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To save costs, Jerry has declared that the entire 26-man roster will now consist of 2-way players.

While we all know that Giolito, Lopez, Dunning, Cease, Kopech led the way, guys like Clarkin, Fulmer, Hansen supposedly had future starter potential (although Fulmer got the reliever tag fairly quickly). Rodon also just, existed. This isn't an argument for not getting more arms (especially avoiding left-handed arms, which they badly needed), but they definitely had more than 5.

Also, the Cardinals vs. Bears tank game is going to be hilarious if they both enter with their current win totals or tied.

Dunking on things = clicks

We somehow end up with Aaron Bummer as a headliner.

I'm still imagining the nightmare scenario of outside the top 7 this year AND next year as penance for Reinsdorf's sins against baseball

The thing is, Lopez and Dejong feel a lot like Elvis, Harrison, Rollins, Lawrie, Eaton (round 2), Pollock, etc. And I have no faith in Mr. "Vets Don't Need Accountability" to actually play any young players over guys hovering at the Mendoza line.

Chris Getz: Man of Action

I cannot state this enough: Pedro hates rookies.

Sounds like a David Eckstein type winner

Don't mention the Cubs in a White Sox article: difficulty impossible

It feels like Hahn asking for Holliday/Lawler both reinforces this + indicates he wasn't serious about shipping Cease.

The fun thing is, if Cease had repeated 2022, we'd be talking about a godfather package His down year — that still had a 3.7 WAR, 33 starts, 214 strikeouts, and 3.7 FIP — is gonna get a random considering he still has two year's control and pedigree.

But that means 2/3rds were?

Y'all think I'm joking when I say that Opening Day is gonna be Touki Time. But, again, Christopher R. Getz was hired because we're in Not A Rebuild ™

Lance Lynn after giving up his 3rd homer in an inning: "How could the Cardinals' gold glove defense do this to me?"

I know Bowden means organizational top-10, but it reads like he means MLB-wide, which is hysterical. Here's his whole column, where he swats down a Yankees' fans Robert proposal.

We have Hawk to thank for that.

I mean, this is pretty much what people were saying about Vaughn and then he was immediately flying up the prospect boards as a 1B because of his hit tool.

Cobbler

Clint Frazier, Lastings Milledge, Deivi Garcia, Wilson Betemit (did Kenny do this trade?), Kyle Crick

Soroka was a ROY runner up and Cy Young vote getter in 2019, which was his only healthy season. So like, he has talent, it's just all vaporized.

Not A Rebuild™

Fixed this a bit. I once thought the same, then realized the truth.

Somehow I just realized there is the nightmare scenario of them falling out of the top six both this and next year, regardless of their record.