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So weird to see him start. And as always, the 3's are nice, but he just fits into this defense so well. He looks more mature and advanced than it was suggested. He's got a ways to go on his ball handling and his shooting, but he's certainly fits into the team. Makes the smart plays, he's good when he's attacking the basket...and the ball doesn't stop with him unless he's got a clean look. I don't expect he'll be a part of the rotation when healthy...unless we need him to defend, but again, really bright future, nice game in his first start.

WAR doesn't always tell you how a player fits in with your team. It also depends on which you're using. Urias 2.3 FWar Turner 2.4 FWar But he also doesn't have to play 3B(in the event he would have signed here) on an everyday basis. Vs lefties, Urias to 2B. Vs RHPers, days off, DH/1B. Or if Turang can handle lefties, he could platoon with Winker and Tellez. Definitely not worth 1/15M and then a player option, but 2/22...that he'd have been worth. Throw his bat into the lineup, gives you flexibility. He's a good hitter. He'd have fit into the lineup pretty well. It's not always about one player vs another and WAR can be misleading when you're trying to round out a lineup.

The Packers remaining in the top 10 in the draft? Bill Belichick having an aneurysm. A mind numbingly stupid play....

Yeah...well, the Packers defense sucks and we haven't had 33-0 leads. But the whole premise behind the idea is to not give up big chunks. The Colts couldn't even do that...or get off the field after a huge 5 yard loss on 3rd down due to taunting, roughing on a potential pick, another roughing. I'm fairly convinced the Colts have little interest in winning these games.

LOL...alright...but he's not wrong. They should be aggressive in trying to lock these guys up early. You hand out these deals and even if they don't all work out, you usually come out well ahead. Frelick, Chourio...don't wait a year or two if these guys come out of the gates strong. Chourio might be that dude you Wander Franco early on. And do it before they sign new agents. That's how the Braves were gifted those asinine Acuna Jr, Albies deals(YES, I know they weren't forced to sign them, but they were ridiculous at the time and look worse now).

No...we'll win out. And still miss the playoffs. That's...just how this seems to be trending. That'd be the worst possible outcome.

No...it is not. And the Vikings did turn the ball off a few times...and they STILL blew it. 33-0.

I still think Mertz could have been a good QB if he'd have a good OL. That's been the biggest difference IMO. The good OL's kept long drives going, 5-6 yards a carry, wore the D down, 8 in the box...and then Mertz could have had success. Now...in Kentucky with IIRC, UGA, LSU, 'Bama, UT and Florida. Maybe SC as well and then Louisville. If he was trying to improve his NFL prospects...and their OL was BRUTAL this year. Anyway, Evers...helps when you can make plays on your own. And we're still in on Armstrong. I don't know what Fickell can do for us next year, but he looks like he's building one helluva program moving forward.

LOL..."every year." So...two years since a 60 game schedule. And yes, their ONLY option with 1.5 years of team control was to offer him the exact contract he'd eventually get in free agency! They couldn't have done something crazy and made an OFFER to him prior to that! And what do you know? How to consistently change your argument I guess? Whatever....I don't know how to make you go away, so sure. The Dodgers spending this off-season is RIGHT in line with their usual spending... And you're absolutely right, they don't go after FAs...except when they do. And they sign their own players...except when they don't!

Yeah, maybe it's the level of excitement around Mertz and then his failure to live up to expectations, but...that shouldn't stop us from rejoicing in this one!

Bucks interested in a Cam Reddish trade. The names tied to a Reddish trade were Ingles and Allen, but for a guy who's out of the Knicks rotation, I think that's too much to give up. Knicks like the perfect team to give Jordan Nwora a go. They're trying to compete this year, so George Hill and Nowra+a 2nd? I don't think you can trade Allen unless it's for a CLEAR and significant upgrade given his shooting and how he's underrated in other aspects. Attacking the baskets when defenders close out a little too hard on them, quick hands, gets in the passing lanes. Good effort defender. So you take Reddish and you HOPE he can be the guy you saw glimpses of. The 6'8 big man who moved like a SG, who's defense was suffocating, who has a really nice stroke(90% FT shooter last two years and this year

And very possibly by the same team. SF looks really good. They're almost making me rethink how you should build a team. They don't have a great OL. They have a dominant LT and then solid OL. But they've got a great front 7 and they have so many playmakers, you just can't cover them. On the other hand, the Eagles have a dominant OL and DL. They've also got the playmakers. I really don't know if those teams are great teams or if the NFC is just so...bad this year, but I am pretty sure the Vikings aren't a real threat to win anything this year.

I completely understand it. You're just trying to make them throw the ball in front of you and make plays. The Colts were just stupid. Taunting penalties after big plays, other penalties to keep the drive going and then they were still giving up big plays. I don't think it was the soft coverage and trying to keep the Vikings in front of the Colts that did them in, it was the level of stoopid on one side in the 2nd half. Kick the FG, run the ball more...whatever...the Colts are just morons.

I don't even think Irsay WANTS the Colts to win. You're not hiring Jeff Saturday if you're goal is to win as many games as possible. It was just a gimmick to get through the year IMO. Saturday is a smart enough guy, but there is so much that goes into being a HC, this was to get Bryce Young, CJ Stroud, Will Levis...(Levis is physically so similar to Luck, if he's half as smart, he could be a stud). Irsay had Peyton, then Luck....now it's Brissett, Wentz and Ryan. I get the tank job.

Is there nothing about Evers actually committing to Wisconsin? The #4 duel threat, #7 pocket passer from his class? A QB who can run the power run game(Adding a component to it) as well as get the ball to the WRers? This is a BIG deal...

I love Hiura. He's NOT a clear upgrade. The shift is going to make defense at 2B far MORE important, not less. It's only going to hurt him defensively. And we've also got Brice Turang, an elite defender who's performed well. Hiura is a DH/1B who...might be able to play some 2B next year.

I read it closely. It's just...usual contrarian nonsense(which you pride yourself on). You're the one who made this exclusively about outside FAs while they lost Trea Turner, Anderson and others. Betts had been with the Dodgers for months before signing. He'd been negotiating that extension since before he played a game with them. Trea Turner had been with the team for a while. No offer made. It's an outlier...for anyone who's "paying attention." A 111 win team that may generate more revenue than any other team in MLB has gotten appreciably worse and not spent money this off-season. Anyone expecting this is probably being more than a little dishonest and pretending it's inline with their history. I mean...they DID make an offer to Judge this year, but, again...outlier.

He's signed, but...not a crazy idea. We were so close to signing him out of HS, it would have been a nice story. I also like the idea of taking a strength and adding to it by making it that much better. Eovaldi is a guy I wouldn't mind signing. He's got elite stuff and he's thrown 5 or 6 different pitches, maybe the Brewers can help get him back to his '21 form when he was worth ~6 WAR and a borderline ace. He also seems like he could handle that Hader 2018-19 type role. Throwing 2-3 innings and emptying out the tank each time? Another one, we saw the Twins do it with Correa last year, but you want to make a big addition at 3B, sign Dansby and slide Willy to 3rd, Urias/Turang at 2B. Dansby gets 3/90 or something with an opt out for next year when there isn't another big time SS in Free Agency. Get another defensive stud, you upgrade your defense at all 3 spots, get another guy who can crush lefties. Pretty much zero chance it happens, but...if we've got this payroll room as Arnold inferred...and Mark A always talks about adding to the payroll for a difference maker. THAT'D be a difference making move. And so we have to give up our 3rd round pick(or maybe it's 2nd this year as we have the 2nd pick in the competitive balance round). Hey, the Cain signing came out of nowhere and they still went back in for Darvish, so...who knows. Of course this is going to get the "can't move Adames to 3B people," up in a roar. Swanson though, 22 OAA last year. Adames 10 OAA Frelick/Swanson/Yelich/Contreras/Winker/Adames/Tellez/Mitchell/Urias Switches up the LHed bats better? How nice it'd be to have Steve Cohen as an owner(or just Attnasio with his net worth).

I agree it makes sense and until it happens, if it happens, it'll be the source of speculation for those reasons. It makes a ton of sense. The only downside is that...people KEEP bringing up that he spent time with Mike Pettine/Rex Ryan. That's...driving me nuts. People want Vic Fangio(very good choice) but you don't hear how you can't hire him because of Pettine and Ryan ties. It's also the idea that because they run the same basic system, that Leonhard hasn't changed, evolved. That working with Dave Aranda(specifically helped him defend mobile QBs, so that's more relevant in the NFL now than ever). That doesn't count. Just forever stained due to the Pettine ties. Barry has to go. There are times you're not sure who deserves the blame. With position coaches this comes up a lot, but...in this case, it's abundantly clear.

I'd say premature...but given this; Either could work(not referring to you Brewcrew82). It's very possible there are "sources close" to Leonhard that may say he's interested in the Packers job. That was my initial guess. It's all good though. That Wisconsin Heroics have gotten the best of us before. My Dad called a few months ago telling me we'd signed Julio. It's...it's not as bad as believing we've traded a 1st round pick for Jerry Jeudy and Melvin Gordon from an Ian Rappaport fake Twitter page. What type of moron would....

He was solid last year...2.6 WAR. His CAREER WAR going back to 2015 is 2.1 total. So he's been a negative player throughout his career. Not sure I want to trust him unless it's at a cut rate price. A solid RHed bat for LHPing.

Yeah...they could go out and sign Ohtani and Devers next year as Free Agents. Though I'm not a big believe in Ohtani over the long term, but they certainly appear to be making a concerted effort to re-set the tax. I like the idea of adding Turner, I just wouldn't count on him to be a full time 3B. 3B/1B/DH would be a good fit for him. But at 38, it's not worth big money.

I've looked at the History. Mookie Betts? Outside the organization. Made massive offers to Machado and matched Greinke's offer to AZ. Freeman had won the award two years prior during a 60 game season. I'm not sure what to say to the "Just because LA runs a huge payroll doesn't mean they're the Phillies or the Mets building nearly half a team with high price FAs." They've consistently spent more than anyone in baseball over the last 7-8 years. They're trying to re-set their competitive balance tax and they're also coming off a 270M dollar payroll that could balloon up past the Cohen tax if they have to pay for Bauer the last two years. I don't know what history you're talking about. They spend nearly 300M a year and now they're letting their top FAs leave without making competitive offers and are about 150 below the Mets in payroll. This has nothing to do with their history. This is an outlier.

You mean he's looking for more good arms, or arms "more legit" than Chapman? Because I think people are writing a HOF closer off a bit prematurely. I do think it's more likely they're targeting controllable relievers who have options, but...Chapman is a guy who could easily be a closer and his value is at an all-time low. Gregory Soto would be another target. And...another real long shot. Wily Peralta. He had absolutely nasty stuff...just couldn't harness it. Had a good year for the Tigers, but I'd take him in a second...hope the Brewers could fix whatever his issues are.

Well...it wouldn't be a bounce back candidate if he had a great year last year. He had some low leg issues. Leg issues for a pitcher are...devastating. '21 he struck out 15 per 9, had a 3.13 xFIP and an abnormally unlucky HR rate... He's also gone from a CH as a 3rd pitch to a splitter. But he gets healthy and I'll take him in a heartbeat over Moore or Rogers. He offers the potential to be a dominant reliever again much more than Moore or Rogers. He's also going to cost quite a bit more, but all things being equal, I don't think it's all that close. Rogers should regress to the norm and have a better season as well. Moore...do we really have confidence he's going to duplicate last year? Chapman has been an elite reliever ever year but last year when he was injured(again, leg, not arm). Moore has had one good year. Seems like you'd be buying low on Chapman and high on Moore.