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  1. nate82
    Neither are true. The back injury was a source which hasn’t been corroborated. JT has denied ever stating he had back pain. The ankle he has been rehabbing. He is supposed to report to training camp this week but with the current news I doubt that will happen now. The Colts are definitely not getting a 1st for JT. At best that they could hope for is a 4th round pick. They have backed themselves into a corner here.
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    You are not getting much for Houser even if he finishes strong. He is a #4 or #5 starter depending on how you look at him. It will be his final arbitration year and he will be making about the same as a FA #4 or #5 starter so not much surplus value left to trade from. If you are adding a prospect in a Houser deal why even deal Houser? The only thing you are going to be getting back is salary relief. You may even lower the value of the deal meaning you will get less in return than if you just dealt the prospect without Houser. I like Houser but he is what he is. There is not much value in trading #5 starters who are a year away from free agency. You are basically just going to get back a AAAA type of player or someone like Winker. You will either need to take on a similar salary meaning they are probably about the same value as Houser which means they are definitely not going to be an "actual hitter".
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    They would need to win 15 games and they have 5 vs the Pirates, 6 vs the Phillies, 6 vs the Padres, 3 vs the Braves, 6 vs the Reds, 3 vs Orioles and 7 vs the Brewers. Only the Pirates and Padres are under .500. They have 31 games against playoff contenders if you include the Padres otherwise only 25 games against playoff contenders. They would need to win the remaining games against the Pirates for 5 wins and then pick up 10 wins against the Phillies, Padres, Braves, Reds, Orioles and Brewers. They would need to go 10-21 against those teams which is possible but not all that likely. If they only pick up 2 or 3 against the Pirates then that means winning 12 or 13 against the playoff contenders which gets even more difficult. And I was being questioned for stating the Cardinals were out of it back in June and July because that one time the Cardinals were able to make a comeback and make it into the playoffs.
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    That is one way to give back to the community. Of all the advertisement ideas I wouldn't even be against this.
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    I have seen the Dolphins cap around $10-13mm so I believe they would have enough. I completely forgot about the Dolphins. I knew they were interested in Cook but completely forgot they didn't really go out and get a RB as they have Mostert as their starting RB now. JT to the Dolphins makes some sense. I think the Colts will want a 3rd or 4th round pick but I think the best offer they will get is a 6th and 7th for JT. The Dolphins only have their 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th round picks for next years draft so it will probably be a 6th round pick in '24 and a 7th in '25. Feels kind of low but if the Colts ask for more then the players union may have a case for a grievance against the team. Something around a 2nd or 3rd round pick should be a contract around $5-8m which is about middle of the road RB territory. JT is probably asking for something around $10mm annually. If that is the case he is not all that far off on his valuation. If the Colts are only offering around $3-4mm annually then their best case is a 5th-7th round pick maybe a 4th round pick at the high end. The players union would have a grievance case against the Colts and I think they win that due to the value that the teams put on the draft picks.
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    I see what you did there.
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    The Colts have given Jonathan Taylor permission to seek a trade. https://theathletic.com/4794686/2023/08/21/jonathan-taylor-trade-request-colts-irsay/?source=user_shared_article I am going to go with the Bears as a possible destination for JT, though I don’t think he fits into their offensive scheme. Hard to find another team that would have the cap room to extend him to a contract he would sign. Probably a 2nd or 3rd round pick in return should be JT’s value.
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    It is based more on median income and discretionary spending than the total number of people. I believe Milwaukee is only ahead of Detroit when it comes to median household income. The total number of people is only a small part of the equation. It factors in but median household income is far more important. If the median household income is equal or very close then yes total population would win out. You have to look at it at how much each view is worth.
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    I thought the Cubs were supposed to be in 1st place after this series?
  10. nate82
    Probably but it is baseball nothing ever goes as expected.
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    I thought the Brewers were supposed to be non competitive this series?
  12. nate82
    That Rodgers jersey looks like a Bears jersey but I think it is an alternate Packers one. Otherwise I would say nice troll by that person!
  13. nate82
    The knob of the bat should follow the ball’s path everything else is irrelevant.
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    I still believe the Brewers plan for next year is to compete unless they are absolutely overblown with an offer for Burnes or Woodruff. Adames maybe traded in the off season to the Dodgers but nailing down a return for that is extremely difficult. Adames still brings elite level defense at SS and his bat this year has been absolutely awful but better than what the Dodgers have been putting out there. I don't believe the Dodgers see Lux as an everyday SS and instead see him more as a 2B.
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    I still believe height is overrated in baseball or at least people seem to put too much weight into it. I would rather draft or sign someone based on their athleticism and their bat skills for hitters and pitching mechanics for pitchers over what their height is or isn't. If the player is a 1B only type of a player sure take height into consideration. But that only really tells me that they shouldn't be drafted high or signed to a large signing bonus. If someone is a 1B only defensively I don't really want to draft or sign them unless they are an absolute can't miss prospect like a Harper, Ohtani, Bonds, Thomas, etc...
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    One that I have been recently watching is Metatron. A lot of good information on medieval times if you are into that. https://www.youtube.com/@metatronyt
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    HUH? He only swung at one in that inning unless you are counting the one that was being called a strike all game long.
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    I don't believe a catcher can do much about it other than complain to the umpire. It is the umpires responsibility to make sure the batter is inside the batters box and not the catcher. I don't think the umpire would have allowed for Contreras to move any further back as they are going to stand where they feel comfortable calling balls and strikes. This is really the umpires responsibility.
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    I know I should probably just put this in the what is bugging me thread but I think it is better to put it here. I was going through some Tony Gwynn interviews and some other interviews with other players and I have come to the conclusion that some posters on here would have hated Gwynn as a hitting coach. This is mostly on his thoughts on stances or the lack there of. Gwynn didn't see stances as being all that important to hitting.
  20. nate82
    Power isn't just home runs. If Frelick doesn't develop some better exit velocities soon he is just going to be a slap hitting singles hitter. Which is valuable as long as his speed holds up and that is only a hamstring injury away from being gone. Exit velocity or hard hit or squaring up or whatever you want to call it is crucial for a batter. So him being at the bottom of the league in exit velocity is concerning and he needs to turn that around. Right now Frelick is having a similar problem that Gwynn had earlier in his career and that is handling the inside fastball. He has to learn how to turn on that pitch otherwise pitchers are going to take advantage of him there. Add that up with his low exit velocity which means he is not getting the barrel of the bat to the ball. He is just swinging and just barely making contact.
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    It is a MLB Network game tonight so scheduling time is from MLB and not the Dodgers. The Mariners @ Royals are already scheduled for the afternoon game and the two evening games on MLB Network are Brewers @ Dodgers or Dbacks @ Padres.
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    OK Troll.
  23. nate82
    It is not you should look up extraterritorial jurisdiction. If the age of consent is 16 in another country as a US citizen the age of consent is still 18 for you and you can and will be charged with statutory rape. https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-extraterritorial-sexual-exploitation-children
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    Yeah I don't think Frelick is going to be a good MLB regular unless he starts to turn on inside FB's at a better rate. He is looking more like Juan Pierre with a better hit tool.
  25. nate82
    What was Frelick swinging at? That wasn't even close to the plate was he swinging at an imaginary batter in the other box?
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