Dr Winston O'Boogie wrote:

These guys could conceivably be banned, no?

I doubt they ever throw a pitch in MLB again.

Laley23 wrote:

I doubt they ever throw a pitch in MLB again.

That’s what I thought. This really sucks. 

ptown_trojans_1 wrote:

Easy explanation for why he has suuucked this year 

He’s also been awesome since like May 21 or something. Conceivable that is when Ortiz was notified he was under investigation…

Calling on Laley23 for trade opinions. 

My current feelings: 🤦‍♂️🤬

Kwan next?

Now it looks like no, from Rosenthal. Supposedly the guy they got for Bieber is a pretty solid prospect.

BRF wrote:

Calling on Laley23 for trade opinions. 

My current feelings: 🤦‍♂️🤬

The Bieber trade was great, given where this team is. 

Glad we didn’t send Kwan without a team matching the asking price, which was apparently high. Hold him if they won’t match, and play it all out again next year. 

Sewald trade may help us since he’s gotta pitch for Detroit now lol.

In all seriousness, they did well. Didn’t panic with Kwan, got amazing value (top-50 prospect in minors) for Bieber, and are ultimately the same team that is 2.5 games out of a wildcard and went 14-6 in July. Granted, Ortiz and Clase are done, but there is still a path to Wild Card if the offense keeps up July and the starters keep killing it.