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The Brewers have the pitching... the Cardinals more offense and the Cubs a good combination of youth and now some veteran leadership mixed in. Always depends on health...Seiya is yet to come up with a full season of health and performance but still has a ton of untapped potential.

Felt more like a 50/50 split...at best, 2/3rd's were in favor.

In fact... they made things even worse by locking in that Benintendi deal for many years into the future. Someone will eventually just have to dump his contract and start over completely without any vestiges of the KW/Hahn front office to drag everyone down. Watching the young obscure Reds and Pirates players now... it's like a totally different universe with the vibe around those teams. Former Cub Duane Underwood reborn as closer. Streaking 14-5/now won 7 of last 8...Derek Shelton just got a well-deserved extension as manager.

Cease is...a bit eccentric.

Mr. Cole of NYY and Shohei Ohtani disagree with you... (Sox will probably pick up his former UCLA best frenemy Trevor Bauer to replace Clevinger for next year lol.)

I think CWS or someone was arguing both of those guys AND Wheeler coming in together.

Well on the plus side they didn't sign Javy Baez...lol. Savings.

Most homers 25 and under Soto 129 two years left Acuna Jr. 123 one year left Vladdy Jr. 108 two years left Alvarez 103 turns 26 midseason Tatis Jr. 82 two years left

Home Runs 1. Alex Rodriguez 241 4247 2. Jimmie Foxx 222 3941 3. Eddie Mathews 222 3808 4. Mel Ott 211 4649 5. Mickey Mantle 207 4116 6. Frank Robinson 202 3792 7. Albert Pujols 201 3428 8. Mike Trout 201 4065 9. Orlando Cepeda 191 3850 10. Ken Griffey Jr. 189 3920

Funny he wrote such a glowing story about Martin Cronin and Ramsey recently...guys who wouldn't even sniff the Top 30 in a good number of minor league systems. Struggling for "feel good" vibes.

https://www.mlb.com/video/fernando-tatis-jr-homers-1-on-a-fly-ball-to-left-field?cp=MIXED&p=0&q=PlayerId %3D [665487] Order By Timestamp DESC

Merkin was kidnapped by Jay Cuda?

Moncada is owed billions... untradeable. See Benintendi. Grandal... starting rotation... Graveman/Bummer...TA7 Robert Sheets Burger Jimenez Vaughn would draw interest.

No budget to spend on FA solutions.

Abreu would never have held onto MVP... over another 100 games.

This Midwest/Rust Belt trend goes quite directly back to 2007-09 in terms of crippling economic impacts... Other than A's/Miami/TB anomalies. Cubs Cards Brewers on the other side of the ledger with unusual fan bases... Brewers with built-in advantages provided by Selig family/commissioner's office.

Probably can't catch the three worst. Madrigal Vaughn draft territory but not Rodon at #3. Whatever they do, don't take Brecht from Iowa it will ruin his career being tainted by Hasn't poisonous touch...

Down now with Oakland KC Washington (-6) and the hapless Colorado Rockies who still manage to draw great crowds no matter what... see Bulls, Chicago.

I was kind of joking because he still has a very respectable ERA. But not sure his value will ever be higher... they won't extend him and he won't be around for the next rebuild either.

They were just amazing with both their pen and clutch hitting... late rallies at home and RISP. Naylor has been terrible and they're down two starters replaced by young rookies who are both struggling to find their footing in. the big leagues. McKenzie was great down the stretch last year.

White Sox Champagne of Baseball Franchises... https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance Now have all five Central teams in the 20th through 30th attendance tier with CLE sinking by the moment...

Royals bailing him out. Chris Getz really made an. impact over there... too.

Arozarena is streaky but extremely dangerous too... presence in. that lineup. Former Cardinals farmhand. StL usually doesn't let studs get away, either. See Walker, Jordan this year. And Yandy Diaz playing out of his mind, too.

Minn 11-10, Cleveland 11-11... Guardians have lost 2022 mojo as Rays stole it away and bottled it.

Cease is not an ace if he only goes 4-6 ip each time and destroys the bullpen slowly over time.