Quote Originally Posted by War Machine Dawg View Post
Hell. Yes!

Got the BR alert on my phone. To say I'm happy is an understatement. It was one thing for Bethancourt to not hit. He never really has at any level. But he was supposed to be a defensive freak of nature, and to say he's been bad defensively is an understatement. For me, that's inexcusable. Either he was way overhyped or he's a head case. Either way, bad for us.

And I know I've gone beyond beating the dead horse, but the Gattis trade was by far the most "WTF" move of the offseason by Hart. We gutted our lineup of a legit power bat and a pretty good defensive C who the pitchers liked. And it's not like Gattis had a massive contract, either. He was basically making league minimum with club control for several years. Not to mention he didn't have nearly the amount of tread off the tires that most older C prospects have because of the time away from baseball.
I'm getting worried about that trade now. We have no catcher. If we don't get weiters, we might not have a catcher next season. Ruiz is struggling in AA, although hes picking it up some. I think folty is destined to be a reliever. Thurman may or may not work out.