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    Quote Originally Posted by Jasonbay44 View Post
    MLB Leaders:
    OPS: M.Betts, 1.686
    AVG: M.Betts, .485
    OBP: M.Betts, .595
    SLG: M.Betts, 1.091
    HR: M.Betts, 5
    RBI: M.Betts, 11
    Runs: M.Betts, 14
    Hits: M.Betts, 16
    XBH: M.Betts, 9
    TB: M.Betts, 36
    TOB: M.Betts, 25
    Walks: M.Betts, 9
    WAR: M.Betts, 1.5
    oWAR: M.Betts, 1.2
    dWAR: M.Betts, 0.3
    OPS+: M.Betts, 337

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    We should have drafted a pitcher, instead of him.
    When you say it's gonna happen now
    When exactly do you mean?

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    Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento will host the A's for the 2025-27 seasons - ahead of the team's move to Vegas in 2028.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mvp 78 View Post
    @Athletics
    Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento will host the A's for the 2025-27 seasons - ahead of the team's move to Vegas in 2028.
    Worst ownership in sports and that’s saying a lot, I know bad ownership when I see it as a Washington Wizards fan.

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    Right-hander Eury Perez, one of the best pitching prospects in recent years, will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the 2024 season, per the Marlins. In a year of awful pitching injuries, this is among the worst: a 20-year-old handled with immense care still gets hurt.
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    Heard on sportstalk, down here in HOU, that the Astros are first in OPS and several other offensive categories and 6th in pitching, but are still 2-5.
    When you say it's gonna happen now
    When exactly do you mean?

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    Quote Originally Posted by moonslav59 View Post
    Heard on sportstalk, down here in HOU, that the Astros are first in OPS and several other offensive categories and 6th in pitching, but are still 2-5.
    Astros start is very flukey. I expect them to be in the playoffs at the end of the season per usual lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by moonslav59 View Post
    Heard on sportstalk, down here in HOU, that the Astros are first in OPS and several other offensive categories and 6th in pitching, but are still 2-5.
    Good to know we're not the only ones who overreact to tiny samples!
    Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1

    The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bellhorn04 View Post
    Good to know we're not the only ones who overreact to tiny samples!
    I know -- if only the Red Sox could've started off 2-5 instead of 5-2, then they'd be ranked higher in ESPN's first POWER RANKINGS, like the Phils, Astros, Ms, Rays and Jays...

    ... five teams with losing records ranked most powerful than #13 Boston.

    Like, what's the use of even writing such a stupid article.

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    I'd call the continued existence of "Power Rankings" another example of media's belief that the general public has an insatiable need for any kind of information, no matter how stupid and pointless.
    Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1

    The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bellhorn04 View Post
    I'd call the continued existence of "Power Rankings" another example of media's belief that the general public has an insatiable need for any kind of information, no matter how stupid and pointless.
    Are we hot?

    We are not...

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    LHP Jordan Montgomery has hired Wasserman’s Joel Wolfe & Nick Chanock as his agents, per sources.

    Montgomery was one of the Boras Four, who were unsigned late into free agency.

    I projected he would get 5 yrs, $106M and he eventually signed for 1 yr, $25M w/Arizona on March 26.


    Wonder if any other Boras clients bounce.
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    Much like last season, we see some surprise starts by a few teams:

    9-3 PIT
    9-4 KCR
    7-4 DET

    4-10 HOU
    When you say it's gonna happen now
    When exactly do you mean?

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    Mookie Betts has a 1.8 bWAR on April 14. Not a joke.
    Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1

    The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bellhorn04 View Post
    Mookie Betts has a 1.8 bWAR on April 14. Not a joke.
    Generational talent. We all knew it.

    (1.6 fWAR 1st, 9.3 2023-2024 T 1st w Acuna, 15.4 2022-2023 2nd to Judge at 16.5, 19.2 '21-'24 is 3rd behind Judge & Freeman.

    2020-2024 (Post Sox)
    22.9 Judge
    22.5 Freeman
    22.1 Betts
    20.7 Trea Turner
    20.5 Jose Ramirez
    20.1 Soto
    When you say it's gonna happen now
    When exactly do you mean?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bellhorn04 View Post
    Mookie Betts has a 1.8 bWAR on April 14. Not a joke.
    Betts also leads all of MLB with 1.6 fWAR, but his lead isn’t as commanding as it was a week ago. Bobby Witt Jr has 1.4 fWAR, and 4 other hitters have 1.0 fWAR or more, including Spencer Steer and Anthony Volpe

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