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    Wild Card Races are Tight

    https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-teams-with-toughest-closing-schedules Several teams will have a tough time making it to the post season. The Rays and Indians seem to have the tougher schedules in the AL and none of the teams in the NL have easy schedules. Only 2 teams per league can get in. Who...
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    Fantasy Football

    I just drafted my first team in 5 years. I really don't follow the game and only recognized a couple of names in the first few rounds. My first pick was Ezekiel Elliot and my last pick was Adam Vinatieri. I got Kyler Murray as my QB and the Texans' defense. Other than that, I just drafted...
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    3 Batter Minimum for Pitchers

    How will this affect the bullpens?
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    Roster Expansion Next Season

    I just heard that the teams will have 26 players on the roster next year, but only expand their active rosters to 28 on Sept. 1. Thoughts?
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    Twins set Major League Record for Homers in a Season

    With 27 games to go, the Twins have broken the record last year's Yankee team set. They have 8 players -- Jorge Polanco, Jonathan Schoop, CJ Cron, Miguel Sano, Mitch Garver, Eddie Rosario, Nelson Cruz and Max Kepler -- that have each hit more than 20 homers...
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    Down the Stretch They Come

    Right now, the Yankees, Twins and Astros hold division leads in the AL with Cleveland and Oakland holding the wild cards. Tampa is a game back of the 2nd wild card and Boston is 5 out. In the NL, Atlanta, St Louis and The Dodgers hold the division leads with Washington and Chicago in the wild...
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    1 Month in the Books -- Surprises?

    What do you think?
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    Sources: Angels, Trout near $430M extension

    Tear up the last couple of years of his current deal and give him this much money.   Thoughts?
  9. catman

    Moustakas to Return to Milwaukee

    https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/mlb-hot-stove-brewers-sign-222840801.html
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    Harper to the Phillies?

    Rumor has it that the Phillies have offered him 10/$310MM and that he will sign it this week.
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    Pecota Predictions

    https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/ East Updated                                                 W L RS RA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ FRAA  New York Yankees Hitters: Jan 20Pitchers: Feb 4 96 66 810 660 .262 .341 .453 112 9.5  Boston Red Sox    Hitters: Jan 20Pitchers: Feb 4 90 72 770 685...
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    September Rosters

    I have no problem with major league teams calling up their entire 40-man roster in September, but why not limit the "active" roster to 27 or 28 players.  The biggest problem is that those games are the most important games of the season and to allow teams to have 15 bullpen arms (an...
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    Off Season Trade Deadline?

    What would the reaction to having a trade deadline in the winter be?  How about midnight on the last day of the winter meetings until March 1?  That should hurry the free agent signing up a bit, as teams would know what their holes were and fill them from the free agents available.  They would...
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    Jason Starks Elected to the Hall

    By the writers, to the writers' wing.
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    Mike Trout -- 12 years, $500MM?

    Would this be a good idea for the Angels to sign him to this long term extension?
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    Harold Baines and Lee Smith Elected to Hall of Fame

    https://www.mlb.com/news/smith-baines-elected-to-baseball-hall-of-fame/c-301623296 Smith and Baines were 2 of the best of their era and are both deserving, IMO.
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    Segura to the Phillies?

    https://www.mlb.com/video/segura-reportedly-to-phils/c-2520523383?tid=40172882 If true, does this take a "big-money" player out of the Machado sweepstakes?
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    Non-Tendered Players

    Here is a list of all of the non-tendered players: https://www.mlb.com/news/list-of-non-tendered-players-new-free-agents/c-301309678?tid=282421090 Some surprises, others were predictable.  Many will find new jobs soon, others may retire.
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    Hall of Fame Ballot Released

    https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/2019-baseball-hall-of-fame-ballot/c-300872592
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    All-Time Records

    Which of the all-time records are the safest?  Which is the most likely to be broken?
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