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  1. WrigleyField 22
    I'd probably do Brett first but I'm sure we'll find at least one waiver guy in August we want to keep and need another additional spot so they're both in trouble. Though neither should last the offseason on the 40 man either anyways. Like you said, they're both almost certainly gone this offseason, but if for some bizarre reason they're not, Brett has an option left for next year and Vitters does not. Didn't realize that. I thought they both were out of options.
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    Maybe it's mental at this point. He's been in the system since 2007 and was the jewel of that system until 2011 or 2012. He had a disastrous cup-of-coffee a couple of years ago that sent his stock plummeting. He followed that up with a decent/good year at Iowa last year, yet was never strongly considered for a roster spot in Chicago this year for a very poor team. Now he has been passed by numerous other prospects who are capable of playing any position on the team that he may hope to fill. Seven years in minor-league baseball is a long time. And now his path is blocked by better players. Perhaps he sees the writing on the wall and is near the end. The best he can hope for now is that he gets traded or released and becomes one of those change-of-scenery guys somewhere else. But at his still young age for the level (I feel as though we've been saying this far too long,) coupled with the fact that the bulk of 2013 was lost to injury, I can't imagine he'd have entered the season with any sense of entitlement. If anything, being blocked would be incentive to be noticed by another team in hopes of being traded. Is he still young? I think he's age appropriate at this point. Disclaimer- take out the career AAAA guys if you're gonna quote the average AAA age.
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    I'd probably do Brett first but I'm sure we'll find at least one waiver guy in August we want to keep and need another additional spot so they're both in trouble. Though neither should last the offseason on the 40 man either anyways.
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    He used to hit but now he's at like Javy BB and K rates without the sexy power and premium position. If he still had that high teens low 20s k rate I'd hold out some hope for him, even if he struggled. Steroids are his only hope.
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    Woooooo
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    Woulda been a sac with less than two outs!
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    http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/06/ynemate5.jpg
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    Fwiw ESPN cheat sheet has ball as worth 32. There's no way I'm that high on him. I'd say mid to low teens though which is still big potential surplus value without much risk. It's hard with only two keepers though as it's tempting to just lock up your starting WR at a little under market.
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    Are there any future keeper rules? Ball looks like a decent gamble at that price if you'll have the option to control him in future years around that rate. Otherwise I think I like Megatron the best, though an argument could be made for Thomas. I'd definitely stay away from Newton at that price. Forte is a push at that price. You can probably get him again at that same price. Gordon I wouldn't touch at all regardless of future keeper rules.
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    I don't understand the room for abuse. What value is this "free roster spot" suppose to really have? It seems fairly straightforward to me.
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    Everyone here is terrible and nobody likes anybody. Except treymon. Everybody loves gam threads and nachos
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    Having anything with Baez on it will remain valuable. Random- anyone else remember fans wanting Derrick Rose to chose #5 so they could bust out the old Jalen jerseys, haha.
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    To be fair, the other side of that game is Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro. Hee Sop Choi The outcome of whom, to the Cubs, was Derrek Lee, so I'll take that. So we should trade Javy then.
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    Every single one has involved either Bennett or Lamarr Houston. The only ones I remember last year were Marty too, including taking on the entire secondary at one point last year. Martellus clearly has some issues. But it doesn't show up on game day. Actually now that you say that I think even though the first was between Houston and Mills, Bennett got involved, and the past two have been directly with him. Definitely some issues there. Hopefully guys like Cutler and Marshall can keep him relatively in check so he doesn't injure his own teammate because I'd hate for Britton to be our starting TE. Did he have these issues in Dal and NY?
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    Well 3B is closer to home than SS so even if balls we're hit with equal strength and with an equal distribution across the field, it's gonna arrive, on average, quicker to 3B than SS. So unless you can prove hits to a certain area are hit with more force, hits to the 3B develop quicker.
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    I think it's Rougned Odor actually but that's ridiculous that Harper is still that young. It is, indeed, Rougned Odor. And it's not really even close. 2/4/94. Seems like a pretty egregious error to make in a statement like that. It's also not tough information to figure out. Maybe an NL/AL oversight?
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    If there's any reasonable Stanton deal on the table it should be taken. And reasonable would include any of the top 4/5 as the centerpiece.
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    If they trade for Stanton and can't compete next year with the two NL HR leaders...
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    So another practice ended early after a scuffle. Bennett and Fuller this time (though mostly Bennett based on the video I saw). Football is a pretty intense sport and you have to figure scuffles in practice are common. Are there just a lot occurring or is Trestman quick to end practices early for it? I never remember hearing about so many practice fights.
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    22 would be cool. My username would get some relevance back.
  21. WrigleyField 22
    There's already a 40 man spot open right? Curious as to what the 25 man move is.
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    Over under on HR is 2 K% 50 BB 1
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    Give Schwarber a rest, I'm sure.
  24. WrigleyField 22
    You mean Madducks
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    The first two years of Randy Wells would be okay to stick in the 5th spot next year.
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