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The funny part is it is a guy who was suspended. Might need to revisit that status.

2020 never really ended, did it?

It is a pretty unprecedented time period, so I can't even begin to guess where this will go. I know historically we have filled labor shortages with immigration, but it is going to take some work to undue all of the policies which cut back so much on immigration, and get the process flowing again.

Well, considering 600,000 people have died from COVID, plus all of the long haulers who aren't able to work anymore, that is a big starting point. We have also choked off immigration over the last administration, so the normal source of cheap labor during a shortage is also closed off. The crazy thing is that if you look at the labor force, it has shrunk pretty significantly over the last year, so they aren't sitting on unemployment, as the modern myth thinks. They are gone from the workforce.

Nah, they usually do an early afternoon presser once everyone gets to the ballpark. Seems like 3pm is typically about the time this stuff starts coming out.

4 million people left jobs in May. Labor actually has some power, and they are using it to leave retail, and to move up in the world.

There is zero chance of this being true. There wasn't MiLB last year being the biggest problem, but even then those guys went to the covid camp. This kid would be playing affiliated ball if he could.

I got some of my favorite jersey's from the Garage Sale. The odder, the better.

Well, and this trade was made for two different reasons. The Sox made it to get the best guy in 2021. The Rangers made it to get six years of Dunning. I don't think either though Dunning was going to be a better player, but that getting six years of Dunning made more sense for where they are today.

I don't think there were any expectations of his playing on a full season team, right? Probably destined for the AZ half season team.

Seems like there would be an unwritten rule to not worry about one's stats over the teams good...

Its the swing that Paul Konerko used when he was slumping. Stay back, go the other way.

Playoff odds FG 87%, win ALC 82.9%, win WS 9% BR 98.4%, win ALC 95.9%, win WS 15.3%

That middle inning pick off really flipped this one.

Nick to the ump "My bad."

That wasn't even close.

Honestly his solid defense in left has been an asset all by itself.

Vaughn. Andrew Vaughn.

That was a PERFECT throw by Grandal and tag by Madrigal.

Fun police in the house ? Don't swing 3-0 and don't do the wave.

If there is no difference between Riley Pint and Zack Collins in your definitions, then your world view is overly simplistic.

As opposed to a guy like Riley Pint was was drafted #4 in the same draft and never made it past High A?