Haniger to the Phillies????

[D-train]

Should've sold high on him during the offseason. Might've got 3 top prospects. They should've did a full rebuild instead of this partial.

His value might be a little lower but he has had one bad month after two good years. Not a big deal. I don't think he would have ever got us a top 3 MLB prospect.

[Donn Beach]

and he isn't traded yet...I think this is where Dipoto runs up against the owners

[D-train]

and he isn't traded yet...I think this is where Dipoto runs up against the owners

Yep, trading him would mean white flag on the partial rebuild.

[BaseHitDerby]

Dumb move to spend $56M on KK when the team is rebuilding and Dipoto can get those kind of SPs easily on the FA market. I wanted them to do a full rebuild, save the profit, and spend big in several years when the team could contend.

[D-train]

Dumb move to spend $56M on KK when the team is rebuilding and Dipoto can get those kind of SPs easily on the FA market. I wanted them to do a full rebuild, save the profit, and spend big in several years when the team could contend.

Have to have a token Japanese player to keep the only streak thats longer than the non playoffs streak alive. 21 years and counting.......

[BaseHitDerby]

Dumb move to spend $56M on KK when the team is rebuilding and Dipoto can get those kind of SPs easily on the FA market. I wanted them to do a full rebuild, save the profit, and spend big in several years when the team could contend.

Have to have a token Japanese player to keep the only streak thats longer than the non playoffs streak alive. 21 years and counting.......

Yeah, I thought at the time it had a lot to do with marketing the team.

[ice99]

It depends on the time frame, but I'd try to trade Dee to them for a PTBNL - include some cash.

[Donn Beach]

he said that before the season...so did Dipoto create the need for a tear down himself?...

"But just the fact I named those guys -- Dee, Robbie, Kyle Seager, Mike Zunino, James Paxton, Marco, Haniger … there's so much talent on the club that we don't view ourselves as a teardown candidate. We're just trying to figure out how over the course of these next 1-3 years we can maximize the potential of this roster while building something that has a chance for sustainability."

[BaseHitDerby]

he said that before the season...so did Dipoto create the need for a tear down himself?...

"But just the fact I named those guys -- Dee, Robbie, Kyle Seager, Mike Zunino, James Paxton, Marco, Haniger … there's so much talent on the club that we don't view ourselves as a teardown candidate. We're just trying to figure out how over the course of these next 1-3 years we can maximize the potential of this roster while building something that has a chance for sustainability."

It's kinda hard how Dipoto viewed Dee, Seager, Zunino, and Marco as good players. Plus, he traded Robbie and Paxton. So, that left Haniger as the only good player on the team. Seems like Dipoto is a good salesman.

[Vogelbomb]

Swear to God I did not see this before starting the thread.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/andr ... -deadline/

It's crazy how many players on that list were once Ms