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    April 26--I hate the Cubs

    Here in the City of Broad Shoulders we have two styles of pizza. First is the deep dish, which is consumed by locals only at birthday dinners so far as I can discern. (The tourists really keep those places afloat.) I like it too, but if it seems like it was a style of pizza invented by someone...
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    April 26--I hate the Cubs

    Can I tell you guys something I'm excited about? Nick Yorke, our up-and-down first round pick from the 2020 Covid/sign stealing draft, is off to a really interesting start in Portland. He's got a nice but unexceptional line: .267/.343/.467, for an .810 OPS. Pretty good, especially because as...
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    April 26--I hate the Cubs

    Imanaga has a very weird release point. First PA against him is probably quite tough.
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    April 26--I hate the Cubs

    I don't know much about sports betting, because I'm not interested in participating and I find it annoying and probably immoral. But can you get a line on, like, Bobby Dalbec's hits?
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    Is Connor Wong a starting catcher?

    In one sense, this is definitely true. There’s a kind of strategy vs. tactics distinction that’s operative. Strategically, the ball was dropped when they didn’t get to yes on a low 9-figure extension while he was still prearb. This was a major screwup IMO, and there was nothing Verdugo, Wong...
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    What to do with Yoshida?

    LOL. I was never really in. I am actually bullish on Yoshida making the needed adjustments, but he is a pretty terrible fit for the roster in its battered state and his upside isn't all that high as a good-not-great hitter with only one low-value defensive position that he plays poorly. Oh...
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    What to do with Yoshida?

    Thanks. I had missed that, but of course he is.
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    What to do with Yoshida?

    Or a much more expensive one. Would you take back Rendon? ~3/$105 remaining compared to Yoshida's ~4/$72. The glove has fallen off from its elite days, but is still *probably* above average — given all his recent health woes, the recent numbers are a mixed bag, but that's probably a scouting...
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    Wilyer Abreu to be called up

    If Bobby Dalbec struck out instead of singling, yesterday, Rafaela would have another knock.
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    Wilyer Abreu to be called up

    Weird. He was at 0.9 when I checked, but Abreu (now at 1.3) was still at 1.0. Both players had big days! I guess I assumed bref would roll out the day’s updates all at once, but maybe that isn’t how it works.
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    Wilyer Abreu to be called up

    I'll check again after bref updates, but I'm pretty sure this great game should put Wilyer in the lead in bWAR among AL rookies — over Justin Slaten, with whom he had been tied at 1.0. That's right. Your 2024 Red Sox have the top two rookies in the AL by bWAR; Jared Jones is the leader in the...
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    Casas has a left rib fracture. He will be out "a while." (4/23 update)

    Well, that and ~700 PA of .900 OPS in AAA. That’s the reason he’s still around, although Grissom’s return from his rehab will probably be the end of the line. I don’t really believe in AAAA players, but Dalbec might actually be one. It’s deeply weird that he’s not just good, he’s *great* in...
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    Casas has a left rib fracture. He will be out "a while." (4/23 update)

    Right, or until they’re out of options, as he will be this fall.
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    2024 Lineup (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    Oh, my bad, RR. That was way too armchair GM-y for the thread.
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    2024 Lineup (What we actually have - no trade speculation.)

    We'll know more about Casas' prognosis soon, but let's say that Casas looks likely to be out until July or so. We also absolutely cannot rush him back from something like this; he means too much to the long-term prospects of the team. Here is what I think I'd try to do: ASAP: offer Brandon...
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