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    Upton is done. Even the Angels can find no use for him and you can bet he has been shopped. He is getting what? Something like 25-28M so do you think that $700K (which would reduce LAA payments) really makes a difference to him at this point?

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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    Brewers offense is not inspiring at all. Sleeper option to add an impact arm at the deadline. Will of course be crazy expensive to acquire though.

    Brewers have the the third best odds to win the NL. They’re pitching is that good

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    Brewers need an impact bat more than they need pitching, notwithstanding today's game. Surprised they werent more involved in the FA market with some guys but takes two to tango.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heyward View Post
    Brewers need an impact bat more than they need pitching, notwithstanding today's game. Surprised they werent more involved in the FA market with some guys but takes two to tango.
    This. It was fairly obvious going into the season yet folks were all over their jock. They're a strong team but the holes are glaring.

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    Anybody else think Judge was insane to turn down that extension?

    Even if he’s healthy and has a great year, I can’t imagine getting more than what the Yankees offered.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chop2chip View Post
    Anybody else think Judge was insane to turn down that extension?

    Even if he’s healthy and has a great year, I can’t imagine getting more than what the Yankees offered.
    Yes. And it was even risky for the Yankees to offer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chop2chip View Post
    Anybody else think Judge was insane to turn down that extension?

    Even if he’s healthy and has a great year, I can’t imagine getting more than what the Yankees offered.
    Yeah, i dont know if he gets more on the FA market given his injury past and age, gonna be 30 when he's a FA. Just takes one team though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chop2chip View Post
    Anybody else think Judge was insane to turn down that extension?

    Even if he’s healthy and has a great year, I can’t imagine getting more than what the Yankees offered.
    Not particularly - Freeman got what he wanted in the end, even if he regrets it.
    Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...

    Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heyward View Post
    Brewers need an impact bat more than they need pitching, notwithstanding today's game. Surprised they werent more involved in the FA market with some guys but takes two to tango.
    They have no money or won't spend it

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    Quote Originally Posted by clvclv View Post
    Not particularly - Freeman got what he wanted in the end, even if he regrets it.
    He got the years he wanted but I doubt he got the total amount he wanted.

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    My gold lettered hat and shirt came in today. Looks pimp.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    My gold lettered hat and shirt came in today. Looks pimp.
    i couldn’t resist that hat. especially since they had it in my dome size which is rare
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    I do think Judge can get 230-250 million on the open market. But if he has no issue with staying in NY, I don't get turning down this offer. Is 20-35 million really worth gambling over? Surely he must know he isn't a 275-300+ million type of player right?

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    Figured this might be something to keep track of during the early part of the season. Miggy is 11 hits away from 3000. Also 22 RBI away from being in the top 20 all-time.

    And while unlikely, Pujols needs 21 homers to reach 700. Needs 18 to pass Arod.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    So great.

    I’d take Bohm as a change of scenery candidate here as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    Figured this might be something to keep track of during the early part of the season. Miggy is 11 hits away from 3000. Also 22 RBI away from being in the top 20 all-time.

    And while unlikely, Pujols needs 21 homers to reach 700. Needs 18 to pass Arod.
    I'm rooting for both of them. In this post-steroid era of baseball there seems to be a lack of generational stars, probably because guys are not playing as long as they used to. Even before the steroid era, stars would regularly play well until age 40 - I'm not sure what happened to halt that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nerfherders View Post
    I'm rooting for both of them. In this post-steroid era of baseball there seems to be a lack of generational stars, probably because guys are not playing as long as they used to. Even before the steroid era, stars would regularly play well until age 40 - I'm not sure what happened to halt that.
    Probably 98+ MPH fastballs from 5 arms in every BP. The bat speed required for that has to age poorly. You can't "veteran savvy" your way to hitting 98.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nerfherders View Post
    I'm rooting for both of them. In this post-steroid era of baseball there seems to be a lack of generational stars, probably because guys are not playing as long as they used to. Even before the steroid era, stars would regularly play well until age 40 - I'm not sure what happened to halt that.
    Besides the ability to hang on at that age now. Money has to be a factor as well. Players are making a lot more in their primes to where they don't have to hang on for a few extra million.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Probably 98+ MPH fastballs from 5 arms in every BP. The bat speed required for that has to age poorly. You can't "veteran savvy" your way to hitting 98.
    Which is why you see pitchers seeming to flame out much earlier than they used to. Constantly throwing 95+ on a frame that support 95+ tends to not work out well long term. Gone are days of pitchers going 300-400 innings and throwing 5+ complete games per year.

    Sadly, Verlander may be the last of his kind.

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