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Huge outs there from the DBacks' bullpen. If there was ever a "hero inning" opportunity, that was it. We'll see if Harper gets another shot bottom of the 9th against Sewald.

I think a lot of scouts would argue Luis Robert is just as naturally talented...more power, not as dangerous on the base paths as Carroll and both possessing strong but inconsistent arms. Carroll gets the advantage there, too, but natural ability there's hardly any daylight between them. Carroll's certainly the more complete player and more fundamentally-sound but even he throws to the wrong base at times trying to make the highlight plays. In some ways, finding a catcher like Moreno has been just as challenging, if not moreso. Ketel Marte's name comes up (or came up practically every year since 2019, but that ship has obviously sailed along with Jazz Chisholm for OF/2B. Of course, the other hit that stings a bit was NOT going after Alek Thomas when it should have been a slam dunk...but the timing with his father and management was not meant to be apparently. At the very least, he would taking Colas' spot in RF.

The cost was going to be something like $800K per start (if you added in the buyout/mutual option situation)...and he'd only had that ONE start before the deadline to make a judgment upon, not to mention the PR hit and/or clubhouse and media distraction for a playoff contender. Opportunity Cost. Not worth it.

A decade of terrible performance and just two pretty good seasons mixed in can't be all written off as "bad luck." That's only 25% of the equation, at most.

Santos was fine but probably not as closer...they're certainly not going to pay Josh Hader $15-20 million for a 90+ win team, that's guaranteed...as much as working out some type of "incentive-laden deal" to retain Liam Hendriks for another 2-3 years down the line. Nor will they pay Snell/Nola "win now" $25+ million salaries, you can just forget about that.

I meant George Springer….although Altuve Correa Bregman are probably the three most targeted, arguably.

Without Altuve and Correa and further removed from that time period...the hate has declined by at least 50%.

Probably more excitement in Texas in a return to WS after a decade than watching Houston so often in the WS. Also would be a great way to promote Carroll Marte Moreno Gallen etc. But Phillies/Harper would obviously be the massive preference.

Go Cuban Connection!

It was at least two different series over multiple years, right?

Soriano was a lousy signing too.

It's like letting James Ferentz pick your recruiting targets on offense... Running a system fifteen years behind the rest of the country and about to be blown out of the water for a decade.

Without a strong cheering interest...just hoping for another 7 game series. Pretty shocked Nola collapsed at home with how well he's been going in the postseason. Big decision to pull Kelly when he had a run of consecutive batters retired going there.

Have to favor Javier in that particular matchup...need an ultra quick hook for Max, unless he can rise to the occasion. 2023 Postseason G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP 2 2-0 1.69 10.2 12 0.94

Who are the starters tmrw? TBD on mlb site obviously. Haven't been following so closely this year.

Garcia's revenge...

Being the worst team in baseball is more damaging than the value of gaining pick 11 vs. 15-17.

Luis Robert wasn't a finished product, but he would have been tough to mess up for nearly any organization.

Series back on in the NL...

No fucking way I'm ever going to cheer for the Astros...

Rangers cursed in the postseason. Shouldn't have allowed Dak Prescott to throw out the first pitch.

Gary Pettis, one of the few coaches ever pushed out by the White Sox, but seems to be doing fine just now with Houston.

How would signing Abreu to that particular contract and either trading Vaughn for scraps or playing him out of position have improved the 2023-25 Sox? It was never about Benintendi versus Abreu. At any rate...Adolis Garcia just turned this series upside down again.

Is TexSox cheering for the Rangers or Astros? He's been teasing an allegiance change for a couple of years now...

If the Sox got him he would be back to hitting in the 160s.