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Or running into a wall? I hate to say it, but I think Bryce coming back is more of an indicator that they wanted a long BP/spot starter. SP depth is a mite thin at the moment.

That was a nice complementing compliment. 😉

Well, they traded away their former GM...😏

If Jones was brought up so Perkins could go down, I'd agree. But since Lara is taking Perkins (and Frelick's) playing time in the OF, it looks like Jones came up for Hamilton. I'd be surprised (and massively disappointed) if Jones does anything in the OF.

The correction wasn't much better... 🙄 Dallas also trades AJ Johnson to Memphis and a 2030 conditional first-round pick and a 2029 second-round selection to Memphis.

What would you think about getting Arraez (FA after 2026) and moving Turang to 3B for the remainder of the season? It wouldn't be a permanent move, but would drastically improve our 3B hole right now. Sometimes you just have to be creative...

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49301627/khris-middleton-back-wizards-2nd-stint-6-team-sign-trade-deal Ohm Youngmisuk needs to learn to write: Dallas also trades AJ Johnson to Milwaukee and a 2030 conditional first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick to Memphis. Now, I assume Memphis is getting the 2030 conditional first-round pick and not Milwaukee, but that is a horrible way to grammar a sentence!

And they should take on bad contracts if it brings back future assets. They are below the apron, so they aren't really restricted to do much. They aren't going to bring in any big FA. Kuz comes off next year... Sure take on salary.. it isn't my money. 😂

I had a coach suggest I try hitting left handed... but mainly because it couldn't be any worse... 🤯😂 I was the Joey Ortiz of my day... all glove, no bat.

The 3 Plate Appearance Club Only a tiny handful of players in modern MLB history have ever stepped up to the plate 3 times in a single inning. Only one did it without recording a hit: Ted Williams (May 8, 1948): Playing for the Red Sox against the Tigers, Williams came to the plate 3 times during a massive 14-run 7th inning. He didn't get a hit, but he didn't make 3 outs either—he walked twice and grounded into a fielder's choice.

It doesn't take much to see that. The only reason Joey is on an MLB roster is his defense. He is head and shoulders better defensively than Hamilton - 3B and SS.

The solution to Ortiz's hitting woes was to move him back to 3B? Not including tonight: I Split G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE BAbip tOPS+ as 2B 12 31 25 5 8 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 6 .320 .419 .480 .899 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 .368 184 as 3B 143 512 446 56 104 22 6 10 58 11 6 50 108 .233 .313 .377 .690 168 12 5 4 7 0 1 .281 117 as SS 211 708 646 81 147 26 1 9 66 19 7 48 108 .228 .283 .313 .596 202 14 3 9 2 0 2 .260 88 Swap Joey and Bryce and then we'd really have something!

So $200k down is about exactly what I did for my last house - about half. An equivalent house to rent is about $3k/month compared to my $1k/month mortgage. Thus $2k/month savings - about 12% APR of my $200k investment or the typical S&P average. That disparity will only increase since my mortgage is fixed... and rent won't be. When I originally put $10k down on my first $90k house, rent was about the same as my mortgage ($400/month). But then $10k doesn't make much/year either. It's more about keeping your mortgage payment under your rent. That doesn't happen initially... but happens in the long term. Plus, my $400k house is currently worth $800k after 9 years. I do tend to buy houses that need some love and use sweat equity to improve them. Nerdwallet has nothing on me... 😉

Seems like a win. I was wondering earlier if we could move Harris and Prince, but then thought... who would want them? Getting two second-round picks and a roster spot is the real win here.

I think the calculator might be missing some aspects of ownership. I've owned 4 homes over 29 years. My mortgage payment has been in the $1000-$1400/month range for all four, despite each home costing more than the previous (I'm currently just over $1000/month and this house is in the highest demand market of the four - MSP suburbs). Early in my home ownership, renting cost about the same as my mortgage. Now a house rental in my area is 3x my mortgage for about the same house but without the 4 acres of land I own. I've also refinanced 2x when rates drop, so you aren't locked into your current loan rate. So even if you start higher (my first loan was ~6%), you can drop down (my current refi was in 2021 with a 2.25%). I'm sure there are cases where it is more neck and neck with rent, but more often than not, you win in the long-term owning. If I sold today (for what my property tax assessment tells me it is worth), I'd walk away with over $500k after the mortgage is paid. Some of that is due to improvements I've made, but I'd guess that my maintenance and improvements are in the $200k range with another $50k in property taxes. So, it is still a $250k net over 9 years of owning this home. And that is without accounting for how much I save in a mortgage vs rent cost now. Also, do you expect to die at 65? You will need a place to live then too! 😉

I've done dried cranberries in a lettuce salad and love it. Hard to keep them mixed in well, but the sweet/sour flavor profile gives a nice tweak to a savory salad. Not sure about the mayo/raisen combo though... I would try it once at least.

They are pretty different from vacuums from the sensor tech side of it (RTK, Vision, etc..). My advice is that there are very good ones and very poor ones. If you aren't willing to deal with tech, make sure other's have vetted it out and give good reviews. If you need a fairway mowed, I can recommend a good one: GeoLink® Solutions™ Autonomous Fairway Mower Series | Toro

When does Football's training camp kick off? 😉

Hooray for those 25 ABs! What do you think they are telling us that the rest of the year (or his career) hasn't told us?

Now without Giannis, I really wonder what Turner will look like. Much like Dame, his playing style did not seem to mesh well with Giannis. Hopefully he bounces back well and becomes a 2027 trade candidate as he doesn't seem to be a good fit for the Bucks long term.

If we trade Herro, I hope it is to Portland or NO to get our picks back. Kind of a double bonus trade...

I'm not sure hitting makes sense for Perkins anymore. I'm not sure what happened to him, but he can't even hit Ortiz level... at some point I thought he'd be a great platoon partner for Mitchell, but his bat completely disappeared. Time to move to AAA and see if he can find something again. Going into arbitration next year is pretty much a death sentence for his future with the Brewers (plus Lara is practically a 1 for 1 replacement of him).

Now demote Blake down and Jett up. Lara gets the RHB opportunities for Frelick. Mitchell has been on fire, so it is hard to sit him for Lara.