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  1. UMFan83
    1. Yes, absolutely 2. Yes. 3. Nah, I don't have the interest in Kiriloff 4. Yes! 5. Nah, I'm not especially interested in Kaprielian Crazy how much value prospects have relative to proven veterans. I was just about to say in what world is Morel an equivalent trade for Devers. I get that Devers only has 2 years of control left but he's been like a 4-5 win player and has been a fringe MVP candidate 2 of the last 3 seasons while Morel is a nice surprise and we're talking about him as a utility role player next year.
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    Whoops that didn’t work I blame TT
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    And Kimbrel is not on the Dodgers postseason roster (at least for the NLDS). We got a guy that missed the season with TJ and a scrappy dude that hits with a wet noodle and still won that trade.
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    Yeah...I don't have the football acumen that you do (based on your years of posts), so I need it to tell me things rather than confirm. I understand there's definitely bias there and potential misleading conclusions drawn by these videos, but most of the breakdowns make a ton of sense in terms of how they explain the defense, explain the routes, explain the blocking, etc that I find them very valuable and helpful in increasing my own acumen.
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    Would agree, but Schwarber not singlehandedly donging the Cards out of the playoffs and Pujols/Molina somehow ending their careers with base hits are too far out of line with my preferred outcomes. It's reassuring to get confirmation we aren't in a dream/simulation I suppose. Though again, if the Padres and Guardians take care of business I'm gonna at least still wonder. Knowing you all these years, I think your brain works too rationally to allow it to dream of the most optimal scenario.
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    I've been obsessed with all these different breakdown videos. Here's a couple from Brian Baldinger
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    Week 5 PFF grades: Interesting about Fields, seems like a big chunk of his grade was due to running and his passing was mediocre. Defense: Career game for the much maligned Vildor Also apparently Braxton Jones is PFF's highest rated rookie tackle after week 5.
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    Feel strangely confident about Penn State. I surely wouldn't if it was at Happy Valley, but Michigan has not lost a home game to a team that isn't Ohio State or Michigan State with Harbaugh as coach, outside of the 2020 season that I'm going to completely ignore because I can. They've beaten several good teams too.
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    Kimbrel - imploded with White Sox; on the bubble for Dodgers LDS roster this year Robertson - injured before LDS Effross - Injured before LDS Givens - 13.50 ERA in WC round loss Chafin, Tepera and Chris Martin have done well for the most part though, though only Martin (and possibly Kimbrel) is on a postseason roster.
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    This is like when Dempster injured himself hopping over the dugout fence
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    I agree. And that’s fine I guess. The more we see Jed in action the more we see where he is different. The Athletic article I posted had a line about how Theo was more of a gunslinger. Jed is more analytical and careful. Jed removes emotion from the equation. He’ll extend someone like Nico who is young and has productive years ahead of him but won’t touch a 30 year old catcher who was one of the heart and souls of this team for the last several years. He’s not going to go out throw $300 million over 10 years for Judge just because he needs a big bat. On the surface I get where he’s coming from but I also wish we could occasionally take a big swing being the large market club that we are
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    Here's another play breakdown, showing a play where the line was hilariously inept forcing Fields to scramble for a 1st on 4th down.
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    Also here's Trent Dilfer's appearance today on The Score:
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    Here's another one. Oh man this is beautiful watching Fields go through his progressions and finding the open guy. Amazing what the man can do with just a little bit of protection.
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    Smoke....fire? https://twitter.com/jaylonlockson/status/1579542342419484672?s=46&t=Zwog8y5Q7Yd2mq-8fsWvLQ Clearly made up. His other tweets are laughing at others for falling for it lol
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    JT O'Sullivan did a breakdown on Fields performance yesterday but its behind a paywall now: Sucks because I loved watching these, but its good enough content that he deserves to make money from it. He did tweet this out though:
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    luckily, they have so much cap space they could make the dollar amount a moot point by restructuring him. or maybe they cant I really dont know but lets pretend they can and trade for Moore anyway Yea, I'm far from worried about any cap mechanics. Its just losing the high value picks (all over again). Which is why its fine to speculate but seems extremely unlikely that the FO will even consider it. There was a report a couple weeks ago that the Bears would be looking at WRs on the trading block, but I think that was/is more looking for decent veteran guys that can be had at a low draft pick cost. I'm kind of in the middle between "give Justin Fields some real help" and "I respect the FO's plan to build through the draft as long as they are hitting on their picks"
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    yeah that's kinda my read on this situation he has openly admitted that he feels like he has to defer when he's in the lineup with the #1 unit. I think being given a role off the bench could be great for him. He doesn't have to go out there trying to be the 4th pick of the draft, just find a way for him to contribute real value for the team and grow his confidence. As a starter he looks like he doesn't know what he needs to be for the team right now and I think that's hindered his growth (well that and injuries)
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    Kind of sucks that this is their only home game between September 26 and November 5, and its on a short week. While the schedule coming into the season looked easier the structure of it is not.
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    Anyone watch Jed's presser? Do you feel better worse or the same about the Cubs competing in 2023? Here are Brett's notes from the PC: https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2022/10/10/live-jed-hoyers-2022-end-of-season-cubs-press-conference/
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    There’s also this
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    After watching the highlights, it seems like he got good pass protection in the 2nd half. But the plays he was pressured he knew where his checkdowns were and hit them immediately. This seems like a super positive sign that the game is slowing down for him and he’s not panicking every time he feels pressure. He might have scrambled a few times when he may have found passes downfield but the Vikings were struggling to contain him so that’s absolutely the right move. Very encouraging, hopefully we can see it again on a short week.
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