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  1. Bertz
    Unfortunately it looks like we get both Greinke and Robby Ray in that Dbacks series. Still probably win 2/3, but it's not the laugher of a series that it potentially could have been. Greinke kinda sucks, though Maybe? He's given up a ton of dongs so far, but he's still doing everything else really well. I'd guess it is not totally SSS given that he throws in the 80's now, but if going forward he only has minor dong issues rather than major dong issues then he's still very dangerous.
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    Some of the vets that signed minor league deals this winter probably have opt outs coming up soon. A trade won't be hard though. For example the Mets and Giants both have multiple veteran guys behind very good starters. We could probably nab one for a song. It probably just depends on if Caratini is going to miss the 3-4 weeks that was initially mentioned or more like 6+.
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    I’ll stand by my comment earlier in the week, we get to 10 wins before 10 losses Schedule is set up for it. Angels without Trout, Marlins and DBacks are the next 8 games. Unfortunately it looks like we get both Greinke and Robby Ray in that Dbacks series. Still probably win 2/3, but it's not the laugher of a series that it potentially could have been.
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    No Trout or Sealboy today. Even though Skaggs is good that makes this a should-win. (Cubs lose 12-8)
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    Thanks to his hot start Heyward now projects to finish this year right around 3 WAR. Him opting out is still a laughable idea at that point (I'd guess that would require a ~5 WAR season), but combined with his contract being down into 8 figures might be enough to make him relatively easy to trade. E.g. we only need to pay down $5mil per year instead of the 10+ it would have taken this past offseason. That being said I feel like he's started hot every year but 2016, so we have a long ways to go.
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    Well Hamels looked fantastic
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    I'm slightly worried about today's game. Lance Lynn was really good with the Yankees last year. It appears to have just been a really soft schedule, but the Yankees do have a tendency to help pitchers unlock something. There's probably like a 20% chance he's actually good again.
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    15 walks and only 10 strikeouts for the offense so far. This feels like 2008 or 2016 where just every single guy is grinding out every single AB
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    I thought he looked great on Thursday, but yeah today has been real rough
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    This whole thing with Quintana might end up working out well. The Braves are way better against lefties (and that was BEFORE adding Donaldson) and for some reason Quintana turns into 1999 Pedro Martinez whenever he pitches against the Brewers. That of course assumes Yu just had a night to forget and there's nothing wrong going forward...
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    Oh man a Rangers RF jumping for a ball and having it go over his head. If I was a Ranger fan I'd be triggered as hell right now
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    Willson totally would have rolled over that ball in the second half last year
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    He's always walked a couple more guys than you like because he likes to nibble, but nothing noteworthy. He clearly just has zero fastball command tonight.
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    We're going to need the "stop stop he's already dead" gif by the fourth inning tonight
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    https://amp.desmoinesregister.com/amp/3310517002 Alzolay is currently throwing and will join Iowa towards the end of April or first week of May
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    I watch every game on delay in my ongoing attempt to never, ever watch commercials again. I'd rather watch commercials than be behind and not know what's going on right horsefeathering now. It's why sports TV contracts are so valuable. Exactly how I am. I'd much rather be able to have Twitter and Gameday and these game threads going and sit through commercials than vice versa.
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    Great news. Surprising too, especially because Tatis was the guy with the most reasonable argument for holding him down. He's yet to even play at AAA.
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    Kyle's one of my favorite guys on the team, so I'm happy for him that he's getting paid, but I don't love this deal on paper. The idea of guaranteeing money to a guy still two years from FA who already only throws 87-88 seems unwise. We already saw in the first half of 2017 what it looks like when he loses a little bit more velo. What happens when it leaves and doesn't come back?
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    This quite friendly to DeGrom. Good.
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    Given what Maddon has said about there potentially being other moves this could maybe end up involving us. A reliever (Tony Watson?) or one of their second tier catchers could make sense.
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    Given where we are on the calendar there's a decent chance it's meaningless, but Lester's velocity was way down tonight. His last two pitches in the 2nd were 91.7 and 91.4, but otherwise he didn't crack 91 and was mostly 88-89 on the four seamer. On the positive side, pretty strong framing night from Willson. The whole "quarter turn" thing might actually be something. EDIT: I assumed he was done after 3, but so far in the fourth none of this has changed.
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    Happ has 1 year and 142 days of service time, he’d have to basically spend the whole year in Iowa to get an extra year out of him. Just arbitration. Right now he'll be a super 2 and go through arb next winter, but roughly a month would push him to not getting arb until prior to the 2021 season. I don't actually think it's their motivation, I just thought it was funny.
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