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https://www.fangraphs.com/players/andrew-benintendi/17901/stats?position=OF That same player but up a 3.1 fWAR combined over his previous 2 1/2 seasons. You could have made the exact same argument for AJ Pollock's 3.1 fWAR in 2021. The Yankees also had an historic offensive season last year. That's going to lift up nearly every member of the starting lineup... just as a rising market tide floats all boats/stocks in its wake. Point 2, Taylor still provides positional flexibility and will be needed with Lux down. Most importantly, he doesn't stop LAvfrom. going after Shohei Ohtani at the trade deadline or into the off season. Those are pennies on. the dollar for LA compared to 50 to 75 cents to the White Sox.

The point was the smartest teams invest in scouting/evaluation/drafting/int'l so they don't have to pay Benintendi that much money. Or they pick the perfect players off the scrap heap that fit with their rosters like the Rays and Dodgers instead of buying at max value in FA. That strategy would still allow both franchises to realistically have a shot at an Ohtani or B. Reynolds when they're traded or go on the market. The White Sox don't even have a seat at the table...

shades of Rick Hahn's son guessing right on eventual 2008 Twins' blackout game coin flip

Reported to mods for LGBTQIA insensitivity.

He costs far more than the entire Guardians' outfield of Kwan Straw and Gonzalez.

And they're far too talented and payroll heavy to bottom out entirely and get another Top 5-7 draft pick...ofc, we only have Rodon (no QO)/Madrigal (Cubbie)/Vaughn to show for those three years of suffering. It's really crazy if you look at all the castoffs on the Rays' roster and only Franco and Arozarena being exceptionally talented offensive players. But that pitching/draft/development pipeline...my god. Waves and waves and waves of pitching. That's after Brent Honeywell, Brendan McKay and Matthew Liberatore all struggled as high draft picks. And Glasnow was out for almost all of last season. But they made the smart move with Eflin (Phillies) and then Springs has been simply amazing looking at where he came from. McClanahan's a total stud. Rasmussen, Fairbanks and that deep bullpen of arms. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/169358/tranx/ Jeffrey Springs' career transaction list....circuitous https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/188180/tranx/ Drew Rasmussen was signed for only $135,000 in the 6th round by the Brewers coming off TJ surgery at Oregon State Just two prime examples.

How do you commit a three shot foul in that situation? Got lucky...3 misses at least by TOR down the stretch.

https://sports.yahoo.com/umpire-larry-vanover-leaves-yankees-guardians-game-after-being-hit-in-head-by-relay-throw-185911652.html

You can be compact regardless of your size, and spring like a cobra, lol...more the feeling of watching them swing the bat than any exacting physical comparisons.

But this year is a FAR tougher schedule. When you can't beat up on the Tigers, especially, for 19 games. I think 90 losses is a stretch, but definitely feels like 74-88 is quite possible...especially if any of the starting pitchers were to go down for an extended time.

A Salt Lake City consortium led by the former owner of the Utah Jazz plans to pursue a Major League Baseball franchise in the coming years, touting the area's population growth, strong economy and baseball history as draws for a coveted expansion slot, people involved with the project told ESPN. Big League Utah, a group headed by longtime Jazz owner Gail Miller, will join Nashville's Music City Baseball and the Portland Diamond Project in lobbying to join the current 30 MLB organizations. Las Vegas, considered a prime destination for a franchise, has emerged as a strong candidate if the Oakland Athletics relocate. While sources said MLB does not plan to expand until it figures out the futures of Oakland and the Tampa Bay Rays -- both of whom have considered moving amid struggles to secure new stadiums in their current metropolitan areas -- commissioner Rob Manfred told ESPN in July: "I would love to get to 32 teams." The Salt Lake City coalition includes the Larry H. Miller Company -- the conglomerate founded by Miller's late husband, Larry, an automobile magnate -- as well as local business leaders and former major league players Dale Murphy and Jeremy Guthrie, both Utah residents. The group has targeted building a stadium in the Rocky Mountain Power District, a 100-acre mixed-use zone located between Salt Lake City's new airport and its downtown core, an investment that would come on top of an expected $2 billion expansion fee. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/36169718/salt-lake-city-group-joins-mlb-expansion-chase Starks said the group surveyed local fans about their favorite sports leagues for potential expansion and that MLB was the top choice, ahead of even the NFL. So it's Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Portland and Nashville. Definitely need either Nashville/Charlotte/Montreal to balance out the westward expansion.

Charlie Brown and cartoon Hahn look quite similar...

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/play-game-between-lakers-timberwolves-142900788.HTML Ron almost ruined the Lakers LeBron and NBA fandoms...

Red Sox pressuring the Rays again, Sale started and was knocked out early. Around 93-95. 7-8 in late innings, TB up by 1.

As soon you pick him up for fantasy he will revert lol... but at least considering it in an 8 person league. That's saying something.

Is it worse to be a Sox Bulls Blackhawks or Bears fan? At least the Bears have a glimmer of hope if they can put enough offensive talent on the field to take some of the pressure to create off Fields...

Shades of Yermin-mania...

Seems we are sliding back towards #27-30 again... Mena and Thompson are the only bright lights?

He might bang his hand pretty hard on a filing cabinet out of frustration with being so misunderstood online...

Yet another Royals connection. Being compared to their 2017-22 operation is not exactly a compliment... with the exceptions of Witt and Singer.

3 1/2 games back with the worst tsunami stretch of games yet to come... Would have liked to have seen Grayson Rodriguez, but he started yesterday... not sure about Sun starter yet.

Of course if Z.Burdi and the bullpen piece in that Kimbrel trade became what they were supposed to be... Giving credit to Hahn for not signing Bellinger will be Ron's next thread idea...

Royals already out of it this year...

Kelenic and Madrigal both at .333. Too funny.

At least it should be the 2013-16 version... but we almost ended up stuck with Alex Gordon if not for a last minute change of heart. Good times, Rick Hahn.