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Travis Sawchik
12:01
Happy Monday
12:02
Let's mourn together Ohtani's right UCL
Baseball cannot have nice things. We are reminded of this often. On that somber note, let's get started...
GY
12:02
Do you think the indians could acquire Hand & Yates without including Mejia/McKenzie/Chang or Bieber?
Travis Sawchik
12:03
Indians-Padres seem like an obvious match
Indians would have to give up a premium prospect
The Miller-Frazier/Sheffield package might serve as something of a template for a deal
Sharp
12:05
Every sport would be better if the players got to carry the trophy around after winning.
Travis Sawchik
12:05
The NHL does get a nice week-plus worth of publicity every June which is nice. Not sure how the trophy has survived the practice, though
Oddball Herrera
12:06
Over/under 24 HR on the season for Muncy? middling prospect but the xwOBA leaderboards are a murderer's row...and him.
Travis Sawchik
12:06
I'll take the over. This feels kinda real
Jerry DiPoto
12:06
Who should the Mariners go get to boost playoff probability? It would seem an upgrade over Andrew Romine at utility would be worthwhile, options there? JA Happ seems like an obvious choice in the rotation, bumping LeBlanc to long relief. Bullpen seems to be set considering Nicasio, Nick Vincent and Nick Rumblelow all should be ready soon, with possibility of Erasmo Ramirez down the road as well, to go with the others they already have (Diaz, Colome, Pazos, Cook, Bradford). Or would it make sense to add a guy like Zach Britton to build a bullpen that is 7 or 8 deep with lockdown guys throughout. Adding him to a healthy pen would be (Diaz, Colome-Britton, Nicasio-Pazos, Vincent, Cook, 1 of(Bradford, Rumblelow, Erasmo, LeBlanc, Morin, Armstrong)
Travis Sawchik
12:07
Happ would be a huge get but I have to think there would be a lot of competition for his services and the Mariners' system is depleted. I think SEA would have to shoot for a more modest rotation upgrade ... 48% of postseason innings were thrown by the bullpen last Oct. so it makes sense to add more help there
hvc5139
12:08
The Orioles are the only team in baseball not to have 20 wins. The Orioles have the 2nd worst run differential of the 30 teams. The Orioles have zero players on the just released top 131 prospects by Kiley/Eric. No questions, just hello darkness my old friend. (And a new 1998-2011 Oriole depression seems to be upon us again.)
Travis Sawchik
12:08
Hello, darkness
Sorry, Baltimore
12:09
The Orioles waited too long to blow it up ... but they should still be able to get decent returns for Machado and the bullpen arms. Might make sense to move Bundy, too. I don't think he'll be part of the next, good Orioles team
Brandon Nimmo
12:09
Ohtani the Pitcher might need Tommy John. What does that mean for Ohtani the Hitter?
Travis Sawchik
12:09
I don't think he can hit through a UCL repair/rehab
12:11
Angels have 31.3% playoff odds at the moment ... but those have taken a massive hit
12:12
After the Angels, Mariners have a seven-game lead over Twins. If Paxton stays healthy, I like Seattle's changes for the WC2
stever20
12:12
So do you think San Francisco is a real contender in the NL West this year?  Feels like a 2 week period coming up with a huge chance to make a push- 11 games with Miami and San Diego with 3 others with the Dodgers.
Travis Sawchik
12:13
They have a slim chance in a wide-open NL, but I still like the Dodgers and Dbacks above them in the NL West, and then there's the NL Central log jam and the Braves/Nats in the East
It's going to be tough for SFG
They're another team that could think about shedding assets at the deadline. We'll see.
Larry Williams
12:13
I got Judge and Greinke for Verlander. I should be happy, right?
Travis Sawchik
12:13
I would be
K2
12:14
Is there any precedent for a player dropping off the face of the planet in the way that Chris Davis has since signing his current contract?  He's been dreadful in each of the two and a third years under this deal with four more to go after 2018.
Travis Sawchik
12:15
The aging arc for Age 30-plus hitters is not often kind. Now, this is pretty dramatic but it still shouldn't come as a total shock.
Sharp
12:16
Do the Padres, Twins, or Reds end their city's championship drought next?
Travis Sawchik
12:16
Padres. It could be 10 years, but the Padres
#TrustDaveCameron
Joe
12:17
If Pirates are sellers, do they actually move Dickerson/Cervelli at their current high prices?  If so, do they have suitors?
Travis Sawchik
12:17
Pirates have an outfield surplus, and they're not going to pay Dickerson, so I could see him being flipped. Could be a good sell-high opp on Cervelli, too
Shawn
12:17
Does J.A. Happ to Seattle make too much sense? Or is there another landing spot you could see him at?
Travis Sawchik
12:17
Happ would be great in Seattle, I just think they'll be out-bid
Jason
12:18
What's your take on Franmil Reyes, is he someone I should target in a keeper league?
Travis Sawchik
12:19
If you're in a deep league, yeah, I'd try and make room and follow him
Streaking is Fun
12:19
How insane is Kluber's walk-less streak and his >50-1 K-BB ratio since the beginning of May? Has the AL seen anything like this guy since peak-Pedro?
Travis Sawchik
12:19
I think Kluber has gone 168 batters without issuing a walk. Is Kluber getting better? Crazy to think
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