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  1. HiAndTight
    It probably isn't a 0% chance that Perez starts in Biloxi, but I would think its close. He's only 17, and the Brewers are not a team known for rushing prospects to that magnitude. I think this is more a case of the Brewers wanting to challenge him with better pitching. I'd still imagine he starts with Wisconsin, or even in Arizona. That doesn't mean that he won't see Biloxi by the end of the season, though. And what an accomplishment that would be! How nice would it be to have our own...Acuna or Tatis or fill in the blank international signing who forces his way into the big leagues in his late teens, early 20's. If he hits AA this year, he could be in position to be the first player under 19 years of age to hit a HR in the big leagues since a former Brewers SS/CF'er in 1974! I realize that's not just putting the cart before the horse, that's having the cart delivered 4 towns away, but still...no reason to not get wildly optimistic, right? That said, as much as I'm excited about him, Turang is the guy I'm really excited about. I think he could be a Sept callup this year to be used as pinch runner and could get some time at SS, 2nd and CF, and could be ready to become the man at SS just as Wong's contract is up, forcing Urias, who in this scenario, has realized his 60+ hit tool and OB skills to provide an exceptional 1-2 punch ahead of Yellich in the lineup.
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    So he just needs to give his bat(and god) a good talking to and he should be good to go!
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    Right, I didn't know that, but I was just going with Mets players in particular. Funny how the Bonilla deferred payments are seen as this terrible move for the team, but I just found an article that argued...pretty effectively that it was a great deal for both sides. The Mets were able to trade for Mike Hampton with the money freed up from their payroll, and he led the staff as they made a trip to the WS. While they tried to sign him the following season, he did eventually leave and they selected...with the 38th pick, David Wright. So they deferred ~5 million and they pay him 1.3 per...seems likely they made money off the deal and had quite a bit of success(and wouldn't have given it a second thought if not for Bernie's lil scam).
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    Exactly. If Hiura needs to go down, he needs to go down. Expecting his temporary replacement to put up better numbers is not the goal. The goal is to have an improved Hiura for the 2nd half of this season and beyond. Guess I'm not really seeing how playing every day in AAA is going to result in an improved Hiura any more than playing every day in MLB will. He has a major league hitting coach here to work with him and access to every possible resource to improve. He was OPSing like 1.100 in AAA his last season there. He needs to learn how to hit MLB pitching, not AAA pitching. When you're swinging through 88 and 90 MPH fastballs, the issue may just be mechanical. In AAA you can toy with those mechanics and use trial and error a bit more than you can in the big leagues.
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    Absolutely. It wouldn't shock me if Ashby and Small develop into really nice starters. Kelly has Chris Sale type upside. It's the position players that are the biggest question mark. Will Mitchell be able to maximize his power with his launch angle, can Turang make the adjustments...but they've earned the benefit of the doubt with their young arms. It's certainly WAY too premature to suggest we've got a Indians type thing going with our young arms, but it's sure as hell trending in the right direction. Now just PLEASE get some minor league games in so that I can overanalyze one start and start making grand declarations based on Ethan Small's velocity in his first AA start!
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    No, I'm sure he'd be gone. But the Brewers may have made a World Series...and another playoff series. But unless we'd have signed him to an extension that year, he'd likey be gone. Still fun to think about a rotation with 4 home grown starters in Woody, Nelson, Burnes and Peralta.
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    Maybe a little. Chris Paul is the one who's the most annoying. I consider flopping more when you start flailing and pretend you caught a big elbow when you really didn't. Not quite so much on charges...that just feels like you're trying to sell it. But I don't know if there's actually a distinction or that's my own arbitrary definition.
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    All I'm saying is THOSE plays looked like charges. I'm not and wasn't a BB player, but the way you need to get in position to take a charge, I don't know how you stay on your feet. You're not in an athletic position...just the opposite. You're standing straight, on your heels, hands down protecting your....manhood. So it doesn't take much to get knocked over in that situation. And if you brace yourself...stager your feet, you're not going to get the call. So I never said he was or wasn't a flopper. I haven't watched enough of the Badgers recently to say. But those calls all looked legit.
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    Those aren't great examples of him flopping. Those all looked...pretty legitimate.
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    He was pretty dominant in '04. The fastball was straight, but he could put it wherever he wanted when he was right. And then that big 12-6...he was pretty filthy. That was his only truly dominant season, but he was generally pretty underrated in my opinion. The perception that he didn't put in the work and was always injured didn't help.
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    Agreed......Of all the worries that I have one of them is not questioning Attansio’s expertise in managing money. I have extreme confidence that he understands exactly what he is doing in this area. Interest rates are low, so the adjustment for time value of money probably isn't too much, but I wonder how much inflation for player wages and media revenue leak into the equation. But, deferring money is a way for an agent to say he got his player $X amount of money, but realistically time value of money he got him somewhat less than $X amount of money. Plus it probably doesn't hurt to keep some money from some players (not saying anything about JBJ specifically, just some athletes have a hole in their pocket). So the Wilpons must have REALLY cared about their players! How many players from the 80's and 90's are still getting big checks from them? Bonilla obviously, but I thought Straw was getting even more(per year, not for as many years). Saberhagen is 250, and I think DeGrom has a lot of deferred money coming.
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    Staged on Hulu is hilarious. Letterkenny and Staged are two of the funniest shows that I just somehow stumbled on.
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    Been telling everyone I can for years to watch this show. Shield is my #1 show ever. They've never been good about getting it out and available though. Think it has finally gotten on Hulu in the last year or so though, if I remember correctly. Shameless has been a great show, heck of run they had. It kind of floundered a bit the last few years and I did a lot of eye rolling on some story lines the last few years, but it was still good. I'd call the finale 'fine'. I'd have preferred more firmly tied up but overall it did the job and wasn't awful/stupid or anything to ruin the show's legacy. Basing it on Frank's dying makes a lot of sense. I was surprised they couldn't get Fiona back for the ending or address her at all, basically seemed weird to do this whole year basically acting like she didn't exist. I saw they've had a lot of issues with filming during covid though so have to cut some slack that they did the best they could given the situation. She was originally planned to have a large role in the finale, but they were filming and there was another lockdown issue ordered in NY and Cali...so she couldn't get to the set to film. She was going to come and help them sort out Franks "estate." I was kinda hoping Lip would find that bar of Gold in the backyard...or they'd sell the painting, but I guess them getting rich at the end of the show would really kinda ruin the show.
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    So I click on the thread link about SS position and see this post first... Yes, the rest of the post was about him at 1B, but when you are thinking SS and see that statement it was worth a good laugh. Not sure I see the humor. Bring Braun out of retirement and you have a LOT of power out of the left side of that IF...
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    How do you not make Contreras take one tomorrow? Any chance any suspensions are coming? Just how stupid do you have to be to whine about getting hit when you're leaning out over the plate...and then admit to throwing at the opposing pitcher? If you don't suspend him...what are you going to do? Wait for someone to take a upper 90's fastball up in the head or neck area and a benches clearing brawl? THEN MLB can pretend to be righteous and suspend a couple people 2-3 games and a pitcher 7 games...so he pushes his start back a few days and gets a little extra rest.
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    Until we get to August, that's my favorite part of the Baseball season. It's easily the part of the game I miss the most. Hopefully..it's back on the 4th.
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    Just to reiterate...I understand letting Knebel go from a financial perspective. It did not feel like things would be getting back to normal as quickly as they seem to be at the time and Mark A does not have the resources to go into the red year after year(nor do I imagine do the other owners). I just think you can justify the move on that basis alone and without trying to argue that Knebel was this huge risk. We have a pretty good idea what a pitcher coming back from TJ can do at this point, or using his 2020 numbers as a justification. That's all. You can justify the decision and point out that Knebel was a pretty good bet to get his stuff back. It doesn't HAVE to be one or the other.
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    Does "absentee" sound better? I guess deadbeat does sound awfully harsh. I never said Reid is a bad person. If you haven't seen evidence that he's an absentee father who has prioritized football over his kids, I don't know what you'd have to see. He's had one son dead of an OD and another who nearly did and now brain damaged a little girl. Andy's own home was being used as a drug den before his sons wound up in prison with all kinds of prescription and illegal drugs and guns found. Does this sound like someone who knew what is going on with his kids? Maybe he's a great present father whose sons went astray for completely different reasons. I just think the evidence probably suggests otherwise. I think you're probably right, it's just as you said, comes off as harsh. A lot of fathers have jobs that require them to work a whole lot and be away from their families a lot. Honestly, this just seems like a couple of spoiled kids. It seems like Andy Reid tried to do what he could to help his son get back on track. If you're going to coach in the NFL, it's going to be pretty difficult to be both a present father and a Head Coach. They work absolutely ridiculous hours. Britt Reid is going back to jail and when he gets out, he'll still be wealthy and his father will likely still support him. I'm just glad that this girl is likely to recover from those head injuries.
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    I don't know. That is for people smarter than me to figure out on a case by case basis. It would not surprise me if in some cases it can be scientifically hypothesized that they were not. I just think it's a slippery slope to assume that in all cases where TBI is a factor that the individual did not control their actions. I think there's a difference between something making an individual more prone to a certain action than making an individual unable to control their actions. But even if you accept that CTE has a significant impact on impulse control...which is seems as though there is plenty of evidence to support, this was a case of premdeditated murder. I said I could understand(again, not justify, but understand) if he just lost his temper with the Doctor and beat the hell out of him and he died. That's not what he did. He went BACK to the Doctor after getting a gun, killed him...killed the wife, then three young children.
  20. HiAndTight
    Losing Topa really hurts, but I'm still confident Rassmussen will figure it out. I'd prefer to see him pitch in games like he did tonight(though maybe with a bit more warning) until then, but with Williams not looking like the same pitcher he was last year, Topa out at least half the year and Rassmussen struggling, the once-mighty BP is looking a little shaky. Devin Williams shaky start, Rassmussen looking bad in his first two outings, Topa going down...the Pen was supposed to be squared away. A few power arms fighting for the last couple spots, but the core was young and dominant. Its' early, but hasn't quite shaken out that way.
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    I believe the team would only be responsible if they were supplying the alcohol. Civil wise they could be sued for that as you don't have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they knew. Definitely not criminal negligence but could sue the team for being negligent and the team would more than likely settle before it even goes to court. There are two faces of the Chiefs...Mahomes, the obvious. And Andy Reid, one of the most beloved people in the NFL. I know them paying for medical bills can possibly be viewed as an admission of guilt, but still seems like something they should be doing. That so easily could have been me...at 21 or 22. Having a few beers and driving, but after everything he's gone through, you'd think he'd have learned his lesson. He's already gone to jail for selling drugs and put a gun to the head of another motorist during a road rage incident. I am curious though...we isn't CTE used to explain away Britt Reid's actions? He played Football for a long time. Is he responsible for his actions?
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    Sidney Jones is the guy on that list that really jumps out. He was actually pretty good last year, he's young and he excels in man coverage. So he would have fit very well. I'm good with bringing King back on a low risk one year deal, but I do agree, there were other options. Still, I think King has a lot of upside. Maybe we catch lightening this year and he's healthy and everything clicks...and then we let him leave while picking up a comp pick next year. We'll still likely add a CB very early on.
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    Especially if, as you say, Perdomo can be a power lefty in the pen and...hopefully Williams can get back on track. After that, it's just some tinkering with the lineup, maybe adding a piece or two, but the pitching staff would certainly look pretty settled.
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    It seems kinda beside the point. In a year when there were not minor league games and Knebel threw very few innings and didn't even come back until the end of the year, I don't really expect other teams to have the same type of insight into our players as our front office does, particularly with regard to how a player is coming back from an injury.
  25. HiAndTight
    He signed a two time all-star with 4000 MLB PA's to a minor league deal. And your problem with this is....? LOL is that rhetorical? Yeah...I guess it was. I'll never understand the few people who get upset about signing veteran talent to minor league deals. He's played SS, 2nd and CF and he's generally god a decent BA. I be a little miffed if they gave him a 2 year 16 million dollar contract, but with a 26 man roster...he could help at some point, in some role and there's no risk.
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