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  1. Geographyhater8888
    I think that’s a safe bet. Bullpen arms are so fickle from year and Jed builds his pen accordingly for better or worse. If Ben Brown can command his fastball he’ll become a dependable high leverage arm for all we know. Chapman would’ve been a safe option but he’s still under contract with the Redsox I just learned. I’m curious what impact the year to year volatility of pen arms will have on Keller and Palencia.
  2. Geographyhater8888
    Not at the top of peoples minds but not sure what the plans are for the bullpen but they played a key role in their playoff push and can’t be taken for granted. If it’s in the budget a lockdown pen arm without any red flags like Presley or Neris would be nice depending on what the strategy. Auditioning a bunch of cheap vets and waiver wire pickups in the early months to find out what sticks, Which worked to perfection as the season progressed. Not as much luck in 24.
  3. Geographyhater8888
    That’s a great question though. Will they give Busch more plate appearances vs lefties or stick with the current formula and in a Perfect world add lefty masher Goldschmidt to platoon? Turner only had 3 total at bats in the playoffs. I realize the strategy is different but he had a quietly great season and I’m curious what the future implications are.
  4. Geographyhater8888
    Nor will his rookie year define is career at the plate. It didn’t define Busch, Suzuki, Amaya or PCA. An above average bat with great defense at third base with years of team control is a huge asset especially on a team owned by TR. If he’s ever moved it should be to second base if Nico isn’t extended and they want to add more slug at third base. He trended exactly how you’d want raising his OPS from 556 to 839 after his first 230 PAs in the first half.
  5. Geographyhater8888
    Not that I’m necessarily advocating for Bregman, the time to sign him was last season to maximize our one year of Tucker but for all the talk about being a Crawford box and green monster merchant, his career OPS is 14 points higher on the road and last year his OPS was 114 points higher away from Fenway for what it’s worth.
  6. Geographyhater8888
    Even with minimal changes in the offseason this team will likely still be in the playoff mix. A full season of Horton, Shaw and Steele returning are all positive reinforcements. You really think they’d have another sell off at the deadline unless they’re 5 games back of the 6th wild card spot? Unless something unpredictable happens Cassie will have a lineup spot waiting for him and will have his opportunity assuming Tucker walks.
  7. Geographyhater8888
    Not much variance in this postseason. No big upsets, most of the favorites won including all of the heavy favorites and the we have the consensus 2 best teams meeting in the World Series for the second year in a row.
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    I don’t think it’s an overreaction, no one is calling him a bust at the moment. If I told you last April after 24 starts that we drafted a game manager who struggles to complete 60% of his passes, would you be happy? I’m not throwing in the towel on him but 3 mediocre performances against 3 bad defenses and a 2:2 TD/INT ratio with all these coaching staff and roster upgrades, the bar should be higher than patience.
  9. Geographyhater8888
    Yes, but Rush isn’t exactly a scrub or a terrible backup. If their quarterback is prime Andy Dalton, the bench mark of good enough to receive a contract extension the spread still shifts by over 10 points.
  10. Geographyhater8888
    You can replace him, of the 2026-27 free agent class he’s the best available outfielder in my opinion and it’s a stretch to assume Cassie or any in house talent will be as good or better. This isn’t Theos farm system. So yes, if they void or plan on voiding his contract and the plan is having 6/9 starting positions players on cost controlled rookie contracts then either extending Tucker or proactively signing, Bo Bichette to offset his loss for example is an unlikely option but one I’d prefer. Much like what Jed tried doing with Bregman and He’ll only be 28 if available.
  11. Geographyhater8888
    What would the spread be if Rush was named the starter?. 13 points in Rush’s 2 starts, 131 points in Lamar’s 4 starts. I wish we had a quarterback that could swing the point spread by 14+ points.
  12. Geographyhater8888
    It’s been a while but I think I we finally have a kicker.
  13. Geographyhater8888
    The good news is Moody has been just as accurate as Santos from every distance so far.
  14. Geographyhater8888
    Very Discouraging.
  15. Geographyhater8888
    That Odunze drop that led to a punt giving the saints the ball back was huge.
  16. Geographyhater8888
    Allen’s been great but that was a horrible and unnecessary aggressive play call on the 58 yard completion on their 20. No safety help either.
  17. Geographyhater8888
    Instead of stepping up in the pocket he’s spinning around running 10 yards behind the LOS.
  18. Geographyhater8888
    Way too aggressive playing man on blitz with under a minute at their own 22. Terrible play call.
  19. Geographyhater8888
    He’s not stepping up in the pocket.
  20. Geographyhater8888
    Come on Rome.
  21. Geographyhater8888
    Terrific Defense and running game and our quarterback completing half of his passes. Does this ring a bell? It’s not bitching, it’s an observation.
  22. Geographyhater8888
    One of the Bearsiest of Bear games so far.
  23. Geographyhater8888
    Such a dumb rule. All it takes is a simple head movement by the quarterback and instead of going after the ball you incidentally touch the QBs helmet.
  24. Geographyhater8888
    Can’t stare down a receiver like that.
  25. Geographyhater8888
    The wind gusts were 50 mph in that 05 game. I was there and saw the guy in the row in front of me have his hat knocked off his head and blown onto to the field in the nose bleeds.
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