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Today, 12:27 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

If my profits were increasing, I should expect the salaries of my employees to go up as well. You pay to keep talent.

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Yesterday, 12:17 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Anyone can be those things though. They don't require a high amount of skill set. Athletes "deserve" more than they are getting because they are...

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02-17-2019, 10:41 PM

Carp replied to a thread Acuna Prefers To Hit Leadoff in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Ender would be great at leadoff if he could get back to pre 2018 numbers. A guy getting on base at a .350 clip would be excellent for JD, Freddie,...

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02-17-2019, 10:37 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Both Harper and Machado playing chicken cause they know Philly is desperate to sign one of them and is apparently willing to beat any offer. ...

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02-16-2019, 10:55 PM

rico43 replied to a thread VAULT in REAL TALK

Folder KP 321 is Jim Britton, not Russ Gibson

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02-15-2019, 10:53 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

I'd love to have Kimbrel back.

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02-15-2019, 10:22 AM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

I doubt it's going to affected at all. He saw the market for his services after one of his best years. And he's always been an team first guy.

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02-15-2019, 09:00 AM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Just like he would start pouting and let it affect his performance if we got rid of his brother-in-law right?

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02-14-2019, 04:01 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

I'm not mad we didn't trade for Realmuto. He was upgrade sure, but our catching situation is still quite good. I'm also not mad we didn't sign...

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02-13-2019, 08:49 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

If we do indeed have money and he's not spending it, the only thing I can imagine is he is legitimately trying to add Harper or Machado but only on a...

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02-13-2019, 02:01 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Then wow. Really Bullish on Waters.

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02-13-2019, 09:18 AM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Had to be an oversight. May be they got Waters and Pachec confused. No way is Waters a top 50 prospect at this point.

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02-13-2019, 05:33 AM

rico43 replied to a thread Rico's tremendous musical taste rocking your face in Fulton County Fire & BBQ

A cappella is not for everybody, but no one has ever done it better than these guys. Here's the evidence, covering an impossible to cover song:

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02-11-2019, 11:36 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Well for one, we are not just replacing a 2 win pitcher with a 3 win pitcher. Signing Kuechel bumps the low man off the rotation. Perhaps that is...

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02-11-2019, 11:31 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Easily is a bit much. They have the talent it do it, but it's not likely. Folty may or may not. Projections have him regressing a little I think.

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02-11-2019, 07:14 PM

Carp replied to a thread Kyler Murray in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Picking him wasn't a bad decision. Letting him play college football was the bad decision.

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02-11-2019, 07:11 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Barely? Assuming health he should be a lock for 3+ WAR. Folty is the only pitcher we have that's very likely to have over 2.5 WAR. That isn't to...

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02-11-2019, 01:40 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

I found it doubtful Liberty makes such decisions or that they are deeply involved with the operation of the Braves front office. If they wanted a...

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02-11-2019, 07:17 AM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Marwin does seem like the best option remaining for us. I was gonna suggest Adam Jones as a platoon option for Neck, but he has reverse splits over...

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02-10-2019, 10:19 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Seems unlikely given the nature of GMs in baseball. If AA can't put us in the playoffs consistently, he'll be out of a job, and that extra bonus...

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02-08-2019, 04:00 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

They traded for Duvall at the deadline, which suggests they believed Neck wasn't likely to maintain his performance/stay healthy and wanted some...

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02-08-2019, 03:17 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Yes I do. Despite your opinion, the Brave FO isn't dumb. If Neck is starting 150ish games at his age, I'd be very surprised. But it also likely...

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02-08-2019, 03:00 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

It's hard to know how things will shake out. Camargo will absolutely play some OF this year, while it's unlikely Neck makes anywhere close to the...

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02-08-2019, 01:36 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Some combination of Markakis, Camargo, and Duval should absolutely produce between 2-3 WAR.

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02-08-2019, 11:15 AM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Some of you are ridiculous. We don't overpay for a position we don't even need and the sky is falling and suddenly we're the Pirates... It...

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02-08-2019, 07:18 AM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

I doubt Touki is "much more valuable" simply because he is ready. Maybe to competitive teams that would be so, but to the Marlins I doubt each...

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02-08-2019, 07:16 AM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Not to be mean, but your opinion on Sixto isn't all that relevant. He is considered a better prospect than pretty much any pitcher we have right...

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02-07-2019, 07:25 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

Glad we didn't make a similar trade.

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02-07-2019, 07:21 PM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

I think 2-2.5 conservatively. 2.6-3+ optimistically.

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02-07-2019, 06:17 AM

Carp replied to a thread 2018 Offseason And Targets in The 2018 Chronicles: Return of the Moylan

May be for guys like Newk, who wear down quickly throughout the game. I won't deny what the numbers say for the 3rd time through the order either. ...

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