Les Averman
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I'm not against signing Harper or Machado, I just think it's a long-shot for a team like the Phillies, so I'm not focused on it.
I don't think signing or not signing them will be what makes this a championship contender, it'll be the development of players like Nola, Crawford, Kingery, Hoskins, Williams, Altherr, Alfaro, Pivetta, Sixto, etc.
Well you've actually been arguing against the likelihood of them being good signings and saying there's no chance they sign in Philly, so while you may be telling yourself that you're arguing a certain point, it's quite clear that you're just being difficult.
Nobody is saying that the Phillies signing them is a guarantee. But given that there are plenty of sources linking us to both players and we're one of the few teams with the money and market to do so, there's a pretty reasonable chance that one ends up in Philly... Nobody here is clamoring to trade away these prospects in order to get them, and nobody here is suggesting that their development is not paramount, but if you have the opportunity to get a top 5 position player in the game, before they enter their prime, it's going to make a huge impact.
The point that everybody is getting excited about is that we have all of this young, budding talent, and we have this insane opportunity to be able to add an established superstar to the bunch. These aren't ordinary FAs and these types of difference makers almost never hit the open market, especially at this age. You can keep telling yourself that you're not playing the heel, but there seems to be a trend, and you don't need to rain on people's parade when the forecast is saying there's a decent chance of sunshine.