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12 minutes ago, Ruzious said:
They would have to have a very productive season before I'd consider it. It's not like they're Acuna and Albies.level prospects.
They are definitely not the prospect level as the Braves guys, but the commitment in the controlled years is less than half.
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I voted yes for Hays and no for Mountcastle. $24M committed to Hays over six years is little risk. I looked at how Kingery’s salary is distributed. He’s getting 1, 1.5, and 1.75 in his first three years. So that’s a little bit more than $2M more than he would have received if he didn’t do the deal. With Hays I wouldn’t give him 4 per year, but a little bit more than Kingery. Maybe something like 1, 2, 3.5.
If you put more upfront, he could make a very attractive trade piece as he’ll have less money owed to him in the latter years. Also, these types of deals are attractive to teams that are bumping up against the luxury tax threshold.
The wrench in this strategy is that the new CBA could totally blow up the economics. Someone like Mountcastle may end up expecting more than 560k, or whatever it is, in year two and three anyway.
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8 hours ago, TGO said:
No respect for Richie Martin's play in Seattle.
Jones to Hardy to Wieters in Boston deserves a mention. A perfect team play.
That was the Chris Davis/Adrian Gonzalez strikeout game, correct?
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59 minutes ago, joelala said:
Curious as to how these two compare as prospects to Arietta et. al when when they were of similar ages/levels. I was not following our minor league system closely back then.
In other words, is this the highest upside (and I stress upside) PAIR of starters we’ve had in a long, long time?
Matt Riley?
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If Steve Pearce didn’t retire, we could grab both and re-release the Give Pearce a Chance thread.
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27 minutes ago, Frobby said:
Cain? He’d be way down my list. Off the top of my head I’d replace him with McCutchen, but there may be others to consider.
I was having trouble with OF after Trout. Cain’s rWAR is close to McCutchen’s while McCutchen really tapered off in the last half of the decade.
I was thinking about Harper, but he didn’t play in 2010-11 and had two poor years even though he had one great year.
I like your pitching suggestion.
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Going off the top of my head, I’d go with:
1B Cabrera
2B Cano
3B Beltre
SS Simmons
OF Trout, Stanton, Cain
C Molina
DH Ortiz
P Kershaw, Scherzer, Hamels, Hernandez, Grienke
Who did I omit? Where am I way off?
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Wow. Passes Manning for most TDs. Hell of a career. Still think he’s too short for the NFL.
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Wade Miley to the Reds for 2/15.
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On 12/12/2019 at 11:26 AM, atomic said:
Yeah that is the main issue. If you drink soda you are going to think sweet food tastes good and you will gravitate towards it. I don't find soda tastes good at all. If you focus on sweet foods by the time you get to my age you won't even be able to even run a mile and will start having health issues.
Really have worked in health care field most of my life and I can tell you diabetes is a terrible disease. Heart disease, kidney failure, loss of limbs. And it is affecting more and more people. 25 percent of Marylander's who are 65 have diabetes. 14 percent in the 45 to 65 age group.
I am not trying to change peoples eating habits but the parents I am around prefer healthy beverages and snacks. It would be nice if we had as many healthy options as unhealthy options.
I read that 25% number and had my doubts. Then I got on the google machine, and that is in line with the national average. Quite scary. The information I read stated that 12M people 65 and over have it. 48M people 65 and over seemed low too. But the census count in 2010 was around 40M. I would have thought that cohort would have a larger population share.
The good news for me is that I have a low risk according to the online quiz. So, ha, no doctor’s visit for me.
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9 hours ago, MDtransplant757 said:
Still costs $60 to park at the stadium and the traffic getting in and out is about as fun as getting a road spike driven through your skull.
Parking passes for these games are at a deep discount too. Or take Uber if you don’t want to pay it.
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On 12/14/2019 at 2:20 AM, atomic said:
The Capitals won a Stanley cup as well. The total percent for the Nats and Skins combined is the same as it was in 2010. Going from 7 to 28 percent is huge. Capital won a Stanley cup, DC united opened a new stadium.
Your last 3 points are irrelevant. DC residents don’t care about any of that. Liberal white collar town with tons of money.
Point three is not even true. Tickets on the secondary market are the lowest I’ve ever seen them in the past 20 years. It costs a family of four more to take them to see Frozen II than it does to see the Lions/Redskins.
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23 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
This is the new one, they can't go back and use the old one. I wonder if this will impact their season?
Why can’t they use the old one?
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They are really mad that Rendon went to LAA.
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That’s good if you have the over.
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1 hour ago, Tony-OH said:
The only way the Jets keep this close is by dumb ass tackling like Chuck Carr just did. AWFUL. Who in the hell tries to tackle at the shoulder pads. You know who? A sissy afraid of contact.
I know you meant Brandon Carr. Chuck Carr was a baseball player. My most memorable moment of his was when a reporter asked him about missing a bunt sign. He replied, “Nah, that ain’t Chuckie’s game. Chuckie takes ‘em deep.”
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Really dirty plays by the Jets D-line on the goal line.
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Fun fact that I read: the past four World Series featured 8 of the 10 highest paid pitchers. They featured 0 of the top 10 paid position players.
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10 minutes ago, gold21030 said:
The Nationals won't be able to put together the top package for Bryant with a bottom five farm system.
Does Bryant have one year or two years until FA?
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2 minutes ago, NCRaven said:
We don't do religion and politics at the Hangout. I think climate change qualifies as both.
That was the joke.
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Thought this was going to be a climate change thread.
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20 hours ago, Frobby said:
Yes, I agree season one was a bit better. But I enjoyed this one too. Glad to hear there will be a third.
Have you seen the new Ms. Maisel yet?
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Did they stop selling water at Camden Yards? Because, from what I’ve read on here, there are no healthy alternatives to soda. And is it also true that people are required to buy food at the stadium?
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Would you offer Hays or Mountcastle a long term deal now?
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Most guys on this team would still be overpaid.