty of reasons he should wait. His agent is successful because of it.

yes, there are millions of reasons he should wait
literally

there aren't a million reasons for us to wait on him

 

[Hambombs]

This is how I remember it. For the record, I never read any report we had greinke nor did my friend. It was down to just us and LAD. Then there was a report that said something like "The dodgers are backing off from greinke and preparing to look elsewhere for pitching" to which my friend saw and texted me that it was absolutely not true at all and its just a ploy from them. I went to the espn boards and told them because they were all flipping out because they thought we got greinke. Then they all got pissed at me and I got frustrated so I just left. A few hours later the report came that he had decided to sign with them.

That's why I never trust most of the reporters

 

[Bmurph]

I'm mad, not anxious....well, anxious may follow,...and I'm not that tired anyway.

one too many naps, they were glorious

Glad you are rested, I'm working on a 18 hour day. Just want some clarity, so we can see where we can go after the offense

 

[Hambombs]

Glad you are rested, I'm working on a 18 hour day. Just want some clarity, so we can see where we can go after the offense

You're still working?

 

[lainey12]

This is how I remember it. For the record, I never read any report we had greinke nor did my friend. It was down to just us and LAD. Then there was a report that said something like "The dodgers are backing off from greinke and preparing to look elsewhere for pitching" to which my friend saw and texted me that it was absolutely not true at all and its just a ploy from them. I went to the espn boards and told them because they were all flipping out because they thought we got greinke. Then they all got pissed at me and I got frustrated so I just left. A few hours later the report came that he had decided to sign with them.

Terps, I was on that board with you through it all
dude, come on now

 

[lainey12]

Glad you are rested, I'm working on a 18 hour day. Just want some clarity, so we can see where we can go after the offense

I'm a little tired, but the place to myself....eveyone sleeping?
it's fantastic
until morning.....lol

JD will pull of something, might be painful in trades...but he will. There's no way he was going to gamble everything on one man after last year's Upton fiasco