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Ngb, your answer is Phil Nevin
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Padres need a veteran starter, I suggest the Cubs move one of theirs for any (or two) of the Padres six mlb outfielders. Franmil is no Eloy and Myers is no Harper, but they'd seem like it compared to what the Cubs have.
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It was by far the worst OF in the NL Central.
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On another topic, if you look at the ZiPS projections for all the teams in the NL Central (which are all available now) and add-up all the WAR projections for starting rotations, bullpens, and starting lineups, the Cubs come out on top, just slightly ahead of Brewers and Cardinals. Until looking at the Cubs ZiPS, I didn't fully realize what a wasteland their outfield is. No one projected to reach even 2.0 WAR... man, could they have ever used Harper.
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Just curious BoY, what was Mannieβs home-road split while he was a Dodger? Admittedly smaller sample.
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Rollie Fingers? But between the beach, the weather, the margaritas, the desert...I donβt know how anybody gets anything done there. I know how hard I worked in Honolulu....
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Going all the way back to Steve Garvey, I just can't remember the Padres signing a big free-agent contract that actually panned-out. Bat, who am I forgetting?
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No, I think we read it first, indirectly anyway, when Kloobs announced Manny was on the market. Manny's career home/road splits are similar to the Colorado Rockies' hitters' splits. Have to believe the Padres' analytics guys were all over that and gave the OK. Very curious to see what happens... I have this nagging suspicion that the Padres have yet again burdened themselves with an awful contract.
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Bregman will have more total points than Machado, you read it first here folks.
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It woukd be funny to see a mas scramble for 9th, and a mad scramble not to finish 12th
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Ngb could send some Arvada
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It does say local. I'm not sure the next state counts. I suppose it is up to the sender though.
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If i finished 9th ,id like Henry to be 12th.Get him to drive to Vermont for some Alchemist or Hill Farmstead.
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Now that i've re-read the rules I'm looking forward to this Machado trade. Sure, it might be a boring Ohtani-for-Machado swap of similar-enough salaries, but I'm hoping more for some kind of 5-for-1 deal to keep everyone below $425, with 3 of the 5 immediately dropped. Though I guess the Zombies could squeeze him in.
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Can homebrewed beer count as local micro beer ?
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Thanks.
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jTckkRIMlsV8Z8KNfsBnYXPR_RhAC3kFsLze0nYHTbI/edit?usp=sharing
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Could someone remind me where we put the special rules for this league? My memory isn't what it used to be, I guess. And this is not related to a possible Machado deal.
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Closing in on a Machado deal, if anyone else wants in, speak up
Houck Trea on
February 20, 2019 2:42 PM
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i kind of think Puig is going to have a very big season in a small market town , where he is big fish , and in hitters park
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Not the most encouraging news coming out about C Mart already.
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Reds are no.patsy, may get to .500
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Should be a great season in the NL. The Fish are horrendous, and the Giants are probably bad, but every other team in the league is interesting to really good.
Houck Trea on
February 20, 2019 11:32 AM
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NL MVP Paul Goldscmidt
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Cubs management has stated repeatedly they have no money to spend. The Brewers in 3rd is possible because their rotation is just meh, but their bullpen and lineup are so strong I can't see them falling any lower. The Pirates have the makings of a really good pitching staff top to bottom, but that lineup is the worst in the division by a mile. There's no way they arent 4th or 5th in that division despite having a decent team.
Houck Trea on
February 20, 2019 11:31 AM
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Its bunk
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Pecota gives the Division to the Brewers by two games over the Cardinals.
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I think the surprisingly low finish in the NL Central in 2019 is going to be the Brewers. Not calling last place for them, but 3rd or 4th place wouldn't surprise me.
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That report is bunk , cubs copied it and put it on eah daily briefing/schedule sheet they get as motivtion. Cubs have finacial means to correct deficiencies in season. Cubs 93 wins,St louis 90, . Mikwaukee 89, Cincy 80, Pitt 77
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My BP is supposed to be delivered today, I'm interested in seeing why they're so pessimistic on the Cubs. I can squint hard and maybe see an argument for the Pirates being in front of them, but not the Reds. The Reds lineup is stacked, and they signed some arms... but they are pretty mediocre arms. Their rotation and bullpen both remain pretty crappy.
Houck Trea on
February 20, 2019 11:19 AM
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The spread from top to bottom was damn narrow, something like 79 to 88 wins. Tells me it's a division where anything could happen and perilous to prognosticate. Personally, I don't think the Cubs window has closed yet.
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Last? BP must have missed the Descalso signing.
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Hey Brew, Just saw that the Pecota projections have the Cubs finishing last place in the NL Central this season. How do you handicap the Division top to bottom?
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If i was a great player id choose sd too...81 games in perfect weather ,9 games each @ lad, Colorado, sf, arizona
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Id like to sed Harper in SF, another way to stick it to LAD, both superstars enter their division as they get old and never won.
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Who's Granny Hamner? Anyway, he's Didi Gregorius' no. 1 comp from recent ZiPS release. If only the George Scott no. 1 comp for Luke Voit would come true!! Not likely. Hopefully the Tulo no. 1 comp for Gleyber means the good Tulo. And, really, Tim Salmon for Aaron Judge? Brew, you'll like the Roy Halladay no. 1 comp for Severino!
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Who wants to go to Scranton,Pa to settle a claim for me ? Such a charming town..
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They donβt have a 3b, so Iβm guessing heβs already agreed to play there
Houck Trea on
February 19, 2019 1:33 PM
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Do you think he goes back to 3b or they force tatis to 3b?
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On the market in here, I mean, now that heβs off the mlb market
Houck Trea on
February 19, 2019 12:53 PM
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Machado is on the market
Houck Trea on
February 19, 2019 12:52 PM
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I played stratomatic 86 through 94, we used nl cards only
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'69 was also the year I purchased my first Strat-O-Matic baseball game.
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My parents were still almost a decade away from being married in 1969
F.B.T. Suaves on
February 19, 2019 10:12 AM
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Apparently, the last time I set my trade block was December 31, 1969!! Were all you guys even alive in 1969? It was a good year. I led the freshman team in hitting (.418, wood bats) and played the weird combo of catcher and CF, and the Braves had a good season.
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Sausage Gravy's trade block has been updated!
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Moncada is being moved to 3b, Sanchez to 2b and to be groomed as swiss army knife player until Madrigal is ready.
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Mikey's Minions's trade block has been updated!
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Shaw was fine at 2Bβremember, the Brewers were also talking about using him at SS, though this probably tells us something about how MIL values D (they never did it). Heβs a better 3B than Moose and is only arb1, so it makes some sense to see if Moose can handle 2Bfor a year. Maybe not as much as signing an actual 2B, but I guess they know and like Mooseβs bat. And with Hiura on the way, they donβt want the Ps to get too used to even an average 2B.
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Brewer's pitchers must be thrilled that Shaw is so god awful at 2B that now they get a guy who's never played the position at all. So much for getting out of jams w/ a DP ground ball.
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