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    March/April 2024 MLB Gamethread

    And now he pops up as the tying run. Yeesh.
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    March/April 2024 MLB Gamethread

    Rough day for Muncy out there.
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    March/April 2024 MLB Gamethread

    With how the Padres bullpen was yesterday, this game is far from over,
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    2024 Red Sox spring training games

    A speedy guy with a shitty arm can play RF well. Even Ellsbury played some RF when Crisp was in CF.
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    2024 Red Sox spring training games

    Rafaela being in the lineup again seems to indicate he's mostly won the starting CF job. Duran has been mostly playing LF, but he's in RF this evening, which is also interesting.
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    Lucas Giolito has an elbow issue.

    Given the fact that he's the pitching coach for the Dodgers now, maybe we're seeing second order effects of the first wave of guys using max effort? My other real thought about this is simply the fact that since the early 2000s we've had a more analytic approach to roster construction. This...
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    2024 Red Sox spring training games

    He's the kinda guy who would've had a decent career before the 3 batter rule.
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    2024 Red Sox spring training games

    Yeah he moves the glove so much he probably just makes it worse. Great job by Casas to work the walk against the LHP. And Red Sox take the lead!
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    Offseason rumors

    4 x 4 seems like it would be practical in a world where everyone is focused on how starters pitch so much worse the third time through the lineup.
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    2024 Lineup (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    With Grissom on the team now it's hard to see Rafaela getting enough playing time to start him on the MLB roster unless another outfielder gets traded. I'd expect the lineups to be: vs RHP: CF Duran 3B Devers SS Story 1B Casas DH Yoshida RF O'Neill LF Abreu C Wong 2B Grissom vs. LHP: LF...
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    A Festivus poll: Where does Yamamoto end up?

    Kinda shocked only 65 other people voted Dodgers.
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    2023 Offseason MLB News/Rumors Thread

    It does seem a bit odd that that's the highest MLB manager salary. But since manager salary doesn't count against the luxury tax, paying up to grab a top guy seems like an easy way to improve your team. I'm not sure what makes Counsell that guy but it seems like the Brewers, Mets and Cubs were...
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    2023 WS Game/Discussion Thread: 2021 100+ Game Loser Edition

    I thought Gray was starting tomorrow?
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    2023 WS Game/Discussion Thread: 2021 100+ Game Loser Edition

    Gonna make for a boring last bottom of the 8th and 9th.