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I really don't see Harris going out and signing 3 MLB rotation starters, in addition to what we already have now. You seriously believe he would do that?

It's also "too little, too late". And I don't mean that from a bad perspective. I actually mean that from a good perspective in that... Retailers are currently slashing prices in a slightly deflationary move... But in order to "hold onto market share"... that's what they're doing. So it's already too late to be talking about "reigning in corporate price gouging" since consumers should start to see some of these price breaks... I'm talking Wal-Mart, Target, etc...

Plus another reclamation project as Tigermojo pointed out, plus a AAA reclamation project, plus other wannabe's/ hopefuls in Madden, Hurter, Melton, Flores... They should be able to squeeze by with the depth... Hopefully not running into the same health/ injury issues we've had this year...

We would have an entire lefty starting infield (as of now: Madris 1B, Keith 2B, Jung 3B, Sweeney (if he can start) SS). That would make Ibanez and Baez very useful as RH'ed options, defensive replacements, and they can cover (back up) all the IF positions between them.

If Skubal, Olson, and Jobe grab the top 3 spots next year (even if they have to manage Jobe's innings...); then the bottom two can be fought out between Maeda, Mize, Montero, Manning... whoever wins.

Defensive replacement and lefty-facing SS whilst Sweeney is mostly the starter, facing Righties. Baez can also play 2B (has started there before...), and I think 3rd too. And some OF. He'll be the 2025 RH'ed version of McKinstry, with less playing time.

Promoted to AAA? To make up for the Sweeney & Jung moves...?

Between Jung, Keith, and Hao Yu Lee... I think we can get some 2B coverage there. The questions are then: 3B: Can Jung be a positive there? Or if 2B is taken over (by Lee or Jung...), can Keith slide back over to 3B? Can his shoulder hold up there? Is the team better off with Keith at 3B and someone else at 2B? And... Who covers 1B? Can Tork fix his issues well enough that he's our starting 1B'man for at least the next few years? Does he continue to struggle and gets stuck at AAA? Can Keith or Jung slide over to 1B? Can Keith and/or Jung show enough bat to warrant either one of them residing there? Does that fix the problem?

Oy Vey!

PS: Couldn't he just reach? I mean, my gosh, he's 6'3" with a long reach so...

That would be our luck...

They ARE fun to watch this year...! Despite some of the ups and downs of a very bumpy road...

That was in reference to Riley Greene. As a possible way to limit some of his injuries...? He'd actually have to be capable at 1B however... in reference to the point you're making...

Can we give him a 1B glove? To see what happens? Could he handle it at 1B?

Got 'er done!

Need to generate some runs of our own... But Woo's been really tough this year...

Harris is not going to worry about Jake's offense. Rogers + Dingler = 1 veteran to help guide Dingler + hopefully the future (Dingler) starter... Or as soon as Dingler can get there. Not until Liranzo/ or Briceno are ready to graduate to MLB and share catching duties, AND Jake is ready to walk as a FA... will we need to worry about waving goodbye to our dear friend Jake. IMO.

I think these are two different sets of voters though: The undecideds that are now swinging to Harris are NOT the voters that swung to Trump in 2016. The 2016 voters hated Hillary to begin with, were upset with the "status quo" or were looking for a "drastic change candidate" (which would have been Trump or Bernie Sanders in 2016), and were midwestern Blue Collars for the most part. These are NOT the 2024 undecideds. 2024 Undecideds are Dem liberals and/or Dem youngsters that didn't want Biden. But DO want Harris. You aren't shaking these voters loose from supporting Harris. Trump's only (current) hope is to try to convince independents and suburban moms to FEAR POC more than they fear fascism. IMO. And I don't believe that will work, either. No matter what he or the GOP come up with to try and slam Harris. Mostly because they have zero vision for the future of America except Fascism, Violence, The Handmaid's Tale, and Tax Cuts for the Top 1% (and **** the Middle Class). Not an enticing future... methinks.

IMO... If Ukraine were smart, they'd make a hard right with all their Kursk troops and equipment and march south into Belgorod Oblast; destroying all Russian military troops and equipment that they can. They would then be: slamming into Russia's right flank of Russian invading forces nearing Kharkiv. They could stay far enough away from Belgorod City... But if they took those invading forces by surprise, they could clear out Russian forces away from Kharkiv, take oodles of prisoners, destroy men and equipment all along the way... A further massive embarrassment for Putin and it relieves Ukraine's second largest city from the current Russian threat... IMO...

Additionally: The Fed's 1st priority is keeping inflation in check. But their 2nd priority is keeping employment as high as possible. 1st priority obviously takes precedence (it is #1 after all); but with rates at this level, as Hongbit pointed out: Right now, everyone is focusing on the 2ND PRIORITY because if holding rates ta this level tips the economy into a recession... they just screwed up their 2nd priority and it's no longer a "soft landing" but a hard landing with unemployment jumping (already jumped from 3.7-ish % up to 4.3% in the latest report...). Personally, I think the economy is too strong for us to be anywhere near a recession. Zero chance IMO. But that's what ALL the Finance conversation is revolving around today... Recession? Rate cuts? How much? When? I even heard a proposal for an "emergency session" to drop the Fed Rate by 50 basis, like, right now. I think that's a bit ridiculous, just wait till Sept. September meeting will be to drop by 25 or 50 basis points... I think a rate cut is pretty much baked in... could go either way on the 25 or 50... too early to tell at this point...

Oh yeah... PS: Tigers win... 15-1. Wowzer!!!

Nice 3-inning outing by Wentz actually... No runs, 3 K's. He hasn't had too many of those...

Don't blow it Wentz... The pressure is on...!

I say give Skubal a half day off...