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    I must have missed this when it happened. But everything is going great, nothing to see here. Just a guy from the [expletive] Browns overseeing the organizational change and restructuring. [tweet] [/tweet]
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    Are you looking for the Cubs to corner the market on #5’s? Seems like they have enough. They can't afford a #1-4 and don't have a #5 sure thing right now. Certainly Salazar and probably Teheran aren’t a “sure thing” upgrade over any single one of or some combination of Chatwood, Adbert, Mills or Rea right now for the internal #5 options.
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    Yeah Gibson for something around 2/18 would be a no brainer to me. He’s solid, might get an NL to AL bump.
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    I have next to no interest in Will Harris. I’d rather Iowa shuttle his spot with Norwood, Underwood types than pay him.
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    Most have been posted individually but here’s all the moves in one tidy tweet
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    Danny Salazar has pitched 4 major league innings and just over 20 minor+major league innings between 2018 and 2019. Absolutely no interest. Teheran on a 1 year deal for the 5th starter would be interesting though, I’ve never been a big fan of his but on a cheap 1 year deal we could do worse and hopefully we can unlock something there.
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    The Brewers traded Chase Anderson (had like an $8 mil team option they allegedly weren’t going to exercise if not traded) to the Jays for a nothing prospect and declined Eric Thames $7.5 million option. Surprised by both, but especially surprised by Thames, he had a very nice year as a strong side platoon 1B. They must be really tight for money.
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    Some good quotes here, he’s intriguing if he can play CF and we’ve “checked in on him” apparently.
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    You’d have to move Bryant this year, maybe Q, maybe Chatwood (or a fraction of him) this year and possibly a portion of Heyward next year to make all 3 of those work. Imo, with what we know we likely have to work with and still have room build out the team.
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    I was hoping we’d pick up the option since he would’ve given us really nice depth and he has a minor league option left. I think he would’ve made an intriguing pen guy if they pulled the plug on him as a starter too, sucks we’re too poor that we can’t take a $3 million dollar flyer on a guy like him. Colin Rea is also still around to add to the Mills/Chatwood/Adbert discussion going on as depth pieces as he also has minor league options left, fwiw.
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    With the power disappearing in the 2nd half and the ball likely going back to normal I'm not sure I want him 2 more years unless it's something like 4/60. He’s still one of the better 5-8 1B in the league and he’s pretty remarkably consistent from 2014-2019. I don’t know why we wouldn’t want him for 2-3 years past the two options years. He’ll be 32/33 when he hits FA, he doesn’t have some big payday waiting out there. Going 4/60 or 5/70 range seems perfectly reasonable and is something I’d want. There’s also the whole thing with him being the leader an everything of this group that he’s earned this a bit.
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    With no announcement on the Rizzo option yet, I wonder if they’re working on an extension. He has 2/29 left with the team options, something like 4/60 or 5/70 would make sense.
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    Do the Cardinals have the pieces to get Lindor? Other than Flaherty all their young pitching has not really planned out, Gorman is only like the 40th best prospect in baseball by rankings and they have a pitcher I think around there too and that’s it. If the Dodgers go in on him and a May, Ruiz, or Lux is available I don’t think they can compete with that. Edit I see the article says Gorman, “another prospect,” and 1 of Dejong, Edman or Wong. I mean that would be like 1 of Amaya or Hoerner, whatever value of “another prospect” is we have and then Happ or Bote. That just seems way too light for Lindor.
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    I’m guessing part of it is all the glowing things said about Beltran being a pseudo coach on that Astros team that won the WS and the work he’s done in the Yankees FO. I think he’s maybe also coached a countries team in some international tournament, even if it was like U17 or whatever.
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    Yeah I think they could get away with Kendrick and Margot as the offense adds. Still would like to add Cesar Hernandez if he hits FA paired with those two. Then do some cool stuff on the pitching side (Gray). Wouldn’t be a fun or sexy offseason but probably enough to add the above names with an additional bullpen add or two that the roster would be more well rounded and they’d project to be the best team in the division.
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    I think he’s legitimately available and they’ll try and move him. He’s more likely to stay than not, just because to move a guy like him is hard and takes circumstances. But I’d bet the plus odds he’s moved if they’re like +1500.
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    Stumbling in to a tank and top ~3 pick this year isn’t the worst thing for them seeing as Klay was out until March/April anyways. Keeps some miles off Curry’s legs and I’m sure Draymond and Looney will be “load managed” now. They will be in a spot to trade for the next disgruntled star (Towns?) too with this pick and maybe Russell as the salary match.
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    Dynasties are dead in MLB edit - actually it's a stretch to claim there's been a Dynasty in any american pro sport outside of Brady/Belichek since the late 90's Yankees The Warriors from 2014 (or whenever their first title was) until 2018 was a dynasty, IMO.
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    I think what the Astros and Cubs have done since tanking is roughly a dynasty in modern baseball. You got 1 ring, multiple division titles and 90+ win years, MVPs, CY Young’s, ROYs, multiple playoff series wins, etc.
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    Yeah Turner is better not doubt and Hoerner doesn’t have his ceiling but I could see Nico being like 80% of him as an upper end outcome. I just think their swing is similar and they have a somewhat similar overall profile. Edited it too late, but I do think the Cubs have a Turner-esque IF prospect offensively possibly just it's not Hoerner I can squint and see the similarities - they play the same spots, aren't sluggers - but Hoerner's a bottom shelf version of that player. His skillset still most reminds me of Castro, probably a much better conditioned and more receptive to coaching version of Castro I agree with the Castro comp and that’s probably more fair and think I’ve made that comp before too, Castro with maybe some more walks and better defense (be it at SS/2B/CF). That’s a plenty fine player and one we could use.
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