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cobbwebb0710 said:
Me too. I really hate that they have 2 of the better players in the game but no one ever gets to watch them play except @VolPack22 , because they play at 11:00 at night, most games.
And God Forbid the MLBN show us an 11:00 west coast game when they can replay their version of baseball sports center for the 15th straight time!
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I knew they weren’t going to do anything because their starting pitching has never been good. They invested all their money into position players. You remember Anthony Rendon? What is he doing now? He’s collecting $245M to be injured all the time. They never went out and got an elite pitcher other than Ohtani. You can’t win with one great starter. You have to have an entire staff to be a contender.
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
We may be watching the making of a star!
Riley has played very well this year and the thing is, he continues to improve his numbers and in his play.
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He has been great for two years now. I’m happy for him. He doesn’t switch hit and lacks the plate discipline. Other than that he is finally a worthy 3B replacement for Chipper Jones.
 
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youcancallmeAl said:
The trouble with going after Ohtani is that after next year he'll be a free agent. He's only making 5.5 mil now, and will make more in arbitration next year, but you're gonna lose him to the highest bidder after that. If you give 5 prospects, that is a huge price to pay for a 1.5 season rental. Only way it makes sense is if Ohtani is the missing piece to a deep playoff run for some team this year and next. Who will that be?
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I think giving up those prospects for two World Series titles would be worth it.
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
I would like to see Trout and Ohtani get away from that organization. But I have to wonder about Trouts health going forward.
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Yeah Trout has been injury prone the past couple of years. He says he can do things to manage this latest injury but I don’t think he will be the same Mike Trout we are accustomed to seeing.
 
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VolPack22 said:
I knew they weren’t going to do anything because their starting pitching has never been good. They invested all their money into position players. You remember Anthony Rendon? What is he doing now? He’s collecting $245M to be injured all the time. They never went out and got an elite pitcher other than Ohtani. You can’t win with one great starter. You have to have an entire staff to be a contender.
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Can I get an ..... Oh, Hell Yeah!!
 
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VolPack22 said:
He has been great for two years now. I’m happy for him. He doesn’t switch hit and lacks the plate discipline. Other than that he is finally a worthy 3B replacement for Chipper Jones.
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I'm really impressed how Riley plays the 3rd base role. He's done great stuff at stopping hard hit ground balls & line drives that I've said ..... :eek::eek::eek::eek:
 
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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
Austin's weakness (kryptonite) is still swinging at that low outside pitch off the plate.
His last at bat last night ... he did that by striking out. It makes him look ridiculous. You'd think he has learned his lesson by now NOT to do that.
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He’s young, the plate discipline will come.
I really think he’s about to become the Braves next big star!
 
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