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August probably...

Fine, they’re guaranteed to average 3-4 fWAR the next five years. How low are we setting our standards these days? Nobody in the world, when that trade was made, expected Moncada to be anything less than an 850+ ops, 4+ fWAR player. We can rationalize all we want why he has disappointed or what happened to his fielding the last two months, but this almost forces Jimenez to be a superstar...or for the White Sox to spend hundreds of millions in free agency, unless Kopech and Cease can both be counted on to line up as #1 and #2 for the next decade.

I can be more presidential than any president in history except for maybe Abe Lincoln with the big hat,” Trump said. “I admit it, Abe Lincoln is tough.” The president spent considerable time talking about his trade policies, including tit-for-tat tariffs with China that he said would eventually pay dividends for the United States. The tariffs are causing unease among Republican lawmakers facing tough re-election battles in November, and Trump's focus on them suggested he was concerned about their potential political impact. China and other top U.S. trade partners zeroed in on American farmers with retaliatory tariffs after the administration imposed duties on Chinese goods as well as steel and aluminum from the European Union, Canada and Mexico. "China and others have targeted our farmers. Not good. Not nice. And you know what our farmers are saying? 'It’s OK. We can take it,'" Trump said. The Trump administration announced a $12 billion farm aid package last week, prompting some farmers and farm-state lawmakers, including Trump’s fellow Republicans, to criticize the move, saying they would rather trade with no tariffs than receive government help. "I want to thank our farmers," Trump said. "Our farmers are true patriots." Yahoo.com Just gave at least two GOP districts in Iowa back to the Dems View photos At least three could be seen promoting a bizarre online community called QAnon, whose members believe in a secret master plan by Mr Trump to overthrow the so-called deep state. One sign said: “His name was Seth Rich,” a likely reference to a debunked claim that the Democratic National Committee killed an employee for leaking emails in 2016. Mr Acosta, who shared footage of the scene on Twitter, said it was just a “sample” of the abuse faced at the rally in Tampa.

https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/inside-pitch-what-to-make-of-the-tommy-pham-trade/youtube_a963835e-c420-5a67-8f94-bc89dc35fda6.html

2.3 fWAR now for 2017-2018 http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/sort/strikeouts/order/true Tied for first in MLB strikeouts with Gallo. Chris Davis and Chris Taylor the only other two from the Top 10 with under 21 homers. Those luminaries would be Stanton, Judge, Goldschmidt, Upton, Harper and Khris Davis. Tim Anderson barely ahead of Alex Gordon in RC27...and abysmal BB/K ratio. Not good. fWAR of 3.7 in nearly 1450 at-bats (2.5 seasons). Yolmer knocking on the door of irrelevancy.

Sure, if they win a World Series like the Cubs did with Bryant.

Pathetic, Renteria...you gone.

Cost them a run...might as well let KC pick up some games on us for the #2 draft pick. Don’t care what the team does until Jimenez and Kopech are recalled (whenever that is). Shields leads the AL in losses (38) since May of 2016, haha. Still don’t have any idea why the Royals held onto Duffy...unless they are going to trade him during the waiver period next month.

Moncada only 3 behind Gallo for MLB strikeout lead despite missing about ten games this year.Scratch that, two back. Sanchez 2 for his last 29.

Wasn’t he picked close to Austin Beck? Third return of LUIS Robert this year...this time with AZL at 9 p.m. Crosses fingers. Better hold off on that nickname for now. At least he has another month of at-bats, post season for Kanny and W-S, possibly the AFL or winter ball.

Except for trading Kintzler...

Wow, Jordan Adell went from high school to AA pretty quickly...

More completely twisted logic to push back on the Russia/Mueller story...so logically, China should instead target “Clinton states” to exert the LEAST political leverage in terms of tariffs/trade policy? By that argument, we should convert to the Chinese political model so our leaders couldn’t be held hostage by “bad actors” trying to influence policy due to “factions” since there aren’t opposing parties to be targeted? Ludicrous. China is retaliating against President Donald Trump's efforts to promote fair trade by slapping tariffs on U.S.-made goods in a targeted attempt to sway elections in the 2018 midterms and beyond, economist Stephen Moore said Friday night. "China is now engaging in their own tariffs that are directed at trying to disrupt our elections," Moore, a Trump 2016 campaign economics adviser, told CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront." "Where is the investigation on that?" Read Newsmax: Economist Says China 'Trying to Disrupt Our Elections' With Tariffs | Newsmax.com

Let's also not forget Carlos Correa and Osuna have already had a run-in as well...

Sure, but the argument used is always that the US is too big or too diverse. Well, China has a population five times that of the US. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/18/upshot/best-health-care-system-country-bracket.html Why can’t we just take the best elements of U.K., France, Switzerland and Germany?

What is her position on the Great $12 billion Tariff Bribe/Bailout to soybean and pork producers?

Fine, then why does it work so well in China? They have more capital reserves than any country in the world, and everyone can cheaply see a doctor in 30-45 minutes...the same day they have a problem. The only problem is that it’s so affordable, people take their young kids there for trivial issues...whereas we wait until near death to dare going to a hospital in the US. This, invariably, makes the long term costs of avoiding treatment even more onerous. Or you just end up with more medical bankruptcies or costs getting written off, with premiums consistently rising on the most high risk insurance pools.

Yet every industrialized country in the world can figure it out despite the US spending far and away the most per capita on health care well before the age of ObamaCare, with abysmal mortality rates and preventive care being two lowlights? At any rate, fixing the donut hole within ACA is STILL much better than destroying the ACA, completely starting from scratch OR Medicare for All. Let’s not forget the dangers of complete profit-oriented online schools, prisons/military contractors, bridge and tollways that charge a ton but are always under repair...where is the so-called market efficiency there?

Listening to Red Sox/Phillies...or maybe I wasn’t paying close enough attention and it was Philly? “Of all the teams, the Cleveland Indians make far and away the most sense. They desperately need outfield help. They could absorb the remaining $7 million or so of Harper’s salary. The issue would be the prospect cache the Nationals would demand. They could ask, rightfully, for something similar to what the Dodgers gave the Baltimore Orioles for Manny Machado – and the Indians, an organization that thrives because of its ability to produce homegrown talent, almost certainly would balk at mortgaging some of its future for a rental in a league with the Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros and Yankees playing as well as they are.” Jeff Passan Dodgers and Yankees can’t afford to go over the luxury caps...

Indians and Mets (what?) two highly-interested parties. Go ahead, CLE, losing some more top end talent can only help the WS unless they somehow win the World Series.

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"We are excited to welcome Roberto Osuna to our team," Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said in a statement. "The due diligence by our front office was unprecedented. We are confident that Osuna is remorseful, has willfully complied with all consequences related to his past behavior, has proactively engaged in counseling, and will fully comply with our zero tolerance policy related to abuse of any kind. Roberto has some great examples of character in our existing clubhouse that we believe will help him as he and his family establish a fresh start and as he continues with the Houston Astro. We look forward toOsuna's contributions as we head into the back half of the season. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/Astros-trade-Blue-Jays-Roberto-Osuna-Ken-Giles-13117676.php Team control through 2021...3 1/4 years total.

Obama Joins Club of the Super-Rich – Defends Global Capitalism in Lecture https://therealnews.com/stories/obama-joins-club-of-the-super-rich-defends-global-capitalism-in-lecture

“Enacting something like ‘Medicare for all’ would be a transformative change in the size of the federal government,” said Charles Blahous, the study’s author. Blahous was a senior economic adviser to former President George W. Bush and a public trustee of Social Security and Medicare during the Obama administration. Responding to the study, Sanders took aim at the Mercatus Center, which receives funding from the conservative Koch brothers. Koch Industries CEO Charles Koch is on the center’s board. “If every major country on earth can guarantee health care to all, and achieve better health outcomes, while spending substantially less per capita than we do, it is absurd for anyone to suggest that the United States cannot do the same,” Sanders said in a statement. “This grossly misleading and biased report is the Koch brothers response to the growing support in our country for a ‘Medicare for all’ program.” Sanders’ office has not done a cost analysis, a spokesman said. His 2016 presidential campaign website cites an estimated price tag of $1.38 trillion a year for an earlier version of the plan, but other studies have projected much higher costs. Sanders’ staff found an error in an initial version of the Mercatus report, which counted a long-term care program that was in the 2016 proposal but not the current one. Blahous corrected it, reducing his estimate by about $3 trillion ($29-30 trillion) over 10 years. Blahous says the report is based on his own work, not the Koch brothers’. https://apnews.com/09e06d686a1a481fa76e3fd91f3fcbc2/Study:-'Medicare-for-all'-projected-to-cost-$32.6-trillion

Franco starting ahead, hopefully related to John, Matt or Julio.