San Francisco Giants 2019 Off-season Thread

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Nobody was advocating that we dont trade him and then let him leave in free agency. Obviously the people who didn't want him to get dealt, such as myself, wanted to give him and extension.

There is also a delusion that we passed up some premium prospects to keep him around for the 2nd half. Farhan was going to deal him if a team met the asking price, and nobody did. Its pretty obvious the Braves are kickoff themselves over not offering more, based on how their season ended.

Didnt read anything past the bolded because that is CLEARLY not what I was saying.

Originally posted by Niners99:
Apparently Espada's brother in law told someone Espada is going to be the next Giants manager, and now they're just negotiating terms.

Originally posted by mayo49:

Originally posted by Niners99:
Apparently Espada's brother in law told someone Espada is going to be the next Giants manager, and now they're just negotiating terms.

Good, as long as it isn't Kapler.

After retiring, Espada became a coach in the Marlins' organization. He served as the hitting coach of the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2006 and for the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2007. Espada spent the next two seasons as the Marlins' minor league infield coordinator.[2]

The Marlins named Espada as their third base coach prior to the 2010 season. He also coached for the Puerto Rican national baseball team during the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Espada served as the Marlins' third base coach through the 2013 season. After the season, he was reassigned to manage Jupiter, as the Marlins wanted Espada to gain managerial experience.[2] Instead, Espada took a job with the New York Yankees as a special assistant to General Manager Brian Cashman.[1]

On January 11, 2015, the Yankees hired Espada to be the team's new infield coach and third base coach.[6] He manages the Gigantes de Carolina of the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente in winter baseball.[7] Espada again coached the Puerto Rican team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[8]

The Houston Astros hired Espada after the 2017 season to become their bench coach.[9]

Originally posted by JMC52:

What kind of compensation will we get from Bum, 1st round comp?

Originally posted by JMC52:

What kind of compensation will we get from Bum, 1st round comp?

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Nobody was advocating that we dont trade him and then let him leave in free agency. Obviously the people who didn't want him to get dealt, such as myself, wanted to give him and extension.

There is also a delusion that we passed up some premium prospects to keep him around for the 2nd half. Farhan was going to deal him if a team met the asking price, and nobody did. Its pretty obvious the Braves are kickoff themselves over not offering more, based on how their season ended.

Didnt read anything past the bolded because that is CLEARLY not what I was saying.

Why would anyone be eating crow then?

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Niners99:
Nobody was advocating that we dont trade him and then let him leave in free agency. Obviously the people who didn't want him to get dealt, such as myself, wanted to give him and extension.

There is also a delusion that we passed up some premium prospects to keep him around for the 2nd half. Farhan was going to deal him if a team met the asking price, and nobody did. Its pretty obvious the Braves are kickoff themselves over not offering more, based on how their season ended.

Didnt read anything past the bolded because that is CLEARLY not what I was saying.

Why would anyone be eating crow then?

Because posters were adamant that making the choice to trade Bumgarner would have been a mistake. If he doesnt re-sign, not trading him was an idiotic decision that a lot of people were hoping for.

If he isnt back, not trading Bum was a colossal mistake.

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Nobody was advocating that we dont trade him and then let him leave in free agency. Obviously the people who didn't want him to get dealt, such as myself, wanted to give him and extension.

There is also a delusion that we passed up some premium prospects to keep him around for the 2nd half. Farhan was going to deal him if a team met the asking price, and nobody did. Its pretty obvious the Braves are kickoff themselves over not offering more, based on how their season ended.

Didnt read anything past the bolded because that is CLEARLY not what I was saying.

Why would anyone be eating crow then?

Because posters were adamant that making the choice to trade Bumgarner would have been a mistake. If he doesnt re-sign, not trading him was an idiotic decision that a lot of people were hoping for.

If he isnt back, not trading Bum was a colossal mistake.

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Because posters were adamant that making the choice to trade Bumgarner would have been a mistake. If he doesnt re-sign, not trading him was an idiotic decision that a lot of people were hoping for.

If he isnt back, not trading Bum was a colossal mistake.

Originally posted by SFGiant49ers:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Because posters were adamant that making the choice to trade Bumgarner would have been a mistake. If he doesnt re-sign, not trading him was an idiotic decision that a lot of people were hoping for.

If he isnt back, not trading Bum was a colossal mistake.

You're saying that a lot of fans were hoping the Giants would decide not to trade him last season, and then let him walk in free agency? I think literally no fan wanted that to happen. Maybe I am misunderstanding what you meant in the bolded text.