MLB 2022: Georgia Gets the Last Laugh

Who wins the 2022 World Series?

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Tarrant

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Blitz said:
Wow! Buckle up boys! This is gonna be insane. Might be the biggest trade package ever for a potentially legendary hitter who is so young. *Rejected $440 million.

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Nationals To Entertain Trade Offers For Juan Soto After He Rejects $440MM Offer

In a somewhat shocking development, the Washington Nationals will now listen to trade offers for transcendent superstar Juan Soto, per …
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I can't even grasp the concept of being in a position where you are like "naw, $440,000,000 isn't enough money for me". Jesus.

I mean, if they can get more I don't blame them, but gosh damn.
 
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Alex

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I can't even grasp the concept of being in a position where you are like "naw, $440,000,000 isn't enough money for me". Jesus.

I mean, if they can get more I don't blame them, but gosh damn.
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I don't think it's necessarily the money. I think he just wants to win and doesn't think the Nationals give him the best chance of success. He'd be signing away his entire career for a franchise that doesn't have a bright future.
 
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I don't think it's necessarily the money. I think he just wants to win and doesn't think the Nationals give him the best chance of success. He'd be signing away his entire career for a franchise that doesn't have a bright future.
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No, I get that too. But walking away from almost half a billion dollars is just mind-blowing (and again, not faulting him in any way).
 
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Blitz

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Orioles took Matt Holliday's kid at #1 - he legit looks like a teenage softball girl, it's odd.

Andruw Jones' kid at #2 for the DBacks (Consensus best player in the draft).

The Rangers took Kumar Rocker at #3 which was one of the biggest draft surprises ever. Which puzzled a lot of fans, until the money they saved from his selection allowef them to take the #11 rated player in the draft in the 4th round, in Brock Porter, RHP. Porter had huge signability concerns and wanted Top 4 money. So the Rangers probably landed two ace-upside talents with no 2nd or 3rd round pick. Fairly impressive. Most people are not used to the competency in the last 8 yrs in DFW. Chris Young as GM has been great.

Edit: Holliday's gir, er kid.
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I don't think it's necessarily the money. I think he just wants to win and doesn't think the Nationals give him the best chance of success. He'd be signing away his entire career for a franchise that doesn't have a bright future.
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I remember when Harper did that, and then the Nats won it all the next year.
 
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Orioles took Matt Holliday's kid at #1 - he legit looks like a teenage softball girl, it's odd.

Andruw Jones' kid at #2 for the DBacks (Consensus best player in the draft).

The Rangers took Kumar Rocker at #3 which was one of the biggest draft surprises ever. Which puzzled a lot of fans, until the money they saved from his selection allowef them to take the #11 rated player in the draft in the 4th round, in Brock Porter, RHP. Porter had huge signability concerns and wanted Top 4 money. So the Rangers probably landed two ace-upside talents with no 2nd or 3rd round pick. Fairly impressive. Most people are not used to the competency in the last 8 yrs in DFW. Chris Young as GM has been great.

Edit: Holliday's gir, er kid.
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It's so funny, cause on the front page of ESPN yesterday it had a headline about the draft, but showed a picture of (what I thought) was a girl. Turns out it is indeed a dude.
 
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It's so funny, cause on the front page of ESPN yesterday it had a headline about the draft, but showed a picture of (what I thought) was a girl. Turns out it is indeed a dude.
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With the DH now league wide, I wouldn't be surprised if an MLB team took their 20th round pick and used it on a softball pitcher to send to the minors and see if they couldn't be the first team to integrate women into the bullpen.
 
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Man the As are a piece of shit organization.

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Astros fly A's Blackburn to ASG after finding out he would use commercial flight

A division rivalry didn't stop the Houston Astros from making life easier for a pitcher heading down to Los Angeles for the All-Star Game. Oakland Athletics right-hander Paul Blackburn traveled to the Midsummer Classic on the Astros' chartered plane after Houston discovered he was going to fly...
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It's actually really sad how shitty the city of Oakland treats it's teams. There are some really good fans in Oakland, especially A's fans, but the ownership is just garbage.

These All star uniforms are pretty slick
 
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That was a slick pickoff by Kershaw.

Stat that I had no idea about.
 
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Sterling

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The doubleheader obviously wasn't great but it's not something to get overly worked up about.
 
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Blitz

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The doubleheader obviously wasn't great but it's not something to get overly worked up about.
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I do think Cashman needs to grab another outfield bat. Benintendi would be perfect. This lineup could still use a higher quality, contact-first bat. Also, another bullpen arm (losing Green hurt).
 
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I do think Cashman needs to grab another outfield bat. Benintendi would be perfect. This lineup could still use a higher quality, contact-first bat. Also, another bullpen arm (losing Green hurt).
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There's almost always room for improvement.
 
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King feared lost for season with elbow injury

BALTIMORE -- The Yankees fear that they may be without one of their top relievers for the rest of the regular season after Michael King walked off the mound with a right elbow injury in the eighth inning of a 7-6 victory over the Orioles on Friday evening at Camden
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Another great bullpen arm lost for the year due to an elbow fracture. Sad times...

Judge up to 36 HRs so far. The dream of "60" is still alive.
 
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