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  1. Outshined_One
    So Sam Darnold and AJ Brown are already dead. Neat.
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    Well, I'll be damned.
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    White knuckle time.
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    Remember when the Bears could have stayed put and taken Bryce Young? Good times.
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    Johnson's interview with Laurence Holmes in April 2024 over the proposed lakefront stadium was a complete embarrassment, and yes, he was stanning for KW: He's still beating the lakefront stadium drum, despite the fact that the Lucas Museum lost badly in court and was chased out of Chicago when they attempted to build on the exact same site. I mean, I get that Johnson should advocate for Chicago in all this, but it's just so painfully stupid watching how he's handling it.
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    Considering Kevin Warren has been playing him like a fiddle and the Bears desperately need leverage over AH, I'm sure it's stadium-related, but I'm also sure it's pants-on-head stupid.
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    horsefeathers it, just call up every pitcher in the system until someone sticks.
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    He'd be MVP if he played for Milwaukee.
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    There's work to do with his swing and decisionmaking at the plate, but it's delightful seeing legitimate power bats in the system once again.
  12. Outshined_One
    Why yes, I am playing as Satan and stated I would end the lockout in exchange for Jerry's immortal soul.
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    There's a realistic possibility this team ends the season leading the league in offensive and defensive metrics, and yet ends up dead last in pitching metrics. If the Cubs had even an average pitching staff, we'd be talking magic numbers for the #1 seed in the playoffs right now.
  14. Outshined_One
    Some NFL families are harder to keep track of than The Bloodline in WWE. "Let me get this straight...Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso are twins, Solo Sikoa is their brother, and Rikishi is their dad. Jacob Fatu is also their brother, right? No? Cousin? And Roman Reigns is their cousin, too? Second cousin once removed? Seriously? And Roman's brother was Rosey? Then who the hell was Umaga? He was Rikishi's brother? Huh. And that Zilla Fatu guy in NXT is Umaga's kid? Cool. Samoa Joe is also related to them, right? He's not?? horsefeathers me."
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    This better not be one of those series where they outscore the opposition by 10+ runs, and yet manage to lose the series.
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    He's a member of the Corey Patterson "what if he didn't get a bad injury in the midst of a breakout?" club. Granted, most teams would gladly take a do-over on that 2020 draft.
  17. Outshined_One
    You're right. The article should be: "Why Josiah Hartshorn and Pedro Ramirez wouldn't be enough to get a PCA for Chourio trade across the finish line."
  18. Outshined_One
    It's sometimes like the NYTimes Pitchbot with these articles. "Why PCA's toxic friendship with Caleb Williams cements Jackson Chourio as the NL MVP front-runner."
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    Yes, but considering he was just drafted and is succeeding, don't expect them to mess with it until the offseason.
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    Happ would likely take the QO, and it would be an overpay, but unless there's a young corner OF they can get through trade, the FA OF class is bleak and none of their internal options are any better, unless you sincerely think a Shaw/Ramirez/Alcantara grouping can get it done. It's frankly the best outcome. Let Happ come back for a year, and then hopefully by 2028 someone like Kepley or Hartshorn can take over full-time duties.
  21. Outshined_One
    Did we ever find out exactly why Conrad ended up on the IL? He gets promoted to South Bend, we hear murmurs about something happening to him while traveling, and then nada. Did the guy end up in a car accident or something? The whole situation is patently bizarre.
  22. Outshined_One
    "They just called up some promising infield prospect? Dude's gotta ride pine and learn from the vets while I figure out ways of getting Neifi's and Macias' bats in the lineup."
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    I'd frankly rather cash out Shaw if that's the direction the team is headed. Shaw probably has the better ceiling between the two due to his defense, but Ramirez's bat is currently playing much better than Shaw's and Ramirez gives the team a good amount of flexibility when it comes to lineup construction.
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    You bring up a valid point regarding the backup 1B argument. Jonathan Long got shipped over to FL at the deadline, and there really aren't any viable 1B options at AAA aside from BJ Murray, whom I get the sense ends up being a R5 casualty in the offseason. Maybe they reward Ayers with a callup and minimal catching duty, but use him to rest Busch down the stretch?
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    If his name was Arch Smith, I think he'd be ranked firmly behind Dante Moore and CJ Carr while fighting it out with guys like Mestemaker and Mensah for the next few slots, which would likely put him at the back end of the 1st/top of the 2nd, meaning he would be firmly in consideration at the start of Day 2, when the Browns would be picking. I think he has an NFL future, but he's not at the same level as Peyton and Eli were when they entered their respective senior seasons.
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