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Insane race. I don't even know who I would vote for. Maybe Gallen tbh.

Snell is the ERA leader and he has way more Ks than Steele

Wander Franco being who he is is going to set the Rays back FOREVER on this too. Hahahah.

It's weird because Florida is such a baseball hotbed And it's not just that they don't support pro sports because the Lightning pull very will in the NHL maybe it's like... you can drive 10 minutes anywhere in Florida and see entertaining baseball of some variety so why go all the way to St Pete or Miami?

Romano's stuff is so much better than anyone else's that he's definitely tier 1. Sometimes it's messy but his career ERA doesn't lie, at this point.

You think Joyce Lewis is more underrated than Riley Greene? Interesting

BLARGH I mean at least Green and Yimi are still solid options. Both significantly better than the priors (being 2020 AJ Cole and his 5.20 xFIP). Richards is dead to me though, for leverage ROS Cabrera is almost dead to me. Exception for lefties in specific situations.

His Stuff+ looks fine but it's not close to what it was in 2021 or 2020. It was 130 and 119 back then, and is only 110 now. His Location+ is 106 right now which is elite, and that is consistent with 2021 and 2020. His 4 seamer does not have the ride it used to. So the shape is worse. Last night I thought it looked like it was cutting a bit. His CB does not have the drop or spin it used to. He hasn't really found this pitch yet.

Yeah probably But he also gave up runs in three consecutive appearances recently He's iffy!

Yeah the study is not "damning". The purpose of the study was just to show that absorption through the skin is plausible. Being said, if Colabello came into accidental contact with DHCMT, it probably would be some form of topical steroid cream etc. that would be dissolved in something to facilitate absorption through the skin. It's not like he would just be bumping into the raw metabolite in the shower or something.

Yeah realistically the suspension had minimal impact on his career.

Some "worst case scenarios" where TEX/SEA/HOU never lose to a non-TEX/HOU/SEA team: A: Texas never loses again, Seattle only loses to Texas, Houston only loses to Seattle: Texas 95 wins, Seattle 87 wins, Houston 92 wins. Jays need to go 5-7. B: Seattle never loses again, Texas only loses to Seattle, Houston only loses to Seattle: Houston 92 wins, Seattle 94 wins, Texas 88 wins. Jays need to go 6-6. C: Seattle goes 4-3 against Texas and wins the rest, Texas wins the rest, Houston only loses to Seattle: Houston 92 wins, Seattle 91 wins, Texas 91 wins. Jays need to go 9-3. D: Texas goes 4-3 against Seattle and wins the rest, Seattle wins the rest, Houston only loses to Seattle: Houston 92 wins, Texas 92 wins, Seattle 90 wins. Jays need to go 8-4. "the rest" for: Texas is BOSx3 and LAAx3 [and SEAx7 of course] Seattle is OAKx3 [and TEXx7 and HOUx3 of course] Houston is BALx3 and KCRx3 and ARZx3 This can just swing in so many different ways. Toronto could be mediocre and sneak in, or they may need to stomp TB and NYY.

Biggio is simply a Big Time player.

It depends on the context For the rest of the regular season when/if they have to use Richards, Garcia, Green, and Cabrera - yeah that group is not pitching great. Since August 1st: Richards 12.75 ERA Cabrera 5.46 xFIP 4.70 FIP Green 7.36 ERA 4.34 xFIP Garcia has not been bad (3.45 ERA) but he is not a shut down reliever of course But if they can avoid those guys... like in a playoff game... they might be comfortable. Since August 1st: Romano 1.38 ERA Mayza 1.32 ERA Francis 1.31 ERA Swanson 1.38 ERA Hicks 2.50 ERA

Two week finale so I'm not counting any chickens yet Several close categories

Probably just frustrated fans Machado is just getting old. But his offensive approach has always been a bit inconsistent cuz he doesn't walk a whole lot

You mean the yappy prick who threw a bat at someone on the field and somehow didn't get in trouble?

Houston vs KC would be like 65/35 though

Gotta stack all the lefties against Pivetta today

Yeah last two days have been crazy. 1/256 chance of Jays winning twice and all three of Houston Seattle Texas losing twice each, assuming every game is a coin flip. Obviously every game is not a coin flip though.

Not a chance I'm done with him. He's been a disaster for weeks.

Yeah they weren't sure if he would even return this year Probably came back on an accelerated timeline but isn't built up

Vlad kinda looks locked in for the first time in MONTHS... Bullpen was godly today. Romano especially.

Crazy game Davis Schneider got all of his regression to the mean out of the way in one day I guess

Sale suxxx. The Jays can't let him carve them today. That would be SO 2023 Jays.