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But they’ve got Polanco!

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Kwan with a bases clearing double late…crazy hot start.

If you sanction India, you just push them towards Russia and China…they’re the second biggest culprit with coal powered electric plants and the fastest growing world population.

SF opened up a lot of salary flexibility this year…he might bolt regardless, but they’re as likely to end up with his as the rest of the field combined, unless someone like Cohen or the Rangers get involved. Cubs, depending on how this season goes for them. Red Sox, too.

Not to mention all four divisional rivals give up lesser picks if they sign guys with QO’s attached compared to the White Sox. If they said they wanted to spend the comparative pick value they just pretty much gave away on more scouts or an improved analytics system, that would be one thing. One would assume if the stuff was still there that a better way for them to handle his workload could have been developed for 2022-23 to keep him fresh/er for the postseason. Maybe the Indians should apologize to the rest of the division for doing the best job extending young players while still maintaining a bottom 5 MLB payroll. If they really had integrity, they would be honest with their fans and not give false hope. Just trade Ramirez and Bieber!

Suzuki not being overwhelmed by the moment...obviously has some pop in his bat.

Well, the Manaea trade was for the #12 and #28 prospects of a so-called "average to below average" minor league system...so who's to say how players OTHER than Vaughn are being evaluated by MLB front offices. It will certainly be more of an issue after a couple of Velasquez starts.

The baseline for the 2018-20 seasons was so low. He hit a wall. If he throws 150-160 effective innings this year, Hahn will have made the wrong decision again...

Should be about $6.5 million but doubtful Cueto lasts the entire season.

Obviously too much or we would have traded for him or Manaea...if you take Vaughn out of the equation, there's no way to acquire a top-flight/cost-controlled starting pitcher. Just have to wait for minor leaguers to establish themselves the first 3-4 months.

Gray is on the Twins... or Jonathan on the Rangers?

OMG not counting Lambert!!! What were they possibly thinking?

Just have to try McClure and/or wait on Correa/Buxton injury...

Would have loved to be privy to the communication on Rodon between Boras Corp. and the front office from August through QO time…

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JR would never sign off on that kind of risk without a huge amount of money coming back for Strasburg or Corbin…

That's expecting too much, but he might do better than Lambert or a Stiever type. Basically, covering the innings is almost equally as important as the quality of those innings at this point.

Bassitt got the win for the Mets as well... Washington might be next to tear down. Someone like Corbin, but too high a salary to take on.

All that said, hard to imagine Yogurt had much to do with the long-term strategic planning behind the Madrigal trade...

Always play it conservatively so the player can hit the higher levels with full confidence of success.

The odds of Gio staying are slim, so Rodon leaving forces Cease or Kopech to be the ace, essentially. Vera's too far away to count on a rapid rise, especially with lat issues already.

Compensation pick meant a lot less to the Sox than the $44-50 million... assuming they would just throw thst pick at another collegiate reliever who would unlikely impact the 2022-24 contention window.

He threw 89 pitches yesterday afternoon, thought they would pull him after 5.

12 ks 89 pitches and at 98 in fifth...