I think you wait till the deadline to trade Beltre. He deserves a chance to win a championship. You may have to trade Elvis too. I think he will opt out at the end of the season if Beltre is no longer here. I wish we could trade Choo and Hamels before the season starts.
we could do all 3, get little in return and really stink over the next 3 to 6 years. how does 100+ losses sound over the next few years? personally i will continue to support the team but not financially i will pass on my season tickets
and elvis will opt out if Beltre is gone and the team decides to gut the team and rebuild. actually the team will probably put him on the trade block at the same time they put Hamels, Choo and Beltre on the block.
just can't stand the idea of not trying but i read the signs as that is exactly what we are heading for. we will sign some low level tier 3 and 4 talent, unload Choo, Hamels, Beltre and Andrus and suffer thru a long period of noncompetitive seasons and empty seats
would be a waste of money if we aren't planning on competing
he won't sign if he thinks the team isn't committed to putting a competitive team on the field. he has done everything except winning a WS ring so tying himself to a noncompetitive rebuilding team isn't in the cards
I don't think JD will take the rebuilding route.
well we are in the minority then but most here are advocating a total wholesale and rebuild and i was just spitballing on how far they would go. if they do clean house Hamels, Beltre, Choo & Andrus are gone and we are in total rebuild mode.
numbers from japan look good hope they translate to the mlb
Well, don't mistake what I think JD will do with what I think he should do. I don't think he should rebuild, but I do think that would be the best thing to do. Then again, I felt the same after the 2013 season and he went out and made two acquisitions that were not the wisest thing to do in acquiring Choo and Prince. I am afraid an unwise acquisition or two is going to take place this offseason as well.
