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@tangotiger @Razorfin_Hunter fWAR by lefties from 2021-2026: Skubal Fried Framber Suarez That being said idk about Framber over Snell, but #5 is Rodon anyway.

@Razorfin_Hunter I have no idea what "polar bear" means in this context Who would *you* have as the top 4 among active LHP ? Don't say not-Snell. Say an actual name!

Blake Snell on this list possibly the greatest polar bear of all time

@ByJackHarris I imagine it'll be either Hurt or Mills wearing it today?

Will Klein will open for the Dodgers tonight in Blake Snell’s absence

@DNVRSaez I really think they should explore moving Tovar if there’s a market for him. One of the only long term deals and Holliday is the heir apparent anyway.

This is a big trade deadline for the Rockies. First one under the new front office. How aggressive do we think they get? Will there be any big surprises? We will be discussing this on the pod today at noon⬇️

@ChrisRose D’oh you said Guards….ignore me, carry on lol.

@ChrisRose The comp pick is the prize here. Buster wants to draft and develop his own dudes. Also Tugboat should be a good lefty reliever. I get it for a non competitive team.

I usually get the Giardians mindset (even if I don’t always agree with moves). This one is baffling beyond belief.

@TKainZero @katiejwoo @ByJackHarris You think Sheehan instead?

@FarhandrewZ @katiejwoo @ByJackHarris No way Wrobo losses his starting job

Blake Snell will start tomorrow (Saturday) for the Dodgers, making his season debut, as @ByJackHarris reported. Dodgers will need to make a corresponding move, and TBD what it will mean for the rotation.

@PitcherList You pray to the regression gods, I pray to the BABIP gods, we’ll see whose deity is stronger! lol.

The baseball regression gods are salivating

@noahcamras It's Espinal, for me. Trade the righty for the righty, and he's been absolute ass.

Mookie Betts' return to the Dodgers appears imminent as he begins what should be a quick rehab assignment on Friday. That will set up a very difficult decision for the Dodgers. Option Alex Freeland/Hyeseong Kim to Triple-A, or DFA Santiago Espinal? si.com/mlb/dodgers/on…

@JonHeyman Maybe check with the team first before you just post whatever Boras tells you to? Lol.

Tarik Skubal is being scratched tonight. But hope and belief is he will be OK. Seen as a precautionary move.

@rleal_ @byjoelanderson Came here to write this exact comment.

@byjoelanderson Conservatives only know empathy when bad things happen to themselves/people they know.

Good on him for his epiphany but this should be humbling, if not embarrassing. He didn’t believe black people’s claims about their experiences with racism until he haphazardly subjected his adopted black child to the racist culture & community he lived in

@_trev4 @TalkinBaseball_ @trevorplouffe @RyanCohen24 Yeah for sure, I’m not trying to say it was the PEDs only. But the point stands there is a clear and before after for him.

@FarhandrewZ @TalkinBaseball_ @trevorplouffe @RyanCohen24 Mix in shoulder surgeries there too. Same that yelich and belli had. Also note he’s at career highs for barrels and average exit velo

Is there anything wrong with Fernando Tatis Jr.?

@jacklambert__ Look at that knuckle curve usage, it's just beautiful man.

Four lowest ERAs in MLB. Four different ways of attacking hitters.

@dead_baseball Better play is just freeze in place, I think? Force the 2B to pick either a tag or a throw.

I want those in the comments asking "what the hell is Ohtani doing" to explain how running into a second baseman with the ball would've led to a better result.

@mcuban Rank every team 1-30 by wins end of season. Instead of a lottery, you have a televised event where where each team needs to answer publicly, "Playoffs" or "Draft." First team to pick Draft picks first, the next picks second, etc., until all spots are filled for both.

When you flatten the odds, the number of trades will explode. It was impossible to know who would win the tankathon in the off season, and the leading tankers aren’t trading their picks at the deadline BUT you can have a good idea who isn’t a top 8 team in your conference. And teams will do everything they can to trade for their firsts. Get 2 non playoff firsts in a draft, and you have a good shot of having better odds than the bottom 3 this year. And even 2 picks at 5.4 pct each, makes you the equal of a tankathon 4 or 5 team. The question is what puts you in a position to trade for 1sts? Cap room at the deadline. Teams that were headed to the 2nd apron and needed saving. Give me that future first. Willingness to trade good players. Want my best player. We aren’t going anywhere this season. Give me that future first. I think the games to stay out of the bottom 3 will be fun. I think the protection limits are smart. Don’t want teams in the playin making decisions on draft vs win. But teams still have to figure out how to win and now, grabbing as many picks as possible, is the highest value approach Once you know you have the little c next to your team … can’t make the bottom 3, if it’s before the deadline, you can get aggressive If you don’t have a team you like, you make any trade that gets you a first. Just imagine if you have a good young team. But just not good enough to win a ring. And you believe the best player ever is coming this draft , you literally could trade your future firsts , plus your really good young , valued players and when combined with your own pick, or picks you already had, get 5 firsts that give you, with some luck , a 40.5 pct chance of winning the lottery. Still an almost 60 pct chance you won’t. But it sure would be interesting as it plays out. The good news for the nba, the bottom 3-2-1 is smart. The better news for Shams , the trade rumors are going to be off the charts as teams try to “aggregate up” to get the best odds they can

@NotTheBobbyOrr Same people act like the formula for batting average and ERA were gifted by God from on high when Moses got the 10 commandment too, lol.

I love when people say that measuring something is ‘analytics’ (derogatory) or a ‘bad stat’. Things exist regardless of if we measure them or not; we’re just observing them now. Didn’t realize you were so into quantum mechanics bro

@jonbecker_ You stop in place and force him to come to you to the tag and hope the runner beats the throw at 1B I think.

I don't know what you're really supposed to do here as the runner but "go backwards to bring the second baseman right to first base" is probably one of the worst choices, right?

@HershalIv @MLB

@FarhandrewZ @MLB Came to the comments just to find a tweet like this. 🫡

Gotta catch 'em all! We asked players what their favorite Pokémon is! Part 2 may be even better than the 1st 👀

@thedaywar90 The problem begins and ends with thinking of it as a “baby name” instead of an adult’s name. They’ll be a baby for a couple years, they’ll be an adult for several decades

Did you know you could do this?