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  1. gflore34
    Picking nits, but Pujols first season with the Angels was the only one where he put up over 3 fWAR, which was 2012. Since then he's had one other season above 2 fWAR, and in the last 5 years before 2020, he was worth a combined -0.2 fWAR. Disaster of a contract. You'd think earlier on they'd gotten the elite Pujols for perhaps, one or two seasons, followed by a gradual decline instead, he forgot how to play baseball, overnight.
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    Pujols moved to 3rd all-time on the RBI list tonight, he's had some good seasons as an Angel, don't think he played well enough to justify that contract. No where near the elite hitter he was as a Cardinal went from a 5+ WAR in his last season as Cardinal to 4.8, 3.9, 3.0. Seemed to full off the map overnight, I know he had some injury issues and age, I guess that explains his sudden decline.
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    Yeah, I’d still give him a 6-8 year deal for 150-190 in a second and he should be the guy they extend out of any of outside of Rizzo (who really won’t cost much anyways). I wouldn't be even close to that -- I wouldn't want to make an offer because it would be insulting - but at least by all accounts he's a really good person and obviously a player when healthy, so at least it's the right kind of guy to sign. if he's unable to play what does being the right kind of guy to sign get you? You can't break the bank on Bryant maybe, load it up with incentives?
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    Love the dude. Hell of a player. Can't stay healthy anymore. Even when he plays, he seems to be fighting off a nagging injury that has people talking about how it's impacting his game. I don't believe he's ever going to really be healthy again. I envision his body continuing to break down. Therefore, as tough as it is, I wouldn't even be interested in making him a "good" offer. I had those same thoughts but, he still young and its hard to think about the Cubs giving up on him.
  5. gflore34
    What's this the fourth consecutive season mired by injury for Bryant? I can't see his trade value being high enough to command extraordinary talent in return. What team is going to give up its top prospect(s) on the chance of them getting a healthy Bryant? I would also think any leverage he had in negotiations with the Cubs is gone. They can approach him with a good offer saying "you've had some bad luck with injuries but, we're still willing to secure you're financial future" or something to that extent. Or, I guess he can go with another year of arbitration in 21, show he can stay healthy, put up the big numbers for FA in 22.
  6. gflore34
    Very true, swinging for the fences every at bat is hot and cold.
  7. gflore34
    Glad to beat those fucks, Bote HR was monstrous, crushed, compared to those cheesy pop-fly HR's earlier.
  8. gflore34
    Its frustrating clowns like Miller have about 10 good games a year, just happens that 2 of those good games are today, of course. Meanwhile the supremely better player, Kris Bryant, can't even manage one good game.
  9. gflore34
    Marlins were out of action for about 9 days, Cardinals are at around 8 days, didn't they more positive tests than the Marlins?
  10. gflore34
    Rea is also exactly the type of player that seemed to work out for the Cardinals in the early 2000's. They struck gold with many of these types of acquisitions, I know it was mainly a product of good scouting. But horsefeathers if everything they touched did not turn to gold or, at least, it seemed so.
  11. gflore34
    Rea === Eckersley for whatever comes of the 2020 season?
  12. gflore34
    I didn’t realize Pedro was decent for a year or two before coming over, I thought he was bad like Jake. But I guess they identified him. I meant Sean Marshall and Theo traded him, did he not? After they turned him in to a bullpen arm full time and he was successful? But yeah the overall track record isn’t great but he’s always built decent pens once they tried to win starting in 2015. 2015-19 Cubs relievers have the 11 most WAR, 3rd lowest ERA, 8th lowest FIP, 7th lowest xFIP. No Marshall was traded in 2011, the offseason that Theo took over, so he never actually played under Theo. You are right though about the overall success of the pen. It just seems like we have so many guys that come up from the minors and have horrific troubles throwing strikes. To bad about Maples, if only he could harness his stuff, would be a shutdown closer.
  13. gflore34
    Underwood with a scoreless inning? Is that allowed of Cub' pen?
  14. gflore34
    Was it tipping pitches or fact he no control? Looks like he threw 34 pitches, 13 of them K's, only 3 of which came on swings, 1 swing and miss, smartly, the Reds were not swinging.
  15. gflore34
    Can he be average? That's all it take for the Bears to make the playoffs, with average QB play they would have won at 11 games last year. Ok. Lets define average and if he hits higher then that I’ll write I hate Foles on a sub and eat it on video, face obscured for security of course 3000 yrds, 2:1 td/int w/min 20 tds and 90 passer rating? That'll do, guess I should have prefaced my question with I to, agree, that in all likelihood Foles will royally suck.
  16. gflore34
    Can he be average? That's all it take for the Bears to make the playoffs, with average QB play they would have won at 11 games last year.
  17. gflore34
    if this has been previously posted I apologize in advanced - RIP Wes Unseld - I remember him and the Washington Bullets beating the Seattle Supersonics in 77-78, lost to the Sonics the next year. Also, RIP - Jerry Sloan - do not remember much of Jerry Sloan, played on some pretty good Bulls teams in the early to mid seventies.
  18. gflore34
    Ayo declared for the draft, this was expected, however, he did not hire an agent. Kofi declared as well, of the two, Ayo' draft prospects are much greater, Kofi will not get drafted. There's way too many big men who can shoot ahead of him. From the Big Ten alone there's Jalen Smith, Kaleb Wesson, Daniel Oturu and Luka Garza they'll be taken before him. He'd be better served by returning to school. Yesterday was the first day of the Spring Signing Period and of course, Adam Miller did not sign with the Illini, said he'll sign soon. Sure he will, it's the same old song and dance when it comes to the Illini and recruiting Chicago. At times I wonder why they even bother, getting strung along to be spurned at the last minute. I know Ayo was a recent exception.
  19. gflore34
    Gov. Whitmer announced Michigan to stay home until April 13th, other States are following or have followed suit, think we have to prepare ourselves for the very real possibility the MLB season is done. If anything, we might have a super small sized version of the season. Should this be the case, Fall sports are to be impacted in a big way.
  20. gflore34
    Indeed, you knew some team was going to get doped into giving him a [expletive] of money for a handful of good/great performances and the Jags were the team.
  21. gflore34
    What about Carr? He's a definite upgrade, the others seem like lateral moves, Mitch will give you whatever they will.
  22. gflore34
    Graham smacks of desperation, still, it's an upgrade at TE. With Quinn Pace is admitting Floyd was a bust and needs to be dumped, have to think he'll be more impactful than Floyd ever was, wouldn't take much.
  23. gflore34
    I believe it's a certainty they'll cite reasons such as maintaining the current recruit class along with 2021 commits. Dropped the ball on Pitino, Iona gave him a chance, I find it hard to believe he'd passed on a chance to stick it to the Big East and the rest of college BB had DePaul shown any interest. I also believe Pitino would have retained the current class and quite probably would have enhanced it, his name alone would open doors. But, in their usual dick-less manner they'll do the "safe" thing and re-up Leitao.
  24. gflore34
    Hopefully, an official bracket is still released, it'd be cool to see the Illini finally ended their 7 year hiatus.
  25. gflore34
    It’s also the only thing the NCAA makes money on. Maybe they’ll go bankrupt and finally go away Now, there's a golden lining...
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