@Dbackfan2447 Funny how people make it sound like Hazen sat around at the deadline and decided “I just don’t feel like buying today.”
Most teams overpaid, and reports said teams wanted Waldy or Lawler and he wouldn’t trade either for a rental.
I don’t love it. But it’s sound decision-making.
@BirdmanofAZ They could sell tickets to joint practices.
Beef them up with a little presentation and people would absolutely attend. You could even add structured scrimmages against the other team: more than a practice, less than a full preseason game.
Basically: preseason-lite.
@YoungFocusBA I love the Love pick. Two years from now, there’s a real chance he’s the best player in that class, a top-5 RB and Pro Bowler. His contract may look like a bargain too.
I also love Ruben Ben Jr and those little T-Rex arms.
If they were able to trade back a few spots for Bain…
@LandonHall There was no slander.
But I guess when you live inside an echo chamber, any opinion that breaches the walls feels like a personal attack.
The victim mentality is strong with this one.
Do better.
@JohnnyVenerable@PHNX_Cardinals Unfortunately, Ojulari is the avatar for this Defense.
He is an absolute microcosm of everything the D currently is and what is wrong with it.
You can’t have a unit that is devoid of real leadership…while simultaneously being full of players that are unable to be led.
@GoWithWendi Going to the casino after SRF? Probably not ideal.
But the bigger issue is Decision Quality. Ketel has shown increasingly poor judgment for 3 straight seasons. That’s a pattern, not a one-off.
Your best player doesn’t have to be perfect, but he damn well needs to lead.
@realcrackashii@CalicoJoeMLB If he were snorting cocaine off a stripper…at least he’d be committing to something.
Right now, the putz can’t even commit to a healthy bowel movement. At this point, his only consistent position is “unavailable.”
@AZsportsfan1142 That’s an unintelligent comment.
If you or I call out sick because we’re injured, and the boss finds out we were at the bar instead of home recovering, we’d be toast.
Show up for work? Fine. Call out sick and go to the casino? Suddenly you discover the concept of consequences.
@RFlores91 We expect more from Ketel, and we should. In 2018, Archie Bradley took a 115-mph line drive to the face, was briefly knocked out, taken to the hospital, suffered a sinus fracture, got checked out, then returned to the dugout to watch his team finish the game. Perspective matters.
@HexagonGuy221 This take is 10 kinds of stupid.
He’s a professional athlete making $100K a game. If he’s too fragile or incapable of showing up when his team needs him, maybe find a career where nobody relies on him.
Imagine Aaron Judge, Dansby Swanson or Willson Contreras pulling this. 😂
@SteveGilbertMLB@Dbacks Time to go back and focus on the Cubbies.
They’re gonna end up breaking my heart anyways, but at least their players show up for work.