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  1. Geographyhater8888
    I’m sick of blueberry. When will see Logan jones?
  2. Geographyhater8888
    I can’t decide if Johnson punting it on 4th and 1 or the fact that it was muffed was a bigger surprise.
  3. Geographyhater8888
    Bears will start getting these calls when they finally get a stadium deal done, whenever the horsefeathers that is.
  4. Geographyhater8888
    horsefeathered away a drive starting on the 45 and here we are. No one expected the d to hold them scoreless in the first half.
  5. Geographyhater8888
    Swift doesn’t look healthy.
  6. Geographyhater8888
    I’d feel a lot better if the backfield was healthy. That’s how they beat the Panthers.
  7. Geographyhater8888
    I’m fine with revenge sharing only to to a point. I enjoy the parity. I’m in favor of taking away first round picks for every team that goes over the 3rd LT threshold and other penalties for deferred contracts, Perhaps losing more draft picks and international FA restrictions on teams who go over the 2nd threshold too but the Dodgers being swept by the Brewers doesn’t change the fact that they’ve made a mockery of the competitive balance of baseball, they make George Steinbrenner look like Tom Ricketts. But if you’re spending infinitely more money on Yankees tickets than Pirates tickets then fans should get what they pay for.
  8. Geographyhater8888
    It’s okay if you want the Cubs to be worse.
  9. Geographyhater8888
    Exactly. “Why can’t we draft and develop like the Brewers?”. Competitive balance picks, restrictions on international free agent signing bonuses and you’re not even allowed to tank properly with the Whitesox drafting 10th after losing 121 games. What was the Brewers comp pick for Willy Adames again? Milwaukee deserves all the credit in the world for talent evaluation and player development but the Cubs can’t model themselves after the Brewers because of the rules. You either spend or you’re stuck in MLB purgatory.
  10. Geographyhater8888
    I wonder how much they’ll milk the underdog shtick as -220 favorites versus whoever wins the AL.
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    Why would playing at Wrigley field put him over the edge mentally more than any other ballpark?
  13. Geographyhater8888
    The issue here is what kind of trade value do either have. Cassie got you Edward Cabrera. I suppose you could also explore relief options like Zeferjahn. There’s no every day corner outfielders currently on the roster and the upcoming free agent class is light on affordable everyday starter talent. Shaw is a platoon option in right field with solid defensive metrics. Ramirez is probably more expendable do to his lack of outfield versatility but there’s value in having him on the bench with an infield comprised of 30 year olds. If you can find a late inning bullpen arm with control then by all means. The last thing I want is another experimental bench like 2025 and that was with a healthy infield. Shaw has a 118 wRC+ over his last 407 PAs so let’s not act like he’s Albert Almora either.
  14. Geographyhater8888
    MLB should expand to 200 games to generate more revenue so both the players and owners are happy.
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    I get the process. A low budget, small market team like the Royals pulling off 2 pennants and a World Series championship out of nowhere doesn’t happen. They were the Brewers before the Brewers, which is why it was hard to speak in absolutes about the Brewers inability to hit in the playoffs with their profile of hitters when you have the small ball royals to use as a recent example. For what it’s worth, velocity is higher now than 10 years ago and the Brewers have been closer to a 3 true outcomes team this month. Wrong thread.
  16. Geographyhater8888
    When did Manfred institute the competitive balance picks and allow the bottom 10 teams to spend more $ on international FAs?
  17. Geographyhater8888
    The Royals from 2014-15 still make no sense to me.
  18. Geographyhater8888
    At this point it makes more sense to hold onto both Shaw and Ramirez and see what you have in them with regular playing time since you won’t get a lot for either. They also need to controllable bodies with question marks all over the outfield.
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    The latest thing is war skepticism because how can PCA have such a high war with a league leading 6 errors in center field, a higher war than Acuna who went 41/73, he didn’t throw a single pitch and wasn’t that good in the first 2 months. Ozzy Smith shouldn’t be a hall of famer, Adam Dunn>Ichiro, and the Padres weren’t a good team because they had a 500 record at the all star break and shouldn’t have qualified for the playoffs if we’re playing this game.
  20. Geographyhater8888
    You can navigate this by giving Seiya extra years to lower his AAV, which comes with its own risks, or deferred money, and we don’t know how the new CBA will impact deferrals, or whether or not Tom would even green light that. You’d hope that Braxton Garrett can replace Rea or any veteran innings eater, but that’s assuming a lot. Chances are, none of the above happen.
  21. Geographyhater8888
    The second threshold, you’re right. They’ll need to go over the second threshold so that extending Seiya is more than a pipe dream, either way.
  22. Geographyhater8888
    Same old Cubs wasn’t pejoratively directed at Jed. We know he has financial constraints. Neither is calling an 890 BABIP of whatever the Same old Brewers. The Cubs probably won’t go over the first threshold and that means Suzuki won’t be a Cub. That’s what’s we all expect.
  23. Geographyhater8888
    The Brewers are going to win the World Series this year, so I’d hope he’s fed up enough to open his wallet for Skubal. Their farm system is too depleted to trade for anyone that matters. Assuming it’s the same old Cubs then bringing back Happ and signing Ward is an option or they’ll sign a combination of cheaper position players with good platoon splits. Taylor, Conforto, Adolis Garcia, Randel Grichuk (DH/1st base options), plus Happ seems like the path they’d take to split time with Shaw. Not many lefty bats available.
  24. Geographyhater8888
    Yeah, I’m thinking it’s closer to 5/$150. It’ll be tough losing a 130 wRC+ bat. Did Sharma and Mooney allude to their plan for the outfield?
  25. Geographyhater8888
    London isn’t a burner like Watson for what it’s worth, yet Penix is averaging 9.5 Y/A and Bijan Robinson plays running back for the Falcons. It’s really ugly on paper.
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