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  1. Tryptamine
    The only way they don't get the #1 is if Carolina wins 3 of the 4 remaining games and one of NE/ARI loses their remaining 4 games.
  2. Tryptamine
    NE doing their best to blow it.
  3. Tryptamine
    21-3
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    NE up 14-3, a win would just about wrap up the #1 for the Bears.
  5. Tryptamine
    They are, in fact, at a disadvantage if they don't choose to flex their financial muscle. The rest of the division is collecting competitive balance picks and I believe additional international funds as well.
  6. Tryptamine
    In many things. Cub free agency is not one of those.
  7. Tryptamine
    You don't pay a guy 100M+ knowing that you're going to have to mess with his swing.
  8. Tryptamine
    The optimist in my wants to believe that Jed lost Soto because he's far deeper in talks with Ohtani then we've been led to believe. The pessimist in my says, Jed completely misread Ohtani and in chasing the biggest prize when they were never a realistic get, ended up costing himself Soto as well.
  9. Tryptamine
    Looks like there was at least some validity to it https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/david-rubenstein-reportedly-in-talks-to-acquire-baltimore-orioles.html
  10. Tryptamine
    I think Kyle hijacked your account
  11. Tryptamine
    When your major market President acts like "winning the offseason" is a bad thing.
  12. Tryptamine
    Glasnow is not a FA. Hoskins is 3rd tier because he is coming off an injury and going to be signing on a 1 year prove it contract. In the past he has not been a 3rd tier player, but coming off the injury, that is where he is.
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    I don't even have a huge problem with not getting Ohtani/Yamamoto/Soto, I have a tremendous problem if they're completely skipping all of the 2nd tier players as well to focus on 3rd and 4th tier players. That is completely unacceptable from one of Baseball's biggest markets with what should be a lot of money to available.
  14. Tryptamine
    3/45 is completely reasonable and I'd take it 100 times out of 100 vs giving Chapman 100+M.
  15. Tryptamine
    Depends on the contract. If it's like 4/60, that's not bad.
  16. Tryptamine
    Well that's 2 of the teams the Cubs were fighting for the final playoff spot last year who got significantly better tonight. Meanwhile Jed is on hands and knees in the hotel lobby looking for change under the vending machines.
  17. Tryptamine
    They're all in on Yamamoto according to just about everyone, so my guess is they just pay the luxury tax.
  18. Tryptamine
    I'll take it with a grain of salt, because it's too stupid to be true, but if Hoskins is the big FA signing, Jed shouldn't go to bed tonight employed by the Chicago Cubs.
  19. Tryptamine
    People are severely underestimating King. An absolute lock down reliever in 2022(2.29 ERA, 2.23FIP) who was lock down in 2023 and transitioned into a starter putting up 2.2 fwar in only 104.2IP. He's really really good. The trade value site has him listed at 33.4, that's equivalent to a Cade Horton level prospect.
  20. Tryptamine
    Significantly more.
  21. Tryptamine
    Sonny Gray and to a lesser extent Kimbrel, but Kimbrel is more significant by name than performance, though he was still pretty solid in 2023.
  22. Tryptamine
    That quote from Carter Hawkins a day or two ago makes me think they're more in prospect hording mode than trading mode. Maybe, I'm reading it wrong, but that was my take. They'll deal from depth, but I don't think they're moving the top guys.
  23. Tryptamine
    I've been adamant about wanting one of Alt/Fashanu with the Bear's pick, but I could definitely be sold on another good pass rusher like Laiatu Latu. With that said, the ultimate balls move based purely on upside over need would be Bowers.
  24. Tryptamine
    Hayden Cantrelle looks somewhat interesting. The BB% is crazy high(18.5%), the K% around average(21.0%). The power is just about nonexistent(,091 ISO), but he does have 60 grade speed and stole 14 bases only being caught once. I wonder if the lack of power is more swing related or due to being extremely passive hence the nearly 20BB% in 2023. The lost players, none of whom were in FG's top 50, were Andrew Weber, 28 year old Levi Jordan who I had not even heard of until today, 25 year old reliever Adam Laskey and 26 year old reliever Sheldon Reed.
  25. Tryptamine
    Don't bother getting hopeful on Soto, it's not happening. It's just going to be Lucy pulling the football from Charlie Brown again.
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