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Hire Joe Morgan?

8:22

Is Rendon likely to top Arenado's deal?

Craig Edwards

8:22

8/260? I'll say just under the total but a higher AAV.

Tony Wolfe

8:23

He probably should, but yeah, I bet he's closer to $250 million.

Craig Edwards

8:23

Anyway, slow start for Verlander costs him in the first, but he buckles down to get the last three. The strikeout of Soto was huge.

This is Lude-i-cris

8:24

I’ll let you guys in on the inside joke. Professional hitter was bandied about much on this chat last night.

Craig Edwards

8:24

but what about a good piece of hitting?

Justin Verlander

8:24

Over/under 110.5 days on the DL for Byron Buxton next year?

Craig Edwards

8:25

That was way less harsh than Buxton's question, Justin.

Byron Buxton

8:25

Oof

Tony Wolfe

8:25

I think I lean toward Cole getting more money just because there's so damn many good third basemen. Rendon's obviously one of the very best, but the number of teams that I'd imagine will seriously go after him is gonna be lower than how many ought to go after Cole (which should just be everybody).

Craig Edwards

8:26

Strasburg starts a bit better with the three-pitch k.

8:27

Been interesting to read about how Washington has integrated their scouting reports into their plans for attacking hitters. Obviously worked against the Cardinals, but the Astros have one of the better lineups in history.

Mad Joe-Don

8:28

Serious question: are there any hitters who don't love hitting at their home park?

Craig Edwards

8:28

Hitters do better at home generally, but I wonder if the hitters in MIami wish the park weren't so big.

Tony Wolfe

8:28

JT Realmuto pre-2019

Byron Buxton

8:28

Caught stealing third!

Craig Edwards

8:29

OOF.

Pontoons

8:29

Castellanos didn't.

Craig Edwards

8:29

Some in Detroit as well.

8:29

Realmuto in Miami. Don't forget Adrian Beltre's Seattle years either.

psweeting

8:31

Did they just say that 3rd base is the easiest base to steal? That can't possibly be true can it? The throw is much shorter.

Craig Edwards

8:31

If it were easier, then I think it would happen a lot more often.

Dystopian Future

8:31

Brandon Belt in Oracle Park is the obvious response.

Tony Wolfe

8:32

Manny Machado had an 86 wRC+ at home this season and a 128 wRC+ on the road.

PeanutGallery

8:32

Any pitcher's park, no?

Craig Edwards

8:32

probably, though some guys still prefer home.

David Laurila

8:33

Joe Morgan is (ahem) on the short list of best second basemen over. He played his first nine seasons with the Astros. Jose Altuve has played his first nine seasons with the Astros. Their numbers through age 29 aren't all that far apart.

Tony Wolfe

8:33

Alex Bregman: Not terrible

David Laurila

8:34

Make that FanGraphs fan Alex Bregman.

Craig Edwards

8:34

It is 2-2 and not 3-2 right now.

8:35

Hope they cleared Soto's HR ball from the train tracks....

Craig Edwards

8:35

David Ross has requested it be encased in glass.

psweeting

8:36

I have to say last nights game was fun and this one is also shaping up to be fun but I'm a little disappointed we didn't get our promised pitchers duel. I was really hoping both would be taking perfect games into the 8th or something

Craig Edwards

8:36

maybe it will start now. Hidden perfect game.

Dystopian Future

8:36

Speaking of which, what do you think of David Ross becoming (seemingly) manager of the Cubs?

David Laurila

8:36

Meanwhile, the bottle of Shiner Oktoberfest I opened right before first pitch is now empty. It's the end of the first inning. At this rate I'll be typing in a foreign language by game's end (and I don't know any foreign languages).

Craig Edwards

8:38

It's very difficult to know how someone is going to manage if they've never done it. You would need to have a crazy amount of confidence in a person to handle a ton of responsibilities they've never handled to think they would be a good fit. They obviously know David Ross very well, but there's always a chance you are hiring the next Matheny (and it can't possibly go that poorly).

Section329

8:38

They did - the ball is on the way to HOF

Mad Joe-Don

8:39

Cubs fan here. I really wish Ross had spent a season or so as a bench coach or something.

Craig Edwards

8:40

Or in the minors. But Ryne Sandberg did that and didn't have a ton of success in the majors. It's hard to know who will make a good manager and a lot of factors are out of the manager's control. Look at the view of Dave Martinez a year ago or in May, or even mid-September and now.

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