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Phillies just seemed to be the blessed team last year. They got all the breaks similarly to how the Braves caught all the breaks in 2021.

The entire Braves team looked like they forgot the season was still going. Phillies up on the top step excited, Braves sitting on the bench waiting for nap time.
 
Enscheff said:
Phillies just seemed to be the blessed team last year. They got all the breaks similarly to how the Braves caught all the breaks in 2021.

The entire Braves team looked like they forgot the season was still going. Phillies up on the top step excited, Braves sitting on the bench waiting for nap time.
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I knew it was gonna be trouble when they scored 30 runs (ok, maybe less) in the 9th vs the cards. That's how runs start
 
Between the extra playoff team rule and the DH rule that allowed Harper to continue playing, I hope the phillies sent Manfred a nice Christmas gift.
 
Eovaldi to Texas per Rob Murray. No terms on the deal yet. DeGrom, Eovaldi, Gray, Perez, Heaney is not bad at all.
 
I’m reluctant to say the Rangers will be competitive in a really good division but they should be in the race for a Wild Card spot.
 
I’d love to have Fried back but for some reason we don’t the 2024 SP FA class is as loaded as it gets. Nola is a FA next year and would be an excellent get. Here’s the 2024 SP FA class.

Shane Bieber, Walker Buehler, Madison Bumgarner, Corbin Burnes, Alex Cobb, Gerrit Cole (opt-out), Patrick Corbin, Anthony DeSclafani, Max Fried, Domingo Germán, Tyler Glasnow, Marco Gonzales (club option), Kyle Hendricks, Merrill Kelly (club option), Eric Lauer, Pablo López, Lance Lynn, Germán Márquez, John Means, Charlie Morton, Chris Paddack, Freddy Peralta (club option), Robbie Ray (opt-out), Chris Sale, Max Scherzer, Mike Soroka, Jeffrey Springs, Marcus Stroman, Zack Wheeler, Brandon Woodruff
 
Honest question. Rosario had a long, consistent history of .800+ production against right handers before he tried to play through a major eye injury last year. How are we 100% certain that he’s going to hit .650 with crappy defense?

Put differently, I think there’s a chance for bounce back from Rosario…and if you platoon him with Luplow who has a similarly positive history against left handers (and can play a little defense) maybe we’re not as ****ed in left field as we’re thinking.
 
GovClintonTyree said:
Honest question. Rosario had a long, consistent history of .800+ production against right handers before he tried to play through a major eye injury last year. How are we 100% certain that he’s going to hit .650 with crappy defense?

Put differently, I think there’s a chance for bounce back from Rosario…and if you platoon him with Luplow who has a similarly positive history against left handers (and can play a little defense) maybe we’re not as ****ed in left field as we’re thinking.
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This has been my thought (hope) as well.
 
GovClintonTyree said:
Honest question. Rosario had a long, consistent history of .800+ production against right handers before he tried to play through a major eye injury last year. How are we 100% certain that he’s going to hit .650 with crappy defense?

Put differently, I think there’s a chance for bounce back from Rosario…and if you platoon him with Luplow who has a similarly positive history against left handers (and can play a little defense) maybe we’re not as ****ed in left field as we’re thinking.
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It's possible. The odds, though, are both aren't likely to happen so LF is not on as solid footing as it can be. Plus, Rosario will play more in a straight platoon, so he's going to have to manage not to be a total butcher running around aimlessly out there.
 
bravesnumberone said:
It's possible. The odds, though, are both aren't likely to happen so LF is not on as solid footing as it can be. Plus, Rosario will play more in a straight platoon, so he's going to have to manage not to be a total butcher running around aimlessly out there.
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Good news is, Rosario is going into a contract year. So maybe he balls out.
 
The Chosen One said:
Good news is, Rosario is going into a contract year. So maybe he balls out.
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If we are sitting here 11ish months from now and more than half the people on this board want to pick up the 2024 option on Rosario because he had a good year and another big October, and Enscheff is calling them morons, I will be thrilled.
 
bravesnumberone said:
It's possible. The odds, though, are both aren't likely to happen so LF is not on as solid footing as it can be. Plus, Rosario will play more in a straight platoon, so he's going to have to manage not to be a total butcher running around aimlessly out there.
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Are the odds really that bad that hitters will produce at career norms?
 
Southcack77 said:
Are the odds really that bad that hitters will produce at career norms?
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It seems more likely that Rosario would go back closer to his career marks. In Luplow's case, one really great year seems to be distorting his decent-ish career number. I'm saying we'd really be lucking out if Rosario has an OPS around .800 AND Luplow has a year like he did in 2019 or somewhere between 2019 and 2021.
 
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