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Think about this
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2025 11:06 pm
by AZOldDawg
If Dipito is known as “Trader Jerry” and has the best farm team in baseball plus a pretty fair country pitcher to dangle and can’t improve our hitting there seems to be something “fishy” going on. Fishy smells like Stanton to me
Re: Think about this
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:55 am
by Juliooooo
I think he was plenty willing to trade guys that weren’t his guys. He’s much more reluctant with the guys he brought in
Re: Think about this
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 2:05 am
by Donn Beach
I don't think Stanton is standing in the way of trades. He has claimed he isn't involved in player transactions,
Re: Think about this
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 7:30 pm
by Double Mocha Man
But possibly Mr. Stanton has full control over what he will allow a new player to be paid. So he is short-circuiting Mr. Dipoto's ability to make a trade or sign a free agent. I seem to recall Stanton saying to Dipoto if we could get Juan Soto for $1 million a year to go ahead and sign the guy.
Re: Think about this
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 9:04 pm
by D-train
So Stanton Won't let Jerry trade Castillo who is making well over $20M for Casas who is making minimum wage?
Re: Think about this
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 10:03 pm
by Double Mocha Man
D-train wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2025 9:04 pm
So Stanton Won't let Jerry trade Castillo who is making well over $20M for Casas who is making minimum wage?
There's money involved. It scares Stanton.
Re: Think about this
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2025 1:25 am
by Donn Beach
Juliooooo wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:55 am
I think he was plenty willing to trade guys that weren’t his guys. He’s much more reluctant with the guys he brought in
He explained it last season terms of the cost cutting trades. He wasn't involved in any of that. They set a budget, dipoto can do whatever he wants as long as he stays in the budget.
Re: Think about this
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2025 2:00 am
by D-train
Donn Beach wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2025 1:25 am
Juliooooo wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:55 am
I think he was plenty willing to trade guys that weren’t his guys. He’s much more reluctant with the guys he brought in
He explained it last season terms of the cost cutting trades. He wasn't involved in any of that. They set a budget, dipoto can do whatever he wants as long as he stays in the budget.
But he didn't cut costs he just replaced Geno with Polanco and Marco and White with Garver.
Re: Think about this
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2025 2:05 am
by Donn Beach
Depoto got rid of the Ray and white contracts that cut costs, and he added to his budget.
Re: Think about this
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2025 2:26 am
by D-train
Donn Beach wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2025 2:05 am
Depoto got rid of the Ray and white contracts that cut costs, and he added to his budget.
Payroll was slightly higher in 2024 than 2023. That isn't cutting payroll. He made a bunch of moves and they got worse.
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