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  1. We Got The Whole 9
    Yep happened yesterday and I haven't tried to go back. I started getting that McAfee crap.
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    I regret not going to the game at Amalie. I've never been to a live hockey game at any level either. Kicking myself.
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    Not to mention you replace those guys with Horton, Shaw, etc. The Cubs are going whale fishing in FA over the next couple of years. They should mostly avoid patching their holes with mid-tier FA and let the kids play!
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    Definitely knock him hard for inability to stay healthy, but here's the list of LHH that have been better than Belt since 2020 at the plate. Yordan Soto Freeman Harper Shohei Seager He edges out Olson and JRam You can get him for like 10m. Hell, get JD for another 10M and you have a significant improvement to your lineup with major flyball hitters who do serious damage. Stay out of the FA SP market unless you land Yamamoto, which appears unlikely in my eyes. Trade Morel for the SP, sweeten the pot to bring back a RP. Blow your load on Ohtani.
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    If he "balls out" then you draft MHJ and Fashanu and run roughshod on the league next year. If he's merely 80 rating, 200 ypg, then you probably get a 3rd, maybe conditional 2nd IMO. This was literally discussed the page before I believe.
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    Speaking of C defense, it sure would be great if they squeezed more juice out of Gomes, or Amaya, who mirrored him in a lot of ways - average pop, average or below framing, below average arm - I think that would be a boon to the run prevention. Hoping Amaya has a little more in the tank another year removed from TJS. Probably wishful thinking. But I feel like his reputation was stronger than what he demonstrated, at least. i love Mo's swing. It's pretty easy to see why he makes such exceptional contact.
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    Mo is that short?
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    I like using Morel for a pre-arb or arb-1 SP and trading a prospect for Polanco (2 cheap club options, but hasn't played a ton of 3B, so Hoyer might not even kick the tires) while adding Belt. Then you can absolutely add one of the 2 whales and some pen help.
  9. We Got The Whole 9
    Personally I don't really care how old a player is on a 1-year contract. If you get only 400 PA out of a 140 bat, it's still a nice signing. Sign Hoskins for DH, Belt for 1B, and when Belt inevitably goes on IL, Hoskins can take 1B. They can use Morel to land a good controlled SP. They can even save the 20m for Hoskins and go balls-out for Ohtani. and Soto. It feels inevitable they will sin Hoskins, but why not look at a cheaper alternative who can actually play defense. Hoskins was never a good defensive 1B and now he has a surgically repaired leg to contend with. It's fair to question if it's the most prudent move to make IMO, even if you're confident he will be a 120 bat like he regularly has been.
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    You hope they do better than a guy who's posted a 171, 159, 98, 138 in the last 4 years? That works out to a 140 over a 4 year span in the twilight of his career. And he will come on a cheap 1-year deal. With Caissie and others coming up in the next couple years, they should think short-term. Belt is actually an ideal alternative to trading for Alonso to me. He's been quite good defensively, even at an old-ass 35 y/o last year.
  11. We Got The Whole 9
    Cubs prospect arm surgeries have increased ten-fold since they actually started drafting and signing live arms and since the pitch lab began cranking up the spin and velo. For almost a decade they took nothing but crap pitchability/low-risk guys. I think a pitcher's arm will either hold up or it won't. Baby it all you want - all it takes is one pitch. Strasburg is a good example. Recently Andrew Painter is another, and there are tons more.
  12. We Got The Whole 9
    Sign Brandon Belt. Has always hit and been a fine defender. Really overlooked for some reason.
  13. We Got The Whole 9
    It's insane that McDaniels and Thompson started that horsefeathers that early in the game.
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    I call BS. He is getting fooled by defenses and is slow to recover IMO.
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    Each of those players was 2-3 years removed from being a 120+ bat. Hoskins is 1. But the injury and how well he bounces back obviously is a major concern. I think it's a pretty good gamble on Jed's part but I can see reason for doubt.
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    LaVine needs to prove he can shoot again. Dude is hitting 41/31 right now for a TS and eFG that would be 2nd worst in his career by quite a bit.
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    Horton is off limits to me too in a Soto deal. I might give up Wicks if pressed.
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    It doesn't appear that Eberflus and co want to hand the keys back to Fields. He "looks good throwing the ball" but they "need to see him in 11/11 drills" feels pretty telling. Like they want to see what he learned watching Bagent.
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    Is MHJ the clear cut best WR in college or are there other names you guys sneakily suspect might be better pros?
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    Pretty crazy to see the difference in usage with Montgomery. He has 6 catches in 6 games played. He still has the open field cutting ability working for him - check out the 75 yd rush TD yesterday - but he's also been a lot stronger fighting off tackles and pushing the pile. Having a really good season. I'm sure he's gonna be fired the horsefeathers up Sunday. Keep losing please.
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    Really, you think Canario would be a 4 win rookie if alotted 700 PA?
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    Arias doesn't need to be 40d this soon. That feels premature. I wouldn't worry about any of them.
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    Feeling really good about getting the first pick
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    Do tell
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    I think the footwork has a lot to do with the accuracy issues. He throws from some odd platforms and doesn't set the base. Specifically 2 of the picks vs NO were just disregard for the lower half/not driving the ball. I think that will be addressed. Of course it's hard to get that right when you're a UDFA from BFE D2 and thrown to the wolves. Definitely needs to clean up those throws that end up behind the receiver by no fault but his own.
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