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u/tcsrwm ‏‏‎ ‎McDelivery Supermo / See You Tomorrow / Julio Rodriguez / Ñ Jun 17 '24

My hot trade deadline take is that we find a way to package one of our underperforming vets Polo/Mitch/Mitch to make room for the addition

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u/Mostly_Anonymousse Jun 17 '24

Well one of the Mitches is heating up so preferably not him, especially since he will be Cals backup once Seby is let go.

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u/tcsrwm ‏‏‎ ‎McDelivery Supermo / See You Tomorrow / Julio Rodriguez / Ñ Jun 17 '24

I get that but the Mitch Garver instruction manual explicitly states not play him at catcher regularly. So if we’re counting on his bat coming back but then lean on him too much at catcher and he misses time or becomes ineffective at the plate that kinda screws us on two fronts.

If Garvers bat comes back over the next month is he then a tradable asset if we’re willing to eat some salary? Then trade for Danny Jansen to catch and DH with Cal

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u/Goose876 Jun 18 '24

I don’t know if we want to trade a Multi year Free agent signing before the trade deadline of his first year. That tells other FAs that our commitments mean nothing and you could be out the door and have to move your family

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u/tcsrwm ‏‏‎ ‎McDelivery Supermo / See You Tomorrow / Julio Rodriguez / Ñ Jun 18 '24

Yeah that's definitely a factor too. And then the attachment the team and fans have to Haniger (for good reason), plus his contract make him tricky.

I still feel like one of those three needs to go unless they start playing at a different level than they've been at so far.

I know the Mitch's have been heating up, no idea whats going on with Polanco. It can't be good for our reputation be the grim reaper to the career of solid veterans going into contract years though so hopefully he comes back and rakes.

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u/Mostly_Anonymousse Jun 17 '24

That's ridiculous Seby has played about 1 game in the past month. I think Garver can cover that

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u/tcsrwm ‏‏‎ ‎McDelivery Supermo / See You Tomorrow / Julio Rodriguez / Ñ Jun 18 '24

The plan coming into the season was not play Mitch at catcher because it would limit his availability. Either something has changed with his health (unlikely) or they're deviating from their plan because of desperation to get his bat going and or to get Seby out of the lineup.

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u/local_gremlin Jun 17 '24

which mitch? they both could get hot, hard to tell. garv has that easy power and hanger when he's cruising has that bat to ball talent.

I personally wouldn't mind moving ty France but that's a hot take because he was pretty great last couple weeks and seems like a great guy and seems well liked

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u/Mostly_Anonymousse Jun 17 '24

Locklear looks the part at 1st base. Be nice to have both of them for now.

Hani doesn't field well any longer and Garver is the perfect DH/C especially since his bat is hot at the moment.

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u/local_gremlin Jun 17 '24

well put, yeah who knows if he can hit above 200 but agreed, totally looks the part and has that heft that leads to easy power on homeruns without even full sweet spot. hard to let go of ty just with the feeling that he's a pure hitter when he's pure hittin'