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  1. Jopal78
    The same manager who used matchups and analytics to steer his team to the playoffs in '18 and '19 is somehow blind to those same matchups/analytics with Keston Hiura? That doesn't seem logical. Second, Hiura's splits against RHP look amazing this year because 5 of his 13 hits against RHP went over the fence. In other words, 38% of his hits have gone for homeruns. He would be a first ballot Hall of Famer if he could somehow keep that rate up, because not even Babe Ruth had that percentage of his hits go for homeruns (24.8%). Hiura's splits against RHP in 2020 and 2021 can be described as below average (.203/.284/.429 in '20) and awful (.184/.279/.345 in '21). In reality, Hiura's numbers are driven by an excellent 2019 season, and he's been a below average to awful hitter ever since. It is not because the manager or GM overlook obvious statistical tendencies; rather it is because opponents learned how to attack him at the plate, and he has been unable to find a counter adjustment.
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    His suspension is also a byproduct of the societal climate right now. Even if there are two valid perspectives about what went on with the women, he's bad for not only the MLB brand, but also the Dodgers brand; and there's no way for corporate PR people to spin a sex abuse scandal to make themselves not look bad. On the other hand, dropping the hammer on Bauer solves all their problems. Bauer is removed from the equation, they show they take these type of allegations very seriously, and the character of their athletes is as important as their ability to pitch or hit. Moreover, having dropped the hammer on him, the zeitgeist can attach a myriad of labels to anyone who chooses to defend him in essence chilling discourse.
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    But isn't that also the business model? You need content to drive traffic on an ongoing basis to generate the ad revenue? To be sure, you bought the site, and can do with it what you want (ie. ads, subscription based, etc.) with no complaints from me. However, instead of a benevolent slant, "keeping the website alive," as to why ads are necessary, be direct: it's a business where the site was purchased with the intent to generate revenue from advertisers for site traffic.
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    Standard of proof in civil suits: “more probably true than not”. In other words 51-49. If he’s merely a kinkster, with his money, he could buy what he wanted in every major city in the world. That he’s picking up women of social media, having them come to his house without having met them first, tells me he’s a fool, and the destruction of his career and reputation is likely inevitable.
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    Manfred has unilateral authority to suspend him; the Dodgers are a powerful club with influential owners and want him gone. I doubt the MLBPA is going to deem it it worth further sullying their reputation zealously advocating for him. Even if his suspension is cut on appeal (which I doubt if he has to make his case to Joe Torre or whomever is underneath Manfred) he’s most likely gone through the end of the 2023 season. He’s either an abuser of women, or so profoundly stupid he didn’t realize inviting women he never met face to face ( who contacted him on social media) over to his home in the middle of the night was an idiotic idea. Good riddance.
  6. Jopal78
    The knee jerk reaction to DFA someone after a couple of bad innings is how a pitcher like Phil Bickford is now the 7th inning guy for the Dodgers. With Milwaukee: 2G, 2IP, 6ER, FIP of 13.69. With Los Angeles: 37G, 34.2IP, 8ER, 42K, 5BB, FIP of 2.72, WHIP of 1.07.
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    I don't think that is a fair assessment. Harrison and Diaz were both 2nd round picks out of high school in the 2014 draft. If they contribute at all at the major leagues, I don't know how you can mark them as failures. To date there are only two other players from the 2nd round of the 2014 draft with positive career WARs (Alex Verdugo and Spencer Turnbull). Not to mention the first round is littered with busts: Tyler Kolek (#2 overall) Nick Gordon (#5 overall), Max Pentecost (#11) overall, and Milwaukee's own Kodi Medeiros (#12 overall). I do think it's fair to say with the dust having settled on the Yelich trade, the Marlins got an underwhelming return for Yelich. Yet it is not at all surprising given Yelich was already established as one of the game's better young players when he demanded a trade.
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