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I truly hope this guy sucks or we're gonna hear about him for 10 years minimum.

While it'd be fun to rag on him for this...do we expect him to say differently? Unless they lose 122+, this doesn't feel like a quote that I (or anyone, hopefully) will be pulling out to dunk on him with like his "we'll play aesthetically pleasing baseball" or "the elephant in the room is we play in the AL Central" quotes.

I am once again reminding people that Hanser Alberto's inability to field a ball led to Tim suffering a leg injury that the Sox rushed him back from, because they only had a winning record with him in the lineup. Of course, he relied heavily on his legs. Throw in the team drama (which he was a part of) and it was a recipe for disaster.

Oh, what a shame.

"Bold" prediction: Sosa knocks Vargas out of the lineup, or Venable is getting orders from Getz to make Vargas happen at all costs. Vargas spends most of the year at AAA.

There were also a good chunk of people talking about Brady wooing him over the Bears. Dude clearly sees a path for the Bears that surpassed Brady's vision. That has to mean something.

In terms of stupid plays we could see with current personnel: I'm guessing Kmet has the first TD pass from a non-QB.

There's definitely a non-zero chance for this now. But just about every other resource would need to be dumped into the lines. Or, hear me out, the obvious move is to convince Fields to return as the ultimate gadget player.

Let...Poles cook?

You've ascended from the Wendy's straight to the grassy knoll.

I don't say this much, but @WestEddy is cooking.

The Padres doled out massive contracts like candy and now it's bit them in the ass. They aren't exactly a poverty franchise. No one held Preller at gun point and forced him to do the Boagerts deal or constantly empty the farm. Yes, the Dodgers can spend more. Just like the Yankees and Mets can. But the Padres have been using all of their ammo and now their fans are moaning that baseball is unfair? Their franchise is practically built on the hubris and stupidity of the White Sox. Blue Jays fans, I get it. Padres fans are just being whiny.

I feel like this is reserved for Deshaun Watson or Julio Urías

Where can we get this elite production?

The coaches are gonna want to make the majors eventually. If they had brought Francona up before he was Buddy Bell's third base coach in Detroit, who knows if things shake out differently.

Fans of team that spent billions on a handful of contracts come to shocking revelation that teams have the goal of defeating their division rivals.

Why didn't the Padres trade for Roki's friends and family?

Cause his first name is Joseph?

1) This is cool 2) Dear god why are there three fonts, and why does that last one even exist?

I think if Roki wants to be the guy, those are a lot smaller obstacles to overcome than Ohtani, Yamamoto, Mookie and Freeman. Just a hunch.

You get to be the guy.

Upon double checking, it should just say Czech. But if you didn't follow the WBC:

You say that, but wait until they find a young Czech* with electric stuff.

#RokiPlaneWatch

The last few years have shown that unless you're a top free agent, Boras playing these games is extremely detrimental.