I know, seeing Belt heat up makes baseball more fun.
That would be the 2nd year in a row of doing that, which makes it look like the FO doesn't know which way to go. Samardzija, unfortunately, isn't going anywhere. He's not going to be ready before the deadline and he would need to throw at least 2 lights out starts to make other teams think it would be worth some kind of prospect to get him.
Yes, it is his last year on the contract.
I think Belt could be tradeable and maybe even Longoria, especially if he picks up the pace at the plate in the next week. Heck, Crawford may have recently hit his way into trade status. He still has a defensive rep.
I agree. My point, which I think is the same as yours, and cal has expressed it as well, that this is an awful time for the team to get hot and start thinking playoffs as it, at worst, has the club stand pat on the biggest assets and, at worse, could fool Harris into actually believing his preseason spiel and actually make the team buyers. Could you imagine how good the outcome of a Bumgarner trade would have looked right now?
