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Will Smith was well into his arb years and got a long term deal. So maybe locking up Rutschman RIGHT THIS SECOND isn't as important as O's fans would have you believe.
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Inspector_666 posted:One of the reasons I've bounced so hard off soccer I think is how much people in the US just cargo cult fandom from Europe. There's the NYCFC vs Red Bulls games which are the Hudson River Derby and people I know who were all born in the US will say "darby" and it's so fuckin' dumb. Quoted for extreme truth.
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It’s weird to say it but Rutschman is kind of old for a player in his service bracket He’s less than a year younger than Austin Riley, who’s been in the majors for four years. He’s older than Vlad Jr, who’s a FA next offseason I could see a long-term megadeal going south for him relatively quickly, no matter how good he is right now. I normally sneer at the O’s cheapness but I think there’s a case for going year to year with him unless he’s offering a major bargain
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The Giants should be interesting, at least. They weren't bad last year! They were in the wild card until they faded in September. But we went overboard with the moneyball approach, and it was time for a change. Three-fifths of the rotation was opener+bulk guy. Zaidi notoriously hates big SP contracts, but you can only get so much out of Jake Junis and Ross Stripling. And the constant platooning was just too much. It's hard to root for a team where the whole lineup gets subbed in the 5th inning. So for the first time in his 5 years, Farhan spent in free agency. But in a very Farhan way. No mega contracts, no Judge or Ohtani signed until they are 40. Instead we got a Cy Young and a Platinum glover... on short-term deals with opt-outs. A 25-year old KBO MVP... can he hit for power in MLB? A RP who throws 103 mph who we're gonna convert to a starter. And of course Zaidi had to make at least one trade with his buddy Jerry DiPoto, so we swapped Mitch Haniger and Anthony DeSclafani for Robbie Ray, who's recovering from TJS. So this is what the '24 Giants look like: Infield C: Patrick Bailey 1B: LaMonte Wade 2B: Thairo Estrada SS: Marco Luciano 3B: Matt Chapman Wade and Estrada are Farhan reclamation guys, and they're OK. Luciano should be the opening day shortstop IMO, it's time to let him sink or swim. I already love Chapman's defense. Outfield LF: Michael Conforto CF: Jung-Hoo Lee RF: Mike Yastrzemski/Austin Slater Lee had a great spring. So did Luis Matos, who might take over one of the corner spots if Conforto or Yaz sucks. Conforto exercised his option, and if he's ever gonna be the guy he used to, now's the time. DH Jorge Soler. Dingers. Rotation Logan Webb Blake Snell Kyle Harrison Jordan Hicks Keaton Winn Holy poo poo we signed Snell lol. Alex Cobb returns by the end of the month, and Ray should be back around the ASB. Hicks looked great this spring. He hasn't succeeded as a starter before, but this FO loves tinkering with pitchers. It could work... This is the year where the first big prospects of the Farhan era are key parts of the team. If Harrison, Luciano, Bailey, and Matos, not to mention Lee, can step up, the future looks bright. If not... sooner or later, Farhan will be on the hot seat.
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gonna need to see the behind the scenes shenanigans that went on while making this https://x.com/Mariners/status/1773053632050835829?s=20 will_colorado fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Mar 27, 2024 |
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will_colorado posted:gonna need to see the behind the scenes shenanigans that went on while making this Good Lord. Instant top 5 all time M's ad?
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The Pussy Boss posted:So for the first time in his 5 years, Farhan spent in free agency. But in a very Farhan way. No mega contracts, no Judge or Ohtani signed until they are 40.
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My entirely pulled out my rear end predictions for the season: Astros 94 wins and into October. Bullshit their way into the ALCS which they take in 7. Beat the Dodgers (or whomever knocked them out) 4-3. I don't know about the rest.
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Mets/Brewers postponed https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1773056180585152623?t=45zbaBpAwRJ033bJaqoIfA&s=19
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Popete posted:Cubs 162-0 optimistically, 150-12 pessimistic  Also shocked that Yanks fans like the deal for the Herti Berti Man, he’s a one trick pony offensively and not especially good defensively. Must be pretty down on Oswaldo Cabrera I guess
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Astros already leading the AL West because the standings are in alphabetical order of the city
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Mollymauk posted:Mets/Brewers postponed https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1773056180585152623?t=45zbaBpAwRJ033bJaqoIfA&s=19 Phillies/Braves as well
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Intruder posted:Astros already leading the AL West As it should be
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Dameius posted:As it should be It should be ASSHAT to start the season if only for the A's getting a day in "first."
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Bregor posted:
He's a 100 OPS+ utility man. Cabrera can't hit at all.
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N: Brantley throwing out the opening day first pitch for the Astros V: Owns, as does Uncle Mike
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https://twitter.com/YankeeWRLD/status/1773036795787124940 lol
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No Safe Word posted:N: Brantley throwing out the opening day first pitch for the Astros Singlehandedly made the Sabathia trade not a total failure for Cleveland
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meet the team thread, let's go effortpost about our cheap-rear end, lovely teams. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4057296 
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we made it friends https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4057306
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