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  1. Tryptamine
    While it's exciting, if they were to move both Nico and Bellinger this offseason, that opens up a heck of a lot of work to be done on the offensive side of the team.
  2. Tryptamine
    Very excited for Cam's 2025. His bat has the highest upside in the system, a true franchise bat.
  3. Tryptamine
    Sanders and Ward are pretty close to locks for the top 10 right now, anyone else would be questionable.
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    It would have to come way down though. I'm cool with Caissie and Triantos being involved but unless Shaw is going to become someone like Hernandez or Southisene, I'm not real sure it's worth it.
  5. Tryptamine
    Yeah, no thanks. Crochet is good, but hasn't thrown a full season yet and is going to want a huge extension. Not dumping a top 20, top 50 and top 100 prospect all of which are pretty much MLB ready
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    Did you mess up that quote option?
  7. Tryptamine
    That Sapp hit on Clifton was ultra horsefeathers. Guy isn't within 15 yards of the play.
  8. Tryptamine
    Lawrence to the IR, season most likely over.
  9. Tryptamine
    No, you're correct. Basically whoever is trading for Crochet is doing so knowing he's going to want an extension.
  10. Tryptamine
    The guy who does nothing but throw for a living and not the guy who has the shortest throw possible to 1B would be a pretty good guess.
  11. Tryptamine
    This is a really odd take. Why would he suddenly flop? Frazier was coming off 1 good year but otherwise was incredibly mediocre. Kolton Wong is 34 years old. Meanwhile Nico has been consistently a 4 fWAR the last 3 years worth 12.8 fWAR over that span and is 27 years old. Not sure why he'd suddenly flop.
  12. Tryptamine
    Better not be a lot more. Certainly no one in the top 10.
  13. Tryptamine
    There's no question Basallo has the higher ceiling on power, but Ballesteros has the better hit tool which should allow him to maximize his power.
  14. Tryptamine
    This is where guy from BTV tells us it needs to be Nico+Shaw+ to get Miller.
  15. Tryptamine
    Nope, hold me responsible for a typo. 2021-2024
  16. Tryptamine
    It's been 5 seasons for Boyd, let's not pretend like he's being mislabeled injury prone because of one injury.
  17. Tryptamine
    I just don't see a realistic scenario that moving Cody in what's basically a salary dump makes the Cubs better. It's going to cost them 20M just to replace the bat, let alone the positional versatility.
  18. Tryptamine
    So I'm curious, what makes Basallo a top 10 prospect and Ballesteros more like a top 50 prospect? 2024 Age 19 season at AA for Basallo .289/.355/.465 134 wRC+ 2024 Age 20 season at AA for Ballesteros .299/.372/.495 154 wRC+ Both have significant doubts they'll be catchers, both have horrendous speed, Ballesteros strikes out at a lower rate 14.8% vs 19.% Ballesteros walks at a slightly higher rate 9.9% vs 9.2% I know Basallo is a year younger, but Ballesteros did outperform him this year. The one major difference is Basallo is pretty huge physically compared to Ballesteros. Basallo has the future power advantage while Ballesteros has hit tool advantage.
  19. Tryptamine
    Shaw and Smith I'd do everything in my power to keep out of a deal, I'd try real hard on Ballesteros too but I could be convinced based on the other pieces going. They could easily get something done with 2 of Caissie/Triantos/Rojas/Alcantara going as well as a nice 3rd piece from further down the farm
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    The White Sox are 100% going to want position players so some combination of Alcantara/Caissie/Triantos/Rojas is what I'd be dangling. I'd very much like to keep Shaw/Cam/Ballesteros out of a deal. Something like Caissie+Triantos/Rojas+Southisene is a lot of position player talent.
  21. Tryptamine
    2 of the first 3 picks absolutely must be EDGE and oline. What they do with the 3rd could be another from DL, Safety or even more Oline
  22. Tryptamine
    As long as it's not like mock draft who had the Bears taking Ashton Jeanty in the first. Dude is incredible, but man would I be pissed if they used a borderline top 10 pick on a RB.
  23. Tryptamine
    Joe Brady's supposed big selling point is he has apparently taught Allen to limit turnovers, not that Caleb has an issue with this at all anyway. He's also turned the Buffalo running game around. Frankly he's not particularly exciting to me.
  24. Tryptamine
    I guess I wouldn't be super shocked since they were supposedly in on Ohtani until the end, but I'd still be surprised https://www.mlb.com/news/juan-soto-rumors
  25. Tryptamine
    It still pisses me off that due to that ghost runner nonsense, a pitcher can come in, induce a ground, flyout and strike out and still lose the game.
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