LakesPibble

Clemens in CF, not great but ok. Clemens batting 3rd...

One thing that doesn't fit the binary of floor/cap but that I think could be nearly as important is stopping deferred contracts. Ohtani costs the Dodgers $2MM a year right now, which allows them to spend ridiculous money on other free agents. I get they will pay it at the other end but $68MM in 2038 is not the same as 68MM in 2026. (See current inflation rates)

At least we dodged Skenes this series. Sometimes it's the little things.

One without the other doesn't make sense.

Gotta dial back the algo a little, getting too far fetched.

The Small Sample Size giveth, and the SSS taketh away.

"Since beginning his professional career in 2021, Rodriguez has yet to appear in more than 99 games during a single season and is averaging just 59 games per year. That reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Over the last four years alone, Rodriguez has battled injuries involving both thumbs, his right hip, oblique, abdomen, and left knee." From a post over on the home page -

I feel like the # of people who use the word umami, and the # of people who use the word umami and know what it means are not the same.

Another part of that is that these are humans, not baseball playing robots. They have things like emotions, and self-confidence, or lack of self-confidence. Some people struggle with failure a lot, and throwing em in the deep end to see if they can swim can do more harm than good.

I figure if we just play home games against terrible teams all year, that .500 record might not be out of reach.

Disappointing how little length Ryan has been able to provide this year. Seems like his pitch count is always high early.

Twins No. 4 prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez has a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his left thumb and will require surgery, general manager Jeremy Zoll said Tuesday afternoon. https://www.mlb.com/news/emmanuel-rodriguez-surgery-ucl-tear-left-thumb?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

I think he needs a chance to reset. Some guys can get broken with too much failure.

It's past gross, it's embarassing.