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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
They gave ROH $1.4M just before the 40 man declaration. Then outright cut him a month later. It wasn’t enough that his last 4 years he OPS 68. (For a 1B - DH no less). Or that the team ditched him a month later during the winter, apparently because he wasn’t performing well when games aren’t even being played
Meanwhile they dump the 1000 OPS guy who is free. Picolo is a dipshit for that
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In fairness, they DFA'd him but then traded him for cash considerations.
So, y'know, some small chunk of the contract they'd signed him to. It wasn't smart.
They dealt Taylor and Mondesi, so they got a return on them, but the players weren't any better/worse than Rooker as prospects (probably worse given Rooker's ML track record) and again, they just made so many odd decisions at the fringes.
They were at 40 men for the Rule 5 (they didn't participate in the big league portion) but they...suck. The roster is bad. How can you look at 40 guys and say 'nah, no room for a guy who's done nothing but hit in the high minors' then keep overaged minor league relievers with no notable pedigree?
It's just a series of bad decisions.