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Meg Rowley

11:45

yeah, it's weird

Smiling Politely

11:46

Still amazed that the Angels nixed the Strip/Joc deal

brad

11:46

I'm thinking about that reliever q and what it would take for a reliever this season to be in the Cy and mvp conversations. Say... Yates has the same numbers from last year this year, and his arm doesn't fall off. 41 saves, era around 1. Even if WAR wasn't as big a fan as some starters and position players that'd be hard to ignore, yes?

Meg Rowley

11:46

They cut their area scouts the week before the draft in the middle of a pandemic. I will never forget that about their ownership.

Ben Clemens

11:46

If someone has 41 saves this year

My goodness

5 Run Homer

11:47

You know who they don’t need? Luis Rengifo!

Ben Clemens

11:47

I like Rengifo a lot actually

Meg Rowley

11:47

Yeah, I do too

Ben Clemens

11:48

But yeah, he is an awkward fit on the Angels

Is a revolving sushi bar one of those conveyor belt deals?

11:49

Because I'm picturing a revolving restaurant that happens to serve sushi

(it's an ad in the A's game)

Meg Rowley

11:49

lol

I guess?

Ben Clemens

11:50

I'll tell you, that ad workd!

I'm googling this place as we speak

Meg Rowley

11:50

Man, poor Chris Taylor

James

11:50

Eric Hosmer has made contact 4 times in 4 PA. His lowest launch angle was 22°.

Re: Hosmer - I wAnT tO bElIeVe

Ben Clemens

11:51

Dave Cameron is just like c'mon Eric pleaaaaaaase

brad

11:51

It will be hard to get that many appearances and chances, but guys have run off longer consecutive save streaks than 41. But it'd take something ungodly like that, considering how little the voters seemed to care the last two times the record was set.

Meg Rowley

11:51

I mean, if Hosmer were to be good (which, I am not saying this says that but) that.. would matter a lot!

Ben Clemens

11:52

Oh I just don't think any teams will have 41 save opportunities this year

Meg Rowley

11:52

yeah, that seems very stressful

Philip

11:53

Ben how would you rank Fletcher/La Stella/Rengifo for next 3 years

Meg Rowley

11:53

Oh dear, Giants

Ben Clemens

11:53

I think I'd go Fletcher = Rengifo > La Stella

It's quite close though

5 Run Homer

11:53

41 wins is a pretty high number

Ben Clemens

11:53

Yeah but 41 SAVES is even crazier

To win 41 games you're probably blowing people out fairly often

11:54

You'd probably need at least 50 wins?

the487

11:54

Hosmer is gonna win the mvp by batting with the bases loaded every at bat and getting 5 RBI a game

Ben Clemens

11:54

If Hosmer has 300 RBI he deserves the MVP

Lol RBI and all, but 300!!!

In a 60 game season

Meg Rowley

11:54

yeah, if you have 300 RBI in 60 go nuts imo

Ben Clemens

11:55

I think RBI aren't completely worthless as a stat

Just mostly worthless

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