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Dutchrudder

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  1. But what team can reasonably trade for Jimmy and still be a contender for 1-2 years? Is swapping Beal+picks for him going to make the Suns better? (On the court, not future salary cap) Can the Bucks get him without giving up Giannis or Dame, and does it do enough or create more holes to fill? If the Rockets can swing a FVV+Green+picks deal for Butler, does that make them a solid 2 seed in the West? Golden State with Wiggins+assets has been thrown around, but I really don't see that making them better enough to vault into the top 3. Does a team like Denver want him? They could make it work. I'm not sure he gets traded though. A lot of teams are cap strapped or can't make it work without making more issues in this years roster. If Miami's price is relatively cheap just to dump him and clear cap, maybe it could happen, but I would imagine they want several picks in return.
  2. Oh, is he going back to the Warriors again?
  3. Please send Jimmy back to Philly, it would be so much fun to watch.
  4. They just need to add a sweetener to the deal, like making Breggy Bomb the official salsa of the team and the only one sold inside Daikin Park.
  5. Seems like a good trade for both sides. Getting below the second apron is very important now with all the trade restrictions.
  6. Tigers would be a surprise, since he's looking for about 1/4 of their annual salary expenses. I think he ends up with the Red Sox, they are just trying to squeeze a few more dollars out of them. Plus he has the connection and history with Alex Cora.
  7. I'm no football coach, but I would probably double the guy with 3 receiving TDs. Ah well, games almost over, no time for adjustments.
  8. I think he's down before he threw it, but it only saves about 6 yards or so. Still a dumb play by the QB, could have easily been a strip sack and TD.
  9. At least that story has a happy ending.
  10. And he has another 6 weeks to add a few more before his birthday. Not that it really matters as the offensive explosion in the league over the last few years waters down those kind of stats, but it's a nice indicator. Also a good a reminder that he's still very young, and no where near his prime. This team has a lot of really good players, but they are lacking that 1 superstar to take them over the top. I don't know how they are going to get that guy in a trade, but it needs to happen soonish while they still have a lot of cheap talent. I don't think Jimmy Butler is that guy, but they need to take advantage of a situation like that to really take a leap forward.
  11. I was just told that Coming to America is a Christmas movie. That's news to me. Does anyone else consider it.
  12. It's not the 2019 lineup, but the best 2023 lineup included Abreu when he was hitting like .230 and Meyers who is still there for defense. Aside from still needing a replacement for Tucker, they are pretty close to that when Yordan plays LF. Walker is a clear upgrade at 1b. Still need to get a decent OF bat to platoon and they will be pretty damn good next year. 90+ wins and another division title is quite possible. If Crane was willing to spend money like Steinbrenner, who is also worth about 3 billion, they would go get Santander on a 3/70 deal and add a couple pitchers to really round out the lineup.
  13. I mean, I thought Singleton wouldn't make the 40 because you now have Walker/Caratini/Diaz for depth there. They don't really need him, and I'm not even sure how they get all their best bats in the lineup right now. What's the best batting order now? Something like this? This would be 7 guys with over a .700 OPS in the lineup. If they can get another OF worth a shit at the plate, it would be close to Death Star Lineup levels. 1. Altuve 2b 2. Paredes 3b 3. Yordan LF/DH 4. Walker 1b 5. Diaz C 6. Pena SS 7. Caratini DH 8. Chas RF 9. Meyers CF Dubon to fill in.
  14. Really? I thought Singleton would be gone first, since Grae is a good defensive guy. He's great for relieving Altuve, whose defense is slowly degrading. I hope it's much further down the timeline, but at some point we may have an issue of needing the DH spot for Altuve and Yordan at the same time.
  15. Deal is 2 for 37m, and he doesn't even play average defense. Seems expensive to me for a DH. It's interesting to see how the market reacted to the Christian Walker deal. The Astros got the best 1B on the market, who will be a huge upgrade on defense as well as the plate for 3/60. Shortly after you see Goldy to the Yankees on 1/12.5m deal, Santana to the Guards 1/12, Naylor traded to the Diamondbacks, Lowe Traded to the Nats, and Alonso still out there waiting to sign a deal. I think the Astros got the best option they could at 1st, and whenever the Alonso deal comes through, it will look even better.
  16. Time to retract the playoffs to 8. None of these 9-12 teams belong, and we will probably see ASU doesn't belong next week either.
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