A little less than a year before the birth of our son Andrew, Harry Chapin put the finishing touches to a song that emanated from a poem penned by his wife. The song was Cat’s in the Cradle. As I did not grow from a happy childhood, the song did not initially appeal to me. But as my career was taking off, and Andy was about two, the song began to become very prominent in my life. I was being groomed by a global aerospace corporation with a significant number of divisions of non-aerospace related industries. I had just completed an internal audit of a credit card company division that was favorably used in the sale back to the original owner of the credit card company, Citibank. I got recognized and was asked to join the corporate team in Greenwich, Connecticut where I would be on the fast track to upper management.
I would be traveling the world becoming familiar with all the layers of the Fortune 50 Corporation. Sounds like a dream job for someone wanting to climb the corporate ladder. Name recognition and opportunity. With my confidence, what more could I ask for.
But then I heard the song again on the radio, and I paid attention to the lyrics. When Andy was born, I made a promise to him that he would never be mistreated as I was, and that I would always be there for him. He had no idea about that promise, but I knew. I turned down the corporate job and took a position with one of the divisions back in Los Angeles. It was in the entertainment industry, and I grew very sick very quickly of being called boob-a-la, whatever that means.
In my early CPA and internal audit days, my primary clients were real estate oriented, primarily land developers and home builders. I was recruited by a California home builder (Bay Area to San Diego) based in Beverly Hills. I stayed in the San Fernando Valley until my daughter graduated high school, turning down multiple job opportunities that would have taken me away from my family for weeks at a time. Instead, I made a lot less money, but got to coach my two boys in baseball up to their high school days. I was the Little League President for many years, and I was the high school booster president, and home football game announcer for 10 years. I would not have changed that for all the money in the world.
I am not all that different than most people. Family is the most important factor in most of our lives. I know many on here love to play fantasy league GM, but MLB players are people just like us. Just wealthier. After 7 years, they have options. What factors go into the player’s decisions? Certainly, egos are prominent and the desire to get the most $$$ as possible are at the forefront for many. Player A considers himself better than Player B, so he wants more. It is all monopoly money. But not all feel that.
When the dollars get north of $100MM do other factors begin to take precedence. For some, yes. Wives and family considerations begin to take shape. A couple of examples are Zach Wheeler and Darren O’Day.
“According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX and The Athletic, the Chicago White Sox offered Wheeler more than Philadelphia did. However, Wheeler chose the opportunity to play closer to his wife’s native New Jersey over additional cash.”
“Orioles fans can thank Darren O’Day’s wife for the lights out reliever signing a new contract with the Orioles. With Elizabeth located at Fox News DC studio, Darren wanted to stay close to home. With that in mind the only options were the Nats and O’s and why change a good thing. 4 years and $31MM.”
Manny Machado, Mike Trout, and Nolan Arenado all wanted the money. Nobody put a gun to the head of Arenado or Trout when they signed extensions for unbelievable riches. However, winning or family may not have been at the forefront.
I have no idea what the Dodgers would have considered to pay Anthony Rendon, but it did not matter because he did not want the “Hollywood lifestyle”. MadBum may have been able to sign for more elsewhere, but he was comfortable with his ranch and horses in Arizona. The money was important to Bryce Harper, but the most important factor was length of contract. He wanted the stability. Charlie Morton said he would retire unless he could stay close to his Florida home. He first signs with Tampa Bay, and now signs with Atlanta. There is every indication that he could have signed for much more had he been willing to go away from the South.
I guess it does not matter once you get north of $300MM. Maybe the Dodgers would have paid Gerrit Cole more, but Cole was happy with his childhood’s team offer and cut off all future negotiations. AF was not going to let that happen again. Everyone believed that Mookie Betts wanted to test FA, but when AF gave him the extension offer, Mookie said…sign me up.
What will Corey Seager want to sign an extension? Will it be just $$$? The Seager’s are a very close family. Mom and Dad, Jody and Jeff Seager, still reside in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Kyle, his wife and three children, have a huge property in rural North Carolina. Corey and his fiancée, Madisyn Van Ham, are both from Kannapolis, North Carolina. She went to East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. She is very close to her family as well. Will they plan on making North Carolina their final home as well? Scott Boras does not believe in home team discounts, but what will Corey Seager think? He ultimately will make the decision.
Francisco Lindor, Trevor Story, Javy Baez, Carlos Correa. Will money be the only deciding factor. The money is going to be humungous no matter where they sign. But will there be a tipping point other than money? I am not opposed to anyone who signs based on who will pay the most. I am sure Zack Greinke is more than happy with his DBack contract. But he has not won a WS yet. I do not know Corey Seager personally. I do not know anyone who does. So I cannot presume to guess what will drive him. Scott Boras has been his agent for a long time. Maybe the $$$ were more important early on in his career. We all know that Boras will get every dollar he can for his client. Maybe $$$ are not as important now, especially with the amount he is going to get. He will not get Mookie money, but he could get Arenado money.
Now to come back full circle. My son, Andy, after his playing career was over, had over ten offers to go into coaching, including Boston with Tito Francona. Andy knew that he would have to start all over again, just as he did with his baseball career, and did not have the financial backing from a healthy bank account from MiLB to help with living expenses. His wife, needed to work in order to bring money into the family, and Andy could not take her away from what she was doing just so she would follow him around wherever coaching took him, including to some less than safe parts of the world where he played during winter months. He was going to stay in Reno, Nevada to make a home. After their daughter was born, Francona called him after he took the job in Cleveland. I remember hearing him tell me that he turned down Francona. He said he was not going to leave his daughter, and I harkened back to Cat’s in the Cradle, and I thought, yes, he grew up just like me.
Great article Jeff!! I still have this song on my music and play it regularly. However, I revise the lyrics slightly to sing “my boys grew up better than me!” which they did!!!
What drives Corey Seager?
I think for a while it might be that Chevy Tahoe behind him.
“You know, that’s things you think about when you’re a kid, man,” Seager said following the Dodgers’ victory. “You wonder what it’s like, you strive to hear that, and to do it with this team and this group, man, it couldn’t be any more special.”
This team and this group. Special. Maybe he will stick around. We know what drives Bora$. And it ain’t that team and that group.
Good story Jeff. I have a completely different story with a different outcome. After 5 years in Nuclear Medicine I chose special education. Got derailed by Prop 13 and a poor choice for a life partner. I’ll spare you the details.
Unless we have inside information we won’t know what Seager intends to do. Maybe this Carolina boy likes Hollywood living. If he doesn’t, he’s not likely to say so, but at 26 he still lives where he was born. In Kannapolis, North Carolina. Still in a relationship with Madisyn, also from Kannapolis. 4 hours from Atlanta. The Braves have a shortstop. He loved the Yankees. Idolized Jeter. A keystone combo of Seager and Torres would sell tickets in Gnu Yourk.
What will he do?
Who knows. There’s still time. What will the Dodgers do? Something will happen soon. Maybe.
What drives me is a 2009 Toyota Tacoma was just a smidge over 100,000 miles on it! LOL….still wanting a F-150 Raptor.
Great article! What a way to prepare for Thanksgiving.
For those who have not been blessed with strong family ties, I hope you will be able to taste that joy sometime in the future.
Good for you, Jeff! Think of what you would have missed!
Shortly after my son was born (21 years ago) , I took a job as National Sales Manager for a company out of Orange County. It involved a tremendous amount of travel and I had to be on the road a lot. It turns out that I had to leave that job due to illness – They were sick of me!
That was when I started US Water Systems and when I travel, which is not that much, I often take my family with me and plan a vacation around it. If anyone here works for the IRS, I categorically deny this. 😉
I find that they were sick of you easy to believe…..SMILE. LOL
Molly Knight on Can the Dodgers afford not to re-sign Joc Pederson?
https://theathletic.com/2220607/2020/11/24/dodgers-joc-pederson-free-agency/
In part:
There is something so beautiful about a player like Pederson, who is sent to the plate by his manager every time in October with one job and one job only. His swing is so violent, and so ugly, that when he flails and misses it looks like he might corkscrew himself right into the dirt.
But that’s why when he connects it feels so magical. His is not a gorgeous swing like Seager’s or an efficient one like Turner’s. He almost seems to hit home runs in spite of himself. He stares at his bat, gulps in a big breath of air and then blows it back out. Then he seems to close his eyes and swing as hard as he can.
It was a good piece.
Do not subscribe to the Athletic, so I could not read it. But, I can see the pros and cons. Someone they know what to expect against an unknown. I just believe as do many others that Joc wants a more permanent spot in the lineup, not just against RHP.
AC, I wanted to tell you how much your article brightened my morning. Thank you. Right now, at this time especially, we need family. For the first time in our lives, we will be without any this Thanksgiving. I admire and applaud you and your wife’s decision to put family first.
A very happy Thanksgiving to all my DodgerTalk friends.
Happy Thanksgiving DBM. I talked to my foster sis yesterday and she lives in Carson California. She said that for the first time in probably 25 years they will not be having family over because of the restrictions from the Governors office. But her mother in law, 2 sons and my foster brother live with her along with her disabled husband, so she will not be alone. Here there are no restrictions, so I will go visit a couple of friends Thursday for a short while, but we do not plan on a big dinner. Oh, there was an update on Lasorda this morning. He is off of the ventilator and resting. He has talked to Sax, Claire and former coach Joe Amalfitano.
Very good news on Lasorda, Bear. Thank you. Glad you are able to see some friends for the holiday and that your family in Calif. won’t be alone.
I am glad also. My nephew teaches US history in a high school. and his brother works for the city of Long Beach. My brother works at Harbor General Hospital as an appointments clerk. He himself has a disability. My sis is a RN, but she has been out of work on disability since she had knee reconstruction 2 years ago. The knee has not healed correctly. She might have to retire. She also worked at Harbor.
I’m guessing Corey Seager will want to play in LA, all things being equal. Grew up in the organization, plays in LA, great fan base, great weather, incredible and successful organization. I would look to Clayton Kershaw. Lives in Texas, loves the Dodgers, wants to be a lifetime Dodger. Many pundits speculated that Clayton wanted to head back to Texas. Some said that it was a done deal, he was going to leave LA. But what did they know? Absolutely nothing.
You just can’t find anything better in baseball. That’s reality. Maybe an outside player like Anthony Rendon chooses to play in Orange County because he doesn’t like the Hollywood lifestyle. Obviously, he was dealing with some kind of pre-conceived perception. Or maybe he really disliked the Dodgers. But if he had grown up in the system, I’m guessing he would have stayed in LA. Some times perceptions carry the day.
Zack Greinke wanted to stay with the Dodgers, liked the city and organization, but he was thrown a boatload of money to go to Arizona. All dollars being equal, he would have stayed in LA.
Free agents usually want money, then maybe success. Maybe an older player wants the chance to win it all.
How much money is enough? Most players who have had a few good contract years will never need to work again. But the Union is always pushing them to take the biggest deal, lot of pressure there. Then there is Scott Boras, who has already said that Cody Bellinger will be playing for a long time with the Dodgers.
All dollars being equal, Seager, Bellinger and Julio Urias are likely to remain Dodgers.
Good article, Jeff.
Another fantastic article, Jeff!
Good to hear a little more about your background. Everyone has their priorities, and it sounds like you sacrificed a little financial gain for a lot of family time.
In terms of Seager and the Dodgers, I am hopeful that they can reach a reasonable extension agreement that can be mutually beneficial. Corey has had some injury issues, and his brother opted for an early extension contract in Seattle even though he lives in North Carolina. Corey does not appear to have a huge ego or desire to extract every last dollar even if his agent is Boras. He seems to get along great with his teammates, and would likely put some value in long term stability in a winning organization. And this year there are the added uncertainties of Covid, length of season, and the expiration of the CBA.
However, if Corey and his agent prefer to test the free agent market after next year, then the likelihood of him returning to Dodgers seems remote. He will get to choose from maybe 5-10 teams that could afford him, but the Dodgers will get to choose from 5-10 premium infielders including Lindor, Story, Baez, Correa, Arenado, and Bryant.
Hopefully, the dodgers can keep Corey and the rest of their core together.
Happy Thanksgiving to All!
No regrets with that decision Jeff. I’ve been blessed to be self employed so I work for my wife and she always made family a priority! And now my kids are my best friends! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone
Hard to envision Correa ever becoming a Dodger! Even if he came for free!
Wouldn’t be free. We’d have to invest in a trash can for him.
Thanks Blue, I needed a laugh this morning.
Dodgers could use the one Kemp had to move away from his locker.
Corey seems to really get along with his teammates. He shared a house with Joc and Trayce Thompson and Ross Stripling. He has been an important part of the clubhouse in LA.
His brother Kyle signed a 7 year $100MM contract to stay with Seattle even though he still lives in North Carolina.
You have to assume that he knows that the opportunity that he has with the Dodgers is a good one – LA is a good place to make money and the Dodgers will give him an opportunity to compete for a title regularly and will likely surround him with other good hitters that will improve his hitting stats. He likes the clubhouse from what I have read. I assume that they will have a chance to extend him.
Did anyone see the article in MLB Trade Rumors about the Dodgers and the free agent market?
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/11/dodgers-rumors-brad-hand-nolan-arenado-francisco-lindor.html
Yep I read it this morning. And it is probably pretty accurate. I do think they have a better chance of landing Lindor than they do Arenado because the Rockies trading with a division rival, and especially with a super star player involved, it just won’t happen.
Great piece Jeff. And exactly the kind of piece needed at this time. My story is a lot different simply because since 1954 i basically have not been close to my extended family. And being in foster homes for over 7 years, that cohesiveness with family just was not there. I have been on my own since I was 17. And I always swore I would not put my kids through a divorce and separation of parents. But sometimes what you wish and what really happens are total opposites. I bared my soul to some of my friends the other day. Since I am in my 70’s now, I tend to reflect on the past some. I regret some of the decisions I made, but who doesn’t. When I was finally single and without any commitments, I did what was best for me. It cost me in some ways, and was rewarding in others. But I am proud of my kids and my grand kids. They are all better people than me in my book. My two daughters both have worked with the elderly in care facilities. My son, after his hitch in the Navy learned how to work with industrial A?C and heating units and has a good job up in Denver doing that. And he suffered the loss of his son when the boy was 7. I thankfully have never had to suffer the loss of a child. Yes. ballplayers are human. They are able to play a kids game at such a high level that it affords the one’s who excel lifestyles most just dream of. But that has only happened since the onset of free agency. When the Dodgers moved to LA, only one player was going home, Duke Snider who was born in Compton. All the rest were being up rooted. Many players who played a large portion of their careers in LA lived elsewhere in the off season, and then rented while the season was on. Some had extended absences from thier family’s and others kept them close. Bill Russell went home to Broken Arrow Oklahoma every year after the season. It all boils down to the simple fact of what will make you and your family the happiest and comfortable. Ball players can afford, well the super stars at least, to live in the best neighborhoods. Johnstone lived in San Marino, Cey, Garvey and a few others were out in Calabassas. In Brooklyn, the players lived right among the fans. They were in the same apartments and tenements the Brooklynites resided in. Part of the community. Not so anymore. They can pretty much live where ever they want. It was a treat to me when I was a kid and the Sherry brothers moved into houses on our block. Today the game is driven by revenue that has gotten so large it dwarfs the imagination. 400 million? To play baseball? Unthinkable back in the day. But I do not begrudge those who have the talent to amass such fortunes. What has gone by the wayside is loyalty to those who believed in you enough to invest in YOUR future.
“ But I am proud of my kids and my grand kids. They are all better people than me in my book.”
That makes you a success!!
As a friend of mine says, I can’t fix dysfunction, but I can stop it at my generation.
Got that right. I think a lot would have been different had the family stayed intact. Then again, maybe not. My real dad was somewhat of a nomad. Born in Iowa which is where we were when my mom left him. She was Minnesota born, but I was a California kid. Most of her relatives lived in L.A. My dad ended up in Elko Nevada. The Army shaped me more than any parent did since I was always at odds with my last foster parents. He was a tyrant and had a mean temper. I fought back as best I could, and when the county pulled me out, I had my get away. And then I joined the Army.
Awesome post Jeff. It’s great to hear you share such personal information and to hear about your family and career. It sounds like you had the freedom and wisdom to do what you wanted to do and money wasn’t everything.
The Cat’s in the Cradle and Taxi are 2 of my long time favorites from Harry Chapin.
It’s fortunate that people can put themselves in life situations where they have choices. That was one of the messages I tried to pass along to the young people I coached and worked with during my career. Education certainly opens doors. And for the fortunate few, athletics can as well. Many, sadly, are stuck without the opportunity and freedom to make choices. Poor education, life circumstances and physical problems my make it impossible to be able to choose a job or location.
I personally can’t think of a finer situation to be in than being a mega-million star in MLB that provides the opportunity to make choices for yourself and family. I don’t have a clue what Seager will do. Or the Dodgers for that matter. But I could handle a nice condo in SoCal over the ocean with my family for 8 months out of the year and than live wherever you want the rest of the year. After a career your have the money and the ability to live wherever you and the family wants to for the next 40 years. I could do that.
Always liked Chapin, like many others in the music biz we lost him way too soon.
A pair of former top rated pitching prospects were traded Wednesday. Jeff Hoffman and MiLB RHP Case Williams goes to Cincinnati for Robert Stephenson and MiLB OF Jameson Hannah. Hoffman was dealt to the Rockies in the Troy Tulowitzki deal from Toronto. I always liked Hoffman. His stuff just did not mesh with Colorado. Then again how many pitchers do pitch well with Colorado. I will be very interested to see what the Driveline Boys do with the high spin of Hoffman.
Stephenson never panned out for Cincinnati, and I cannot imagine that he will be more effective in Colorado. But I am not a scout or pitching coach so what do I know.
On the surface I like this deal for Cincinnati. It is probably because I have seen Hoffman more.
Happy Thanksgiving Jeff. My week has been so screwed up I missed NCIS last night!
Happy Thanksgiving to you as well. I never miss NCIS. It was their 400th episode.
Hey Jeff, did you know Lee Bradley? He was also a CPA practicing in the same industry as you in the same area. Just wondering.
My brother tested positive for covid 19 and is in quarantine. He works for the DOD so he’ll likely remain quarantined for an extended time frame. He’s all the family I have left. There’s things I like more than turkey anyways.
Luckily, I will be able to see it. The friend I am going over to see tomorrow DVR’d it, so we are going to watch it then. I have already missed the premier’s of the other two NCIS shows. But Blue Bloods does not premier until sometime in December.
I can’t recall ever seeing Robert Stevenson pitch but I’ve read most of his books. I especially liked Treasure Island.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope you and your families have a safe and enjoyable holiday.
You forgot the Louis in the middle of his name. But his books are great.
Couple of baseball notes. There is a site predicting where the top free agents will go. It is called New Arena. They have Joc going to the Cardinals. JT and Treinen resigning with LA, and surprise, LA ponying up for Bauer on a short term deal. Does not mean it will happen. But an interesting read. They say Ozuna is going to end up in Texas. On another note, it is reported that the Red Sox are very interested in one Yasiel Puig. Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson finalists for the NFL Hall.
Bear: Glad to hear about Red Sox being interested in Puig. I hope it happens, they deserve each other
That bat in that park, should be interesting. I always liked Yasiel, not a fan of some of his antics and I think he squandered some golden opportunity’s, but you cannot deny the talent the guy has.
Verdugo to CF?
Maybe. Bradley Jr is a free agent
Alex is not a prototypical CF’er but I think he can play it in Boston, or maybe Benintendi plays it.
Maybe Yasiel has to go to LF.
Thank you for sharing some of the professional sacrifices you made for your family Jeff! I find your story encouraging and reassuring.
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to you too. Eat a bird for me! The carbon monoxide detector in my apartment started beeping today and would not reset, so I called maintenance and he told me, they have a 7 year shelf life and then need to be replaced. He installed them 7 years ago today and they were going off all over the building. Solution. Take it off of the wall and remove the battery’s. Problem solved. They are getting new ones in a couple of weeks.
Thanks for sharing your story, Jeff! It’s interesting the choices we make to do things the same or different from how we were raised. Seems like you took the right lessons from your upbringing. It’s hard to pass on money and status, but you got back much more in return, and so did your kids.
Happy Thanksgiving David. Yep, we all travel different paths.
Bear,
I just read your earlier post about wanting a Raptor.
In 2013, I bought a F-150 for $34,000 that I drove for 6 years (I take good care of vehicles). I too wanted a Raptor and drove several but just could not see myself driving one everyday. In 2019, I had 122,000 on my F-150 and they offered my $21,000 in trade for a 2019 F-150 Limited, which has the Raptor engine. Actually, it is faster than the Raptor due to the 10-Speed Transmission and gearing. I put a “tune” kit on it which added 90 HP, so it now produces 540 HP and is a fun (and comfortable) ride. Fast too! 😉 Just not as “Cool” as a Raptor!
I could live with that. Nice ride. Always been a Ford guy. But beggars cannot be choosers. Got my Tacoma because it was left to my nephew from his mom’s uncle when he passed and he did not want it, so he sold it to me. Looks cool enough to me. Right now the cover for the truck is being painted by a friend of mine with an American flag on it. When it is finished and back on I will take a photo posted of it.
I have always been a FORD guy. My first job was at a Ford Dealership.
My first car was a 65 Galaxie 500 that had a 390, but I put in a 428 Cobra Jet that was totally tricked out.
I have been FORD forever. The only car company not to have to be bailed out by the government.
I typically drive vehicles for a long time. 2002 Expedition to a 2007 F-150 to a 2013 F-150 to my current ride.
Tacomas are very good trucks. I will always drive a truck…
First new car I bought was a 1969 Ford Fairlane. Had a six in it 250 horse. 2 door with no frills. But I was in the Army then and married. Kept it until I came back from Germany. Then I got a Maverick. I had 2 of those. Owned a Pinto wagon, not a very good car, and a 1972 Grand Torino sport. Daytona Yellow with a white vinyl top, 351 Cleveland engine. White interior. Bad ass ride, and it would boogie.
I enjoyed your lead post Jeff.
I have found additional peace from learning that lots of money doesn’t increase happiness after reading a 2010 Princeton study that found that happiness plateaus at a household income of $75,000 a year on average in America with some states higher like California ($90,000) and some lower according to a follow up study by the Huffington Post.
The last words of Steve Jobs –
I have come to the pinnacle of success in business.
In the eyes of others, my life has been the symbol of success.
However, apart from work, I have little joy. Finally, my wealth is simply a fact to which I am accustomed.
At this time, lying on the hospital bed and remembering all my life, I realize that all the accolades and riches of which I was once so proud, have become insignificant with my imminent death.
In the dark, when I look at green lights, of the equipment for artificial respiration and feel the buzz of their mechanical sounds, I can feel the breath of my approaching death looming over me.
Only now do I understand that once you accumulate enough money for the rest of your life, you have to pursue objectives that are not related to wealth.
It should be something more important:
For example, stories of love, art, dreams of my childhood.
No, stop pursuing wealth, it can only make a person into a twisted being, just like me.
God has made us one way, we can feel the love in the heart of each of us, and not illusions built by fame or money, like I made in my life, I cannot take them with me.
I can only take with me the memories that were strengthened by love.
This is the true wealth that will follow you; will accompany you; will give strength and light to go ahead.
Love can travel thousands of miles and so life has no limits. Move to where you want to go. Strive to reach the goals you want to achieve. Everything is in your heart and in your hands.
What is the world’s most expensive bed? The hospital bed. You, if you have money, you can hire someone to drive your car, but you cannot hire someone to take your illness that is killing you. Material things lost can be found. But one thing you can never find when you lose: life.
Whatever stage of life where we are right now, at the end we will have to face the day when the curtain falls.
Please treasure your family love, love for your spouse, love for your friends…
Treat everyone well and stay friendly with your neighbors.
Sage advice!
Bums, thank you for that. Steve Jobs was icon himself, and he had great words to follow right up to the end.
Glad you are proud of your children and grandchildren Bear.
There are things that can be lost and other things that we get to keep. We get to keep the diplomas we earned no matter how our careers ebb and flow. Knowing that our children are really good people is a keeper and very fulfilling.
They are our legacy after all. I am lucky in that I have left them some of my recordings. But I do not want them to emulate me. I want them most of all to follow their own dreams not mine. That is why I did not push them towards anything. I just told them to get the best education they could.
The only way Springer can repay his debt to the Dodgers would be for him to help them win 3 more championships. He is intriguing.
RF Betts
SS Seager
CF Springer
1B Bellinger
3B Torres (traded Muncy and Price)
LF Pederson (I traded Pollock)
C Smith
2B Lux
I refuse to comment on the grounds it might incriminate you!
Joc AND Gleyber on the same team? Your xmas wish list i presume!
Torres for Muncy and Price. Hmmm Interesting. Just a question, who did we get for AJ?
Payroll reduction.
Ahh, nice deal, but they would need at least a prospect and to whom did they trade him?
Bums you need to call Carlos and ask for the name of his counselor. He got him through losing Puig!
If you are referring to me losing Pederson then maybe we should wait a little longer. One way or another he survives being a Dodger whether it be Toles or Pollock getting hurt, Moreno backing out of a trade, or Joc being Joc.
The last player I rooted for as much as Joc was Loney. I was glad when he got his money, I wanted that for him, and when he move on so did I. I have also gotten over Snider leaving the Dodgers.
In the mean time Cassidy, take off the chains that keep you from telling us the most likely scenario, which is obvious, limiting, and lacks the little boy in you.
I am OK to have Joc back (at the right price – probably a 1-year deal) .
After all, they won a Championship with him.
He drives me crazy, but I’ll take him.
What about Adam Eaton?
… at the right price!
He is left handed hitter. He will be 32, and very rarely plays a full season. He really is a LH version of AJ Pollock. Limited power with a high of 15 HRs.
Eaton career – .282/.360/.416/.775
AJ career – .279/.335/.474/.809