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no local appts but CVS added a bunch of new locale's today: https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

Definitely. I'm glad there is anxiety around the rising cases because you are right - at this point the deaths seem so cruel with such a short time to go. But Israel is a good place to look to for perspective and hope. They were vaccinating people like crazy but cases were rising into that. They reported 0 cases yesterday. The lag really sucks, we vaccinated so many the last month, and many more this month to come. And so maybe it isn't until Memorial day where we all really feel it being crushed again. Maybe it takes hold way earlier with so many more interruptions with vaccinated people and it doesn't spread as easily and this is just a smaller hump. The local health depts seemed totally crappy at getting shots out quickly, I'm hoping they are much more equipped to do what they are more often doing and reaching out to the most vulnerable/hidden/resistent and are successful getting more of them vaccinated.

Makes you think about cutler when his best OC was Gase (post-Shanny) and Gase was such a bad OC that taking on the QBs that looked horrible under him seems like the moneyball play in the NFL. The Jets were so bad in every facet last year, but man, how often does it turn out to have just been circumstances around a QB. He really did look like something under Bowles.

It sucks because there isn't that much time left but they do deserve some time. People were making fun of the nets post harden acquisition as they were getting destroyed on defense. Eventually they found the right mix. Even though this ain't harden, it's a huge roster shake-up regardless.

Amman so if he’s back by ASB what a huge boost

Awesome news

I think the crux of this is mainly people thinking Engel v. Leury. Leury also is terrible against righties, and Engel >> Leury defensively. So at least for me I'm not comparing Engel to some hypothetical average outfielder that we don't currently have. And once we get there, the question is just around whether you believe in vaughn as a LF in a real way. I'd imagine that Vaughn is a better hitter vs righties than Engel and Leury and also think he should be better vs. lefties than both. But he could be so bad in left field it makes it a wash. I wouldn't want to rely on Engel in LF full time, but of what we have I think he's better than Leury and just don't know what to make of vaughn. But I voted Vaughn because they seem reasonably committed here.

I did not know that, thank you.

OK, so he may not be a 130 wRC+ player vs righties, otherwise he would be one of the best LF in the AL with his defense. But 28% k rate doesn't make me that squeemish. Yoan was 37% from his weakest side last year. The good news was Engel was doing stuff like making more contact in the zone and chasing less. I don't think Engel will be a plus hitter from the right side but I do think he's offensively miles ahead of where he was 2 years ago, really ever since the second half of 2019. So he was a 60 wRC+ guy in 2019 from the Right side. Last year he put up doubel that. Is it in the middle at 90 wRC+? That would make him very playable if he really is close to this above average hitter from the left side.

I was surprised how little (any?) spring training PT he got. Marco Hernandez has been playing a ton, as Williams. So, yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if he wants out for a better opportunity.

Engel hit RHP better than LHP last year, obviously it was just 60 PAs.

More like Jonathan woo-boy

That could be true I can't get through anymore since i'm tied to an appt. But I always did 4 zip codes, 60504 for Aurora and its radius, 60302 for oak park/city radius, 60004 for north of city, 60422 for south of city. It's not really worth constantly pinging it but morning/lunch/evening and you eventually will get an appt. If you don't have time for that sign up for cook county which does a big 15k sign-up at noon every few days. That you'll definitely want 20-30 minutes cleared off since it's a frustrating system, but if you are there right at noon it's a pretty decent shot.

or Lance.

there are appointments available in walgreens right now

I kinda like luca tresh but he's also a little swingymissy.

honestly over 20% is pretty brutal, especially without any linear improvement.

Jobe is 10 ?

Because leury would essentially be the backup to so many positions.

maybe its more that our DH is now our true LF to start the season until Engel gets back, but man they are asking a ton from leury.

Not bad depth. Man gotta be weird/tough for guys like this. Where do you even put your home base? Live in a hotel near the airport?

Super interesting. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/29/covid-vaccine-sites-478233

I feel like there hasn't been a college pitcher who has disappointed this year. What a crop.

And also even though I had an appt I wanted to see what the new release of cook county appts was like yesterday. Huge improvement - they site added a queue so you could see where you were in line and how many people were ahead of you for how many open spots. Would have saved me a lot of time last week, and prevented me from refreshing when it seemed like the page had died.