If that happened I would tow a 155mm Howitzer to the outskirts of Cooperstown and shell that fucking building to oblivion.
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Tyler O'Neill has been traded to the Mariners for Marco Gonzales, sources tell JP Morosi #STLCards

— David Kleinstuber (@DKleinstuber) December 8, 2023

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Y'all know how many GMs are in the Hall of Fame?

4. Four.

Branch Rickey, Larry MacPhail, Ed Barrow, George Weiss...

And John Mozeliak.

Yeah - that checks out. John Mozeliak: First GM elected to the Hall of fame in 50 years. He's been THAT great.

That's the dumbest thing I've seen on the internet in awhile.
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And I weep

Tyler O’Neill is being traded to Red Sox

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 8, 2023

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Well Marco Gonzales is a Pirate after the Mariners traded him to the Braves first.

So that seems...unlikely.
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Sean McAdam saying two prospects.

Lame.

If we got two of them, they'll both be mediocre as hell. Organizational chaff. Probably a similar return to the Flaherty pile of scraps.
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Robertson was one of the arms picked up for the Dodgers in the Kiké Hernández trade. Promising bullpen guy. Santos was acquired from the Phillies for CJ Chatham a few years ago. Maybe an up/down depth pitcher.

— Alex Speier (@alexspeier) December 8, 2023

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Promising bullpen guy seems really goddamned generous description of Robertson. You could probably put the population of your average Santo Domingo restaurant inside a huge claw machine and randomly pick out someone as talented as Santos.

If that's all you're getting there is no point to trade him.
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Robertson's stuff checks out; scouting report looks solid. Mid-90s fastball with life; good breaking pitch. Might actually be something there.

I wouldn't have bothered with the bus fare for Santos, OTOH.

But that's how Mozeliak drives a hard bargain.

"We want Houck"
"We'll give you Robertson"
"Nah, I need more than that"
{Boston GM throws dart} -- "How about Victor Santana...I mean, Santos. Yeah, that's the guy. You'll love him."
"SOLD!"

This is why Mozeliak always has these deals with 3 fringe guys instead of a good one. He doesn't know who's worth a shit. So more is better; it's a chance to get lucky. Then when he stumbles ass backwards into a Genesis Cabrera or Juan Yepez, he pisses away their value, holds them too long and dumps them for scraps.

He's just really shitty at his job.
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MLB Trade value
https://www.baseballtradevalues.com/trades/153997
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Yikes
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Why would they deal him for such trash? Hall of fame GM? :-) :-) :-)
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The Cardinals used to be the team that turned talented reclamation projects into quality players. Now, they trade the reclamation projects away.
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That’s the difference between having a GOAT coaching staff and a bunch of jabronis
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Saw this exciting news on mlbtraderumors earlier. Always in a hurry to hand out an extension for declining years.

In a chat today with readers, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Cardinals will approach first baseman Paul Goldschmidt at some point this offseason with the hope of discussing a contract extension. He says the club prefers to get a deal done before the start of the season but that they will leave the door open for in-season discussions. He adds that neither side expects the conversation to be contentious and the club believes they can extend him through the remainder of his career.
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