Joe Espada with updates on Verlander, Whitley and France. pic.twitter.com/Dbdv1dX66X

— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) February 25, 2024

As it should be.

EastCoastAgNc said:

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Joe Espada said his plan right now is to bat Yordan Alvarez second. The ideal top four of his lineup is Jose Altuve, Alvarez, Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 25, 2024

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Go ahead and set up another back to back bobble head promo

EastCoastAgNc said:

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Joe Espada said his plan right now is to bat Yordan Alvarez second. The ideal top four of his lineup is Jose Altuve, Alvarez, Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 25, 2024

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Love it.

Yeah the 2 shades of orange are criminal

Had they made them all the same shade (the lighter shade) they would have been very nice

Farmer1906 said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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Joe Espada said his plan right now is to bat Yordan Alvarez second. The ideal top four of his lineup is Jose Altuve, Alvarez, Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 25, 2024

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I'm not sure I like this... Seems that Tucker should be 2 and yordan should be 4 if we're gonna do that

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Why? Don't we want Yordan to get more ABs? 2 hole is where you put your best hitter.

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Given Bregman's ground ball problem, seems like you would just want to pitch around Yordan to get an easy double play. Yordan isn't slow, but he's not fast either.

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Farmer1906 said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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Joe Espada said his plan right now is to bat Yordan Alvarez second. The ideal top four of his lineup is Jose Altuve, Alvarez, Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker.

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 25, 2024

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I'm not sure I like this... Seems that Tucker should be 2 and yordan should be 4 if we're gonna do that

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Why? Don't we want Yordan to get more ABs? 2 hole is where you put your best hitter.

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Given Bregman's ground ball problem, seems like you would just want to pitch around Yordan to get an easy double play. Yordan isn't slow, but he's not fast either.

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How often does that happen tho? Correa led the league in GDP at 30. That's like a once-a-week issue over a 162-game season. Factor in the lack of games for Correa, maybe twice a week.

Last year the 3-hole saw almost double the amount of '2 Outs, No One On' than any other position in the lineup. Almost 22% of the 3-hole total PAs are '2 Outs, No One On'. It would stand to reason we want someone who can still do damage because they're in a lot of favorable situations yet not be our best HR hitter who will load up on solo shots just due to opportunities. A high on base guy, like Bregman, fits that role to start the 2 out rally for TED.

The Belli deal got me thinking… if Chapman does a similar deal (lower AAV) and opts out after 2024 then we have a potential Breggy replacement.

Farmer1906 said:

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He got the Correa deal but less. I doubt he has a better year than he did last season. Maybe his batted ball data will improve.

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His batted ball data is miserable, zero clue how he managed to luck into the season he had last year but at least it made him a pile of cash.

This is something that's been discussed behind the scenes if Dezenzo isn't ready

How Cody Bellinger deal could impact Scott Boras’ other top free-agent clients. Column: https://t.co/4A3WDHhs4o

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 25, 2024

Asked if there's a better idea whether he'll be ready for opening day, Justin Verlander said "I wouldn’t say there’s a better idea or not. We still got some time, obviously it’s tight, but things are progressing."

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) February 25, 2024

Jayson Stark on MLBN Radio:

“[The Phillies] have interest in [Montgomery], they’ve had longstanding interest in him.”

“At this point, what I’m hearing, Jordan Montgomery wants more money and either the same number of years or more years than Aaron Nola. I cannot see the… pic.twitter.com/JAi1kT9BOs

— Phillies Tailgate (@PhilsTailgate) February 25, 2024

Long tweet, but basically boils down to he wants the nola contract or longer (7/$172m). I can't see him getting that from anybody

I think 4/100, 5/115 is more his worth.

Altive and Bregman would have gone back to back had it not been for gale force winds blowing in from left field

Buckner is in mid-season form. He is atrocious.

Brice Matthews is in the game

All I do is Nguyen said:

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Still don't like this dude. He was the biggest ***** out there after 2019.

SECcess12 said:

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All I do is Nguyen said:

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Still don't like this dude. He was the biggest ***** out there after 2019.

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Hader?

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SECcess12 said:

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All I do is Nguyen said:

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Still don't like this dude. He was the biggest ***** out there after 2019.

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Hader?

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Love Hader. Hate Dan Clark. He's a total poon.

There's not many people I would fight at first glance, but he's one of them.

scrimp said:

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Well, I'm not sure I've seen anything from Dan Clark before, but I can firmly put him in the "hack" category based off this tweet alone.

Altuve "short" jokes are just lazy writing.

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I mean I saw that like a week ago and thought it was hilarious

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Well, I'm not sure I've seen anything from Dan Clark before, but I can firmly put him in the "hack" category based off this tweet alone.

Altuve "short" jokes are just lazy writing.

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He created a semi large following by creating a twitter account hating on the Astros. Then later he rebranded after gaining so many followers.

It's maybe a chuckle-worthy joke. My complaint is that I've seen a version of this joke multiple times. Seems to be a "what's the deal with airline food?" type of joke--low hanging fruit that isn't very original.

Now, if he made a joke about Jose's baserunning or 1000 yard stare at the whitehouse in 2018, that may get a LOL from me.

yeesh, that lineup gives terrible flashbacks

Bregxit said:

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If anyone is going to spring training I accidentally purchased an extra parking pass for March 10. Free to the first person who claims it.

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Never been but we're taking our boy for their spring break. Arriving the 11th though. Any tips or pointers for first timers?