thanks to Flores we have more talent in the pipeline than we have had in years.

I’ve read many articles on Walker that say his ceiling is an MVP and if he stays healthy and hungry HOF. Obviously Soto is way above Walkers potential talent. He has proven he is the real deal. So does Bader, O’Neill and another same level prospect get er done or is the Mets players just superior to ours?

I don’t see the tightwad Dewitt and the incompetent Mo take on salary instead of trading more talent. Even though they got $50 million from the Rockies to pay Arenado.

If taking on money becomes crucial to the deal, the Dodgers and other cash rich teams start to get involved and we have no chance.
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I missed this.

FUCK YOU, DUNCAN!!!!!

Like you don't remember that this is a REAL sore subject of mine and aren't twisting the knife.

I WARNED YOU GUYS NOT TO HIRE MATHENY! This isn't my fault. Leave me alone, dammit.

!@#$!@#$%!

How the hell did we not sign Bryce Harper?!?! Boras was practically BEGGING us to do it. Ugh.

Now I'm irritated again. Such a monumentally stupid and truly franchise altering decision. "GiVe DeXy A cHaNcE!!!11!1"

Morons. All of them are morons.
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Didn’t Titus jr and Luis Robert’s want to sign with the Cardinals but they said, no we are not paying a few measly millions to get the player. A few million. :-)
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True but remember who the agent for both Soto and Strasburg are.
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Yup. Tatis Jr was evidently at a Cardinals summer league camp but I wont fault them too much there. He just wasn’t highly regarded. But for an organization who seems to sign every legacy option available to them, missing on Tatis when they were his top choice is a rough miss.

Robert, OTOH, was just weapons grade arrogance and stupidity. It was peak Mozeliak.
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Nah, that's on DeWitt.
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You don’t think Moe could’ve gotten that done?

I do. Dewitt, by all accounts, provides a budget and gets out of the way. Robert was in the budget but Mozeliak spent those funds elsewhere.

Foolishly.
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DeWitt made the comment about having to pay a player a second contract.

There's things to criticize Mozeliak for (Ozuna for Alcantara being a huge one right now), but I think he works within the parameters DeWitt gives him for a budget.

If you want to argue Mozeliak does a poor job managing said budget and he, along with DeWitt, are foolish for not wanting to have a losing season for 2-3 years in order to finish above .500 every year with a faint shot at PO success with marginal upgrades before and during the season, I won't disagree.

Mozeliak's approach is the polar opposite of Jocketty's, which was say **** tomorrow, today's the only thing that matters (which is what ultimately got him fired). He does half-assed attempts that are cost effective at improving the roster in order to keep cheaper, cost controlled players long-term.

The last time I think the FO truly cared about winning was during the 2014 season.
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Yeah, Dewitt said that, but Mozeliak said the same thing (something about winning the bid only gets oh the right to the player and you still have to pay him in arb, etc…)

He’s parroting what Mozeliak told him. Again, that’s baseball ops and DeWitt doesn’t involve himself in that outside of providing a payroll figure.

Robert was Mozeliak’s doing. I don’t think for one second that DeWitt put cuffs on him on this one international signing.
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This is the only quote I found attributed to Mozeliak on the matter in 2017

The second contract comment came from DeWitt.

Regardless, I think Mozeliak is doing exactly what DeWitt wants him to do, which is he above .500, slimmer of hope for a PO run, while having any change in payroll remain flat or trending up as revenue rises.

The org’s philosophy won’t change unless DeWitt or his son sells.
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Oh, and I’m not convinced the organization cared about winning in 2014. It was just cost effective.

The competitive fire in this organization came from LaRussa. When he left, that win at all costs mentality went with him. DeWitt has been content cashing checks ever since.

Winning is just a happy accident.
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Eh, I’d argue the moves immediately after 2011 were made with winning in mind.
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If Jordan Walker isn’t on the table, I don’t think the deal gets done. Bader and ONeill just aren’t good enough headliners.

MAYBE you could get it done with Gordman and Winn and ONeill and Carlson. But awfully hard and draining without Walker.



I wasn’t trying to twist the knife. Sorry man. The only persons who deserve a knife twist on Harper are Mozeliak and PB.
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PB hates every free agency signing.
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Just read that the Nats want Corbin involved with any Soto trade. That sets the table up for me to unfortunately get my hopes up and disappointed because that request just made a potential Soto trade far more realistic on the Cardinals side. This would require far less trade capital that would allow the team to still acquire another pitcher.
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