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I thought Dalbec was already redundant with Turner on the team. Really don’t see how Gurriel would fit, but if these rumors are true then it only makes a trade more likely. His contact ability is certainly better than Dalbec’s, which would fit the trend of this off-season.
 

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I mean, if it's a one year deal, for me that basically ALWAYS falls into the "it's not my money" category. If he hits, great, if he doesn't you dump him.
Agreed. He sucked out loud last year. The year before, he was very good. He turns 39 this year so he clearly doesn't have much left but I'm perfectly fine seeing if he can re-capture some of his 2021 magic. I prefer guys who don't K as well.
 

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We keep mentioning Dalbec, I have to assume he's being dealt because he still has some trade value. If Gurriel represents 95% of Dalbec for one year and they can get some value for Dalbec, then that's where this makes sense.
 

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I thought Dalbec was already redundant with Turner on the team. Really don’t see how Gurriel would fit, but if these rumors are true then it only makes a trade more likely. His contact ability is certainly better than Dalbec’s, which would fit the trend of this off-season.
The issues with this purported signing are less about Dalbec - who, as you note, was already made redundant - and more about the fact that signing a 38 year old coming off a decline year (for a position seemingly already being filled by another recently-signed 38 year old player) is a really curious move.

I’ll wait until it’s 100% confirmed to get all exercised about it.
 

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The issues with this purported signing are less about Dalbec - who, as you note, was already made redundant - and more about the fact that signing a 38 year old coming off a decline year (for a position seemingly already being filled by another recently-signed 38 year old player) is a really curious move.

I’ll wait until it’s 100% confirmed to get all exercised about it.
We(me included) have assumed that Turner can competently back up first, and maybe he can. But he's played very little first base over the past ten years. Gurriel is a pretty solid defensive first baseman and that alone could make him a better fit than Dalbec.
 

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The thing I’d be nervous about if I were you guys if this happens is the next move being Casas to MIA in a deal for a pitcher and a SS.
I've gotten the logic behind most of the moves this FO has made. I would not understand this. We're building the next core here, right?
 

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His BABIP dropped a lot last season (.336 to .266, and career of .301 *before* last season), so there could be some bad luck involved. His walk rate also dropped, but that drop was from an outlier year in 2021, so who knows?
 

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I mean, if it's a one year deal, for me that basically ALWAYS falls into the "it's not my money" category. If he hits, great, if he doesn't you dump him.
Bingo. If this is true, I assume it won't be for much money. So if he's the next Danny Santana, cut him in June. Whatevs.
 

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I know that we shouldn't think these guys are heroes, but, boy, I wish he'd done a bit better with explaining and apologizing for the slant eyed gesture.

Don't need to love the guys who wear the laundry, but I doubt I'll be able to root as hard for him as some of the others. For personal reasons, I appreciate that this is an issue that is more important to me than it may be to others.
I'm not sure what you are looking for from an explanation or apology, and I am certainly not the offended party, but this article from the spring of 2018 discusses how he owned up and apologized for it, and, hopefully, learned from it. I know there was the initial excuse of "I grew up with it", but he readily admitted that what he did was offensive and seems to have not done anything similar since. On top of that, the fact that he had many teammates and opponents at the time speak out about his character makes me lean towards "it was a one time mistake" rather than "man, this dude is a raging racist".

I don't know if this helps you come to terms with it (if they do, indeed, sign him), but I thought it was helpful for me.
 

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I mean, if it's a one year deal, for me that basically ALWAYS falls into the "it's not my money" category. If he hits, great, if he doesn't you dump him.
Add to that, how much is he likely to cost? You're not feeling compelled to keep him longer than necessary because of money. Hell, IF the Sox sign him there is no guarantee that he's on the roster when the season starts.
 

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If there is any truth to this rumor, you really can't evaluate it based on "Dalbec is better than Gurriel" There is no way Dalbec, Turner, & Gurriel make sense on the same roster so someone would be getting traded. Dalbac is the only one that could be traded since the other two haven't even been formally announced yet. If Dalbac is part of a package that returns something like Pablo Lopez or Willy Adames then a small downgrade on your backup first baseman could easily net out to a good move.
 
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Granted, Gurriel was awesome in 2021, and may still have some baseball left in the tank. However, given:

A: His age
B: His infamous racist encounter with Yu Darvish
C: The current makeup of the team

I have no idea why Gurriel would be a fit, even if the cost is minimal. We already have a late 30s veteran RHH to DH and play 1B in Justin Turner. We already have Refsnyder and Dalbec on the roster, and Gurriel isn't even a lefty masher. Our current bench does not project to have a LHH or an outfielder capable of plus defense in center field (unless you're really bullish on Refsnyder).

Even if Bloom decided that having another RHH who can DH and play first base was a roster priority, you're telling me that Gurriel is a better option than Trey Mancini, Luke Voit, Jesus Aguilar, Miguel Sano, or just rolling with Bobby Dalbec?

Confused and hoping this is a phantom rumor. At this point, I'm willing to settle for Elvis Andrus and Adam Duvall and call it an offseason.
 

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If there is any truth to this rumor, you really can't evaluate it based on "Dalbec is better than Gurriel" There is no way Dalbec, Turner, & Gurriel make sense on the same roster so someone would be getting traded. Dalbac is the only one that could be traded since the other two haven't even been formally announced yet. If Dalbac is part of a package that returns something like Pablo Lopez or Willy Adames then a small downgrade on your backup first baseman could easily net out to a good move.
Right. I mean, nobody seriously thinks that Chaim is just determined to collect a pile of old, declining 1b/DH types, right? Seems pretty clear that (if this rumor is true) he either feels like Gurriel represents an upgrade over Dalbec, which simply means that he's looking to make improvements - whether big or small - to the MLB roster, OR that Dalbec is likely on the move (or at least Chaim wants to give himself the flexibility to make such a move knowing he's got that spot covered now with Gurriel).

This would in no way go against the whole "building the next core" idea.
 

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I'll wait for the financials before I pass total judgement, if true. First blush it probably means Dalbec is gone before spring training is over. I'm pretty meh on the deal, if Guriel has anything left it could be a decent value signing for a bench bat. If he sucks and the number he signed to is low (my guess if 5m) than he's an easy cut if he's totally cooked.
 

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I always thought of Gurriel as a first baseman. However, if you "Google" him there is mention that he was versatile, and played some second base and sort stop. Looks like that might have been with the Cuban team. Might Chaim be thinking of him as a versatile infield back-up person with the anticipation that Arroyo might be the regular second baseman? (Story at short, in that scenario.)
 
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I'll wait for the financials before I pass total judgement, if true. First blush it probably means Dalbec is gone before spring training is over. I'm pretty meh on the deal, if Gurriel has anything left it could be a decent value signing for a bench bat. If he sucks and the number he signed to is low (my guess if 5m) than he's an easy cut if he's totally cooked.
I hear you about short money, but if we're spending real coin I think Adam Duvall and his plus defense in the outfield would be a much, much, much better use of $5 million.
 

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I'm not sure what you are looking for from an explanation or apology, and I am certainly not the offended party, but this article from the spring of 2018 discusses how he owned up and apologized for it, and, hopefully, learned from it. I know there was the initial excuse of "I grew up with it", but he readily admitted that what he did was offensive and seems to have not done anything similar since. On top of that, the fact that he had many teammates and opponents at the time speak out about his character makes me lean towards "it was a one time mistake" rather than "man, this dude is a raging racist".

I don't know if this helps you come to terms with it (if they do, indeed, sign him), but I thought it was helpful for me.
I think it's a pretty crappy apology to be honest. Maybe it's just the way the article is written but it reads to me like he's sorry because the reaction to his racist behavior has made him feel bad.
 

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Right. I mean, nobody seriously thinks that Chaim is just determined to collect a pile of old, declining 1b/DH types, right? Seems pretty clear that (if this rumor is true) he either feels like Gurriel represents an upgrade over Dalbec, which simply means that he's looking to make improvements - whether big or small - to the MLB roster, OR that Dalbec is likely on the move (or at least Chaim wants to give himself the flexibility to make such a move knowing he's got that spot covered now with Gurriel).

This would in no way go against the whole "building the next core" idea.
You'd be surprised. Yeah, I can't get my head around the suggestion that was made about this being against the idea of building a core. There isn't a team in the league that doesn't turn over a certain percentage of the roster from year to year, let alone in season.
 

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I always thought of Gurriel as a first baseman. However, if you "Google" him there is mention that he was versatile, and played some second base and sort stop. Looks like that might have been with the Cuban team. Might Chaim be thinking of him as a versatile infield back-up person with the anticipation that Arroyo might be the regular second baseman? (Story at short, in that scenario.)
He hasn't played anything but 1B in the last three seasons; I assume there's a reason for that.
 

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I hear you about short money, but if we're spending real coin I think Adam Duvall and his plus defense in the outfield would be a much, much, much better use of $5 million.
Agreed, I think Duvall is a better fit for this club, but the Guriel deal in a vacuum isn't anything to get too worked up over one way or another on. If the number comes in higher than 5m though, I reserve the right to change my mind.
 

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I'm not sure what you are looking for from an explanation or apology, and I am certainly not the offended party, but this article from the spring of 2018 discusses how he owned up and apologized for it, and, hopefully, learned from it. I know there was the initial excuse of "I grew up with it", but he readily admitted that what he did was offensive and seems to have not done anything similar since. On top of that, the fact that he had many teammates and opponents at the time speak out about his character makes me lean towards "it was a one time mistake" rather than "man, this dude is a raging racist".

I don't know if this helps you come to terms with it (if they do, indeed, sign him), but I thought it was helpful for me.
Thanks. It does look as though he avoided getting defensive or doubling down. I didnt like some of that article or the “but he’s a family man” kind of sentiments. But if Yu Darvish can let it go, I can too I think. In the main, the event was probably a net positive* I’m sure on the scale of regressive baseball players he is far from the worst. I appreciate you posting it, and this isn’t a thing I want to harp on.

*Edit — I realize I should explain that. I was surprised and a little shocked baseball suspended him, and at the time was pretty happy that the dominant reaction was “whoa, that was not cool.” Sure there were assholes. And maybe my expectations were too low, but often with ant-Asian racism it really just does get laughed off.
 
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You'd be surprised. Yeah, I can't get my head around the suggestion that was made about this being against the idea of building a core. There isn't a team in the league that doesn't turn over a certain percentage of the roster from year to year, let alone in season.
If you're referring to my post about building a core, that was wrt to Abbey's suggestion that we might trade Casas to Miami. That makes no sense to me. Turning Dalbec into anything of value would feel like a win for me though.
 

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If the Gurriel rumor is true what could it mean:
  • Dalbac is getting traded
  • Turner deal is in jeopardy either because of his physical or the Devers signing makes it necessary to go a cheaper route for 1B/3B/DH option
  • Bloom has lost his mind
 

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Gurriel and Dalbec were both below replacement level last year, but with a recent track record of being better than that. Gurriel’s track record is better than Dalbec’s, but at his age Gurriel has to be considered the worse bet to return to pre-2022 form. Both bring some positional flexibility but shouldn’t be counted on to play anywhere except 1B other than on a stopgap basis. Dalbec’s platoon splits are a bit bigger — so you’d expect him to be better as the weak side of a platoon, but perhaps worse if injuries force him into an everyday role.

If I’m operating under budget constraints, and assuming Dalbec won’t fetch more than organizational filler in trade, I’m choosing Dalbec unless Gurriel accepts close to the league minimum, and even then I’m not sure.

Edit: oops, abbey locked the thread while I was posting, and because of my mod privileges it went through. Leaving it here, but agree this probably is worth parking unless and until there’s more confirmation.
 

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OK, with no confirmation or even mention of this from any of the major writers, I'm going to lock this thread again until there is something definite. Any further Gurriel discussion can go to the rumors thread, thanks.
 

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Just curious, does this rumor have any more credibility at this point?
No, Baerga reported it as done, then deleted that and reported it as a rumor. The thread is reopened because the mods liked the discussion here this AM, but keep in mind it's still a rumor.
 

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This isn't exactly a new thing being floated around...

View: https://twitter.com/michaelschwab13/status/1597309529087442944


It makes some level of sense if they're either moving on from Dalbec or Turner deal isn't going to work out. Weird hitting profile. He hits the ball ~all the time, but ~always hits it badly.

94th percentile K%, 96th percentile whiff %, but 3% barrel %, which probably played a role in his 4% outs above average.

He was legit bad last year (-0.9 fWAR), buuuut, he is an odd year only player.

Career fWAR:

Even years: 1.0
Odd years: 9.4

Doesn't seem like a clean fit without other dominoes falling, or a particularly attractive profile, but if the price is right (super cheap) & the other dominoes do cool things? Sure, why not.
 

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I mentioned this in the Rumor thread, but can someone explain to me why the Red Sox would be interested in Gurriel when they just dumped Hosmer?

Last year Hosmer hit .268/.334/.382 with eight homers and Gurriel hit .242/.334/.382 with eight homers. Hosmer makes the league minimum (thanks to the Padres) and is five years younger. Why would the Sox invest more money for less production? Also Hosmer doesn't seem to be a racist shithead.

This doesn't seem like a good allocation of funds or playing time. I'm struggling to understand why Bloom would make this move.
 

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I mentioned this in the Rumor thread, but can someone explain to me why the Red Sox would be interested in Gurriel when they just dumped Hosmer?

Last year Hosmer hit .268/.334/.382 with eight homers and Gurriel hit .242/.334/.382 with eight homers. Hosmer makes the league minimum (thanks to the Padres) and is five years younger. Why would the Sox invest more money for less production? Also Hosmer doesn't seem to be a racist shithead.

This doesn't seem like a good allocation of funds or playing time. I'm struggling to understand why Bloom would make this move.
Gurriel, historically, has been much better than he was last year. He can also hit lefties and has played positions other than first. A much better fit, potentially, than Hosmer. If he hits like he did last year, of course, he will not be useful at all, but I assume they would be anticipating better.
 

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Gurriel, historically, has been much better than he was last year. He can also hit lefties and has played positions other than first. A much better fit, potentially, than Hosmer. If he hits like he did last year, of course, he will not be useful at all, but I assume they would be anticipating better.
From the rumors thread: Ahhh, I forgot about Hosmer being a lefty and Gurriel being a righty. I was just looking at their numbers from last year and it wasn't adding up to me. But it makes sense now.
 

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From the rumors thread: Ahhh, I forgot about Hosmer being a lefty and Gurriel being a righty. I was just looking at their numbers from last year and it wasn't adding up to me. But it makes sense now.
Yeah, I think it makes some sense although it is giving off a Marwin Gonzalez / JBJ vibe. I think theoretically, targeting good players coming off bad seasons is probably a good strategy, as long as you are willing to cut bait relatively quickly if it is determined that a guy is cooked.
 

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This isn't exactly a new thing being floated around...

View: https://twitter.com/michaelschwab13/status/1597309529087442944


It makes some level of sense if they're either moving on from Dalbec or Turner deal isn't going to work out. Weird hitting profile. He hits the ball ~all the time, but ~always hits it badly.

94th percentile K%, 96th percentile whiff %, but 3% barrel %, which probably played a role in his 4% outs above average.

He was legit bad last year (-0.9 fWAR), buuuut, he is an odd year only player.

Career fWAR:

Even years: 1.0
Odd years: 9.4

Doesn't seem like a clean fit without other dominoes falling, or a particularly attractive profile, but if the price is right (super cheap) & the other dominoes do cool things? Sure, why not.
Gurriel's hitting profile reminds me a little of how Reese McGuire was so successful last year. Very few barrels or hard contact, but a lot of frisbee-style singles over the infield and some well-sliced doubles into the corners.

Gurriel hit .270/.328/.427, good for a 117 wRC+, from June 1 until the trade deadline, when Mancini pushed him to the bench more often. I'd be willing to believe he's just one of the guys for whom the lockout and late spring training set him back. But I'm not convinced there's anything to this and I'd suspect there's a team out there who'd be willing to offer him more than 200 PAs in a short-side 1B platoon. I don't think we're trading Casas in anything short of a world-altering deal for Soto or something.
 

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Yuli to 1B, Casas to DH, Yoshida stays at LF, but what happens to Turner?
(Assuming Bobby is the backup at 1B/DH/3B or in minors)
Don't get this at all. And the whole racist stuff was him, right?
 

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Yuli to 1B, Casas to DH, Yoshida stays at LF, but what happens to Turner?
(Assuming Bobby is the backup at 1B/DH/3B or in minors)
Don't get this at all. And the whole racist stuff was him, right?
There's no way that Casas should be DH'ing other than rest days at this point.
 

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Anyone signing him is looking for the dead cat bounce.
Likely that he is cooked but short enough money that if he is productive it's worth it. Another value signing.

Personally I would not like to have him because of the aforementioned mocking of Yu Darvish. Not to mention the upside is extremely limited.
 

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I think the signing is fine given you package Dalbec for another player. The guy is not a racist, he made a mistake, owned up to it and nothing has happened sense. Please don’t make that the reason you would not sign him.
 

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I think the signing is fine given you package Dalbec for another player. The guy is not a racist, he made a mistake, owned up to it and nothing has happened sense. Please don’t make that the reason you would not sign him.
He both did and said overtly racist things on baseball's biggest stage, and his apology (I'm not even sure it meets the minimum definition of apology) was garbage.

This is what I could find of him supposedly owning up to it at the time:
"I didn't want to offend anybody. I don't want to offend him or anybody in Japan. I have a lot of respect. I played in Japan"

"In Cuba, we call everybody who's from Asia 'Chinito.'... I know it is offensive to them and they don't like that..."

"I didn't think anybody would think I mean to do all those kinds of things like that."

And here he is in 2018 feeling sorry for himself:
"It's tough to prepare, knowing you're not going to be able to start the year, knowing that you're going to miss the first five games."

"It would creep up, and I would think about it often... Coming from winning the World Series, it was great, but [the gesture] wasn't me and didn't reflect who I was."

"I felt terrible. Even the messages I would receive on social media, it made me really sad."

"[The messages he received] were very aggressive."

"I was super surprised... Not only in Japanese culture is it not a big thing, but in the Cuban culture it's even less. When I found out the magnitude of how my words were portrayed, it felt terrible and obviously it was not my intent"

Your plea notwithstanding, it is absolutely the reason I would not sign him if I had any decision-making authority.
 

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I mean what more do you want the guy to do. He made an apology, even if it doesn’t fit your standard, and he served his suspension and nothing sense has come up. His teammates backed him up, Darvish never brought it back up, I think it’s time to move on. Dont base a guys entire life on one mistake he made 4 years ago.
 

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I mean what more do you want the guy to do. He made an apology, even if it doesn’t fit your standard, and he served his suspension and nothing sense has come up. His teammates backed him up, Darvish never brought it back up, I think it’s time to move on. Dont base a guys entire life on one mistake he made 4 years ago.
I don't often leave the confines of the Port Cellar, but felt motivated to respond here.

I would have liked to see some sign of actual remorse, and some thought to how the shit he said and did impacted Darvish/fans who witnessed it, rather than just paying generic lip service to the fact that other people think he did something wrong.

Going back and looking at his statements about the incident in interviews, just about all of his remorse seems to be over the fact that the repercussions were hard for him and impacted his enjoyment of the WS win, rather than expressing any actual regret. Which is to say, I think he regrets the consequences for him personally, not the action itself.

Edit: I have a lot more patience for people taking ownership of the wrong things they've said and done when they're kids/very young adults, not 33 year old grown ass men.
 
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We keep mentioning Dalbec, I have to assume he's being dealt because he still has some trade value. If Gurriel represents 95% of Dalbec for one year and they can get some value for Dalbec, then that's where this makes sense.
Is there a chance they think Dalbec can handle 2b if they are semi-forced to move Story over? His secondary position now is 3b, but if they think he can be moved around a bit, then he still has some value on a roster with all these corner guys. I don't think this is a likely (or desirable) outcome, just suggesting it as one possibility.
 

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Is there a chance they think Dalbec can handle 2b if they are semi-forced to move Story over? His secondary position now is 3b, but if they think he can be moved around a bit, then he still has some value on a roster with all these corner guys. I don't think this is a likely (or desirable) outcome, just suggesting it as one possibility.
With the shift you could sort of hide people at second. Now that it's effectively been banned, it seems poised to return to a premium up the middle position. I can't imagine they'll want to roll Bobby D out there.
 

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Guys like this, starting to fall apart at the end of their career, usually get minor league deals with invites to spring training, so hopefully that's all this is (if it's even real), because I have little faith in a rebound at his age and ability level.
 

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He both did and said overtly racist things on baseball's biggest stage, and his apology (I'm not even sure it meets the minimum definition of apology) was garbage.

This is what I could find of him supposedly owning up to it at the time:



And here he is in 2018 feeling sorry for himself:



Your plea notwithstanding, it is absolutely the reason I would not sign him if I had any decision-making authority.
I hate that this guy is being branded as a racist for essentially throwing out an inappropriate taunt. And before anyone jumps on me for this opinion, I'm American Chinese. I've been called many terms in the past and I've even been called Chinito as a term of endearment. Obviously he said something that was probably better left unsaid, but taunting someone does not make one a racist.
Could Gurriel be a racist at the end of the day? Absolutely. Does this one incident "prove" that he is? I certainly don't think so. He knew he was throwing an insult at someone of Asian descent, he knew it was offensive, but I don't think he realized it would be seen as bad as using the n-word or something. He grew up in a different country, speaks a different language, and made a mistake. Personally, I think he owned up to it with the statement "When I found out the magnitude of how my words were portrayed, it felt terrible and obviously it was not my intent". Give the man a break...we all make mistakes. I'd feel terrible if everytime I used an offensive term in my youth I'd be branded as a racist, or homophobic, etc. Let's save the outrage for the pieces of shit like Trevor Bauer that really deserve it.
 

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I hate that this guy is being branded as a racist for essentially throwing out an inappropriate taunt. And before anyone jumps on me for this opinion, I'm American Chinese. I've been called many terms in the past and I've even been called Chinito as a term of endearment. Obviously he said something that was probably better left unsaid, but taunting someone does not make one a racist.
Could Gurriel be a racist at the end of the day? Absolutely. Does this one incident "prove" that he is? I certainly don't think so. He knew he was throwing an insult at someone of Asian descent, he knew it was offensive, but I don't think he realized it would be seen as bad as using the n-word or something. He grew up in a different country, speaks a different language, and made a mistake. Personally, I think he owned up to it with the statement "When I found out the magnitude of how my words were portrayed, it felt terrible and obviously it was not my intent". Give the man a break...we all make mistakes. I'd feel terrible if everytime I used an offensive term in my youth I'd be branded as a racist, or homophobic, etc. Let's save the outrage for the pieces of shit like Trevor Bauer that really deserve it.
I didn’t call him a racist. I said what he did was racist, noted the stage on which the did and said racist things, and cited the inadequacy of his subsequent behavior and accountability. I agree that everyone does and says stupid and insensitive things. Those things shouldn’t necessarily define us. How we act afterwards sure can though. He may or may not be a racist. I don’t know. I do know that he did a racist on national tv and then said he didn’t mean to offend anyone (this is the closest he came to an apology) and that he knew it was offensive before feeling bad for himself because people were upset with him. I feel pretty confident that I don’t want someone of his apparent (lack of) character on a team I root for.
 

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I didn’t call him a racist. I said what he did was racist, noted the stage on which the did and said racist things, and cited the inadequacy of his subsequent behavior and accountability. I agree that everyone does and says stupid and insensitive things. Those things shouldn’t necessarily define us. How we act afterwards sure can though. He may or may not be a racist. I don’t know. I do know that he did a racist on national tv and then said he didn’t mean to offend anyone (this is the closest he came to an apology) and that he knew it was offensive before feeling bad for himself because people were upset with him. I feel pretty confident that I don’t want someone of his apparent (lack of) character on a team I root for.
He's willing to take responsibility. . .erm. . .spread responsibility. . .um. Hmm.
“No one put a gun to our head. It would be a lie to say that one or two people are responsible. We are all responsible,” said Houston Astros slugger Yuli Gurriel to ESPN’s Marly Rivera about the sign-stealing scandal involving Houston.