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Reynolds from the Pirates at #3 after his rookie season is a bit much.

They must think because the stock market has raised the wealth of the billionaire class up by 25% this year that these profits will be added to the Cubs’ payroll by Ricketts.

Not to mention we might start gaining some traction in the Dominican with the triumvirate of EE, Jimenez and Lopez. Going about it from the top down instead of bottom up, but it couldn’t hurt.

This is more about the fact Berrios and Buxton won’t consider extensions...while they’ve locked in guys like Sano, Kepler, would have to double-check on Rosario and Polanco. It’s a standoff. Eventually, they’re going to be forced to trade their franchise pitcher.

The trades for Shields, Cueto and Zobrist were the three finishing touches. Realistically, no small market team was going to be able to afford to keep Herrera, Davis, Holland, Cain, Hosmer and Moustakas. Ventura dying in the car crash and putting their chips in on Gordon and Sal Perez didn’t help.

They haven’t saddled themselves with albatross contracts, other than perhaps Kershaw at the backend. They invest the money that doesn't go into the starting rotation (where they were usually stacked up 7-8 deep) into maintaining their young positional talent. Their most impactful moves have been under the radar types like Taylor, Muncy and Turner. Drafting Buehler so low, etc. They almost never overspend in free agency. They take advantage of their proximity to the Asian and Latin American markets to churn out signing after signing due to their scouting tentacles reaching in every direction. They’re now the Rays on steroids.

1 point to Greg775 for getting others to add “sabes” to their lexicon.

https://risingapple.com/2020/01/06/mets-sign-cuban-oscar-colas/ We’ll see if he actually play RF. This is the first report I’ve read that mentioned plus range, along with his arm that would be up there with Adolfo’s. Where they got that info from, other than internet rumors, no idea. He certainly looks more like a 1B/DH physically, but so does Puig or Avi. One of the comments really hits the nail on the head. Nobody has a really thorough scouting report on this kid, just generalities and projections.

Fair enough, as long as we don’t hear the phrase “limited financial flexibility” in 2021/22 or not sign Oscar Colas because we already have Abreu under contract for two more years.

The White Sox have never been the type of organization to just throw away $15 million per season and not face the consequences of said misallocation of resources.

Adam Dunn was only 31 when he had one of the worst historical seasons...but he bounced back in 2012. At Encarnacion’s age, it could just go at any time, or he could have a similar season to Nelson Cruz. Most likely, something in-between.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28460159/sources-cody-bellinger-reaches-record-115m-deal-dodgers

Ooops, Jonathan Villar. To play RF...see 2015/17. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=152841

http://twinsdaily.com/_/minnesota-twins-news/minnesota-twins/passan-twins-sano-in-agreement-on-3-year-contract-extension-r8818

https://www.sbnation.com/2020/1/5/21049586/oscar-colas-mlb-prospect-news A more philosophical take, not any real news...

And of course the Ruths and Gehrigs and Cobbs never had to face the best African American, Asian and Latino players...

And he was a key part of the Miggy to Tigers deal...to the detriment of the AL Central for a decade.

Iowa destroyed Maryland with basically six players...well, really just two. And Garza can barely dunk, although he’s the perfect college player. This after losing at Nebraska, and 8 road games in their last 10, not to mention they’re without four of their top players. Not to mention Cook tried the NBA, Moss transferred to Kansas, Talent is way way down this year at the NCAA level. Could be an Elite 8 or Final 4 level of team with everyone coming back and healthy next year. Probably doomed for NIT with the depth issues. Of course, that hasn’t happened very much over the last twenty years.

Madrigal will never hit 4th-6th in this lineup. Renteria will always have him 1-2 or 8-9.

Well, except for the fact that I tend to write about THIS current century. And write in paragraph form, with an interspersed ellipsis. I’ve actually watched movies since the drive-in era and occasionally utilize fWAR in discussions. On the plus side, it would keep some of my biggest critics doubly-occupied, if you’re familiar with the plot of Silicon Valley this final season.

If we brought in Jose Villar’s 4.0 fWAR, would that automatically be an A+? Hahn could certainly have chosen to go that route.

Hard to be against Mazara and for Collins simultaneously. Collins will eventually get his opportunity, especially if a starter goes down somewhere and McCann is traded. In the end, they weren’t ready to commit long-term to Ozuna and Castellanos at their reported asking prices, or risk disrupting the positive clubhouse vibes with Puig. So Mazara is an easy experiment to end...but still has a payoff. If we looked at his numbers from an 80’s or 90’s perspective, it would seem like a decent move.

Fighting With My Family is one of the best movies of the year, despite the WWE backdrop and predictable real-life storyline. Unfortunately, the Oscars will never recognize it. Japanese animation film Weathering With You continues the successful run of Shinkai, follow-up to “Your Name,” which became a phenomenon in Asia. The next Miyazaki.

Banuelos and Detwiler? Santiago? Trying to figure out an Edwin besides Diaz and Jackson...

I see someone already posted it anyway.