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  1. Transmogrified Tiger
    You have to risk the Torrens outright, we can't keep going with 3 non-offensive catchers and 2 1B/DH*, it's madness. *Yes Mancini can technically play the OF, but 1) he shouldn't and 2) that flexibility doesn't mean much when both corner OF are also strong RHH and Wisdom can do it better.
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    I think you're both right. Last year you did not need to subscribe to Apple TV+ to watch the MLB games, you just needed to go to the Apple TV app. This year it does require Apple TV+ to my understanding, but if you've never subscribed you can get a free trial. From spot checking the schedule, it looks like there's 2 Cubs games on Apple TV this year, this afternoon, and Friday night May 12th @ Minnesota
  3. Transmogrified Tiger
    A couple interesting quotes about Morel from today's Athletic piece: You could infer a couple things based on that If Hosmer doesn't hit, then Morel is just as much a candidate to replace him as Mervis, since they can play Morel all over with an emphasis on his home position(3B) while Wisdom and Rios soak up 1B at bats They are worried about the balance of offensive profiles and having Morel, Wisdom, and Rios all in the running for similar playing time is redundant/exploitable. This may also be why Madrigal got a spot over Morel
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    Not sure if the free MLB.tv benefit is a big driver for anyone using T-Mobile, but they announced they're going to offer it through at least 2028: https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/6/23672572/t-mobile-mlb-tv-free-2028
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    Davis HR to dead center
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    Mervis grand slam, off a lefty
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    He didn't strike out against Burnes!
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    I was having a similar thought, Made is the type of prospect that the most productive farm systems have this deep. Him having multiple 2-3 win seasons(and high up the defensive spectrum) would be completely unsurprising, as would him hitting for a few months and being a surprisingly influential piece in a big trade.
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    He also didn't face Woodruff, wasn't going to face Greene, and managed to avoid the best of the Brewers pen.
  10. Transmogrified Tiger
    This is violence.
  11. Transmogrified Tiger
    Imagine pitching the actions of Chelsea as a fictional TV show, you'd get laughed out of the room for lack of realism
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    Yeah that's fair, *as inbalanced* would have been more accurate.
  13. Transmogrified Tiger
    Schedule isn't unbalanced anymore, that's the only other trip to Cincy.
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    I'm not gonna tell you the Hosmer signing is a masterstroke, but the investment here is equivalent to an NRI. His name and that he started 4 of 5(partially because of an injury) games to start is probably giving greater weight to his importance than is really there. Could they have spent more and gotten Wil Myers or Carlos Santana? Maybe, but it seems clear the team is right at where they wanted to spend heading into the year(no coincidence the Hoerner extension starts next year so they don't go into the LT) so having your 1B depth be cheap and easy to part with if he fails/Mervis succeeds is just as much feature as bug.
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    Normally yes, opt-outs don't preclude you from offering a QO. But Stroman already received a QO, so he can't get tagged with it again.
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    They signed one of them too, Mancini. And once Seiya is back you'll probably see more of Wisdom/Rios at first, to say nothing of Mervis(or even Morel) pushing Hosmer off the roster entirely if the former keeps raking and the latter doesn't hit. Hosmer playing 1B all year was never plan A, but he was always going to get the most potential time at the start of the season, even before Suzuki's injury. If he doesn't catch fire(and for all the hand wringing already we're talking about 4 games) he's not gonna be long for the roster unless there's other complications that go beyond his roster spot.
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    Hosmer is a hedge. He was a hedge that other 1B/DH types might be too rich for them to add and they didn't want to do nothing in that space(they thankfully added Mancini). He's a hedge that Mervis, an undrafted* 24 year old who was a complete non-entity a year ago, may not be ready for 500+ MLB PA this year. And he's a hedge that the Cubs might have a way to help Hosmer himself, whether via mechanical changes or just riding a wave of rule changes he stands to benefit from to some degree.
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    In my experience Arizona Phil is prone to these types of proclamations that are overly weighted to what he's seen live in Mesa. Sometimes they pay off (he was the first person anywhere to think Josh Donaldson had elite MLB power) but I tend to not put a lot of stock into them.
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    Wisdom will struggle against elite velocity, and Madrigal has a more neutral profile against velo
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    It looks like a couple teams jumped them because they got comp picks(Seattle for Julio winning ROY, Milwaukee & Tampa getting competitive balance picks), and a couple others jumped them because they drop from 49(for signing Swanson) to 68(for losing Willson).
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    TIL Aroldis Chapman signed with the Royals, I discovered this as I watched him accidentally truck an umpire on a slow roller to 1B
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    Is this reliever Blackout Gatling from Little Big League
  23. Transmogrified Tiger
    I know Mancini crushed it and the pitcher took a stab, but given the bobble Happ probably should've scored Oh well, doesn't matter. See what happens when we don't stack 3 straight platoon lefties in a row?
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    Friedl with the 'ow my pride' miss followed shortly by 'ow the wall'
  25. Transmogrified Tiger
    JD forever "I don't know if I agree with that" "I don't know if I agree with it either, I just said it"
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