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TMZHayden Panettiere Dead at 368:33PM PT -- Law enforcement sources confirm police responded to an incident involving Hayden Sunday and there is currently an open investigation.36 is so fucking young.

Sato can’t play CF…and Kondoh is too old now at 33/34. He is 3B RF 1B DH.

Sinabaldi had ERA of 8 plus at end of May. June-Aug less than 3. Nice turn around.

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Let them compete and I’d still add a free agent high end talent - such as the Japanese free agent center fielder. Dont be complacent - iron sharpens iron. I like the way you are thinking - Skubal to a 5yr deal and then trade for Skenes (who will bounce back big time next year). In all seriousness, I think you are right and we will see some offseason moves including a splash move. JR won’t be on back end of these deals and I expect the duration post CBA will make out at 5 (or 6 if it is an internal resign). Both of those, combined with JR having one last hurrah - have me thinking big these next few seasons (and why not start it this season with a postseason 💦)

him or Schlittler

Well....... that didn't age well 🤣

best pitcher would be undrafted

SWEEP THE CENTRAL!!!

Given the uncertain labor situation and JR still in charge I wouldn't bet money on your prediction.

The Little Bulldog

I think some folks are looking too long term and some too short term. They're not going to have the makeup of their entire team, including bench, after this offseason. You'll likely see a platoon of Peters and maybe Doyle. I think after next season, they'll make a decision on Colson, Bonemer, Carlson. Mune is the only lock to get an extension. They'll likely trade some of the middle infield depth for SP. Seattle, for right now, looks like a good trade partner. Pittsburgh could be too, but they may want to hold onto the SP if they don't plan on ever getting any hitters outside of Bryan Reynolds. I expect one impactful move in the offseason outside of a resigned Mune. Two max.

He should be on the trade block as soon as Roch is ready to make the team. Hopefully carrying the amount of value he currently has, or more. Or, Colson. Those are the choices

Agreed. Vargas doesn't become a FA until 2030, at which time any long-term deal would almost certainly bring us into the Ishbia ownership era since he secures the option to buy the team in 2034 (vs. it being Jerry's option to sell from 2029-33).

That's a Home Run call. On the level of Benetti's "Palk Smash!" Hawk's "Put it on the board.....Yes!" Is iconic. When playing fast pitch as kids, we'd yell "Hey Hey!!" For a home run. It's not easy.

Gonna have to deal some for some controllable arms

That’s because the last 20 years were all under Reinsdorf’s reign of terror. It’s a different equation now with Ishbia being the light at the end of the tunnel. Trading arguably the second best hitter on the team when the team is in the middle of a competitive window is not something they should do and I don’t believe they will do.

The payroll should have plenty of room to grow next year. We have like $70M committed for five guys (Castillo, Murakami, Benitendi, Hicks, & Kay) plus three arb guys in Vargas, Doyle, & Brazoban. Everyone else is pre-arb for at least one more season. Not a ton of needs either. Adding a high-end SP is a must. A leverage reliever would be nice, especially if Newcomb departs. Other than that, you’re mostly looking at bench pieces and maybe a swing man…which are low cost things. This offseason is the time to spend big on a SP. And if they can’t turn Schultz or one of the other young arms into a quality starter, they will likely have to trade for one at some point too. That’s where the positional depth comes into play.

Chicago YIMBYSoil Sampling Rig Spotted At 14th Street Yard, Potential...Could be nothing, or it could be something, but a soil sampler was spotted last week at Amtrak's 14th Street rail yard in the South Loop, a potential site for a new baseball park for the Chicago WhiteI can see I’m late to the party in terms of the news regarding the Amtrak funds coming through, but I can drop this brief article here. Evidently, Ishbia is checking all his boxes. The McCaskeys could certainly take notes.

it's fun, it's stupid, it's awesome. all things being equal, best night at the ballpark every season. Go early and embrace The King

I went like 20 something years ago. Some woman yelled at my mom (who was/is a mild Elvis fan) and I for not getting overwhelmingly into it (we didn't know it was happening, just went for the game) because of everything Elvis had done for us. Still trying to figure out what Elvis has done for us.

Ha! There was some promotion involving dominos (the game) and Schriff took the opportunity to mention how cool it is to go to the Dominican, praising the music and culture, with the men everywhere playing dominos in public and slamming the bones left and right. Stoney said the only dominos he knows is the pizza. W for the Schriff dog. If you’ve ever learned to play dominos, his description sounds incredible. If you’re an old, incorrigible white dude who hates his biracial partner, you bring up the pizza. Bad look for the Stone Pony.

Ishbia clearly has an incredibly strong and imaginative team pulling all the right levers and running down every possible lead to get what Justin wants on the best terms possible. It’s really eye-opening to watch this whole thing progress to better understand how the “game” is played by these multi-billion dollar investment firms.

Seems like as good of place to ask this as any. Anyone been to Elvis Night? My son and I are going (he’s 20). Is it fun? Is it stupid? Should we get there early to check out all the Elvii?

They're going to have to trade some of them for pitching. It's great having all this infield depth and talent, but the pitching depth is garbage. We're going to have to part with some good players or prospects for starting pitching.