Yeah, way overdramatic, to be sure.
This confluence of events (40-man roster lockdown, free agency opening, general manager meetings, hot stove rumors heating up) makes it feel like more than just another day.
Truth be told, little has to really happen today to make it acceptable:
- Adding Angel Martinez and Joey Cantillo to the 40-man (assuning Cantillo is not hurt so badly that he requires surgery or a long rehab that puts into question his addition to the 40-man) and the concomitant removal of Anthony Gose and Luke Maile.
- Don't make any more stupid Tobias Myers trades (BTW, Junior Caminero is the 18th ranked prospect for Tampa Bay in MLB Pipeline) just because "intriguing" prospects are available for trade today.
That's really it. Hey, I think Petyon Battenfield has a chance to be a good ML pitcher, especially as a reliever, and I think his dip in velocity in the second half of the year was due to the biggest workload of his life in his first full season as a starting pitcher. But if we lost him, it wouldn't be the end of the world as Guardians' fans know it. Hey, maybe Tampa Bay would trade Caminero back to us if we don't intend to roster Battenfield.
All the things that I want to see happen don't have to happen today:
- Owen Miller being traded
- Sean Murphy being traded for
- Jose Abreu being signed
- Us acquiring a lefty reliever with some closer potential and at a reasonable prce
We just have to lock down the roster and Abreu has to remain unsigned and Murphy has to remain with the A's for this to be a good day.
Now, for it to be a GREAT day...
More once this day has settled down and we can look back at what has happened with the Guardians and around the league. Have a good and peaceful day everyone.
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