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  1. pianoman

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    Little optioned to AAA, Wicks recalled.
     
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  2. Illinihockey

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    It’s awesome the cubs probably need to acquire 3 high leverage relievers to be contenders in October because our GM has no idea how to build a bullpen
     
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  3. Illinihockey

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    Starting to think counsel isn’t the brilliant tactician he was billed as
     
  4. pianoman

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    Really ready to chuck Wicks into the failed experiment pile. He’s Hendricks without the precision.
     
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  5. pianoman

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    This fucking bullpen.
     
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  7. Illinihockey

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    Fire Jed’s stupid ass into the sun
     
  8. The Subspace Mariner

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    Hodge is the last guy I expected to implode.
     
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  9. Illinihockey

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    This game is drunk
     
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  10. Scblue

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    Never in doubt
     
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  12. pianoman

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    We’re probably going to win the Central. Because the lineup is clearly the best in the division by far and rotation while not great, is deep. But this bullpen is going to repeatedly cause me to want to rip out my hair.
     
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  13. Bankz

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    I'm falling in love with this team... Shitty pen arms and all.

    Fantastic game... D'Backs are a really good team. This early schedule is just brutal.

    I do think Ricketts will open the wallet come trade deadline.

    Also SIGN Tucker! Its the perfect match!
     
  14. Illinihockey

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    they absolutely should build this team around Kyle Tucker for the next 10 years. His presence in the lineup is transformational
     
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  15. Buster Mahomes

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    #WeAreGoodAgain
     
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  16. COVIDiskilingme79

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    Brown has been hitting middle middle an insane amount today.
     
  17. nexus

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    Got excited when I saw they traded for a bullpen arm…

    and then realized it was Drew Pomeranz who hasn’t pitched in the majors in more than 4 years
     
  18. RoderickJaynes

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    Get gage workman the fuck off this team
     
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  19. Cousin Eddie

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    Pay this man!
     
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  20. Buster Mahomes

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    3 errors on fairly routine plays in limited work. Send this guy back to Detroit. Matt Shaw could at least play defense.
     
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  21. Buster Mahomes

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  22. Cousin Eddie

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  23. pianoman

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    It’s ridiculous how good we could be if we just had an average bullpen.
     
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  24. Trofie

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    What a game
     
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  25. Buster Mahomes

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    We are fucking good. Fuck a bullpen.
     
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  26. RoderickJaynes

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    The lack of strikeouts from the pen is extremely concerning, but I still think there is a path to a decent pen from this group.

    Hodge is closer to the pitcher we saw tonight than the shitty position they put him in last Friday. Pressly has been more than serviceable the last few weeks. Merryweather has shown flashes of his 2023 performances. Hopefully brasier can be a high leverage guy when he comes back too.
     
  27. nexus

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    it’s be great if they could play someone other than the fucking Dodgers
     
  28. RoderickJaynes

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    They’re done with them after tomorrow. Also finished with the padres and diamondbacks already.
     
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  29. The Subspace Mariner

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    This month is brutal, schedule wise
     
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  31. pianoman

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    Just need to get to May 12th. Then we get 21 games straight against Miami, White Sox, Reds, Rockies, and Nationals.
     
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  32. NilesIrish

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    One of my vendors has season tickets and offers them up first come first serve, I snagged the seats for the Memorial Day game for the GF and I. Are there any stand out games through the season that I should request before he offers them to all of his customers?
     
  33. Cousin Eddie

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    - July 4th vs Cardinals
    - Mid July weekend series vs Red Sox
    - Late September midweek series vs Mets
    - Late September weekend series vs Cardinals (if division is still competitive)

    There are probably some others but there stood out to me on a cursory look at the schedule.
     
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  34. NilesIrish

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    I missed that Red Sox series when I quick looked at the schedule, GF's dad is from Boston so they are big Sox fans, hooking that up will score some major points.
     
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  35. Bankz

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    Were a very good team... Clearly we can play with the top teams in baseball. Its also April and we have a long fucking way to go. What's clear... Go get a bullpen arm and a front line starter. This team should compete for a world series.
     
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  36. visa

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    An Alcantara for Alcantara swap makes sense. And/or get Lopez from Minn.
     
  37. Bankz

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    Its a very small sample size but Sandy's numbers don't look that great... And the asking price is steep. I would be looking at other options.
     
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  38. RoderickJaynes

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    Pablo Lopez still makes the most sense to me. He’s safer than Sandy and Minnesota is terrible and actively trying to shed payroll. The fact Lopez makes 21M is going to significantly lower the prospect price.

    The only issue there is that I have a really hard time believing they’re going to go into the tax this year, but if you trade for him at mid season, a pro-rated 21M aav shouldn’t be too much of an issue. According to Spotrac they have roughly 28M in space to the tax line, so they could add Lopez’s salary and a reliever or two.
     
  39. pianoman

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    Horton with 5 Ks, 1 BB, 2 Hits, and 0 runs. He needs to stretch out a little more as he only went 76 pitches but he’s looking more and more ready each day.
     
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  41. RoderickJaynes

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    Full list of moves
     
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  42. RoderickJaynes

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    Seiya getting scratched is a bummer. He’s just very fragile unfortunately. Hopefully this wrist thing doesn’t linger because it’s already popped up twice
     
  43. Buster Mahomes

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    Good thing we continue to have Justin Turner hit 3rd every time he’s in the lineup.
     
  44. $P1

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  45. pianoman

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    Really wish we could’ve gotten that PCA extension done this past offseason.
     
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    Pen was good tonight
     
  47. pianoman

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    PCA is third among all batters in baseball in fWAR behind Corbin Carroll and Aaron Judge.
     
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