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I fail to see the difference between AH and Hammond if this is the criteria.

Mason Miller is apparently available. There’s a move that I think is a bad idea in my rational brain, but would immediately jump for joy and begin rationalizing the second it happened.

I was more talking about the apparent success there has been around tweaking guys swings ie Colson, Gonzalez, Vargas

Up until about 2-3 years ago I was up to date on damn near everything music wise. And I genuinely thought ‘id always be hip to it’ it’s remarkable that the second I hit 30 how little newer stuff resonates with me. Is what it is I guess but it genuinely bums me out. Like I wish I was as jacked up about Geese or whatever as the younguns.

I think it depends on whether you think he’ll ever hit at all or not. if you do you’d be a moron to trade him. If they trade him I think they believe there are issues with his swing that won’t be fixed, given their recent track record I’d be inclined to believe them.

Nick Hostetler is still around?????

Unfortunately Teel can’t catch every single day.

Last I read is they’re shooting for 10% slower rather than 10mph flat. So he’s running just slightly hot with the change today.

At a bare minimum they need to find another starter. Unfortunately so does just about everyone else. I’m kinda all for bargain hunting, because they absolutely need someone to eat more innings, but I’m not sure even adding a bona fide front line starter would make me feel great about this rotation. Regardless of who gets added your hopes for the rest of the year still rest on Davis Martin, Sean Burke and Anthony Kay keeping what has so far been fairly unexpected success.

I don’t think this analogy works because I don’t think there’s been a consensus number one for like a few months. I don’t think anyone would be remotely surprised at any order that Lackey, Cholowski and Emerson fall. And I’m happy with Caleb and all, but I sure wouldn’t be mad if I were sitting with Drake Maye either.

I do wonder if Colson can keep this going long term. His finicky back has me a little worried on that front.

Steve Cohen had a “waiting period” too.

Epidemic across much more than just sports

Seems like the consensus is everyone thought Grifol Shoulda been the guy in 2019 for the Royals, but the royals did their very best White Sox impression and anointed Matheny God Emperor

You can look at it like that, or view it as a guy that understands what the nerds are telling him.

That was Dayton Moore's schtick wasn't it?

They maybe win 3 or 4 more games. Wish Tony was THE Problem, but he was only A Problem

because it's the White Sox

I think grading a managerial hire immediately, with the exception of very obvious F's ie TLR or Ozzie, is basically impossible

Seeing people saying it's a bad sign that the royals passed on him, but, uh, why would a new GM want to hire in house when you're taking over a dumpster fire

Sure, why not.

Gio

We’re agreeing here

These are the people telling on themselves. Why are they mad at TA and not, yknow, the guy who actually called it racist in Tony.

I don’t really care about the fans, cuz fans in general are blind. All I’m getting at is Lorenzo Cain backing up Hader after the n-word thing is a stark contrast to all the Yankees throwing JD under the bus.