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Aren’t gaudy is a nice euphemism for “they suck”. But Gausman didn’t cost a player so we shall see. Kind of interested why Angels would give up a top prospect for cash and a player to be named later. I suspect Cozart was required in that deal - salary dump.  

quote="Mick" pid='264358' dateline='1576070642']

We got our pitcher.  Should thrill some here.  3 wins and only will get $9M

http://view.ed4.net/v/Y34U5A/9KL0YC/RZZK...ILACTION=1&FORMAT=H?partnerId=ed-14598537-1182028553

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And adding Cozsrt another $9M.   

Two non performers so now I fully understand why Pillar has to go. 
NOT

I doubt Cozart will ever see a Giants uniform.  He's a shell of his 2017 All-Star self.  Will Wilson was the real get, a #15 overall pick in 2019 by the Angels.  Good college stats:
https://d1baseball.com/player/X8yYw1JA/will-wilson/

Apparently Giants want to be in the running for 27 - year old Castellanos:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/playe...um=linker-

Gausman's stats aren't gaudy.  But from what I've read, the Giants believe that they see things in his pitching motion that they can repair.  In fact, I read that is Farhan's basic idea, that he has pitching and hitting coaches that can optimize the pitching motions and swings of young players to a greater degree than the former staff.  Hope it's true, it would be nice to see.  Supposedly that's what vaulted Yastrzemski's big league numbers to his terrific rookie year at the age of 28.
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So Wilson movies one of two things – either an excellent move as you suggest or an indication of the angels organization believes he can’t play. Because you don’t dump top prospects in that fashion. It’s not like the Giants are taking on 90 million salary in Cozart 

I'm going to really enjoy the gigantic plate of crow some of y'all are gonna be feasting on in a couple years as a result of doubting Farhan Zaidi.  According to McCovey Chronicles - which nobody has any reason to doubt - when Zaidi took over the Giants a year ago, they had 5 players in their system rated 45+.  They now have 10 such players.

The Cozart move to get Wilson is brilliant. The Giants have the ability to take on "bad" short-term contracts from teams wanting to immediately clear payroll and will do it for top prospects. It is super smart to do this. They got the Angels' #4 prospect for basically cash. Now, would you rather have the Angels' #4 prospect and maybe Nicholas Castellanos, or 31 year old Kevin Pillar?  I'm not saying they couldn't have all, just that this is yet another reason not tendering an offer to Pillar made sense.  If he takes $5 million, maybe they bring him back, but under no circumstances is he worth $10M.

Now apply this judgment to all aspects of the organization's baseball operation.  The Giants are building a sustainable model to acquire and develop talent they haven't really had in my entire lifetime, that combined with their cash printing machine, will make them a consistent contender.

[lex24]

Aren’t gaudy is a nice euphemism for “they suck”. But Gausman didn’t cost a player so we shall see. Kind of interested why Angels would give up a top prospect for cash and a player to be named later. I suspect Cozart was required in that deal - salary dump.  

quote="Mick" pid='264358' dateline='1576070642']

We got our pitcher.  Should thrill some here.  3 wins and only will get $9M

http://view.ed4.net/v/Y34U5A/9KL0YC/RZZK...ILACTION=1&FORMAT=H?partnerId=ed-14598537-1182028553

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And adding Cozsrt another $9M.   

Two non performers so now I fully understand why Pillar has to go. 
NOT

I doubt Cozart will ever see a Giants uniform.  He's a shell of his 2017 All-Star self.  Will Wilson was the real get, a #15 overall pick in 2019 by the Angels.  Good college stats:
https://d1baseball.com/player/X8yYw1JA/will-wilson/

Apparently Giants want to be in the running for 27 - year old Castellanos:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/playe...um=linker-

Gausman's stats aren't gaudy.  But from what I've read, the Giants believe that they see things in his pitching motion that they can repair.  In fact, I read that is Farhan's basic idea, that he has pitching and hitting coaches that can optimize the pitching motions and swings of young players to a greater degree than the former staff.  Hope it's true, it would be nice to see.  Supposedly that's what vaulted Yastrzemski's big league numbers to his terrific rookie year at the age of 28.
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So Wilson movies one of two things – either an excellent move as you suggest or an indication of the angels organization believes he can’t play. Because you don’t dump top prospects in that fashion. It’s not like the Giants are taking on 90 million salary in Cozart 

I'm going to really enjoy the gigantic plate of crow some of y'all are gonna be feasting on in a couple years as a result of doubting Farhan Zaidi.  According to McCovey Chronicles - which nobody has any reason to doubt - when Zaidi took over the Giants a year ago, they had 5 players in their system rated 45+.  They now have 10 such players.

The Cozart move to get Wilson is brilliant. The Giants have the ability to take on "bad" short-term contracts from teams wanting to immediately clear payroll and will do it for top prospects. It is super smart to do this. They got the Angels' #4 prospect for basically cash. Now, would you rather have the Angels' #4 prospect and maybe Nicholas Castellanos, or 31 year old Kevin Pillar?  I'm not saying they couldn't have all, just that this is yet another reason not tendering an offer to Pillar made sense.  If he takes $5 million, maybe they bring him back, but under no circumstances is he worth $10M.

Now apply this judgment to all aspects of the organization's baseball operation.  The Giants are building a sustainable model to acquire and develop talent they haven't really had in my entire lifetime, that combined with their cash printing machine, will make them a consistent contender.