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KyYLe would be an excellent enforcer on a minor league hockey team.

We’re going to be around 12-15 in the next power rankings, not that it really means anything. We just have to beat the Twins. If Hahn can’t beat the Indians even after they cut $90 million in payroll down to $40 million, he doesn’t deserve to keep his job.

For what? Have you looked at his numbers the last two seasons?

Extreme flyball pitchers don’t belong at GRF anyway. We’ve got a solid infield defense, no reason not to build our team around that aspect.

And you know Cease is going to be lucky to get through four innings regardless. Excited for when we have to bring back Lopez to soak up innings in blowouts either, way.

Get Ruiz up. At least we finally get to see Heuer again tonight in mop up duty. This is yet another example of Spring Training stats don’t matter.

Ichiro wasn’t far off in athleticism...he definitely could have pitched if he’d wanted to.

That’s how you end up in perpetual rebuilds...selling your young, cost-controlled core pieces. Unless you’re smart enough to trade for a Yelich. And it’s the Shohei Ohtani show tonight.

Three pitches over 100, topping out at 100.6 there.

Which is why you have to be extremely careful with contracts like the ones for Grandal and Keuchel and even Eaton. You can't start trading extensions for Lynn instead of Giolito and still aspire to be a championship level ballclub.

Yeah, I agree. Tatis now actually has five errors. These are human beings... I think nearly every player in MLB history who signed a massive contract has struggled out of the gate to prove they're really worth that money. Undoubtedly, Vaughn and Madrigal have higher expectations of themselves than even their most ardent supporters can place on them. And that's part of the problem... Tatis believes he can make every play, just like Eloy can't resist his tendency to make goofy plays when he gets near the wall or netting. It can be managed or controlled, but it is a constant struggle. Look at TA, he could easily win a Gold Glove on a yearly basis based on ability, but it takes consistent application in terms of honing the mental/psychological side of one's game. I almost think Eloy's so used to playing the clown or joker that subconsciously he does silly things to entertain us and make his teammates laugh.

Sure, but you can't have it both ways. The White Sox have been hyping most of these kids and cranking up expectations. It's up to the coaching staff to determine if these players have the psyches to deal with struggles. It is not like we are in a media market that crucified players like Boston, NY and Philly. All things considered, the White Sox have been pretty isolated. The defensive pressure Madrigal is putting on himself is self-induced and totally unrelated to game threads... he set extremely high expectations for himself, not unlike Gordon Beckham. The game's just moving too fast or too slow for both Vaughn and Madrigal, and LaRussa needs to speak with both of them to calm things down and take a step back.

Either Rick Hahn has an ability to negotiate extensions that other teams’ GMs cannot, or the reality is that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to “win” these deals so obviously. They’re not going to be able to low ball TA, Lucas or Vaughn.

Tatis has four errors alone, and just 2/15, but somehow the Padres are 3-0 (likely to be 3-1 unless they can rally.) But really good teams teams have the unique ability to figure out how to overcome mistakes and not compound them.

Bumgarner...

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Therein lies the debate...$250 million to TA or $100-125 million to Buxton? Would you be willing to pay another $100-125 million today to lock up Robert for life today?

Because he still has the most natural ability of any player on the team...if he can stay healthy. He and Robert are the two best CFers in the AL, along with Kiermaier. He added 10-15 pounds of muscle in the offseason...and has never looked more comfortable at the plate than entering this season. Buxton has something to prove, definitely. He also broke up Burnes’ no hitter yesterday with an oppo homer, and his other against Woodruff I think was 456 feet. And he’s just hitting the prime years of his career. Ask any scout in the game, they will list him as one of the ten most talented all-around athletes in the game. Speaking of the Central, Nomar Mazara (4/9) just homered against the Indians, haha. Donaldson and looking like Benintendi on the DL.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/white-sox-tim-anderson-star-is-only-growing-brighter-and-his-voice-black-experience-baseball-175145174.html Speaking of TA...if Lindor is worth $360+ million, Tim Anderson’s looking at $200-225 million and maybe even more.

https://www.coveringthecorner.com/2021/3/29/22357522/i-enter-the-season-caring-less-than-ever On the other hand, not sure VAFAN and Balta can comfort this Indians’ fan. The obvious answer to me is their finances. Dolan gives an interview every year during spring training griping about how the team is losing money. How small markets cannot afford big rosters, and how their "financial flexibility" will help them compete in the long run. Ignoring the fact that I struggle to feel pity for a man who’s family amassed a billion dollar fortune, and that despite the team "losing money" annually the team manages to increase in value like clockwork: I struggle to believe the team is actually losing money all that often. The teams’ expenses changes by tens of millions of dollars every single year. Either the Dolans are injecting tens of millions of dollars regularly (which I doubt because, as Paul points out: his family does not have other business to inject the team with this kind of cash), or the team has a break-even point higher than they would lead us to believe. “Which leads me to this: I do not believe this ownership values winning more than their bottom line, and I also believe they are lying to us about their finances. I do not believe Dolan truly cares about social justice (if the story he spun after the Black Lives Matter protests is true: the team would not be named the Indians this year). I do not believe the Dolans are all that concerned about the allegations against Mickey Callaway. Which, to me, makes it difficult for me to support the team. I no longer know what this particular ownership group values. In terms of the Major League roster, there remains plenty to get excited about. Shane Bieber may surpass Corey Kluber. Jose Ramirez is on pace to enter the Hall and is among the best players to ever don a Cleveland uniform. There is a chance the young players the front office so zealously acquired will pan out in 2021. The front office remains one of the best in the business, and whatever else you want to say about the corporate culture: they are loyal to the ownership group, and other teams covet the talent they develop. The Cleveland Baseball Club may be many things, but an incompetent organization they are not. I plan on rooting for some of my favorite players this year. As for the franchise? I stopped caring months ago, and I am waiting for a reason to start caring again.” Pretty sad when not a single team in the division’s fans currently believe they value winning championships more than the bottom line...

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Then we have to go after Moncada defensively as well this series...he missed a double play and couldn’t cleanly handle a barehand play in his direction. Eaton already has multiple errors.

Luis Robert has to be better than 718 against RHP...Yoan Moncada went from 945 in 2019 to 703 last year. That’s the most glaring shortcoming. Grandal 813 to 744, etc.

This is laughable when you look at how many years we gave Gordon Beckham. It’s not like he is Mike Caruso. He hit .340 last year, which provides value to almost any team in the majors but the Dodgers, Padres and Yankees.

Not at second. It will be Leury or Mendick.