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[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@keithlaw @TheAthletic Do you think teams take into account the existing profile of the players in their system when deciding on their 1st round pick. Astros have substantial swing and miss up and down their system so bringing in Lebron seems like more of the same (even with the “upside”).

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@ZachLowe_NBA @AndrewKSchlecht Doesn’t he have the weird base year compensation problem that makes him hard to trade under the CBA?

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@ZackScottSports @enosarris Not saying you’re math is wrong but the conclusion might not be as precise as the claim as it is also true that:

2021-2025 top 10 payrolls only 5 out of 50 with a losing record total;

bottom 10 payrolls 36 out of 50 with losing records

Seems pretty strong to me 🤷‍♂️

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@KevinOConnor @YahooSports A rule to stop tanking shouldn’t apply if the team in question can’t tank in a given season because they don’t own their own pick

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@KevinOConnor @YahooSports the streak should be tolled and only apply to a team’s own pick

For example if WAS picked 1st in 26 but didn’t have their own pick in 27 the streak doesn’t apply to the WAS 27 pick since applying it has no tanking disincentive but the streak would carry over to WAS’s next 1st

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@michaelschwab13 We know it’s bad when pitchers are getting away with these pitches to Yordan…

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@michaelschwab13 Biggest unforced error in modern MLB front office history. Has been straight downhill since Crane and Bagwell (and their egos) forced him out

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@Chandler_Rome Not ideal…

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@michaelschwab13 The franchise is woefully mismanaged if they’re buyers with this roster. 100% Need to be selling

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@gmalone Like I said, it makes the two way greatness of players like LeBron, MJ, Hakeem, peak Kawhi and others so impressive

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@DanWoikeSports @sam_amick lol, the Lakers get more favorable officiating over the course of this and recent seasons than any other team.

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@michaelschwab13 “If” 🤣

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@SherwoodStrauss In fairness too though it’s easier to be a defensive stopper when you’re asked to carry such a low burden on offense. Not discounting Draymond but it’s just different when you are also the focus of the offense. Makes MJ, LeBron, Olajuwon, etc even more impressive

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@Chandler_Rome @CrawfordOutpost Correct—the appropriate sarcasm is “great job Dana”

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@astro_numbers The staff is on Dana—he went out and got Imai, Weiss, Burrows, Pearson and R Munoz…

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@Chandler_Rome you said Dana Brown was good at running drafts but I’m not sure what evidence there is of that in his time with HOU. Bottom 3 farm system after 3 years here and his first 2 drafts not exactly HRs (Matthews, Treadwell, Janek, Fisher, etc.)

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@michaelschwab13 Dana put together this bullpen. He owns this

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@michaelschwab13 Crane and Dana invested nothing in this bullpen. With Hader already a ? They went with scrap heap guys and it didn’t work out.

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@ThadOBooty 😮

[Randy A @randyamanJD]

@RedNinetyFour Reed, DFS, 2028 top 10 protected 1st and 2 2nd round picks for Portis and Ryan Rollins