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  1. Post Count Padder
    Looking at these today, it loves our pitching staff. a 3.88 ERA from Poteet? Nearly 3 WAR from Boyd over a full season? It loves Ben Brown and has good numbers from the top guys in the pen as it sits. Also has Nico, Dansby, Tucker, Happ, PCA and Suzuki all above a 3 WAR. Busch at 2.6 and Shaw at 2.3! Even has Rule 5 pick Gage Workman worth 1.7 WAR.
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    Finally. This was all stupid to begin with.
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    I guess the thinking is you don't give up assets for Buehler but he hasn't been himself or fully healthy since 2021, this postseason aside. And competition for his services could push his price up into risky territory. I am also not keen on giving up great prospects for Luzardo but he comes with a couple years of control and was really good in 2023.
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    Not FA but Arenado invoked his NTC to block a deal to the Astros.
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    This is some Groundhogs Day horsefeathers.
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    Or Aliendo. Barring a veteran added as a minor league free agent.
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    I was kinda going off MLBTR predictions and where the market currently is but I would be glad to be wrong and we get some of these guys a little cheaper.
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    OK with Bellinger gone, Cerami predicts we have about $40 mil we can spend rest of the offseason. So what about: Yates and Minter: maybe 20 mil total Trade for Luzardo: 6 mil Sign Kim or Moncada for bench/3B: 10 mil? Another reliever or OF bench bat for 5?
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    Yeah if Mastrobuoni and Vasquez are still in contention for a main bench spot then the rest of the offseason went poorly and/or a bunch of people died.
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    Good thing the season doesn't start tomorrow. They're going to add at least one notable bench bat. And assuming they're hoping to add a couple pitchers shortly.
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    Poteet has some interesting numbers but that is quite an underwhelming and disappointing return. It's basically a straight salary dump and maybe you get a middle reliever out of it.
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    Excuse me while I vomit.
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    Passan bomb
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    I have really been on the fence about Bellinger. Our team is better with him. It would be nice if we could just throw luxury tax caution to the wind and compete with the best team possible. I do wonder if the Yankees are finally caving on the salary retained or we caved. Or we found another trade partner. The Phillies always seemed like an obvious fit.
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    No offense but Carson Kelly should be glad he was even scheduled for a press conference.
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    Phillies are gonna want more than Bellinger for Bohm. I suppose there could be some 3-way trade like: Phillies get: Bellinger, Mariners prospect like Tai Peete and they can have Ben Brown back Cubs get: Castillo, Bohm Mariners get: Hoerner, Phillies prospect like Griff McGarry, Cubs prospect like Drew Gray But I'm not sure that works for everyone. I guess the pieces could be there. I also don't fully get why the Phillies would move Bohm. There's no one knocking on the door at 3B yet and he took a step forward at the plate and in the field while still being relatively cheap.
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    Given he's coming off injury, I wonder what you could do there, adding Nardi to it because lefty reliever. The Marlins have a real lack of power, wonder if you could do Caissie and Mervis (someone has to want him right?). Heck, their catching situation is Nick Fortes, one of the worst hitters in baseball, and a smattering of guys who haven't reached the majors. Throw in Thaiss!
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    I think I was expecting like 2/15 so that's not far off but a nice deal. Also has a mutual option for a 3rd year.
  19. Post Count Padder
    Gawd what would the cost be to get Alcantara and Andrew Nardi?
  20. Post Count Padder
    https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1867674391485853724/photo/1 Announce the extension already
  21. Post Count Padder
    Well I DID recently write about Kevin Orie on this very site! Maybe once Randall Simon is done fixing sausage races he can be a bat off the bench.
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    screaming crying throwing up
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    I think something else to consider is our OF is now Happ - PCA - Tucker. Best defensive OF in the NL?
  24. Post Count Padder
    CRASH THE BOARD, CRASH THE BOARD, CRASH THE BOARD.
  25. Post Count Padder
    There it is
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