Mike Petriello

i think it's possible, official scorers in little league (which is to say, moms and dads) tend to be *very* hitter friendly.

I'm not sure that quite corresponds to tearing a muscle, but I've also never lost a sibling, either.

Partial quad tear might have been behind Elly's 2nd-half slide Entering 2025, Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz was coming off a tremendous season in which he hit 25 home runs and stole an MLB-leading 67 bases in his first full Major League campaign. With his phenom...

and also was playing through a torn quad? pretty tempted to write off his second half entirely at this point.

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I agree. But Dubon > Allen in my eyes, even if neither is ideal.

So you can just decide not to share important data from October? I can think of a lot of recent playoff flameouts who would be excited to know about that.

I don't think I'd say same level of D. Allen was elite.

But Dubon is a better hitter and a more versatile fielder, so he fits better if/when a different SS is acquired. Allen wouldn't.

Yeah. I'm talking about the other side, mostly.

Looks like there's a $4m salary difference, I guess is most of it.

What an odd swap this is

sorta

2.5 WAR over 1 year is not = to 2.5 WAR over 4 years.

tiny black kitten wrapped up in a scarf being held by a passenger

oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with

"Looper" (2012)

If a team desperate for starting pitching is willing to part with a young talented starter who's had plenty of injury problems, it tells you a lot about how they view his medicals

After sleeping on it, pretty sure I dislike this for both teams

A real honest to god interesting 1 for 1 baseball trade!

I don't have a ton of confidence in Jones being ready right now I know

I doubt it.

The draft pick rule has helped with that issue considerably.

home road in which direction being key

Mostly I don't see this as being indicative of any real industry or financial trend

Most years, 1-2 guys accept. Several of those who didn't probably wish they had. All 4 who did today have massive question marks in their profile.

tell the boy to lay out my formal clothes

holy shit

Pirates trade for David Fry and sign Anthony Bender challenge

I want Jack Brannigan to succeed so badly

Don't agree at all here. I think they're correctly worried he may not be that good. I think that he's willing to come back and not test the marker is telling.

what is the time value of money lost since you typed that

is it really a 22.024966 NPV now

100%

The Grisham one is particularly interesting, because I see both "why did the Yankees even offer it?!?!" and also "I can't believe he took it, this was a career year!" and if both of those things are true, then .. he probably made the right choice.

Not at all surprised Grisham and Woodruff took the QO. I'd have been stunned if they didn't.

Mildly surprised with Torres

Really have not the slightest idea what to make of Imanaga right now.

Right. There never seemed a chance he would.