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Yeah Purdy isn't an elite QB in my opinion yet, but he's solid. MVP likely will be between Allen and Tua IMO.

Took Russell Westbrook

Aubrey Huff I still think holds grudges against the Giants organization and front office for never inviting him to a World Series dinner or ring ceremony or something.

If you're going by QBR, now it's Brock Purdy lol. Allen has all the talent and skillset to be the best in the game as long as he plays more disciplined, which he has over the past couple of weeks. Probably Tua Tagovailoa is the leading candidate for MVP right now. If Allen continues to play better and helps the Bills surpass the Dolphins in the division, he puts himself in a good position.

I think everyone in football and including myself said Josh Allen has all the talent and skillset to be one of the best QBs in the NFL if he plays more disciplined. So far since that stinker in Week 1, he's looked a lot better. Probably Tua Tagovailoa is the leading MVP candidate right now, but Allen isn't that far behind especially if he leads the Bills in surpassing the Dolphins.

Took Klay. Will DM Havok22

Mr. Condescending himself!

He's coming off a 4.1 WAR season, so he had a nice bounce back. But yeah at 32 next season and under contract until 2028, Brewers for sure would have to eat some of the contract IMO. Those later years could turn ugly.

Matthews wins the Hart Trophy this season!

That's a real tough question. Did Bellinger make any adjustments offensively, change anything, lay off certain pitches etc? He was pretty awful with the bat in 2021 and 2022 and yeah would be worried paying him close to $25M per season with the possibility his bat returns to that level haha. His BB% is what's concerning. Was 7.2% in 2023, hardly any better than 6.9% in 2022. If he hits .250 or .260 his numbers won't look that sexy. Definitely the FO would have to do their homework which I'm sure they already have. Bellinger got off to a great start in 2023. There was a stretch in May and June where he was awful and looked like his 2021/2022 version. Then he came back strong in July and just put up video game numbers the rest of the way. Like you said, Bellinger fits the team well being a lefty who can play CF/LF and cover 1B occasionally if he's a 120ish wRC+ bat or more. All he would cost is money. Perhaps other teams have the same concerns and that impacts his market somewhat. Like instead of getting a 7-8 year deal, he only gets a 5-6 year deal given some of the risk he carries.

Looking to make some moves in the DDL. Have a lot of 3B depth and OF depth that could package in a deal for a SP.

Literally he's made of glass. Would love to see him put in a full season healthy and see what numbers he could put up. But even can't stay healthy as a DH geez.

If I don't make my pick within the 6 hours when my window starts, you can move the draft along without me. All I ask is that my pick is auto drafted to the highest ranked player on Yahoo and who isn't injured for the entire season.

That film was a classic!

Thanks for a detailed response and explanation!

Think the Brewers look at trading Burnes, Williams and Yelich this offseason, given they're going to be without Woodruff. Plus Craig Counsell as manager likely gone as well.

At least explain why you provided a "no" response. Guys like BigC and Governator actually provided their reasoning without coming off as condescending. You need to explain yourself more Spanky instead of these one or two word answers.

Spanky likes to keep things simple.

Espinal was one of the Jays best bats down the stretch, was an All-Star and posted a 2.3 WAR in 2022!

I hope he could get back to being a 4+ WAR player for the Jays in 2024 and 2025. Makes the Jays a better team and as well increases his trade value in case you need to move him before he becomes a FA. I wouldn't sign Vlad to a long term deal, same with Bo right now. It's too late in the game and would let them both play out 2024 here. If things are the same again in 2024 where the Jays are a borderline WC team, I think serious conversations have to be had about moving one or both of them, instead of losing them for nothing.

Yeah this ALCS should be really exciting. The Battle of Texas! Actually better than seeing the Orioles or Rays playing the Astros, or the Twins playing the Rangers. Jays/Rangers ALCS would have been the best though if it happened haha.

Yeah keeping expectations realistic, something closer to 2022 should be attainable for Vlad. Hoping somewhere in between 2021 and 2022 would be ideal. If he be a 3-4 WAR player in 2024, that would go a long way in helping this lineup and team.

Yeah I'm sure the Jays are doing their due diligence on Ohtani. Think he would be a great fit here. But still would have the Dodgers and Yankees at the heavy favourites to land him IMO.

I think an important question we need to ask: does the layoff for the top seeded AL and NL teams play an effect? I know baseball is a game where consistency, routine and timing is important. Does that whole 5 day layoff from getting a bye in the WC round really hurt a team when they play in the DS? Also, factor in that those teams likely are even sitting their star players or pitchers the weekend prior if they've already clinched, so we're talking about likely even a longer layoff than the 5 days. I think that is an issue with the current WC format. If there is anyway where a long layoff like that can be prevented, I think it could help somewhat.

Houston Astros are still defending their title from last season. They have a rock solid team, probably best in the AL all around IMO entering the Postseason, even better than the Rays and Orioles. Texas Rangers were in first place for most of the season. They struggled at the end of August and beginning of September but came back strong over the last 2-3 weeks of the season. They have a really exciting lineup. Rotation isn't anything elite, but it's solid. If they get Mad Max back, even better! Bullpen has looked shaky at times but they have some high K guys back there. If they made the World Series, I wouldn't say it was pure randomness or a fluke. They had a really good team during the regular season, played a different Rays squad than from May/June and then played a young and inexperienced Orioles team with a long layoff and weak starting pitching. Phillies also were a strong WC team. They went to the WS last year, knocked out the Braves again two years in a row. They have some star power in Harper and Turner (who has been hitting better) along with some other solid contributors offensively. Rotation wise, they have Wheeler and Nola, along with a really good BP. D'Backs are pretty much the only team that has sneaked through this far that wasn't expected to. They did play the Brewers and Dodgers at the right time in a short series. I'm not sure how they do in a 7 game series however against the Phillies or how they would do in a 7 game series against the Astros/Rangers. They are the weakest team remaining obviously. Otherwise, I think both the Astros and Rangers deserve being in the World Series, and Philly as well. So 3 of the 4 remaining teams.