Bertz
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It's kind of nuts that against the Braves right now 3 runs in the fourth inning feels like an insurmountable lead, while last year being up by three runs against them in the fourth inning still felt 60/40 like you were going to lose.
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You're right it would be silly to take that literally. But at the same time it'd be silly for the team to get too far down on any of of those convos before they know who will be on the team and who will be on the market. Like the Bellinger decision for instance has huge implications on the offseason. Both talent on hand and dollars available.
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I'll say if this is the reaction to Jim Adducci getting canned I'm very much looking forward to the first round of waiver wire roulette that occurs before any big signings have gone down. "The team claimed Colten Brewer because they have no intention of signing Kenley Jansen!"
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So if they can fill the ballpark no matter what why make minor moves just for the sake of PR?
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Who are the people that are being placated by these moves? You think anyone is like "You know the problem with this year's Cubs? Mike Napoli, obviously." If they had let go of Tommy Hottovy, maybe you have a point. But these are very much red shirts that no one cares about. You had it right last night when you were saying "Who Cares" and for whatever reason have let the impact of this escalate in your head over the past 24 hours.
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If Heyward hits a slam here Cubs fans will commit mass suicide lol
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You think they replaced their third hitting coach, their 1st base coach, and some unnamed strength and conditioning coaches to win the news cycle? lol
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I'm very surprised at how little chance the Tigers were being given. Like the Astros are obviously a better team, but in a short series having the best pitcher in baseball is a really really big deal.
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Whoops
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In case you were wondering, Hector Neris still walking damn near everything lefty he sees
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Re-reading Brett's notes, and third point that stands out: Basically they're going to look at deals in the Ferris for Busch and Morel for Paredes mold if they trade some of their top prospects. So think more Brent Rooker than Kyle Tucker. More Mackenzie Gore than Framber Valdez.
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I didn't watch, just read Brett Taylor's recap, but the only notable things to me were the implication Cody's probably going to opt out and the fact that they're largely in the TT camp of macro factors making the offense look worse and the pitching look better than topline numbers would indicate.
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It says a lot about Craig, in a good way, that he didn't push Hottovy and Kelly aside just for the sake of finding his own guys.
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My upset pick is Tigers over Astros in the first round. With Yordan looking doubtful and the Tigers' rotation lined up I think they can win a best of three against a better team. And then the Guardians aren't anything special so getting to the ALCS seems pretty doable. Yankees ultimately feel like a relatively good bet to win the pennant though. NL I think it's Padres or Phillies. Dodgers' pitching is too banged up right now. I actually think the Padres are the team currently best built for the playoffs across either league. Though having to play an extra round, even against a decimated Braves team, isn't something to gloss over.
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Napoli is a cool dude but overall nothing major (yet?)
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I don't think they pitch Holmes yesterday if this wasn't real.
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Wow wow wow
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Also a shame for Lindor that Ohtani is having the season he's having. That dong would absolutely have moved some MVP votes if it was a closer race.
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9 minutes later
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Padres and Brewers watching these bullpens get gassed
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Fall of the house of Busch-er
Bertz replied to Transmogrified Tiger's topic in General Baseball Talk
Explicit confirmation. They don't necessarily have to move Gray to lower payroll, their payroll is already down ~$60M year over year as the offseason opens. So if they do move him it's going to be a sign things are really getting taken down to the studs down there. -
With roster limits there is only so much the Mets can pull their foot off the gas in game 2. It would be very funny if the offense kept piling on in game two and the Braves missed the playoffs entirely after not wanting to reschedule these games to a less obnoxious time last week.
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Fall of the house of Busch-er
Bertz replied to Transmogrified Tiger's topic in General Baseball Talk
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Fall of the house of Busch-er
Bertz replied to Transmogrified Tiger's topic in General Baseball Talk
I wonder if, whether paired with a commensurate title or not, Chaim Bloom doesn't get a major increase in responsibility. He built a great farm for the Sox. He has not proven he can build a winner, but he has proven he can manage a rebuild.
