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Vaughn with yet another homer, 14/54 8-6 Reds over Brewers, Miz bombed...was 8-1 Cincy with win tied with Mets, Francona MoY?

Batters - CWS AB R H RBI BB K AVG OPS Vargas, M1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .700 Mead3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .645 Robert Jr.CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .660 Montgomery, CSS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .833 QueroC 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .715 Sosa, LDH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .736 TauchmanRF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .812 Meidroth2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .649 Taylor, MLF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .704

Move the whales and make it like the Colisseum when they flooded it for great naval battles.

KW's biggest "failures"... 2007=72-90 2009=79-83 2011=79-83 Average is 77-85 Sounds absolutely wonderful to me now. And that's not even "mired in mediocrity," it's one step or tier below.

But Get "rehabilitated" Siroka for the Nats/Cubs.

Here comes the 1969, Batman and Brant Brown stories. Must feel a bit like late in 2005 did for Sox fans...nervous energy/excitement. Except CLE never caught them...Riske/Crede game was high water mark. Luckily for Cubs, the Mets pulling a similar fade job and only 1/2 game up on Cindy.

Doubt they get anywhere near the existing $550 million cutting it up into tranches but we shall see...

And Keenyn Walker...and that LA RFer with the body of Adonis that could never stay healthy and we had a mini-board freakout when he left the organization, Paddy potential unfulfilled.

Amaya/Rojas. They already have Sox development legend Matt Skole.

See JR the White Sox could draw three million to that stadium...unfortunately, not with one of your own teams.

I think there are at least three other rotating teams that play the Bananas and each other...

"After a failed run with the White Sox, Vaughn has become one of the best hitters in baseball since he got to Milwaukee, a key part of the Brewers’ recent success. Milwaukee, which is an incredible 39-11 since trading for Vaughn, will be without Jackson Chourio for the next few weeks as he recovers from a hamstring injury. As a result, the Brewers will need their new first baseman and his increased production even more down the stretch as the team looks to tie a bow on the NL Central title and make a run at baseball’s No. 1 seed in the postseason."—Russell Dorsey, Yahoo Sports https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/6-underrated-players-who-could-boost-their-teams-in-final-push-toward-mlb-playoffs-141444580.html

Bulls' GM ranked last https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/the-danny-ainge-system-ranking-every-nba-shot-caller-from-worst-to-first-no-1-is-a-shocker-151507121.html

Are you so sure he doesn't have a medical condition, such as anaphylaxis? You just provided your own medical diagnosis recently, one would think that would lead to more empathy.

Has that Southern drawl like Gordon...

Jang was the best high school pitcher in Korea the year he came out and this was considered yet another flag planted in that country for LA. Goes all the way back to Chan Ho Park and they have Kim at middle infield now as well. Renember, high schoolers usually graduate at 19 in that country.

Previous reports out of The Athletic claim that the Twins’ colossal-size debt was racked up by a combination of the shortened 2020 COVID season, baseball operations, the end of their TV partnership with Bally Sports North. Joe Pohlad added “investments in the fan experience” to that list, while talking to the Star Tribune. Pohlad acknowledged that the team has accumulated significant debt since the summer of 2020…That red ink totals as much as $400 million, according to a report published by The Athletic, through baseball operations, the expiration of their $54 million-a-year TV deal with Diamond Sports Group and “investments in the fan experience” at Target Field, Pohlad said. “As far as I’m aware, that debt was not a hindrance in this process,” Pohlad said. “But with this transaction, we’re going to be paying that debt down.” nypost.com/sports

https://nypost.com/2025/08/14/sports/angels-dodgers-fans-get-into-ugly-brawl-that-leads-to-two-arrests/ Terrible kicking a guy so viciously in the head over a freaking cap.

That's why they used weighted averages...let's say your #1 guy is worth 30 or 50 points and your 30 or 50 guy is just one point. You can have 3 top 15 guys like Boston coming into the season and that would out weigh a team with 5-6 but lower ranked Top 100 guys. Also, outfielders SS and C have the most trade value right now, so LAD having four outfielders in the Top 55 and a bunch of SS's is valued higher.

And Korean teenager LHP Jang is #22 in the #1 system (Sox sent LAD intl pool money) Jang struck out 41 percent of the batters he faced in his first taste of pro ball while displaying some of the best stuff in the system. He works with a 94-96 mph fastball that reaches 99 with good carry up in the strike zone, and he might have more velocity in his strong but still projectable 6-foot-4 frame. His tight mid-80s slider gives him a second plus pitch and he emphasized it last summer over his upper-70s downer curveball. His upper-80s changeup has been better than anticipated, featuring deceptive tumble. After a history of throwing strikes as an amateur, Jang issued 27 walks in 36 2/3 innings last year with a delivery that includes some effort and head whack. The Dodgers believe his issues were related more to targeting than mechanics and think his athleticism will help him improve in the future. He's a potential No. 2 starter if he can refine his control and command.

Booser for Fajardo...for example. At least the McCarthy/Fletcher miss hasn't turned out so definitively. Fajardo now in the Red Sox Top 25 Fajardo continually has added strength and velocity since turning pro, and he now works at 93-95 mph while touching 96 with his two-seam fastball and 97 with his four-seamer. He has a tight slider that ranges from 82-85 mph, and Boston is working with him on adding a sweepier version as well. He also has picked up an upper-80s kick-changeup very quickly, giving him the potential for at least solid offerings across the board. More advanced than most 18-year-old pitchers, Fajardo needed just six outings this spring before earning a promotion to Single-A. He has thrown strikes throughout his pro career and commands his fastball well. Though he'll need time to develop, he's a potential mid-rotation starter. mlb-pipeline-coverage.com

Not going to be helpful in pen at under 97-100 and without much control...they might just have to shut him down or try shoulder surgrry, which is always an iffy proposition.

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/dodgers-have-tumbled-out-of-first-place-but-their-season-starts-this-weekend-against-nl-west-leading-padres-225849085.html

AAA banners matter more to the minor league sales teams than they do the major league scouting and development people. Birmingham might have a really strong record...but there are hardly any legit prospects outside of Montgomery and MacDougal. Bergolla maybe a utility guy.

If Schultz can't physically go longer into games without breaking down, Taylor can't survive as a starter and Smith can't find his control...hard to say any of these things constitute success, either. Let's not forget that Rodon and Crochet only found themselves after battling back successfully through major injuries. Without those struggles...they wouldn't be the pitchers they have now evolved into.