If he would chill I am down for my city (looking at buying a house in Pasadena or Claremont to split my time).
@LAUte and I are on the same side in Baseball (I think in all pro sports since as a child of LA I pull for Dodgers, Lakers and Rams). This may set up 2024 World Champ run:
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Thatās not going to happen. The Rockies are going to sign him, sign exactly zero other players to support him, finish 80-82 in 4th place for 2 years, trade him for prospects and a cash payment to the other team in year 3 and he will finally go on to win a World Series in Seattle.
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This is so spot-on to how Monfort runs that team.
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Theyād sell out every good weather home game for people to come see Ohtani and make big bank and sell lots of condos. Itās perfect.
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The Sho Show will likely sign with a team with a track record of winning.
If the Yankees werenāt so over the luxury tax cap, they might make a run at him. Same for the Saux.
Chicago, like the Angels has been too erratic a team to make a move signing there.
The Rockiesā¦though Coors Canaveral is a hitterās park, itās sucks to be a pitcher in a hitterās park. You can add the Giants to that list, too.
The Braves have a park and a team that would be worth signing with, if they are interested.
Houston and Texasā¦???
Seattleā¦Asian American friendly place, but the ballpark is another hitterās park.
Hate to say it, but even if he decides to leave money on the table to help the team, the Los Doyers are probably the best fit for him to achieve a ring.
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Maybe he can lift the curse.
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Ohtani is going to be 30, weāre not sure he can pitch again (although these elbow tendon surgeries are like a mark of heroism for todayās pitchers), and heās surly with the press. Iām not sure heās worth $600 million. But if the Dodgers want him, Iāll be ecstatic.
Donāt forget about the singles bar in the outfield, that seems to be a real draw and profit center.
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Donāt forget that, though not at the scale of the Giantās park, Dodger stadium has historically been one of the best pitchers park around.
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Is that the Kershaw curse?
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Itās beyond that. Clayton is simply the Dodger who is most vulnerable to the curse.
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Buckner took the curse to Boston with him.
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We thought we exercised it in 2020 and then that dang goose landed in the outfield.
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I love watching Juan Soto so much. Outside of Shohei, he is the most enjoyable player to watch in baseball (even with the defensive struggles, which in their own way are fun to watch).
I have read several articles about the trade and almost without fail Padres fans are saying āgood riddanceā, which boggles my mind. Among the comments I find such gems asā¦ he walks too much and he takes walks when a hit is better. Many of the same comments could be found when Joey Votto was at his peak in Cincinnati, even from his manager (Dusty Baker at the time) that he is taking walks when we need a hit. Offensively similar players who are both future members of the hall of fame.
Though I have a deep hatred of all things Yankee, I hope he continues to hit 35 home runs a year and lead the league in walks.
I didnāt think run production was a big problem for the Yankees. It was pitching and the injury bug. Soto is a great hitter and good defender. That said I keep wondering when little Steinbrenner is going to start actually developing players at the farm clubs.
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Actually, in 2023, the Yankees experienced a poor offensive season in that they finished 25th in runs scored and 24th in OPS+ and wRC+. Sotoās defense is roundly viewed as abjectly terrible, but the smaller RF in Yankee Stadium may help in that regard. The Yankees also received Trent Grisham, who is an outstanding defensive outfielder, but canāt hit water if you threw him out of a boat.
So, the Yankee outfield will look like Verdugo (just in from the Red Sox) in LF, Judge in CF, and Soto in RF, with the ability to use Grisham off the bench for defense. Once Stanton gets his yearly injury, that frees up DH as well.
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Am I going to be Rickrolled if I hit that link? I havenāt seen this story anywhere else yet.
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