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Ben Clemens

3:13

Friedl depends on his defense, I think, but you could make an argument for him too maybe

Davy Andrews

3:13

(It's the real Davy. Just being friendly.)

Ben Clemens

3:13

hello!

Matt

3:14

Can Alek Thomas please just play everyday in CF? I get he swings and bad pitches and pulls at a high rate but is McCarthy's profile really that much better? (obviously he won't go hitless forever but the pop doesn't seem to be there)

Ben Clemens

3:14

Yeah I'm with you

I like Thomas's defense a ton, enough to play him even if he can't hit much. This team isn't exactly short on offense, and having a defender like that really matters

Ohtani

3:14

Is my deal looking better with every $500 million+ LF/DH/1B signing?

Ben Clemens

3:14

Yeah

It felt like an underpay even at the time

but now it feels even more s

so*

Kyle

3:14

Logan Gilbert CY Young?

Ben Clemens

3:15

It woudl be very funny if after years of Kirby as the hipster candidate, Gilbert won instead

Mike Lommler

3:15

Can you think of a baseball comp to the Denver Nuggets firing their coach and GM this close to the playoffs?

Ben Clemens

3:15

Not really

That was shocking

millville meltdown

3:15

who's going to rack up the most negative war this year

Ben Clemens

3:16

this is actually kinda fun

last year's winners were Brandon Drury and Eddie Rosario, which should give you an idea of the kind of player who can do this

proven veterans who are now bad but who play on teams that are thin at their position

3:17

Okya, Hunter Renfroe is a name that kind of fits that vibe this year

Jake Fraley? Like we mentioned, the Reds seem to be in some trouble when it comes to finding enough hitters

how about Gio Urshela

Mr. Fister

3:18

I was about to say ...negative war leader has to be on a team that won't sit/send down said player. It's got to be a Royal or a Rockie

Ben Clemens

3:18

It could be a Brave though

Bryan De La Cruz was third-worst last year, so I think that actually makes it less likely that he does it b/c if he's awful again he will just vanish

3:19

but the Braves don't mind running out an awful option for a long time if the rest of the team plays well

Matt Damon

3:19

MATT. DAMON

Rob S

3:19

Logan didn't even get a QS last night

Ben Clemens

3:19

True! Irrelevant!

3:19

What in the world is going on with William Contreras?

Ben Clemens

3:19

a worm offended him deeply, and he's declared war on all worms as a result

3:20

his timing just looks awful, tbh

seems like a thing you just have to work through

but a 73% groundball rate and 9% line drive rate is just not going to get it done

Dave

3:21

Most consequential injury since the season started?

Ben Clemens

3:21

Probably Reynaldo Lopez, but I'm looking through everything to make sure I didn't forget someone

Mr. Fister

3:21

Ketel....re: injury

Ben Clemens

3:21

I'll update if he's hurt worse than expecdted

but I'm expecting a minimum stay for him

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