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Pretty sure you can stick a fork in them. Trade Soto Hader Snell...listen on Darvish. Record in one run and extra innings abysmal... total opposite of last year. Same thing has happened to the Mariners, pretty much.

Odds are almost even having a bottom ten payroll to make the playoffs compared to being a Top Ten payroll. Pretty sure it would shift to 6/12 if the Guardians end up overtaking the Twins again. That's pretty incredible.

Which cities of Pitt Balt Cincy Detroit Milwaukee Cleveland (basically the Rust Belt) are doing demonstrably better than the 70s 80s 90s??? Washington has unique advantages due to Northern VA suburbs, corporate/government connections.

Worse call than Rangers' game last night just happened to Twins. Didn't matter. Twins walk off.

Baltimore/Washington seems pretty obvious...although it would be better for MLB if the two teams flipped rosters because Balt peaked as a city in the 80s and 90s.

On TB...they would already be looking to trade him before he hit arbitration.

Minn -2 CLE -3 Sigh. Were -7 not that long ago but then the schedule toughened up again.

Sure, but they already passed up opportunities to extend him...so he will eventually end up in the same boat as Giolito, followed by Cease and Kopech. Does it really make sense to rebuild for just a limited 1-2 year window?

Yeah...Charlotte and Nashville might both be a tad small. Orlando has been floated numerous times and sustaining an MLB franchide with 81 home games in LV or Orlando just doesn't seem like a sure fire strategy either. Football works with such a limited schedule of home games to sell.

That will certainly work for a 4th or 5th place team in the AL or NL Central. The problem is they will lose him after six years just as he's starting to figure things out because of all the missed development time and two seasons in the outfield.

25/39 at 1B. Maybe at least MLB average would work. https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=1b&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=150&type=8&season=2023&month=0&season1=2023&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2023-01-01&enddate=2023-12-31&page=2_30

Since the players overwhelmingly voted for Nashville...one would assume that one of those franchises, most likely TB, would be a strong candudate to move. Also not sure how many years of rebuilding the Royals can put their fans through... it was basically 30 years last time.

Guardians are unbelievable at home. They're closer and closer to 2022 form.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance Wouldn't be shocked to see Tigers Pirates Rays all end up with better numbers by the end of the season. Especially if the White Flag is officially waved.

Nice to have a young All-Star catcher...who can actually hit and defend.

If they were 14 games under .500 and not bailed out last night...there would be pretty much zero talk of trying to stay in the Central race.

Tampa seems like the perfect place. No longer the unrealistic expectations or "tantalizing potential" at this point in his career.

Lambert lost his stuff the first six weeks when he was Cordero'ed by Grifol. He can't survive at 93-95.

Wouldn't be shocked to see Kopech on IL next. Has failed to reach the 5th in three of his past five starts.

Just see no realistic way Hahn and Boyer can sell fans on competing when they are going into a series of payroll cutbacks while simultaneously adding post-peak veterans who are completely unexciting, like Pollock Benintendi and Clevinger. At least the Guardians have almost all young players except for Josh Bell... much more fun to watch, like the Reds.

Lambert giving up a .381 baa on his slider. If only he and Kopech got to face Sox hitters with that particular pitch.

Teams aren't willing to pay for potential anymore with limited control. That said, he AND Cease consistently struggle to get to the 6the in the majority of their starts.

Perez might get through 8 innings at this rate. Actually has been pretty terrible on the road too. At home...2022 form.

86 pitches for Kopech, 40 for Perez. Almost to the point of cheering for the Twins and Guardians, because you just know whatever Hahn does at the deadline will absolutely be the worst possible decision.

Not sure Kopech makes it to the 4th...Taveras notorious fastball hitter. And Kopech has already given up 15 stolen bases this year... sigh. Clevinger also has 15. Tied for second in majors. Injured Thor with LAD the worst.