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Yankees even-year bullshit begins 2024 https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1610335933789880324
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xbilkis posted:"It was always about the years" in that he would make more money by signing a contract with more years on it, yes Well, it's the years that are keeping him from signing a contract.
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Jan 3, 2023 19:31
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Troxartas posted:Yankees even-year bullshit begins 2024 https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1610335933789880324 Well, that should alleviate McMagic's concerns about the Yankees FO being too behind the times.
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Jan 3, 2023 19:43
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Ammat The Ankh posted:Well, that should alleviate McMagic's concerns about the Yankees FO being too behind the times. I dunno, it's long past time to [insert hatred for Gleyber Torres here]
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Jan 3, 2023 20:11
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zoux posted:It was always about the years. Astros offered him a five year deal with $32m AAV, the Mets deal is $26m AAV and, as we've noted, that is going to be chump change in 2035. It's why you take the immediate payout over the annuity if you win the lottery. I just assumed the years were about his back problems, but this ankle thing has everyone doing concerned chin rubbing. 390 million to 150 million is what the difference was before the medical stuff popped up. That's not going to be eaten up by inflation its not a 50 year annuity its the difference of 10 years. We also don't know the structure of these deals. Its possible to get his 150 million over the first 5 and then have the AAV drop. Again, these 10+ year deals are so the players get the highest amount possible without needing to sign again while the team can spread out the AAV to avoid the luxury tax. Its not about "the years" its about the total dollars.
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Jan 3, 2023 20:23
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more falafel please posted:Sadly I think if Russell had been anything like "good" at "baseball" he would have had a big league job as soon as his suspension was up. Yep, if he'd hit even remotely well and kept his mouth shut the Cubs would have hung the mission accomplished banner and deflected any questions about his character, and he would have gone on to get a nice contract in FA. To MLB teams his sin wasn't being an abuser, his sin was being an abuser who also hit like poo poo and made a bunch of mental errors on the field then threw a tantrum when he got benched over it. Hell it wouldn't shock me if we see him back in MLB at some point: he's spent the last two years tearing up the Mexican leagues is still just 28; feels like at some point a cheapskate team is gonna roll the dice on a league minimum deal.
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Jan 3, 2023 20:28
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Sydin posted:the Cubs would have hung the mission accomplished banner how dare you
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Jan 3, 2023 20:32
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Poque posted:how dare you yeah they did that on april 10 2017
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Jan 3, 2023 22:15
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wtf is a Bligh Madris
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Jan 3, 2023 22:19
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https://twitter.com/ByRobertMurray/status/1610361540556750850 lmao I thought this loser was going to get a minor league deal, or at best the league minimum. What the hell do teams still see in Dom Smith? He loving sucks and couldn't stay healthy even if you encased him in carbonite between games.
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Jan 3, 2023 22:56
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Kirios posted:wtf is a Bligh Madris The first Palauan to homer in the big leagues
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Jan 3, 2023 22:59
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Madris is generically competent but was always a fringey prospect. However I am interested that the Astros are…interested.
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Jan 3, 2023 23:11
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Sydin posted:https://twitter.com/ByRobertMurray/status/1610361540556750850 Eric Hosmer was a free agent for less than two weeks before the Cubs signed him. At least the Nats are tanking.
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Jan 3, 2023 23:29
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I think Dom Smith will rake with consistent every day playing time. But I've been wrong before.
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Jan 3, 2023 23:32
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GalacticAcid posted:Madris is generically competent but was always a fringey prospect. However I am interested that the Astros are…interested. Well the Astros don't have a GM right now and it's Crane pulling the strings with Bagwell whispering "analytics are for nerds" in his ear so Goodrum 2.0 until proven otherwise
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Jan 3, 2023 23:34
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Someone please tell Bagwell there’s a Metallica concert out of state or some poo poo and get him far far away from roster decision-making
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Jan 3, 2023 23:38
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davecrazy posted:I think Dom Smith will rake with consistent every day playing time. It's a low risk move for the Nats, they aren't competing and yes he's not been good recently but he has shown he can be. I'd be fine with him on the Cubs even.
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Jan 3, 2023 23:42
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News: https://twitter.com/Sean_McAdam/status/1610393250677886977?t=wgn1IOtCA8pZ4fJlstGX0w&s=19 Views: lol
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Jan 3, 2023 23:42
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I'm calling it now, the Cubs won the offseason if this goes through https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1610402230594674690?s=20&t=ek3GkJsg2l5hgSslAAZ4HQ
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Jan 3, 2023 23:46
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Not who I wanted them to sign there but hopefully Mervis owns and he's superfluous. A whole lot of, well this guy was good 5 years ago guys on the Cubs.
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Jan 3, 2023 23:49
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R.D. Mangles posted:Not who I wanted them to sign there but hopefully Mervis owns and he's superfluous. A whole lot of, well this guy was good 5 years ago guys on the Cubs. you know who else was good 5 years ago that's right, Ednel 'Javier' Baez
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Jan 3, 2023 23:52
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Intruder posted:Well the Astros don't have a GM right now and it's Crane pulling the strings with Bagwell whispering "analytics are for nerds" in his ear so Yeah I just realized my post is a little misleading. I meant generically competent as an upper level minor leaguer. I think “occasionally useful depth” is the likely outcome
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FlamingLiberal posted:I'm calling it now, the Cubs won the offseason if this goes through lmao, just what a rebuilding club needs.
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Jan 3, 2023 23:59
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FlamingLiberal posted:I'm calling it now, the Cubs won the offseason if this goes through loving shoot me.
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Jan 4, 2023 00:10
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Sign the big free agent shortstop whose defensive numbers prop up his value, then sign a first baseman who regularly steps into foul territory to catch throws. It really can't be overstated how bad Hosmer is defensively. He is going to drive Cubs fans crazy. live with fruit fucked around with this message at 00:22 on Jan 4, 2023 |
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Jan 4, 2023 00:16
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It's not even just that Hosmer is bad, but that Ross is absolutely gonna constantly play him over Mervis even though Hosmer's OPS'ing in the mid-.600's.
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Jan 4, 2023 00:22
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Astros don't have a GM nor do they have a TV team: https://twitter.com/michaelschwab13/status/1609726575267938304 (I don't like TK very much but he's fine, I much prefer their main radio guy Robert Ford)
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Jan 4, 2023 00:23
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I'm not really a Hosmer fan but the Cubs have nobody at 1st and they're getting him for peanuts so  Mervis had a breakout year in from A+ to AAA so I hope he gets called up soon but I also am fine with the Cubs not immediatly thrusting him into the every day roll. Let him DH some so his bat is consistently in the lineup.
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Jan 4, 2023 00:29
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Ammat The Ankh posted:Well, that should alleviate McMagic's concerns about the Yankees FO being too behind the times. I have a hard time getting worked up over Cashman giving a no show FO job to his buddy. I'm more worried that they have done jack poo poo to improve the lineup.
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No Safe Word posted:Astros don't have a GM nor do they have a TV team: I like these guys and Julia Morales a lot, I hope they get a good deal. Though Blummer has much to answer for.
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No Safe Word posted:Astros don't have a GM nor do they have a TV team: TK’s a good PBP guy, it’s Blum I can’t stand. He’s so loving dumb and every single anecdote of his mediocre career has been told ten times over. Get Julia up in the box and let Blum run around the stands. Or just replace Blum with Bagwell outright. Maybe give Baggie some coffee or Ritalin beforehand though.
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Jan 4, 2023 00:44
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Baggy is terrible in the booth, just awful
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Jan 4, 2023 00:50
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Popete posted:I'm not really a Hosmer fan but the Cubs have nobody at 1st and they're getting him for peanuts so I think he was signed more because of his wife but maybe they're banking on guys like Hosmer improving now that the shift is banned. It just comes across as another cheap move when you could have signed Abreu instead to fill that role. Big market team like the Cubs should not be bargain shopping for starters.
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Jan 4, 2023 00:51
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zoux posted:Baggy is terrible in the booth, just awful He’s not that bad. At least his anecdotes are new, and he does have occasional unique insights. His ability to call likely pitches is great.
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Jan 4, 2023 00:51
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Last good color guy either Astros broadcast team has had was Deshaies and I miss him very much 
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Jan 4, 2023 00:55
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Color guys are tough because they’re either boring or obnoxious. There’s very few right in the sweet spot.
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No Safe Word posted:Last good color guy either Astros broadcast team has had was Deshaies and I miss him very much Deshaies is great and it's sad that the Cubs seem to be forcing him out for one of the Ricketts chud buddies.
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No Safe Word posted:Last good color guy either Astros broadcast team has had was Deshaies and I miss him very much Deshaies is great, I love having him on the Cubs broadcast.
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Popete posted:Deshaies is great, I love having him on the Cubs broadcast. Shame they keep three man boothing him and really just limiting him all together. He's got the perfect vibe to counteract the garbage on the field.
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e: nvm
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