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@Dukeswasmyguy @RealJRAnderson @RotoWire Awesome, thank you. Sorry if my comment came across too critical, loved the pod just wanted to make one counterpoint

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In the second photo you can see that Skenes has a classic case of Italian Flag Ass, which may explain things

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The Pirates lost a Paul Skenes start for the 7th straight time last night…...

Look at the box score and you think Paul continues to be the victim of poor run support….

Watch the game and you know Paul is competing with diminished stuff…

Paul is at his best when he throws the baseball with the muscles of motor tract 1….He’s used the muscles of motor tract 5 for the majority of this season.

Follow Paul’s back knee in each instance…

97 MPH fastball on left vs Rockies last night compared to 100 MPH fastball vs Rockies in August of 2025 on the right.

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@TigersData The Pirates have blown a ton of leads so I’m surprised to see Kelly near average, but I guess this only captures decisions for mid-inning changes and not something like choosing one bullpen arm over another for the full inning in the 7th or 8th in a tie or close game.

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@MiloP613 The first part maybe, but the second part I doubt. You have to assume BC threw feelers out on Bart and didn’t have anything better on the table.

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@PitchingNinja This pitch was considered absolutely filthy and it was 10 mph softer lol

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Derek Lowe telling the Oakland A's bench to suck it after throwing the nastiest backdoor sinker in the history of baseball. (10/6/03)

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@SCityNATION412 That too

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@WGrocke @FiddlesPicks For context, when Jordan was Wemby’s age he was a rookie and was 6 NBA seasons from winning his first ring

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@horwitzenjoyer @EvanSiskHater Lol what, Mlod has no leverage if he wants out. This is MLB - if he refuses to play, they can put him on the restricted list and he accrues no service time.

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@BloopAndABlast @JohnOdermatt I meant all it took the Yankees last year to get Bednar with 1+ year of team control left and Doval from SF was a couple guys that profile as maybe backup catchers and a collection of lower tier prospects that probably weren’t in anyone’s top 300 list.

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@BloopAndABlast @JohnOdermatt All it took to get a pedigree closer like Bednar was some org depth, so we should be able to get some guys

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@Zebug13 @HIP_H0P_JORGE @_NoahHiles @Panther49547104 Well he’s back on the active roster and in the bullpen so I don’t think there’s much to worry about

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@Zebug13 @HIP_H0P_JORGE @_NoahHiles @Panther49547104 Right so the team can limit access or define the terms of availability of its employee, like any private company

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@Zebug13 @HIP_H0P_JORGE @_NoahHiles @Panther49547104 So in this case demanding more from the team and player and investigating deeper will not help Mlod look better, will not improve the team, and may end up providing evidence for the league to investigate and sanction the club if anything. Hard pass, let it lie

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@TerryPhoenix4 Yeah, that’s the point. They resolved the issue in house and are moving forward. I don’t think a full investigation would serve the interests of the team or the player, so as a fan I’m not demanding transparency like I might if this were about a politician or something

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@Wins_Williams Was pissed on Sun but if the team and player handled it internally and don’t want to feed him to the media wolves, I really don’t give a shit. I understand why some in the media are worked up, but as a fan I want what’s best for the team and don’t need every detail

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@Zebug13 @HIP_H0P_JORGE @_NoahHiles @Panther49547104 Has to be approved by the league office

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@MAGAtsRdum @legsanity @RealMamaEagle I would bet if the Thunder wanted to flip him in the offseason, they could get as good of a deal or better. But they won’t because they try to win championships and would rather have an excellent role player than picks with an average value of “hopefully a decent role player”