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Craig Edwards
9:31
Yeah. Leverage shot up.
Eric A Longenhagen
9:31
agreed
Wire Fan
9:32
Over/under on Smoltz "bowling ball" references?
Craig Edwards
9:32
I thought he was a golfer?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:32
how long before the Joe Buck sucks guy gets tossed?
Sam
9:33
If you’re the nats what do you hope for? Yankees win game 7 in a 18 inning marathon?
Craig Edwards
9:33
11 would probably be sufficient.
Eric A Longenhagen
9:33
Britton vs Bregman has happened a few times and I wonder if NYYthinks the way to get Bregman out is with sink away from him
kevinthecomic
9:34
Welp, the Yanks took care of the Stros 1-2-3-4 hitters
Craig Edwards
9:34
Now they just need to deal with those pesky 5-6-7-8-9-1 hitters and not allow any baserunners so they don't have to see those guys again tonight.
Eric A Longenhagen
9:36
Houston with their more hit-friendly OF in now with Marisnick out
Jeff
9:37
I'm still pissed the Yankees picked up Aaron Hicks for nothing. I was all like but the Cubs should be doing these things....everyone was all like he sucks stfu...then I was all like have imagination guys have you forgotten about redemption and hope....
Craig Edwards
9:38
Even if it cost them the 2016 world series because they were carrying a poor hitter all season long? There's reasons to be mad at the Cubs but I don't think Aaron Hicks is one of those reasons.
Nick
9:38
You sound sarcastic Craig, but is that really out of the question, given the arms in the Yankees' pen?
Craig Edwards
9:39
There's a decent shot at it. Need to make sure there is only ever one baserunner, not two.
Jeff
9:40
Was Hicks 2016? When you put it that way....
Section329
9:40
Not long
Eric A Longenhagen
9:40
lol
Craig Edwards
9:40
In 2016, the Yankees gave Hicks 361 PA and he put up a 64 wRC+. They were patient in their one reloading year.
Jeff
9:41
Springer is going to hit FA next year, isn't he? That should be fun
Craig Edwards
9:41
Paxton, too.
9:42
and Betts and maybe Realmuto.
Fangraph's Lurker
9:42
Fun fact: the indians traded CC Sabathia to the brewers for michael brantley and others
Craig Edwards
9:42
although when the trade went down I believe it was others and Michael Brantley.
Wire Fan
9:43
Do the Cubs turn Hicks into the hitter he became?   The Yankees track record has been pretty good recently (Didi,  Hicks,  Urshela, Tauchman,  Maybin? )
Eric A Longenhagen
9:43
it was headlined by Laporta, Brantley was PTBNL
Craig Edwards
9:43
They have done very well lately
Eric A Longenhagen
9:43
Don't forget Voit and flipping McBroom and Cooper
Dystopian Future
9:43
Springer is the guy you assume Houston's letting go of if they start trying to cut payroll, right?
Eric A Longenhagen
9:43
Yes
Dystopian Future
9:44
Laporta was the big prospect in that deal. And he busted in a huge way.
Eric A Longenhagen
9:44
r/r 1B profile, man
9:45
DIdi di not swing
Craig Edwards
9:46
Houston also only has 120 M committed to 2021 right now and $42 M to 2022 so long term they still have a ton of flexibility.
Eric A Longenhagen
9:46
That 0-0 curveball to Ushela has been a strike with the Robozone here in Fall League
Arthur Kinney
9:47
Brantley best PTBNL ever?
Craig Edwards
9:47
David Ortiz, I think.
Arthur Kinney
9:48
Ortiz was a PTBNL?
Craig Edwards
9:48
to the Twins, yes.
CTBNL
9:48
Trea Turner = best PTBNL
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