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    Bell is obviously the prime target, but Choi would be a decent upgrade in a platoon with Yuli, as mentioned. If you compare McCormick with any realistic CF trade candidates, I’m not convinced there’s a real upgrade there (of course, they could still use an OF bat in general depending on Brantley). And Maldonado will catch every playoff game-this should be known by now—so how much do you really want to give up for a guy who will play maybe 25 regular season games?
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    If you have to ask, then clearly you’re not.
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    It would be trading for a 1B. It’s a much easier position to upgrade the bat even in a vacuum, and McCormick is out hitting Yuli.
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    KC would do that in a heartbeat. Houston wouldn't.
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    Is this questions only?
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    Well you’d also be getting a former top 50 prospect you debuted this year. He’s admittedly struggling, but he was a first round pick when Click was in TB, so there’s familiarity there.
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    This would be a solid move if there’s any truth to it. https://www.si.com/mlb/astros/news/report-houston-astros-tampa-bay-rays-discuss-ji-man-choi-jose-urquidy-jose-siri-josh-lowe-swap
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    Massive overpay on paper for Castillo.
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    Compare that the Astros only gave up their #3, 9, and 11 for multiple years of JV AND got the Tigers to pay a chunk of his contract too.
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    Top 5 draft pick, top 10 prospect Kyle Tucker and minor league free agent Jose Siri are not exactly comparable situations.
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    Too late to edit, but I meant to add that’s based on a faulty premise anyway. They’re not actually working less. The school day and year are longer to compensate.
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    That’s not happening. One of the best paying districts in this area has been doing 4 day weeks for many years now. It is done primarily for budget reasons, sure, but no one is cutting teachers salaries.
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    This is increasingly common where I live just outside Houston. Seems like at least one new district is going to it every year now.
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    Gurriel makes 8 million , is in the final year of his deal, and Houston is $30+ million under the tax threshold. That’s just pure nonsense, even before you get to his standing in the clubhouse.
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    FWIW, baseball trade values rates his value more highly than any prospect in the org except Brown.
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    Or just completely ignore the last 5 days, whatever works. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/07/25/mlb-power-rankings-trade-deadline-standings/10141255002/
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    Correct
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    This would obviously never happen in real life, but Baseball Trade Values accepted this: Astros get: Soto, Bell, Corbin Nationals get: Garcia, Brown, McCormick, Meyers, Diaz, Leon
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    Jim Edmonds: the master of making easy catches look difficult by diving unnecessarily. One of my least favorite players of all time.
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    He had a great serious turn as Burt Macklin.
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    Justin Verlander in the 2017 ALCS comes to mind.
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    It’s not about length of game so much as lack of action. An emphasis on 3 true outcomes+base hits being gobbled up means that there’s nothing going on except increasingly longer at bats most of the time.
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    So many of the first 10 picks were college Seniors that they can sign underslot, they should have plenty of cash to facilitate it.
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    Because first you’d have to pass over Antarctica which rings the entirety of the outside edge of the earth, of course.

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