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1 hour ago, Bemorewins said:
None of that seems to have hindered LeBron in ANY way. He has played more basketball than any human ever and has been stellar for over 2 decades. And he was a child prodigy.
Is this more of an exception to the rule example? I mean Lebron is a generational athlete. Very few are built like that.
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Get a hold of yourself Roy. It’s one bad series.
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3 hours ago, OnlyOneOriole said:
I have said this many times and get laughed at.
JH in no way shape or form looked like the #1 of all #1's. He did not flash at all and imo was the exact opposite. Looked lost on D, had trouble throwing to first, and never came close to hitting a ball hard. He looked like a little kid playing against High schoolers.
Trade him, get a nice haul, and never look back. And you won't have to because imo he is never going to be anything close to an elite player.
You should get laughed at for what you said. To be clear, that’s not what I said at all. Just that Basallo may be the better prospect.
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13 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:
Just like I was talking myself into circles that Webb was better than Baumann this offseason. Or that Mateo and Urias were useful pieces? Or that Santander would get a QO.
I just don’t let group think overpower me and I’m not afraid to go against it. Believe me, I’ve hitched my wagon to worse than Sam Basallo.
I don’t really care about your 3 out of 100 predictions that came true. You’ll always be the guy who wouldn’t trade Lopez because he has a 99 mph sinker. Even after the fact when Cano was already better than Lopez.
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1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:
I don't think there is a strong argument.
You would arguing against every prospect ranking out there, all the way from Baseball America to Tony.
Second, you could make a good argument, but if you think he's over Jackson you are giving too much weight to two weeks in the majors.
The positional value is better for Basallo. The power potential is higher. Obviously Holliday has the better hit tool, but it’s hard to completely overlook those 2 weeks in Baltimore. He looked overmatched in a way you don’t see from even mediocre AAA players. Could just be in his head and he’ll get himself righted.
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41 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:
Here’s my two cents on what is going on with Basallo,
Basallo is perceived as our #3 prospect. Holliday has already been in the mlb. Mayo might be here if not for the broken rib. So therefore… Basallo is the straw man argument to criticize Elias if he doesn’t make a big enough deadline deal.
I can understand that. I want a WS. But Basallo even as our #3 might be #5 in MLB. That’s my point.
Also, keep in mind how rainy/cold it was on the East coast in April when looking at Basallo’s .700 OPS in April. How does that .700 OPS compare to the AA Eastern League as a whole in April?
Basallo is not the 3rd best Orioles prospect. There’s a strong argument to be made that he’s the best prospect. Also, nobody who would think he’s the #3 Orioles prospect would also think he’s the #5 MLB prospect. You’re just talking yourself into weird circles instead of considering what people are saying.
Anyway, Webb is an interesting target. I wouldn’t trade Basallo for him, but I’d listen on Mayo or Kjerstad. He’s signed to a team friendly 4/82 after this season.
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Strikeouts have always been the concern with him. But you said it yourself. 200 ABs. He’s got time to figure it out.
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2 hours ago, spiritof66 said:
I think that to stay at or near their current pace, the NYYs need Judge and Soto remaining in the 1.000 OPS range and strong starting pitching that right now relies a lot on Gil starting regularly -- or a big infusion of talent via trades.
Cole returning should give them the opportunity to rest Gil more if they want.
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That’s pretty astonishing. When I would play OOTP this is the point in the franchise mode I would stop.
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11 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:
Right, but there is a need now too so you could kill two birds with one stone. To be clear, I am not on board with trading Holliday, Mayo, or Basallo. But I would be open to Kjerstad for the right guy (Gray).
Just for depth if nothing else it appears we need to make at least some kind of move. And I really think a playoff rotation of Burnes/Grayson/Irvin/Kremer is not really set up for success.
If Gray is the right guy, why not just sign him 6 months ago? Giving up Kjerstad for that is insane.
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2 hours ago, Aristotelian said:
OP is asking about next year as well as this one. I think the point is we can get a guy who will help us now and next year. We did expect to lose Bradish but not him and Means and Wells all at the same time. Right now we would be going into next year with Grayson as our only dependable guy. Won't be much margin for error without another Burnes type.
You can actually sign free agents in the off-season for next year’s team. They don’t cost players, just money. Kind of like Gray, they guy people are now clamoring for.
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10 hours ago, Say O! said:
Have the Braves (and their universally lauded GM) made any “all-in” moves to “save” the season after Strider and Acuna have gone down?
I’m sure Braves Hangout is incensed that they haven’t. I don’t get the overreaction to Bradish. I didn’t get it last week when he first appeared injured either. We all said we’re not getting anything out of him this year before the season started. As for Means and Wells, the only thing we lost that I had counted on was a solid bullpen arm. It’s a good team all around. If you can shore up the back end of the bullpen without giving up anyone that is expected to contribute to the MLB team in the next year, do it. Otherwise, don’t double down because you already paid Burnes.
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1 hour ago, DirtyBird said:
Or maybe let Stowers face LHP. It is not an impossible task for a LH to hit a LHP.
Never been done before. Would be a media field day.
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Yeah Suarez ain’t it. Hurry back Kremer
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I see Nestor is at the top of his game.
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Sit down Soto, you whiny bitch
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1 minute ago, elextrano8 said:
Username checks out.
Haha it’s actually just a reference to War Eagle.
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3 hours ago, DirtyBird said:
We are #3 OPS in the league vs LHP
So we keep throwing McCann out against every LH?
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Soto has to wear one. Ribs or arm, make it hurt.
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Really need a RH bat.
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3 minutes ago, Malike said:
It's a series in mid-June, it's no more important than any other series this month, in my opinion.
I think it’s a little more important than any other mid June series. Any series against a team you’re close to in the standings is important, but there’s a lot of games to play.
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20 minutes ago, Bemorewins said:
Robert would be a significant upgrade over Mullins (offensively). Not sure how much of a difference the two have defensively. But as much as I like Mullins, he has been really bad with the bat in his hand for about a season now. Second half of last season and most of the first half of this season.
Obviously the issue with Robert is his health/availability, so there would be risk there. But I wouldn't mind if Elias took a swing there, as long as this wouldn't be his only move. I would like to see Elias act bold and decisively this go round (at the deadline).
I heard that the CHI SOX wanted a "Soto like" package (that the Nats got for trading him to the Pads) back for Robert. We know that they have a recent history of over asking on players they are in theory willing to trade.
Anybody have a guess on what the realistic costs for Robert would be?
Mullins was a league average hitter last season.
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11 hours ago, Bemorewins said:
We do not have the pitching talent necessary (in particular with the Bradish injury) to win a World Series IMO. Even if you believe in Rodriguez starting a game 2, who do we have that can credibly start a game 3 that you would feel confident in? And that doesn’t even mention the back end of the bullpen.
Irvin, Kremer, and maybe Povich are all capable of Game 3. You’re overstating what is necessary for postseason success. It doesn’t have to be a fool proof team. This offense is capable of carrying a league average #3 SP.
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1 hour ago, Bemorewins said:
I can appreciate where you are coming from.
But the playoffs are more than luck. It’s about top talent performing against other teams top end talent. The Astros didn’t do all that winning because of luck (cheating aside lol). The Yankees teams of the mid to late 90’s were more than lucky.
We have the kind of talent (both on the field and in the front office) and we took the extreme tanking step in order to amass dynasty/multi-championship level run.
Just simply making the playoffs and getting eliminated early, while you continue to be cheap and overly cautious (if that is what was to happen) will get old after awhile. There is a reason that the Rays and Guardians don’t have a significant fanbase/marketplace engagement for a reason (beyond being a small market). STL is a small market and the Padres were until recently, when their ownership changed and decided to spend to engage the marketplace and grow fan interest.
I agree to a certain extent. I think Houston’s success is part good fortune and part mindset. They had success and let it snowball to the point where they believe more than most.
I think we already have the elite talent necessary to win a WS. It’s just a matter of getting them the needed experience.
Would the Orioles consider Trevor Bauer ?
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I assume the reason for pushing the Bauer agenda is because of the poor pitching this series.