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Pretty much the only hitter everyone is talking about tonight, Colson Montgomery.

Hard to imagine who will be in demand, beyond MAYBE Fedde. Wilson, I suppose. Kopech, if he can get on a run of any type of extended success and another team really believes they can get something positive out of him. Pham's just not a solid enough fielder...he realistically belongs on at LF/DH on a legit playoff contender. Maybe Mendick for a team needing someone off the bench that can play nearly every position and will be content with whatever role he's assigned. Crochet...no business trading him until he's made it through an entire season as a starter. Then, you have to decide whether to go for the 'ol "team friendly" extension terms or deal him. And JR's certainly not going to authorize an extension based on just 3-4 starts this season. He's going to need 2-3 months of repeated success before he is ultimately shut down.

Those big breaking 12 to 6 curve balls are pretty rare to see these days...looks like an athlete out there, like his poise (not forcing a ball to 1B that could have compounded the situation by having it go down the line.)

The trick is going to be keeping his offspeed motion seamless (for example, that very first pitch) as much as possible like he's going to throw a fastball...seems he slowed down perceptibly, even though he got the strikeout.

,220/.729 At least he's over .700, there's that.

The Oakland A's situation with that lengthy history of animosity towards Fisher from the fanbase would be one solid example where organized fan revolts count for something...especially after ownership basically doubled season ticket prices in the midst of the perpetual rebuilding around 3 seasons ago. Those fans are MUCH more organized in terms of collective action and "going viral" with various boycotts and attacks on ownership. For example, sending a message by "attending a game" in much larger numbers than usual in order to get attention to the plight of the fans last year.

He's going to get too close to the players like Benetti did and start taking criticism too personally. You have to be careful to maintain absence of distance and objectivity as a broadcaster. Also, the more time spent around the players...the more of an anti front office position you're naturally going to take, whether you realize it or not. But he's never going to be one of them without that MLB background...just like Benetti was always going to be an awkward outsider.

Nick Madrigal go ahead double in NY. .195/518 Cubs are leading a charmed life...and doesn't look like MIL has enough pitching to sustain throughout the course of a long season.

At least someone apparently can hit a fastball...

Omar Narvaez would fit in quite well considering his offensive numbers w/ the Mets... Yikes.

Replaced by? Iriarte? Then we are basically starting all the service time clocks 2-3 years before we are anywhere close to a competitive big league roster. Just has the look and feel of a perpetual rebuild like the A's, Royals and Pirates over the recent past.

Tropic Thunder II...

— The Chicago Bears' proposal to fund a new lakefront stadium remains a “non-starter," Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office said after top aides met with team officials on Wednesday. The Bears unveiled a nearly $5 billion plan calling for public funding last week for an enclosed facility to be built next to their longtime home at Soldier Field. Though the governor did not rule out more discussions, the team clearly is facing an uphill battle. “As the Governor has said, the current proposal is a non-starter for the state," press secretary Alex Gough said in a statement. "In order to subsidize a brand new stadium for a privately owned sports team, the Governor would need to see a demonstrable and tangible benefit to the taxpayers of Illinois. The Governor’s office remains open to conversations with the Bears, lawmakers, and other stakeholders with the understanding that responsible fiscal stewardship of tax-payer dollars remains the foremost priority.” https://sports.yahoo.com/illinois-governors-office-says-bears-001721152.html TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border, but an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed over concerns about how it might look to taxpayers. Members of the Republican-controlled Legislature pushed a bill Tuesday that would have allowed Kansas officials to authorize at least $1 billion in bonds to cover the entire cost of building each new stadium, paying the debt off with tax revenues generated in the area over 30 years. But GOP leaders didn’t bring it up for a vote before lawmakers adjourned their annual session early Wednesday. Some critics derided the plan as corporate welfare. Others were receptive but didn’t want to pass the proposal until the Legislature approved a broad package of tax cuts for their constituents that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly would sign — which didn’t happen either.

Tyler White or AJ Reed again...maybe Jon Singleton.

Loyal Benetti fans/co-workers who feel he got a raw deal (or who don't like Brooks Boyer much at all) Coming in as an outsider, so to speak Local guys like Connor McKnight getting passed over, who "put in their time" The fact that he's both seemingly pretty brash but doesn't have a huge knowledge of the sport and its intricacies...don't need a stat nerd, but he's got to do some more homework to catch up with some of his information and player background gaps or holes

Well, especially playing half of one's games at Charlotte...where guys like Alcides Escobar would routinely put up 900ish OPS numbers.

Yency Almonte and Madrigal team up to help Cubs take down Mets...Nick had the throw out of Pete Alonso at home to end the game.

We're definitely expert in discovering different ways to get our asses kicked.

If you were comparing to Thomas and Ventura (being top prospects who they gave a lot of rope to)...Robin might be the closest, but he was a polished All Everything collegian compared to a raw high schooler. Montgomery is the closest parallel.

Is he still attempting to hide out with Hahn?

Giving them ANY public money towards a new stadium would be absolutely insane... https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/05/world/birmingham-uk-bankruptcy-intl-cnnphotos/

A's are actually playing some very fun and exciting baseball recently. About to be 15-17 with a 4 or 5 game winning streak.

Farmer showing how it's done on defense. Sox 2-18 versus the worst division in baseball. Except statistically Top 4 look better than reality due to facing Chicago.

Twins have never had a 6-0 road trip....in entire franchise history. 11 in row streak in 2006. 12 in 1980. 15 in a row in 1987 or 91.

From the highs of the Rays' sweep to this new bottom. 6-26 30-132 pace. Yikes. Manfred might need to threaten JR with contraction.