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Everything posted by mul21
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I think there was some of that but I also think the old GM drafting him against KOC's wishes was at least as much of a factor. Trading him feels like it was a power play for KOC.
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I think we've heard the arm is good and the rest of the defensive profile is a work in progress.
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It builds in an extra rest day 4 out of 5 times through the rotation for starters and I have to imagine that would likely help with injuries a bit. I would bet it helps position players numbers a decent amount too, especially guys who tend to fall off at the end of the season (Dansby) because they play so many games.
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It's amusing to me that after last night's loss by the Vikings, the Bears went from playing at Carolina in the first round of the playoffs to hosting the Packers. That's not really an upgrade for a 3 spot jump in seed.
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Because Christian Watson is an absolute menace on deep balls. If Love is throwing to almost anyone else, I think the success rate is markedly lower.
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West coast teams playing the 1:00 game on the east coast ALWAYS struggle. I almost bet the Commanders in that game for that reason alone, glad I stayed away from that one.
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I guess I haven't really noticed because I wasn't invested in the teams playing, but 2 Friday night games in a row for Illinois. How long have those been a thing?
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There's no chance this FO is planning on Ben Brown being a rotation piece going into the season. They still don't know what's causing the neck issue.
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I have no interest in any scenario that has Conforto as the strong side of an OF platoon. He's too old and too bad defensively for that to be playable with the pitching this team will likely have. I think I'd be on board for a Grisham/Taylor combination in the OF if they can make that happen.
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I'll blame Rome for the first TD drop, but that second ball was on his hands before he could get them in the right position, so it's hard for me to blame him much for that one. That officiating crew was ass last night, and not just to the Bears detriment. There were so many flags that shouldn't have been thrown, most notably the two holds on the Bears during returns, but the second false start Wirfs got called for was imaginary. I hope we don't see them again the rest of the year.
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Regardless of what moves are made, any projection of Ben Brown in the rotation feels like a fool's errand to me.
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I think the likelihood of his power rebounding makes him a much higher upside gamble than either of those guys, and if he does have a better year at the plate, he's likely to get a really solid payday. Whether playing LF makes a big difference in that, I'm not sure because I don't know what his 2B defense is like. I don't see Shaw or Ramirez as much more than 20 HR max guys at their peak unless something drastically changes.
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Nowhere does that identify the cause or say he's fully cleared.
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By all accounts, they still have no real idea what the cause of the neck issue is so counting on him to be a starter is probably a bad plan.
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How many of those happened with Palencia and Zef on the 26 man roster?
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I'll be moderately surprised if Civale isn't back in some capacity (likely as one of the LRPs you're talking about) based on the level of success he's had in both stints with the Cubs recently.
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I'll be shocked if they bring in more than 3 guys for the rotation. You have to figure they'll count on Cabrera and some combination of Steele, Assad, Garrett, and maybe Brown for the other non-FA/trade spot. If you need reinforcements at the deadline, so be it.
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You keep saying this and it's just not accurate. Palencia has successfully closed out lots of games and had a weird season with injuries but appeared to be back on track at the end of the year. Zeferjahn is another perfectly good late inning guy and if either of them falter, MIller and Maton (who was clearly off because of the knee issue) can help. There's no need to invest a bunch of money in an unpredictable roster spot when there are much clearer needs at starter and OF.
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Have they seen the political climate and suddenly become concerned about losing their anti-trust exemption and therefore are willing to negotiate more in good faith because they know they're wildly unpopular?
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I was struck by how big he is without pads on in the postgame interview with SVP. He just doesn't look that big on the field with all the other monsters out there but the guy is an absolute tank.
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Yeah, having a real QB and an offensive genius as the head coach certainly allay a lot of those fears of now or never and that's not something they've ever had, at least not in my lifetime.
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I don't like this at all. Sato strikes out too much, Ryan's shoulder is held together with duct tape and chicken wire, and counting on Steele to be the #4 is tenuous at best. It also feels like you're giving away too much young talent for too few years of control coming back and you'll have to address all these issues again after the 2027 season without the resources that got traded away.
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Agreed. I retract my wish for Bauers with a QO now attached. I would bet there's a good chance he takes that because I'm not sure he gets close to that AAV on a multi year deal.
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Give me Skubal ($38), Holmes ($20), Bauers ($19) and Kelly ($10) and fill the rest of the roster with whatever you need to get through 162 (or 154, whatever).
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This insanity with NIL has to change somehow. Old friend Trey Kauffman-Renn is playing at Kansas after being drafted and playing in summer league games for the TWolves. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/49892351/ex-purdue-star-trey-kaufman-renn-enters-portal-sources-say
