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I think ideally if you add teams from the BIG 12 you would probably want to bring in Oregon, Stanford, Arizona and ASU. I could see a case for Washington, Utah and Colorado but the B10 already has teams like them and you could oversaturate the conference with mediocre teams. Right now the B10 has a problem with only about 5 teams at most being competitive and really only 1 or 2 being nationally competitive talent wise. Assuming the B10 is able to add ND and Miami that should be enough from the east and south east but I think a case could be made for Virginia and Virginia Tech. For the two Virginia schools that would give Maryland a few games where they don't have to travel all that far and somewhat for Rutgers also. I think ideally the B10 adds another big market in Miami and then get Oregon, Stanford, Arizona and ASU. That gives you a rather large TV market which would play in to the B10's TV plan making it more lucrative to be signed. This would give the B10 TV spots for East, Central, Mountain and Pacific basically covering each viewer base. This should then get the B10 to their $1 billion+ price tag that they are looking for. Basically this gives the B10 the ability to sell 3 time slots on Saturday where national TV providers really don't have anything on at those times. Football still sells and College Football isn't really that far behind the NFL in popularity. I still believe this is 100% for TV revenue and will make AAU membership a small selling point. Getting a piece of that $1 billion+ revenue is what presidents of universities are going to be looking at as it will be a guaranteed revenue stream.

I really love salt water taffy and there is a super market in Arizona (Sprouts Farmer Market) that sells the best ones but lately instead of a large assortment of the ones I like I have to choose from they only have a presorted one. I probably shouldn't have bought that but my sweet tooth took over. I also completely forgot I have this issue with cinnamon in candies where it gives me severe headaches. The one piece I choose to eat today had cinnamon in it and now I have a really bad headache.

No, Hiura will not get more than what Sanchez got in Arbitration. I just don't see Hiura getting more than $2m in Arb-1 and he will more than likely settle with whatever the team offers him for Arb-1. That is still a valuable amount and something the Nationals would definitely have an interest in. I am not sure how much you think Hiura is going to get but it will be sub $5m and more than likely will be sub $3m. So something around estimated arbitrations from 2022 $1.7mm (Cavan Biggio) and $2.8mm (Ramon Laureano). Which is about what you have for the Nationals spending. So I don't see how Hiura's cost is out of line with what the Nationals have spent recently.

Because the Nationals have to convince Soto they are serious about competing and getting an MLB player back even if he is flawed would help in that. If the Nationals are not able to convince Soto that they are serious about competing and no trading away Bell for prospects years away is not something that would be seen by Soto as being serious. Also Bell is not going to bring back a teams 1-5 ranked prospect at best he will bring back a teams 10-15 rank prospect plus another in the 30+ range. That is basically Hiura's value of the 30+ range. That is why Hiura makes sense to the Nationals and to the Orioles. It would be basically replacing Bell or Mancini on the roster with a cheaper version. Hiura is not going to get a lot in arbitration and will still be less than what the Nationals or Orioles would have to pay in free agency so there is still savings there. The Nationals are not going to try and compete for the #1 pick they are going to try and compete with Soto on the roster and try to extend him. If the Nationals are not able to extend him then they can trade Hiura for whatever and then get a haul for Soto or just keep Hiura and hope he finds something. Hiura shouldn't cost more the $2m in Arb-1 and if he costs more than that in Arb-2 then that means he has put a solid season together which would be a benefit to the Nationals. I wouldn't be surprised if this off season the Nationals go on a spending spree to load up on talent with Soto. The Orioles could also go on a spending spree to load up on talent also as they are close to competing for one of the wild cards.

After looking through the ACC rules there is no way the ACC is breaking up it is just not possible as there is a rather substantial fee that would have to be paid to ESPN for breaking up the ACC. So the ACC looks to be stuck until that TV deal is over with unless either the SEC or B10 decide to pay the termination fee for each school that they take from the ACC.

I don't believe AAU membership is going to be all that important for the future Big Ten expansion. This is more of a money grab for the Big Ten. Like I said previously the Big Ten is looking for a $1 billion TV deal as their current one is expiring after 2023 I believe it is. So adding teams like USC and UCLA gets you into a rather large TV market and adding Notre Dame also gets you a bigger TV deal. This is the Big Ten's main goal right now is to increase the value of the TV deal. If they can get Notre Dame then Oregon and others will be added. If the B10 can't get Notre Dame it will only be a few teams from the Pac 12. I wouldn't be surprised if the Big Ten tries to poach Virginia and Virginia Tech before the SEC does. That is another TV market the Big Ten would like to get into. It also helps that Virginia would be a closer team for Maryland to play against. Miami is the real interesting one and if the Big Ten can get them along with Virginia and Virginia Tech that gives the Big Ten some south and southeast coverage. It really is about the TV market more so than making the conference a super conference. Without adding Miami, Notre Dame, USC and UCLA I don't think the Big Ten can get to that $1 billion TV deal well less so Miami but adding Miami would put them over the top.

From reading some of the rumors out there for the Brewers don't expect a major trade as the top 3 Brewers prospects are reportedly untouchable (Chourio, Wiemer and Frelick). Teams are also not that high on Valerio, Turang, Small and others. Basically what the Brewers do have are assets that will get you someone like Mancini, Bell, Benintendi and others. Yes Bell, Mancini and Benintendi will not cost all that much in terms of prospects. The Brewers have a lot of utility players which other teams are looking to add. Hiura has also come up a lot as a possible trade piece that teams are looking at. Hiura being able to hit RHP's is still intriguing to teams even with the high K%, he would be the classic change of scenery type of trade target. Scouts are not all that impressed with Small as he is walking too many and most see him as #4 or #5 starter that has value but not for someone like Reynolds. The most likely trade pieces the Brewers have is in their catching depth and utility players. So expect a trade deadline acquisition similar to what the Brewers did last year. A bunch of relievers and a bat. I think the Yankees will go out and get Benintendi if they can't get the Pirates to come down from their demands on Reynolds. That leaves Bell or Mancini for the Brewers. I believe Hiura will be involved in a trade for either Bell or Mancini as the Orioles and Nationals can both gamble on him being an everyday player and figuring things out. Jose Sibrian has also come up as a possible trade piece he will probably be used for a reliever.

For as good as everyone praises Davis's defense that was a little league route he ran there. Absolutely pathetic.

Not sure why but the Bucks thought it was a good idea to bring back Ibaka on a 1-year deal. https://theathletic.com/news/serge-ibaka-bucks-contract/99aUevKIpie3/

Some more bad news for the Cardinals with Flaherty being shut down from throwing for 2-3 weeks. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/07/jack-flaherty-shut-down-from-throwing-for-2-3-weeks.html That would put Flaherty coming back at the earliest in August assuming no rehab assignment and I think the Cardinals would do a rehab assignment this time before allowing him to come back fully. So that means the middle of August possibly the beginning of September before the Cardinals could get Flaherty back. I think the Cardinals are going to have to trade for a starting pitcher otherwise they are going to slip out of the playoffs as their rotation is not strong enough for them to get over losing Flaherty for this long. I expect the Cardinals to trade for a starting pitcher around the All Star break.

I think the Yankees are going to end up with Reynolds. The Yankees are desperate for OF help with Gallo and Hicks being just a bit better than Cain. The Yankees also have the prospects to be able to beat out every team and do it very easily. I think something like Volpe, Dominguez and Medina gets it done if the Yankees want Reynolds now. I don't see the Brewers being able to beat the Yankees offer unless they do Chourio, Wiemer and Small which is just way too much for one player and then I am not even sure the Pirates would take that over what the Yankees are offering. Volpe is a top 10 prospect while Dominguez is in the 50-90 range and he has been ranked higher in the past. It would be extremely tough for the Brewers to top a Yankees offer for Reynolds especially with it being a divisional trade.

Sure but it hasn't been by all that much 2019 is the only year where they significantly went over their expected win loss record and that was by 8 more wins. Every other year they have been with 2-5 wins over or under not counting the 2020 season. I just don't count that season as it is not enough games to be significant of anything really.

If the Nets offered Durant to the Bucks for Middleton and a 1st would you take it? I am kind of on the fence here. While I love Durant I think overall Middleton gives the Bucks a better chance to win due to his defense compared to Durant’s. But oh man the offense would be awesome as teams wouldn’t be able to build a wall against Giannis with Durant on the team.

If the Cardinals can do it then there is no problem. The Cardinals are the gatekeepers of what is right in baseball!!!!!

Well that is good for the run differential.

Manager’s have to submit the lineups to the commissioners office first which normally happens around 2-3 hours before game time. The submission then goes to the betting partners. The manager then can release the lineup to players in the stadium once they get confirmation or 15 minutes after submission whichever comes first. When that gets posted to the media is all dependent on MLB and it’s process. So more than likely Counsell has submitted the information about the same time as the other team does. It just doesn’t always get posted at the same time.

But he can hit AAA pitching. Hitting for a higher OPS would be nice but he can definitely hit AAA pitching it is just not for power. If he couldn't hit AAA pitching he would have a batting average below .200. Your opinion is false here.

I wonder if this was the plan to be able to get to that $1 billion mark for the new TV deal after the 2023 season.

Durant has also requested a trade the East should be a lot easier next year assuming Durant isn’t going to an East team. Durant doesn’t have a no trade clause and can be traded to whatever team offers the Nets the most.

I am going to assume Ingles replaces Matthews and Carter on the roster. That should put the roster at 12 now I think?

I guess this explains why the PAC-10 was aligning with the B10 in all of the playoff negotiations this past winter.

Yeah that is like a 4 or 5 hour flight. Though weather wise I think it is a plus especially in October or September.

How would that even work schedule wise unless some other west coast teams would be added.

hah I misread what you posted so yeah just add the lottery ticket and it would be close to what it would cost. Though I think that maybe light especially for a divisional trade. The trade offer is fair but I think the Pirates will want more added onto the deal because of divisional trade.

I don't think you can get Omar for that. It is basically going to be his only shot at free agency. I do think the Brewers could possibly get a comp B pick for Omar. I think Omar's max is something like 5-years $60m which is a comp B pick compensation for the Brewers and his min is 4-years $40m which would give the Brewers a 3rd round pick. Peterson if he continues to play at the pace he is at he could get a deal similar to what La Stella got a few years ago 3-years $18m. I think that would put him out of the price of the Brewers.