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On the other hand, maybe the team is better off with a pissed off Keuchel in 2022. He has a lot to prove. Too much Jake Peavy talk this year without much to back it up, but lots of excuses.

Just depends on how much you value Lopez's 2021 vs. Keuchel's 2020 up until his last game of the season.

Would have been nice to add such a professional LH hitter, but we Eaton'ed it for half the price.

What do you realistically expect for Vaughn? Certainly not the 2019 equivalent of Corbin Burnes. He's worth a lot more with a 25-30 homer season and .280 batting average.

Sure, you just were shocked when they blew a lead from the 7th on. This team might certainly possess more talent on the offensive side, but the chemistry or cohesion isn't comparable with guys like Uribe and Buehrle.Most importantly, we had the hottest pitcher in baseball, whereas Lynn and Rodon have fallen off the pace.

Not at 60-75 cents on the dollar. We already got underpaid on Madrigal and Heuer.

Well, this is the last postseason they get to use the inexperienced card, regardless of the outcome. All things considered, it makes you appreciate 2005 even more. The Astros have the deeper lineup, and have already gone through everything any team can possibly face the last decade.

Uh oh. That's not going to get it done.

Well, going by the board consensus narrative the second half...it can't be entirely shocking. Does shift the pressure over to Giolito if the offense doesn't show up the rest of the day. We shall see.

Obviously point, need to respond here with at least a run and get back into it...

I guess they only had one catcher, Dodgers’ Will Smith…who they said was the best in the game, and he was pretty low. Would have to look again, but pretty sure no Posey or Narvaez, either. For Sox fans, ironic to hear that #50 could have also been Yelich or Avi.

That’s one of those deals like the Cubs and Heyward…well, he helped win them a WS title, so that can never be completely dismissed. We were fortunate he was both healthy for close to a full year and piled up so many outfield assists and strong numbers in RF on both sides that his value was temporarily sky high.

Just goes to show how Timmy nationally is pretty much equal to the stature (if not ahead) of guys like Lindor, Correa and Seager…whereas Moncada is almost an afterthought to many who aren’t knowledgeable about baseball, especially advanced metrics. Perceptions. It will make Anderson’s eventual contract negotiations before his age 31/32 season very interesting, indeed. Also, the Nationals were idiots for criminally undervaluing Trea Turner.

Especially Anderson so high, but no Moncada…as per recent comparisons. Hendriks, Robert with high ranks, Abreu #30 and Jimenez included, somewhat surprisingly. Also, no Giolito, Kimbrel (not a shock), Grandal, Rodon or Cease. https://www.mlb.com/news/ranking-top-players-in-2021-mlb-playoffs?partnerId=zh-20211004-479280-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20211004-479280-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=gGjeHNbZZ5J7RAm1Rs22t6i94bbTFFXLGt5ej5WJOiSx0eXdE6vmVOz6UFvdh9yz&bt_ts=1633353602461

Top of 8, 0-0 still in the Bronx.

Eovaldi, from fantasy league experience, also has his occasional blowups…Berrios can definitely add on to his FA take or extension from the Jays if he wins that one. Jose’s right on the periphery of being really good, but definitely not great, a bit similar to the White Sox situation with Lucas. And Giolito had that extended 1 1/2 season run of close to dominance. (All that said, choosing to go all in on Buxton over Berrios the logical move for the Twins if you can only go after one extension.)

Phillies at 10, Angels and Tigers at 7 years the three longest postseason droughts if Seattle miraculously rallied. Mariners, of course, at 20 years and counting.

Doesn’t have the will to win. Wish we could pick up Haniger, but probably one year too late now if we pulled the trigger.

Wow, would not want to bet that game. If forced to, would go with Jays because they seem to be playing a bit more freely but then winning at Fenway won’t be easy. For Berrios, any opponent not named the Yankees would be a good thing.

5-1, and let’s go Rays as well, still tied 0-0

Unfortunately, also struck out with runners on 1st and 3rd, no outs, bottom of the 7th, down 2-1 in a do or die game for Mariners playoff chances…and to end the game with two outs and the tying runner on second, bottom of the ninth.

They could have just as easily played Myers at 1B. They were never going to bench Hosmer…they were attempting to trade him. The end result of endless rumors and NOT trading him was the disintegration of the clubhouse and for all intents, the season.

But your argument back then was that his fWAR doomed him to the bench, with or without the addition of Frazier…who turned out to be about as valuable as Cesar Hernandez.

Bochy, Glen Hoffman and Francona…

No, but you missed on your prediction that Hosmer would sit on the bench the last two months of the season…