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Should we be worried about the dodgers?

I get that the idea of being a hundred millionaire seems incredible, but this guy is going to be really rich no matter which way he chooses. The top Japanese players make like 5mill a year. If he bombs spectacularly he'll be able to go back to Japan and live like a rich person for the rest of his life. On the other hand, he has this depreciating asset which he has no possibility of gaining later in life, unlike money. He only has 6-8 or so years in his athletic "prime". His dream is to prove he is the best. Wasting 25% of that time just so you can become unfathomably rich instead of incredibly rich? It's not that crazy.

dang, git it burger.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 12, 2017 -> 12:11 PM) 20 off days besides the four day break, and they still have a stretch of 33 games in 34 days. June 5 - July 8. Scheduling 2,430 games for 30 teams is a tough thing. brutal, but hopefully with more of the AA guys in Charlotte next year will have some better candidates for spot starts and bullpen help.

It's amazing how watchable this team has been with the exception of July.

One thing for clarity: - I'm thrilled we sold when we did.- The benefit to selling when we did was getting the top farm pieces from the loaded systems of playoff contenders that had excess pieces to trade. The systems of the cubs/nats/red sox have been largely raided by the white sox and padres. It took those aggressive teams out of the bidding wars for the top available players, and the loaded, top teams left are Astros and Dodgers who have less inclination to remove them. I am 100% convinced if we waited we'd have a worse group of farm systems to trade with unless ATL and MIL get a whole lot better quick. - That said, I think it's reasonable we are in playoff hunt with roster brought back. The funny thing is the convincing argument is if we brought back AJAX and Avila, and did not cut Avi. But I swear what would have happened is we cut Avi, we sign a worse CF and ride our C situation. Maybe we trade for LuCroy, I don't know. It wouldn't matter that much.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Sep 12, 2017 -> 09:28 AM) Infante has actually been really good the last two months. And him and Minaya have been used a lot.

And this is the same batting stance he arrived with, right? Keep it Adam.

True, although I don't think there are very good candidates to replace, even in charlotte.

It's crazy how much the sox bullpen has stabilized. When they are bad it seemsl ike they are all bad together. BUt otherwise they are decent.

This stretch of Jose's is just incredible. Doesn't seem like you can get him out.

Never hated KC more

Cahill of course gave him all junk. He still has the stench from the padres that keeps interesting baseball moments away from you.

Give him a fastball you jerk

What a lay off by jose

Hahahahahaha

Please Yoan whatever you do just don't hit into a DP

Moncada gotta be the one who gets on base

Crap.

K let's get on base boys.

Yo if he actually gets a cycle it will be the closest amount of time between cycles since 1890. No one else had done it in the same year.

All players will forever be exactly as thy are at this moment.

Saw Yolmer to Yoan part 2. Missed part 1. Looked good.

My favorite part of the playoffs is actually following the teams to win, and realizing you've never heard of most of the pitching starters or bullpen before.

Tough news for AZ, David Johnson out months, going on IR.