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Lane Thomas looking like a nice trade deadline acquisition haha.

Sign Tyler O'Neill as well, Nick Pivetta and bring Jason Bay & Erik Bedard out of retirement!

He's available in the LOD if any team wants that winning type of attitude and someone who is clutch when games matter in the Postseason!

Yeah one of the better DS series in recent memory. Would have been fun to see those two battle it out over a 7 game series.

MLB either wants a Yankees/Dodgers series or Yankees/Mets series. Ideally, a showdown between Judge and Ohtani would get the huge headlines. As a fan, would be fun to watch as well. As much as I would love to see Cleveland or Detroit beat the Yankees in the ALCS, I bet the Yankees get the more favourable calls to help push them through.

Would have been fun seeing these two teams battle over a 7 game series, but happy to see the Dodgers win, especially after what Machado and Tatis were doing Game 2. Looks like a good rivalry out in the NL West for a couple of years. Hope the Padres can make some more big moves to contend with the Dodgers. Also, can't forget about the D'Backs in that division.

You need assistant commish powers ASAP.

Spanky is laser focused on Fantasy Basketball now! Great to see!

Blue Jays should hire George Knox!

Yeah they should either start ST earlier or make it shorter. Wonder if they would ever start the season mid-March, but at least this upcoming season, Opening Day is on March 27th and not April 3rd. ALDS should at least be 7 games IMO. Don't think it would add that much to the schedule and the World Series should still finish by the end of October. Also, shouldn't be as many off days. Wildcard, even doing something like the NBA does for the bottom Playoff teams, so in baseball where the 5th and 6th place WC teams play in a one-game showdown and winner plays the 4th place team (1st Wildcard) in another one-game showdown. At least all the divisional winners are guaranteed to play in the DS. Also, would limit the amount of off-days before the DS series. As for the NHL Playoffs, it does drag on for way too long. They have an extra round in the Playoffs since 8 teams make it, so it's understandable but yeah Stanley Cup Finals should be over by early June or by mid-June the latest. Playoffs should start first week of April, not mid-to-late April.

Got some cold cans of Asahi and Sapporo in the beer fridge! Perfect night to enjoy them!

LeBron would have sold more jerseys and season tickets.

Took LeBron. Never owned him in Fantasy Basketball and figured it would be fun to own him at least once, and the guy still at 40 has produced elite numbers. Otherwise would have taken Paul George, but LeBron is more star power haha. Emailed Fear the Dunk

Thanks! Nice starting the draft at 2:40 AM in the morning haha Will make my pick soon!

Hopefully the Jays promotional team doesn't do a Reese McGuire bobblehead giveaway haha. Yeah understandable. If there is $4 to $5M to play with, Grandal would be a nice get especially if he can put up 2 WAR again. Guys like McGuire or even Stassi or Hedge likely could be had for around a million bucks.

Sure I would bring Jansen back as well if he came back on a cheap one-year deal. Mentioned his name a while ago as well, but questions on if the Jays had enough money seemed to be an issue in the discussion.

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Grandal is coming off a 2 WAR season in just 72 games and 243 plate appearances, so yes he would. He has experience handling a veteran pitching staff during his days with the Dodgers & Brewers and is also a switch hitter. Sign him to start 40% of the games behind the plate, which helps keep Kirk fresh and in a worst case scenario if Kirk gets injured, at least Grandal can handle an everyday role for an extended period if need be. Signing Grandal to $4 or $5 million would actually be great value and a cheap way at adding extra WAR.

The leader of the Defend Atkins at All Costs Club just entered the chat!

Yeah exactly. I don't think it would be a bad idea to bring in a solid vet for $4 to $5 million if available. Doesn't hurt. A couple of guys likely could be had on cheap one-year deals such as Travis d'Arnaud, Max Stassi, Yasmani Grandal, Austin Barnes, or Austin Hedges.

LOL I ask the same question every time I have to respond to you're awful posts but this one is too juicy not to school you on! I guess by your logic, we can make the case that the Angels signing Pujols and Rendon at the time was alright and they were good deals. Pretty much with any deal, you can make arguments or rationalizations that at the time they were good deals and made sense. At that level of decision making, there is an arguable legit rationale for making those deals before they happen. But at the end of the day it's a business and you're judged on the results of your investments, especially over a decade sample size. Every GM or President does get some mulligans when it comes to injuries and or bad luck, as they should. No GM or President bats .1000 on anything. You're very generous when it comes to Atkins and this front office which is clearly evident, though when it comes to other teams making bad decisions, not so much. Overall, results matter at the end of the day. The people at the top are responsible for the on-field product. By your logic, results don't matter in any profession I suppose, as long as there was rationale for the decision at the time, which is absurd. If that's the way the business world operated, geez we'd be in trouble!

National League games on today, with the AL teams getting an off-day. Hope the Padres could tie it up!

Some teams as of now that could be in on Vladdy next offseason as a FA or possibly trade for him this offseason: Astros Dodgers Yankees Red Sox Mets Padres Cardinals Mariners Angels Nationals Tigers Astros need a 1B badly after running with Singleton + crap for most of the season. Vladdy would fit in fantastic with Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker as a dynamic young offensive core for the next decade. As well if the Astros don't bring back Bregman, Vladdy could also get some reps at 3B if needed. The Astros are in win-now mode and also Texas has lower taxes, which could entice Vladdy. Yankees have the money and need a 1B after Rizzo leaves via FA. If they re-sign Soto, they could open up the cheque book for Vladdy next offseason. Would lock up two of the best young bats in the game, to go along with Aaron Judge. That would be one of the scariest middle-of-the-orders in baseball. Dodgers have the money, so can never count them out. Freeman is getting older and is under control only through 2027. As well, the Dodgers do like to move guys around the diamond rather than having some guys set at one position, so Vladdy might be someone they can offer playing time at 3B, since they have a club option on Muncy after 2025, at $10 million, which they likely pick up anyways which is pocket change for them. Dodgers would have to get creative by trading Freeman at some point, since Ohtani occupies the DH spot currently, but if he moves to a corner OF spot, they could make it work with all 3 guys. Would never count out the Red Sox or Mets, since they have money and also are in need of a big bat. Padres have shown a willingness to spend big and they could us another big bat at 1B. Pairing up Vladdy with Tatis and Merrill would be a solid young core. Cardinals, Mariners and Angels are less likely but they have spent money before on big contracts. Mariners need a big bat badly and pairing Vladdy with J-Rod would actually solidly their middle-of-the-order for the next decade. Vladdy Sr played for the Angels, so maybe something is there. As for the Nationals & Tigers, depends on which direction they plan on taking. The Nationals are rumoured to be in on Soto this upcoming offseason, so that shows they are willing to spend money. The Nats are getting better and on the rise, so signing a bat like Vladdy to big money could benefit them. As well, there is always the Expos connection which maybe might play some kind of role, but doubt it. The Tigers, could be positioned to spend big on someone and Vladdy would be the most logical given his age and their timeline.

Phillies top of the order up. Too bad they couldn't keep the score 3-1 but oh well.

In Seinfeld they did haha.