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  1. 2 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:


     

     

    This is 100% bullshit imho.  If there is anything anywhere close to a legit injury causing Abreu’s collapse, he would have been on the IL weeks ago.  He’s not hurt.  Any amateur can see how slowly his bat moves and how far behind fastballs he is.  That’s not a bum knee.  That is (almost certainly) Father Time, and if it’s not that, it’s a mental issue.

    He is being sent off to save face.  Some time will pass and he will be released or a deal will be worked out so he can retire.

  2. 1 hour ago, Incredulity said:

    Well that was an odd day.  What caused the Fed comment rally to collapse?

    Was listening to Powell yammer headed to a meeting and didn’t hear anything controversial.  

    There was a big ding in healthcare because of Medicare Advantage, CVS was down 17% on the day.  Not sure what kind of impact that had on the overall market.

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  3. 1 hour ago, Longhornlove said:

    For all the people in here that think I'm some kind of unicorn in the way I think. That may be the case in here but it sure as hell isn't in the real world. The polls clearly show that not to mention my own experiences. 

     

    Zero people think you’re some kind of unicorn, you stupid shitbird.  Everyone knows there are tens of millions of dumb motherfuckers just like you.  Thats the problem.  I would give anything for your ignorant misguided stillborn foolish worldview to be rare.

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  4. When I was in college, a president cancelling student loan debt and legalizing weed would have been basically implementing my entire platform.

    Theres some fucked up shit happening in Gaza so it’s good people are worked up about it.  And Biden should address it.  But anyone who doesn’t vote for him because of that issue is a fucking dumbass, considering the context that he is in a close election with an opponent who wants to be a dictator.

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  5. 9 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

    Damn 

     

    70 grade raw power, 70 grade arm, 65 grade speed, 60 grade glove.  Walks enough.  All about contact profile to determine whether he’s a superstar, a solid regular, a bench player, or a AAAA guy.

  6. May-Jun I’m always like “it’s fine, let’s go swimming”.  By July 4th I’m like “fuck this” and by Aug-Sep I’m openly hostile to every person I encounter 24/7, spending my free time on zillow shopping prices on the west coast.  Then that first front hits in October and I’m like ok f it let’s do another year.

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  7. It really is weird how erratic Abreu’s decline was.  
     

    2014-2017: badass

    2018-2019: ok

    2020-2022: badass

    Mar-May 2023: sucked

    Jun-July 2023: good

    Aug 2023: sucked

    Sep-Oct 2023: badass

    Mar-Apr 2024: unplayable

  8. 1 minute ago, Storm the Field said:

    Holy shit. Jose Abreu consented to a demotion to WPB to work on his swing and timing. He's off the roster.

    I don’t see any chance he ever plays for Houston again.  They will either trade him or release him in the next few weeks.

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  9. Trump has proven logic does not apply when predicting election results he is involved in.  So who the fuck knows.  But I think the betting favorite would be a repeat of 2020.  AZ, GA, WI, and NV will all be within 3 points.  NC and MI will be closely contested, within say 5 points.  If you asked me to make a prediction that goes against odds, it would be that I think Pennsylvania will not be close, Biden will run away with that state.

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  10. 1 hour ago, Chuckie Finster said:

    I know this isn't realistic, but unless you are bringing in Ohtani, the most correct conclusion based on the last couple of offseasons appears to be: don't sign any free agents.

    Generally the best free agent values tend to come on 1 year deals for forgotten pitchers and 3-4 year deals for 2nd/3rd tier position players younger than 35 (guys like Josh Reddick and Michael Brantley).  But really the best values are almost always extensions.

     

    I would have liked to see Houston be more aggressive about acquiring bad contracts that come with prospects as a way to supplement their approach of trading away a lot of prospects every deadline, especially after they got 4 top draft picks taken away.

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  11. 7 hours ago, WBT said:

    Would the lower AAV for Benintendi help us wrt the CBT? 

    It feels like the White Sox should be willing to take on bad money to get prospects right now, not the other way around.

    The White Sox are a stupidly run organization.  Including prospects to swap Benintendi for Abreu would be idiotic but it’s the kind of move the White Sox would do.  
     

    But even if Chicago just threw in $5M-$10M I would consider it fair and an ok trade for Houston.  Abreu isn’t just sucking, he’s unplayable, and my guess is he’s also negatively affecting the culture; even though he’s ’working hard’, having an overpaid veteran who simply can’t play anymore has to be depressing for everyone to watch.

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  12. 5 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

    Yuck, Benintendi has 4 years and 66m? left on his deal. No way they would do that without some other decent player coming back to the Astros, or a bunch of money to relieve their cap hits.  Maybe they swing for the fences and try to get Robert in the trade, but I doubt they could make that happen. 

    Yeah seems like it only works if the white Sox eat a bunch of money.  But Benintendi is only 29 and hit 2 HR on Saturday; he’s probably just broken, unlike Abreu who is fully dead.  I would be fine with the trade especially if the Sox ate $15M+.  Benintendi can be used sparingly as a 4th OF or lefty bench bat and wouldn’t be as glaring as Abreu.  Other thing that could happen is Chicago sending prospects with Benintendi to offset the $ difference.

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  13. 1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

    Trade bait ?

     

    It was the longest homer in either MLB or MiLb this year.

     

    Leon has elite power potential but he’s 1100+ pa into AAA and hasn’t shown it consistently.  He’s probably just an exciting bench player but replicating Jose Siri’s career wouldn’t shock me.

  14. 10 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

    We are having problems scoring runs, right mow dubon is generating runs. All three are great role players. Roll with the hot hand and then the best match ups 

    If you want Dubon in the lineup, 1B seems to make a lot more sense than displacing Meyers.

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  15. 6 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

    Dubon needs more playing time / at bats, chas and jake less of both 

    I do not at all understand the clamoring to bench Jake Meyers.  His k rate is below 20% and he hits the shit out of the ball.  His wRC+ of 111 is in the top 10 of all MLB CF this season and his low babip indicates he’s probably been unlucky offensively.  He catches balls in CF that almost no one else would.

    Aside from having a weak throwing arm (which I assume is why Verlander refuses to play with him), he’s badass and should be playing every day.

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