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Frazier, McKenna, & Vavra gone - Cowser, Westburg, & Ortiz up. Ortiz everyday 2B Cowser everyday LF Westburg 3B,SS,2B,LF,DH rotation/rest

Thanks for the extra 15 minutes boys! Great 9th. Turn the page

Shift violation!

I see what you did there.

Bloop and a blast now. I love baseball.

Could also get a W tonight if they keep this up lol

Thanks boys! Much appreciated - move the line, next man up. Legoooooo

No clock in baseball. Just got home , would like to see another 20-30 minutes of baseball….

There’s the Gunnar we know and love/.

Minimal head movement and a direct path to the ball. Two main things I look at in a hitter. Love the swing.

Would like to see 1.8 but that will play! Darn good for the 18y/o. Going to see him play FrI & Sat. Super excited to get eyes on him.

I completely agree. I just think he will be a sneaky good pick in the lower part of round 1.

He’s average speed for a pro, but he gets some SBs. His baseball IQ gets him some extra bases. The D isn’t great. His arm is not super strong, doesn’t have incredible range, but makes the average play. He will have to hit and hit some more to be an impact MLBer but, that’s what he does.

Shaw just keeps getting better. Supposed to be a fantastic guy and hard worker. He mashes. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrZjw6UphaJ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Man, I’m going to shorebirds game on Friday. Happy for the man but salty. Guess I still get to see Basallo. Sigh

I don’t like them being cute with this inning. Cano has no experience. Give him the ball to start the inning. Will be interesting to see how he responds

I tell all my friends we are going 162-0 this year. Glad Rays finally believed it was possible. Haha

Verdugo. Incredible

Wife came downstairs to see what I was laughing at hysterically. She was about to get mad for being loud then joined in the laughter. Beautiful moment

Never seen that before.

Sorry - didn’t realize there were 11 pages was responding to notifications. The massive contracts from the DeGroms, Verlanders, Boegarts, etc. sckew the average. By my count* there were 15 contracts given out above $25MM (total value) to players ages 31 y/o or older. Of those 15 are some pretty big names.

Sure it did. Read my original post pointing out that only the Uber FAs get a big deal. The avg. FA couldn’t get work.

I think they have to. Guys 31+ are just not going to consistently get a good contract. If they don’t make some good money years 24-29 they miss the boat.

FA, service time, & service time manipulation will be a huge point of contention at next CBA. If the Owners/GMs are skewing towards younger/cheaper players then the union needs to figure a way to get younger guys, 40 man guys, & MiLB players paid better. Going Uber cheap and working the system isn’t a good look. Especially when there is talent at the lower levels that could be showcased for everyone’s gain. With that said, the talent is at its peak @24-30 y/o right when, the talent hits FA market. I think the FA deals are going to be there for only the greats. Making sure you have a guys 27-30 y/o season for the players that debuted at 20/21/22 is where the money will be spent. I don’t think the top spending clubs will be missing out on those deals. The trend might be a year or two, or three but the spenders will catch on and still have an advantage.