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  1. We Got The Whole 9
    Playing out the string and potentially losing series to the Rockies and A's back to back lol
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    Pearson getting knocked around
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    Hmm, tough ball, but Belli probably should have made a play. I guess too worried about the wall.
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    No matter the cut
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    For those unaware, Happ's HR last night put him atop the leaderboard for fastest pitches to hit a HR on in the pitch-tracking era. He is the first to HR off of a pitch 103+. Also cool is he became one of 7 hitters to have multiple HR on 100+ mph pitches, as he did so against Helsey earlier this year. Both came in 3-4 losing efforts in which he homered twice 😭 I think more hitters should look oppo on these terrifying pitches and let the velo do the work with a nice easy swing. I think too often hitters go up there trying to get out in front.
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    Other than having the 1st overall pick there is nothing compelling about this matchup for non-fans of those teams.
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    Approach-wise they are the same hitter. Scrappy guys trying to punch it to RF half the time because they have no ability to lift and pull.
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    OTOH he has a 400 xwoba and a ton of crimson in areas where they usually portend great things going forward. To do what he's done in Oakland is insane. Statcast says he'd have 44 HR as a Cub. I might be out of pocket with this but to me he's the next Nelson Cruz. Plug him in the lineup and get a top 10 hitter and pay about 40M for his prime? Bye, Kevin, Jordan/Brown, best of luck.
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    To me he's basically Theriot. His bread and butter is the line drive to RF and everyone knows he is hunting that outside pitch to punch through. Most teams aren't scared of it and they invite him to try without trepidation. A lot of those BIP have found gloves this year. The power is never gonna come. Power comes with intent and Nico doesn't intend to do damage. It would be great if he could get more doubles down the LF line.
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    Ugh I recently cancelled my sub. Can you post all of them please?
  11. We Got The Whole 9
    Hell KB and Javy's time may be up soon too!
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    True but I wish he had a proper send-off 😞
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    I thought you said running the ball is pointless
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    Speaking of, I'd be totally cool with Zobrist doing that with us. Even if his time with us was shorter than a leprechaun.
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    Give me Flaherty all day. Burnes is solid but the K% has steadily decreased. Flaherty will have no QO attached and we have a fellow Westlake chum to entice him. I hope Jed goes hard for him, being the last year of his contract. Still a good age as well. Definitely want Soto. Not going to bat an eye when he signs elsewhere.
  16. We Got The Whole 9
    They're streaking. Suddenly Benintendi is hitting like Soto.
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    Seiya just missed the "meatball"
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    Credit to Swanson for avoiding the platinum sombrero against Miller
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    Damn Ian took Miller deep
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    Damn Pete, you had that walk in the bag taking a couple tough pitches. Bad chase.
  21. We Got The Whole 9
    We are so perfectly setup to accelerate the Sacramento/Vegas build with a Godfather offer for Rooker. He, Vlad, and Soto are the only bats worth pursuing and Rooker will make so little we will still be able spend a ton on pitching.
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    The Patrick grade definitely annoys the horsefeathers out of me. I believe he's the highest rated C so far, Mustipher was great last year but IDK about this year. It's irritating. Our offensive staff looks inept but that's usually what happens when a DC becomes HC.
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    All I said is their top producing hitter came from an unexpected source. That's a fact.
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    Really want to sign Scott and Minter
  25. We Got The Whole 9
    I'm honestly not sure it's the offense. Is a "big bat" really required? If you look across the league, there are several teams putting up big offensive numbers without the usual suspects carrying them. Sometimes those big offensive seasons come from unexpected sources. Any team can get lucky and stumble onto them at times. AZ has Marte but their best hitter has been Joc inexplicably putting up a 153 Jurickson Profar paces the Padres with a 144 O'Neill leads with a 140 I think you can absolutely be a top offensive team if you have a lineup of 110-130 guys. Just for whatever reason like clockwork our hitters tend to slump in clumps and it goes on for way too long. The pen early-on and our 2 month offensive slump knocked this team out of playoff contention. But I don't believe that if just 1 of those hitters maintained a 150+ bat throughout that time that it would have made a significant difference.
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