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Not exactly the savior after missing half a season last year as well.

"Gotta do something with Vince Velasquez." Red Sox announcers getting frustrated.

Hanging curveball...in off the plate.

Frank Thomas, Konerko and Abreu only White Sox with five or more 30 homer, 100 RBI seasons.

Anderson has been in top five AL hitters for average over three consecutive years, including his batting title. Last to do it was Jose Altuve.

Koufax didn't exactly make it through that workload. And don't forget Drysdale and Newcombe. Red Sox radio guys arguing Minoso clearly got robbed by Gil MacDougal in 1951 since BBWAA wasn't going to have two RoY's that were POC...same year Willie Mays won in the NL. And rounding back to Vaughn's injury, 8/11 years Minoso led the league in HBP. Wow. Players back then were just a different breed about playing through pain.

The funny thing is he's a Red Sox homer after spending more time in AZ and the White Sox system. Fisk, Sale...maybe one day someone will pick us, lol.

Maybe the Phils will eat some of the Wheeler, Realmuto or Harper deals if they completely fall apart?

Over/under for Eeovaldi K's tonight?

Commas are your friend.

That's why he makes the HoF bucks.

Fathom with a more cutting sense of humor tonight so far. Well, they do have Jackie Bradley, Jr., back again.

Who couldn't see that coming? Leury in that Dodgers' lineup might somehow end up a 3.5 fWAR guy. Then every game we have 1-2 infielders in the outfield or Pollock out of position in RF. Unless they go Pollock Robert Engel.

Since nobody was actually in on Conforto, who were the left handed OF/DH/1B guys they lost out on again? We all know about Seizuki. Pederson was clearly one. Rosario think.

Did they really have that chance based on just two months in the majors and not his overall minor league OPS?

Only homers in Charlotte...oops still Gwinnett or moved on?

Of course. Thanks Delmonico/Palka.

Hard contact all over the place yet no runs. Yet another bad decision with a runner at third. Can we just send McEwing to a front office or minor league instruction job?

I'm sure Balta will have 3-5 compelling reasons why it is actually closer to 43% in MLB and falling.

Simply comparing to players' share of revenue across the Big 4 sports. NBA over 50%, NFL up to 48%. NHL 50/50. So if we're upset with players earning too much, that's even moreso the case in the NFL, NBA and NHL.

Unless more than 50% of revenues are going towards payroll...but it's not even that close. And that's without examining the "real" books for most franchises. At least in golf, you have senior tours and now that new Saudi Arabia financed Super League as an option for Mickelson and Sergio. Because of anti-trust, it would be nearly impossible for baseball players to pull off the same.

In a nod to Poppy Sox...

Of course. Even the oft-injured Correa will only be out 3-5 days...whereas Vaughn is suddenly getting cortisone shots in his wrist and out for an indeterminate period of time.

How do they plan on getting Kopech therein terms of his likely innings cap? Six man rotation seems unwise barring a trade? Shutting down in the middle of season (and likely pennant race for 2-3 weeks)? Bullpen work? Just throwing on the side? Better be pretty much the opposite of the Carlos "burn him like he's a totally expendable CI on Narcos" Rodon plan.

I think you're overestimating the demand by just a hair...