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R.I.P. Burger, Mayo, Colas. Kenny Williams stole you from us

It needs to be pointed out, that Balta normally rags on people using bad luck as a crutch, so this should hammer home how bad their luck has been.

honestly, I'd have agreed if the same artist hadn't been making his stuff (and posting it across reddit) for four years now (and getting noticeably better) Benny the Wizard haunts me

Sir, this is art

I mean, unless Jackson Holliday is miraculously on the border all of a sudden, I'd take the Yankees or Red Sox top prospects.

Unrelated to Fields vs. #1 pick, CornDoggy (reddit artist who does matchup artwork for the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL) has a fun one this week:

As @Balta1701 has outlined - this is all a debate because the stars have pretty much aligned perfectly. The Bears aren't your traditional team picking #1 overall, they have 7+ wins and have had good late season development. Fields clearly has the locker room. Obviously, players will play with whoever, but chemistry matters. The best player in the draft is a wide receiver who it seems is borderline begging to be drafted by the Bears on social media. DJ Moore loves him. On the topic of Moore, Fields has a 134.6 passer rating to him. Obviously "QB needs top tier weapons" shouldn't be your only strategy, but something is there and getting another DJ Moore and shoring up the O-Line/complimenting Sweat/even getting Bowers is an enticing notion (as is Williams/Nabers or Odzune, but there are multiple scenarios) While there are more than 2 QBs to like - Williams and Maye are the clear top 2. The Bears could draft one, which means all the other teams in need of a QB - the Pats, Commanders, Falcons, Raiders, etc. would be vying for the other. And if one of those teams likes one more than the other (which seems to be Williams), then they need the Bears' pick. GMs are implying that the Bears could get more for this pick than the 2023 first overall. Even with extensions for their own players looming - JJ being the most immediate and Fields down the road - the Bears still have some cap this offseason. Poles has room to play. The "new QB + coach on hotseat" model has been horrendous for Mitch and Fields, so unless Eberflus is gone, keeping Fields should be the move. That seemed obvious, but the late season turnaround happened. A new OC might be the cure that ails them (especially if they load up on offensive talent), who knows. Claypool toxicity seemed to be real. I'm in the keep Fields camp because of the haul the pick should bring that would include MHJ, but I'm also in the "let Poles cook" camp. If he moves on, then it was probably for the best. Edit: I forgot to include: The other wrinkle is that, obviously, Fields has shown flashes of brilliance. He has also been a dud. If he sucks this weekend, you'll hear a lot of clamoring for Williams, but if he leads the Bears to victory, you'll hear non-stop calls to keep him. Williams had some primma donna stories come out (but also, he's gonna be #1 overall, so to be expected) with his dad, losing big games and crying (after ragging on others), etc. So when you have Fields (who is absurdly likable), the fans grow attached. That shouldn't factor, but it's part of why fans will feel a certain way.

I'm not catching up, just posting my new proposal Dylan Cease NFL #1 overall draft pick Zach LaVine (Wizards relocate to Baltimore, not Virginia as part of the agreement) For Jackson Holliday Baltimore's Marching Ravens Atlantic trading rights

Chris Getz is a real man of genius.

@bmags will appreciate the approach I'm taking with building these packages

smh

Ok guys, some offers: LAD: Cartaya, Frasso, Ronan Kopp, Hyun-Seok Jang NYY: Jones, Lombard, Henry Lalane, Carlos Lagrange BAL: Kjerstad, Mayo, Justin Armbruester, Jackson Baumeister AZ: Druw Jones, Ivan Melendez, Caden Grice, BlakeWalston

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Cronin claimed by Astros

2022: Houston #1 pitching WAR, Philly #3 2021: Braves were #14, Houston was #11 (White Sox were #1 lmao) 2020: Dodgers #5, Rays #8 2019: Washington #5, Houston #3 2018: Boston #9, Dodgers #2 2017: Houston #7, Dodgers #6 (Asterisk it) 2016: Cubs #4, Cleveland #8 2015: Royals #14, Mets #7 2014: SF #26, Royals #9 2013: St. Louis #8, Boston #14 Winners median ranking is 7.5 Losers median ranking is also 7.5 So having a top 10 staff is a pretty good thing to have. 2023 was an outlier.

We've gone from the Titanic to the Doña Paz.

Thankfully, with pitchers such as Chris Flexen and Tim Hill, we just have to worry about giving up lots of earned runs.

All to get the #10 pick!

And they're 25-years-old!

Everyone should start looking here to build Cease trade packages.

Chris Getz has an entire contact list that's just "former Royals."

I'm prepared for us to trade Dylan Cease to Kansas City.

You've made me a believer in the tall shortstop.