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  1. 2 hours ago, aggie08 said:

    In Phoenix's defense, hanging onto Booker in no way deters their short term plans of being exceptionally terrible at basketball in hopes of landing some good picks.

    ... For the Rockets and Wizards...

     

    ... And Jazz in 2031...

    Washington holds the Suns swaps in 26, 28 and 30, Houston gets their 1st in 27 and 29, and Utah gets their 2031. None of these picks have protections on them for the Suns. 

    However, Washington might be pretty terrible on their own, so the swaps may not hurt that much, but it negates the Suns from winning the lottery. The best case scenario for them would be both those picks getting 1-2 in the lottery and they would automatically get the 2nd pick. Highly unlikely though.

    Extending Booker makes sense, because he's going to have to be traded at some point in the near future. The more guaranteed years he has, the more they can ask for him. Send him to some starved for talent franchise like Charlotte or NOLA for a big haul and start over in 2027. 

  2. Went to Ume in the Heights a couple weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Lots of excellent sushi, wagyu, and mixed drinks. Did the chef's tasting and they kept bringing out more and more sashimi plates of all varieties. You can request other stuff too, but the fish is fresh and tasty. 

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  3. 10 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

    Great contract(only $69M total left for 3 years), can play 2B or you can move Paredes to 2B, difference making offensive force that is a switch hitter. You mortgage the farm for this type of player.

    Pena, Ramirez, Alvarez, Paredes, Altuve, Smith, Walker, Diaz, Meyers will fuck up some teams.

    Jram just recently moved up to 2nd all time on the Cleveland home run list, so I don't think they will let him leave until he passes Thome in about 1.5 seasons. Kwan is a bit less memorable, since he doesn't have a long of tenure and WS appearance, but either of them will take a ton of assets to acquire due to the length of control. Lindor got them a decent 4 player haul as a 1 season rental with a huge payday due up the next year, I think both Kwan and Jram would be worth a lot more. 

    That said, if Short can keep up his hot streak, then he could be a big piece of that future trade. The Guardians desperately need a SS that doesn't suck in the field. They also need starting pitchers, so if they are going for the long game, maybe someone like Javier could be an interesting option while he rehabs. 

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  4. 31 minutes ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

    Shut out 5x and 14 run scored in the streak. This is the worst Tribe/Guards team I’ve seen in at least a decade. Wasting a Hall of Very Good Guy in Jose Ramirez. 

    Yeah, they are a .500 team at best this year. Bieber is supposed to come back later in the year, but he's not gonna save this team. Don't know if they will be interested in blowing it up, since Kwan and Jram are probably the only guys they could sell for a king's ransom. Clase has been rumored for trades this season, and it might just happen, but he really hasn't been that great since the end of last season. He gave up a couple games against Detroit in the playoffs, and hasn't been the same since. They have a few more relievers that are solid, but probably won't fetch too much to help reshape the team. Cleveland and Houston both churn out pitchers through their systems very well, and so the Guardians tend to flip 1 or 2 every deadline for prospects. 

    Kwan on the Astros would be incredible if they could make it happen. He's a lefty, solid right fielder, low bat speed but gets a ton of contact, and he has 2.5 years of arbitration left. It would take a ton of assets for Cleveland to move him though, but he would be an ideal fit for this team. 

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  5. 6 hours ago, Guadaloopy said:

    1B - Tyler Hardman

    2B - Clyde Horne

    SS - Dick Groat, Dickie Thon

    3B - Alonzo Longware, Jim Cockman

    LF - Johnny Dickshot

    CF - Rocco Baldelli

    RF - Romeo Simoni

    C - Billy Boner

    P - Randy Johnson, Hardee Henderson

    RP - Dick Lovelady, Rocky Cherry, Hank Boney

     

    Doug Fister was traded for Charlie Furbush. They could be your setup men in the pen. 

    Depending on your pronunciation, you could add add Albert Poo-holes or Kosuke Fukudome. 

    Jack Glasscock would be a good one too. 

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  6. My only issue with the Cam trade is that he cost a mid 1st to draft, and they got two 2nds for him. Selling at a loss in this transaction. But maybe he wasn't all that attractive around the league and that was the best they could do. I just figured a team like NOLA or Sac would be willing to pay more for him. 

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