Vent #1

 OK, let's hope this is the only one in this series.

Antonetti - "Acquiring established major-league players was not easy to do at this trade deadline"

Nosco response - I am calling BS on this one.  Really? There were a number of guys who would have cost very little who were better than Naylor.  Starling Marte comes to mind immediately.  Jonathon Villar is another who comes to mind

Antonetti - "Cal Quantrill is currently a really successful major-league reliever" - 

Nosco: Really?  You are an analytics guy, right?  Have you heard the term small sample size used before?

Antonetti - "One of our objectives is to build a sustainably competitive team,"

Nosco: Really?  Have you looked at your big board?  Here is when you will be losing players"

If you don't pick up expensive options here is what you lose going forward:

• You have no first baseman after this year - and no obvious replacement in the minors
• You have no SS after next year - and no obvious replacement in the minors
• You have no 3B after next year - Nolan Jones, is the replacement and looks like a platoon level plaher
• You have no catcher after this year - No obvious replacement in the minors
• You have no second baseman after this year - No obvious replacement in the minors for next year

So, without picking up options you lose 3/5 of your infield after this year and all of it after next year.  No obvious replacement for your catcher, second baseman or first baseman next year, no obvious replacement if you trade Lindor this winter.

Obviously you have your outfield intact for years...but that's not really a positive, is it?.  

What about the pitching?  If you don't pick up options:

• You lose your closer after this year
• You lose Oliver Perez after this year

How, with no guys in the minors ready to become good ML players, let alone true replacements, production-wise, for the guys we are losing. how do you call that trying to remain competitive?  

So, Mr. Antonnetti, I am calling BS on you and your staff because even if the guys you got today reach their potential they will either reach it too late to help the current Cleveland players, level off at the replacement player level or never reach their potential at all, leaving us with nothing in a few years and we will look at lot like the Pirates do now.