TheLeviathan
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It's worth remembering also that Kwesi and KOC got hired under an ownershi mandate not to tank or strip assets. Part of why the 2022 draft was a disaster was a desperation to replace the depleted depth on the team. It sucked, but can you name another franchise that has pulled off the "competitive rebuild"?
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I'm not sure it's good yet either, partly because Blackmon lost all of last year. But if he's a solid corner I am willing to slide that draft to "good". And no, that's not a sustainable model, but the team has done other things to help make that workable. They let the average, overpriced QB go. They have made good undrafted moves. They've pounced in free agency at great prices. Now the last two drafts have to step up. I'm just stumping for fair criticism is all. That haul is not "bad" by any rational definition.
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Especially Julien. His hitting approach seemed so damn solid and then....wham. He's awful. -
Holy crap what a stupid article.
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Yet another win that shows this team has a clubhouse that is working. They have fight.
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I'm not trying to argue he's "good" at drafting, but the argument should be made fairly. 2022 was an unmitigated disaster. 2024 and 2025 are TBD. But 2023? Those picks yielded Addison, Hockenson, and Blackmon. How in any fair analysis is that "bad"?
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So we count the Hockenson trade as a negative against drafting ability? Addison is going to get a monster 2nd contract from someone.
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How are we calling 2023 bad?
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I think the bottom line is there is still an injury the team and Royce have decided he's going to play through. As stated in another thread - I really thought we learned our lesson with Buxton on this. It's not good for the player or the team. Get the kid healthy.
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Or just do universal health care like the rest of the damned world. For a country of people that hates when middle-men and inefficiency get involved, we sure built an entire health-care system of maximizing both of those concepts.
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It's tough, but to me you've gotta get someone else to play the bulk of your PG minutes. I mean, if it's Dilly that's great, but they don't seem to trust him. Trae Young? Lonzo Ball? Coby White? I'd also like to see the 17th pick used on another big. I think I'd bring back Randle and Reid, let NAW walk, bring in Coby White/Lonzo Ball. But Connelly make get aggressive.
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Time to find a point guard. If it's Dilly....great, but find one.
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Just wait until they roll in another failed business venture debt to the sale at the 11th hour!
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Yeah, I had thought we learned this lesson.
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I guess here's what confuses me: why does he look like Mostly-Normal Royce on defense and Retirement-Home Royce at the plate and running? I would think his injury would roughly impact both sides of the ball equally. If anything I'd expect it to hurt him in the field more than standing at the plate. Yet.....the reverse seems to be true? I think someone needs to pull him aside and tell him that everyone appreciates that he's a gamer and is trying to help the team. But right now he's too hurt to do it. Spin it whatever way you need to for him to get right before he comes back.
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He seriously plays like a freaking maniac. He's so frantic defenses just get flustered. The Wolves won't shoot 50% from three, but maybe we can find the happy medium after tonight. I definitely like the fact that we're daring SGA to shoot long twos. We're giving them nothing to work with low.
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This is what a well managed clubhouse looks like when facing adversity. You just won't hear the usual chorus give praise at even a fraction of the ludicrous criticism. Team is playing good baseball.
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By far the best ownership group we've had over that stretch of time. Low bar....but still!
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Hey! In another thread we blamed Rocco for foolishly "trying to win". So....progress?
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Disagree. It's objectively true that he has a lot of room for improvement. Because he's terrible. And likely will continue to be. :) (And I say that as a guy that wanted him to be the primary 1B)
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Clemens should not be the plan. I'm happy he's doing well, but counting on that would be a mistake. The team needs to bring in someone else at some point.
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This feels like a series where Shannon and Clark need to get off the bench. At this point Donte has played himself out of the rotation, he's been AWFUL. Put Clark in. And we need Shannon's reckless abandon runs at the net. We have only Ant and somewhat Julius playing at the basket right now. Put Shannon in and let him play his style (which I liken to what I imagine someone who just took an inhuman amount of cocaine would do if they could be a pro basketball player) and see if it shakes this up.
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To be clear....you're mad the manager is making decisions to win games over giving 28 year old career minor leaguers chances? Well.....that's a take.
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Yeah, it's shallow. The even bigger concern to me is where do you even look to find an upgrade? Mayo in Baltimore but it's going to cost you Festa or Matthews. Spencer Steer return? Ryan McMahon? Versatile, good defensive player......664 OPS away from Coors. Am I missing anyone on a current team of dregs that could be moved? I hope the summer shakes out some better options.
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His production would be a lot easier to swallow if he was good at 1B. At this point....I really hope that's a spot we can upgrade this summer if we stay in it. That said....the league is not strong at 1B. It's a shockingly weak position in the modern game.
