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I think they're low on the middle infield. Baez + Zobrist + Russell: 2018: 10.3; 2017: 4.2; 2016: 9.6 The pure average of those three years is around 8.0. Usage should be about the same. Hopefully Zobrist won't have a gimpy wrist You’re probably right now that you laid it out like that. Unless Joe falls in love with Descalso and he eats PAs from the better guys it should be a little higher than the 6.1. Seems like we’re ~6 wins light on offense there, spread around between guys but maybe ~4 wins high on pitching. The total WAR as a team seems rightish.
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2 observations 1. After the first pitch you can hear someone talk that sounds like Ross say something like “Yes! That’s nice and quiet Willy.” So assume that’s in reference to working on his receiving and framing, so that’s good! Hopefully there’s some growth and results there. 2. Yu absolutely buckles Almora with the second pitch, which is good to see a nice breaking ball and also smart to have Almora face him to build Yu’s confidence.
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Seems a little light on some of the offense (KB, Schwarber specifically stand out, the CF/RF trio of Happ/Almora/Heyward seems ~2.5 wins low as a whole, C seems ~.5 wins low but that could be like 2.7 war for Willy and -.3 war for Vic, 6.1 war between SS/2B seems right between the ~4 guys who will be playing there mostly) but good god if we get ~16 WAR out of the SPs this year this team is gonna horsefeathers.
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This year is totes gonna be different, guys!
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Bauer needs to be on some sort of pre-crime/watch list
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Rizzo looks like he slimmed down a little from some of the pics today and that video.
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I don’t think this guys actually knows anything. He’s just trying to connect dots that don’t exist on Zobrist’s absence. That being said I could see them thinking trading Zobrist to free up money for Kimbrel on a reduced deal makes sense.
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Cardinals beat writer, Rick Hummel, said from what he’s heard don’t be surprised if Ozuna starts the year on the DL.
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Yeah and he’s been there for 1 week+ as he got there early like he has every year he’s been here
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Zobrist, who isn’t in camp yet for an “excused personal reason” per Joe today.
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For fucks sake, Joe. He caught about 100,000 more innings than the next closest guy last year. Also, if the mental side of things is something that’s wearing on him maybe get a veteran backup in there to help ease that burden instead of horsefeathering Vic.
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Probably touring assisted living facilities in Arizona for himself for next year.
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There's some good and promising stuff in here about Q. Also talks about him wanting to use his changeup more this year and he's focused on that this offseason. Here's a pic of his foot/leg in the spot they didn't want it This is where they got it fixed and moved to and where he normally has been
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2018-19 Other Team Offseason Transactions Not Worth a New Thread
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He’s a bad body 30+ year old with a career OBP barely over .300 and is lower than Almora’s career OBP. -
We’re swooping in and getting him damn it
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Doesn’t seem too serious, he’s still doing some long toss throwing. But he did have an issue with the shoulder last year too.
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Carl incorporated the Kershaw/Kenley leg thing into his delivery it appears
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The 97-03 Marlins, best dynasty of all time. IMO
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That’s fair, to me I think that’s a little rigid given the nature of baseball. But certainly get it. 1 WS win and 5+ years of 90+ wins and playoff appearances is pretty close to being one in MLB for me.
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What’s the definition/benchmarks of a dynasty in MLB? WS win, averaging mid 90s wins and leading mlb in total wins over a 4 year span (with a decent chance it’s a 5-6+ year span), 3 NLCS appearances, and guys winning MVP and CY Young on the team during the run seems pretty close to a dynasty in MLB to me. Especially since we are still plenty good for the next few years.
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Pretty sure that’s right. I think he also attempted to be a switch hitter early in his minor league career but scrapped the left handed hitting pretty quick.
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Rizzo might still be back home in Florida for stuff with the Parkland 1 year anniversary. I saw him or his foundation tweet about it.
