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They’ll start with a 6-man rotation. Weiss is a bit of a long shot IMO based on the hype Kyle Hart received last season when the Padres signed him from the Korean league. That didn’t work out so well.

This is what I see coming out of camp:

Brown
Imai
Javier
Burrows
Alexander
Arrighetti

Weiss will be a nice story if the Astros magic dust works again.

Someone will need to emerge again because there is zero reason to believe we go through the season without multiple starters getting injured. I do like Blublaugh and Ullola stepping into those roles.

Im cautiously optimistic Wesneski is an arm we can add in the second half of the season.

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I for one hope we aren’t done. Blast through the cap and sign some three-inning viper for the bullpen. In regards to the staff if Arrighetti comes through ST unscathed and sets himself up in the rotation then I predict we have a good year. Imai gives us that guy who can go innings, and who leads the team with aggression. Something Dana’s teams have been lacking.

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Its making the rounds the Cubs signed Bregman for 5 yrs $175 million.

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Oooooooo…that reeks

I don’t like the Bosox but I hate the cubs

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They probably see Bregman as being the only way they’ll get anything out of Tucker.

Joke’s on them. :laughing:

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And what about that “mega-star” Kyle?

I just find it so hard to believe there are not 8-10 teams all trying to out bid each other. :joy:

Gonna have to settle on Jays and get taxed out the a$$.

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Arenado to Dbacks.
107 games w 12 hrs.
.237/.289/.377 in 25.

Still owed $42 million over 2.
Rockies paying $5 million a season.
Glad Arenado had no Htown interest last season.

3 years about right

It’s an odd move.
Guy at this $ on the back end.

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Dback GM should be fired. :joy:

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Sounds like AZ is only on the hook for $11MM, though. If true, that ain’t bad.

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Was Boras his agent? I’ve never seen a marginal talent pimped so hard to so many teams

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So when we trade Paredes to the Red Sox, is he gonna hit 40+ bombs?

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If we get Jarren Duran back then I’m okay with it.

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What could go wrong …

Interesting Astros - Orioles trade that never was.

Rogelio Armenteros ?
Love the Stros but did not remember him.
( 1-1 in 18 innings in 2019)

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They are only offering like 3 years though right?

No way they give that fool that kind of money for 5 or more years….if they do it says more about that moronic organization than it does KT.

And this could be Boras talking……

I mentioned trading Pena months ago and people thought I was nuts……now I see it being discussed all over twitter and the net.

BTW, Pena was a whisper of signing an extension and then switched to Boras and he squashed it.

Trade him and get a freaking haul……then you don’t need to trade Paredes and you help yourself for the future.

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Dodgers - SMH

Reports are 4 yrs/$240MM with an opt out after the second year.

Unreal.

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They are going to be so mad when he misses three months with a hangnail.

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Nah, they’ll just go get someone else. They’re going to start with a $410MM payroll, so there are literally no limits.

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I see no way there will not be a lockout in 2027.

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Actually I don’t care….jokes on them and they don’t even know it.

And as for Tucker, it’s not the 400-500M he thought he was going to get…. Plus it’s in California so enjoy those taxes and IMO doubtful he ever sniffs that AAV after this contract.