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  1. drewski6
    Im also wary of sophomore slumps for position players. Like didnt even Michael Chavis look good his rook season? Obviously, Im aware that RA is a cut above, and Im sure hes going to hit and hit well. Im just not 100% that the OPS will be north of .850. I am confident it will be north of .800.
  2. drewski6
    With a launch angle improvement - he is our best hitter As is - he may be our best hitter I agree with you.
  3. drewski6
    The bottom three may be as good as most other teams bottom 3, but its not a great bottom 3 or even bottom 4. The top 5 may be as good as most other teams top 5, but its not a great top 5. And injuries will happen And what I expect: is that the pitching will carry us into the playoffs, but we'll hit a wall against Toronto, NYY, Seattle. Good season - but I think youll have to add to the thump to get past top 3 in the AL. ANd I dont think swapping Abreu for Paredes gets you there. BUT theres always the deadline (assuming we dont blow it again) Your team (swapping Abreu for Paredes) I think positions us decently enough to start the season, remain in contention, but I think we'll need more firepower at the deadline (or the chance that KC breaks out, which the chance of is not 0%)
  4. drewski6
    Baseball is a lot about managing attrition in 2026. Its not just pitchers, although maybe especially pitchers. Like everyone talks about needing a good 6th,7th,8th pitcher but nobody talks about needing a good 4th of But I would submit that injuries to both pitchers AND position players are at an all time high. We didnt start last year intending to start Eaton, Lowe, Hamilton in the playoffs. Granted I think you are most likely to lose pitchers than position players, so Im not saying people are wrong to prioritize starting pitching depth over positional depth, but its not like positional players arent getting hurt at a very high rate as well. Its like pitching injuries are up 300% and positional player injuries are up 200%. At least thats how it feels.
  5. drewski6
    Duran at DH is not a waste to me, its depth and versatility. But again, I dont think Duran is a DH, he may DH 50% of games ,sit 25% and and play OF 25% with a full team (no injuries/slumps) but its gonna change when the twists/turns of the season start.
  6. drewski6
    Anthony doesnt really have the loft to bat third (at present, launch angle will likely improve), but Im okay with second. Duran Anthony <please be an elite hitter or close> Contreras Abreu Story And we're cooking (especially with our pitching staff)
  7. drewski6
    I like both.
  8. drewski6
    There is no buyout or mutual option. THe contract was reworked when he was traded. Hes making 40m this year, 20m from the cards, 20m from us, and hes a free agent after the year
  9. drewski6
    Dont love starting the year with a bottom half of noodle bats, and a mediocre top half 2 injuries to the top half and we're plugging in guys off the waiver wire like we did last year. Hopefully DHam and Eaton are doing push-ups right now
  10. drewski6
    Same, and right now its looking like hes not going to be traded, but that kind of stuff is fluid.
  11. drewski6
    I think that he understands that pitching will only take you so far.
  12. drewski6
    I would love to upgrade the DH spot, but I guess one way to do that is to not trade an OF'er
  13. drewski6
    No that was a brainfart.
  14. drewski6
    "Look, we'll never know what happened and fans shouldnt pretend. But heres what I think happened, and anything that doesnt take this as fact, I will disagree with."
  15. drewski6
    When I wrote that Bello may not make the rotation, I had been recently reminded how much I love Kutter Crawfish and I was thinking: If Tolle is dominating and Kutter comes back strong, way may need to bump two. But after I submitted reply, I thought that Kutter prob if he was to join rotation wouldnt be out of camp, so Im willing to fall back to Bello may get bumped from the rotation at some point, but I agree near lock to start year in rotation.
  16. drewski6
    Wait, timeout, three years of Duran for one year of Jazz? But of course, Ottavino wasnt doesnt sniff the value of jazz when ottavino was traded. When I said ottavino im just trying to shade verdugo.
  17. drewski6
    With the dodgers signing Tucker away from the Jays, and the likelihood that Jays get more aggressive to maybe compete with what Im sure is an already aggressive Phils offer, I would think that the chances of the sox signing Bo prob just fell drastically - like 8% to 2%, and I know that doesnt feel super drastic (very low -> very very low) but it is a big decrease.
  18. drewski6
    I like Jazz, I like his story. I like how he learned baseball from his grandMOTHER who was like captain of the Bahama mama national softball team until she was like 65. Like a modern day softball satchel paige. I like that Jazz has been on the cover of MLB the show (video game) and had a feature (which is how I know his story). But IVe seen him get into it with his manager(s) more than once. I like him though and would be interested. He might be a tad overrated but he's one of those guys who steals bags with timing and knowledge rather than pure speed (like Acuna) edit: when i say like acuna, I mean jazz is like acuna (and ohtani) as in their speeds plays up because they always get a great jump....I dont mean acuna is someone who has elite pure speed becaus he doesnt. Knowing how to steal bags is almost as important as pure speed. Jazz/Ohtani/Acuna these guys are better base stealers than they are fast even though of course they arent slow. Story speed plays up on basepaths too
  19. drewski6
    Adam Ottavino?
  20. drewski6
    I will agree that we have now crossed the line into absurdity regarding the dodgers. I use to always retort: small market teams are ruining baseball not the dodgers! BUt at some point you (and by you I mean I) have to reassess.
  21. drewski6
    I think that they envision Mookie, Freeman, Muncy, Smith to continue to decline and they want to do something like late 90s yankees or maybe even 2007 sox where you have guys who were the stars for one championship aging, and you want to keep the party going, but you need someone who packs a real punch because your former elites have aged past the point of being able to be your main contributors (on an A++ team) and you want them to be more complimentary pieces. Or said another way: They might have wanted to bring in someone who they perceived to be good enough to make up for Mookie, Freeman, Munch, SMith aging to keep it going , and they may have considered Abreu/DUran not that but Tucker that. You dont bump Muncy,Smith,Freeman down the order for Abreu/Duran but maybe you do for Tucker.
  22. drewski6
    This crowd may be a little old to appreciate that ^ I was kinda old for it myself. I was borderline, like I was 9-10 when first season dropped. And me and my pals loved it. Flash forward season 2 was about to drop, and now all of a sudden "its for babies" and I pretended like I agreed and watched season 2 (and 3) in secret.
  23. drewski6
    Part of me wants Ranger Suarez to close, so we can hear gogo power rangers when he comes out of the bullpen.
  24. drewski6
    Regarding Bello, I will say that if we go out of our way to prioritize infield defense due to Jason Lee Scott and his groundball (and earth saving) tendencies.... It may start to make sense to NOT trade Bello because he has ground ball tendencies himself. I am on a lifelong quest to figure out the difference between a 2-seamer and a sinker, and I keep coming up empty - but maybe Red Ranger and Bello highlight the difference. We call heavy ones sinkers and flat ones 2-seamers? Bello gets ground balls , just not as many and the ones off him are harder. And he makes more mistakes with his secondaries. But he does hunker down and get out of jams himself with his 2-seam/sinker hybrid I have honestly no idea which one it is.
  25. drewski6
    Im not sure Bello makes the rotation.
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