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Having backups dedicated to a specific position is basically irrelevant with the taxi squad and guys being a quick call up away. If Neto goes down, Rengifo will likely fill in that day, and Paris or Soto will be up the following day.
They need platoon guys that will play in the INF, as that makes more sense.
Washington is known to favor static lineups, but as we dont have as good of a squad as Atlanta, I'd say that this is the best case Scenario for Games Played by Position.
Trout --> 155 GS 110 in CF/OF, 45 as DH
Rendon --> 130 GS at 3rd, 20 as DH
Moniak --> 125 GS in OF, 10 as DH
Ward --> 125 GS in OF, 10 as DH
Adell --> 115 GS in OF, 20 as DH
Drury --> 110 GS at 2B, 20 at 1B, 20 at DH
Neto --> 140 GS at SS
Schanuel --> 135 GS at 1B
Rengifo --> 52 GS at 2B, 22 at SS, 32 at 3B, 11 in OF
O'Hoppe --> 115 GP as C, 30 as DH
Thaiss --> 47 GP as C, 7 as DH
Hicks --> CUT

None of that stopped MLB from sticking the Braves in the NL West when divisions were first introduced. It made zero sense to put a team in a state with an Atlantic coast in the same division with three California teams.

I like 4 divisions of 4, but they need to switch a few teams in leagues so that each team has an opposite league "rival" team and that they have divisions that make sense geographically. Tampa should not be with four teams in the AL East who play within an hour and half flight of one another.
The reason a rival team is important is 
The A's moving to Las Vegas messes up the plan for a rival team, as the natural rival for Las Vegas wouldn't be SF, it would be Arizona. And I had Arizona switching leagues to the AL West.
My big gripe is that Houston shouldn't have been the team to move to the AL in 2013, it should've been Arizona or Colorado. The Angels and A's have three hour flights plus to THREE division rivals (SEA, TEX And HOU) whereas the longest flight the Dodgers have in Division is Colorado (2 hours) and it is 1 hour to Arizona. SF has 2x two hour flights to SD and AZ and one 2 hour flight to Colorado.
But moving Houston to NL West somehow didn't make sense to MLB.
 
 
 

I like 4 divisions of 4, but they need to switch a few teams in leagues so that each team has an opposite league "rival" team and that they have divisions that make sense geographically. Tampa should not be with four teams in the AL East who play within an hour and half flight of one another.
The reason a rival team is important is 
The A's moving to Las Vegas messes up the plan for a rival team, as the natural rival for Las Vegas wouldn't be SF, it would be Arizona. And I had Arizona switching leagues to the AL West.
My big gripe is that Houston shouldn't have been the team to move to the AL in 2013, it should've been Arizona or Colorado. The Angels and A's have three hour flights plus to THREE division rivals (SEA, TEX And HOU) whereas the longest flight the Dodgers have in Division is Colorado (2 hours) and it is 1 hour to Arizona. SF has 2x two hour flights to SD and AZ and one 2 hour flight to Colorado.
But moving Houston to NL West somehow didn't make sense to MLB.
 
 
 

I like 4 divisions of 4, but they need to switch a few teams in leagues so that each team has an opposite league "rival" team and that they have divisions that make sense geographically. Tampa should not be with four teams in the AL East who play within an hour and half flight of one another.
The reason a rival team is important is 
The A's moving to Las Vegas messes up the plan for a rival team, as the natural rival for Las Vegas wouldn't be SF, it would be Arizona. And I had Arizona switching leagues to the AL West.
My big gripe is that Houston shouldn't have been the team to move to the AL in 2013, it should've been Arizona or Colorado. The Angels and A's have three hour flights plus to THREE division rivals (SEA, TEX And HOU) whereas the longest flight the Dodgers have in Division is Colorado (2 hours) and it is 1 hour to Arizona. SF has 2x two hour flights to SD and AZ and one 2 hour flight to Colorado.
But moving Houston to NL West somehow didn't make sense to MLB.
 
 
 

When you see +15000, or what not, it's as others have said, based on a 100 bet. I like to use that number and divide by 100, giving you the equivalent of 150 to 1 odds.
For example, I was checking this out the other day, Jauan Jennings before the Super Bowl +500000 to win SB MVP, but his odds dropped to +1500 mid game. Meaning he was 5000 to 1 odds before hand and mid game he had dropped to 15 to 1.

Plesac could end up in mix as long man, Pomeranz I think ends up on opening day roster.

Odds are generally given assuming you're making a $100 bet. So if you bet a penny, you'd win $1.50.

Actually I wouldn't hate this. The games would be played much earlier.

Expansion is the likely path for Nashville.  While Anaheim does offer a significantly higher local tv market , Nashville is growing.
The Titans are outperforming the Chargers and way behind the Rams. We’re basically the Chargers.
The right stadium deal and taxes could potentially close the gap more the Socal people care to admit. We wouldn’t be the first pro team to bail on Southern California. 

I think blowing the lead is blowing the save, so its valuable to know when that happens and how much to a certain guy.
The stat that literally makes zero sense is pitcher wins, especially for relievers. 

I think blowing the lead is blowing the save, so its valuable to know when that happens and how much to a certain guy.
The stat that literally makes zero sense is pitcher wins, especially for relievers. 

OK, It's yours

Trying to get Chuck Finley for Saturday night! 
 

I’ll take it.

I changed my plans and am coming in super late on Thursday night so I don't have to wake up at the crack of dawn to get to LAX in time to make the Friday game. 
 

Rendon needs a course on talking to the media.
"My top priorities are of course my family and my faith, this is just a job. But this job is the best job in the world and I am lucky that God has blessed me to be able to do it at a high level so that I can provide for my family and use my platform to spread the word of God."
"Of Course, I am a bit tired of being injured, of course, and of course I want to win for my family and my Angels family.  I am absolutely psyched to be here working with Wash and the guys and hopefully, it's in God's plan for me to stay injury free this year and be the player I used to be."
It's a little preachy but its essentially saying the same things as he said, but with a more positive outlook.
 
 

Today

Rendon needs a course on talking to the media.
"My top priorities are of course my family and my faith, this is just a job. But this job is the best job in the world and I am lucky that God has blessed me to be able to do it at a high level so that I can provide for my family and use my platform to spread the word of God."
"Of Course, I am a bit tired of being injured, of course, and of course I want to win for my family and my Angels family.  I am absolutely psyched to be here working with Wash and the guys and hopefully, it's in God's plan for me to stay injury free this year and be the player I used to be."
It's a little preachy but its essentially saying the same things as he said, but with a more positive outlook.
 
 

I changed my plans and am coming in super late on Thursday night so I don't have to wake up at the crack of dawn to get to LAX in time to make the Friday game. 
 

Rendon needs a course on talking to the media.
"My top priorities are of course my family and my faith, this is just a job. But this job is the best job in the world and I am lucky that God has blessed me to be able to do it at a high level so that I can provide for my family and use my platform to spread the word of God."
"Of Course, I am a bit tired of being injured, of course, and of course I want to win for my family and my Angels family.  I am absolutely psyched to be here working with Wash and the guys and hopefully, it's in God's plan for me to stay injury free this year and be the player I used to be."
It's a little preachy but its essentially saying the same things as he said, but with a more positive outlook.
 
 

That would have been a great response. 
I think he enjoys fucking w Blum. They really seem to not like each other. 

Rendon needs a course on talking to the media.
"My top priorities are of course my family and my faith, this is just a job. But this job is the best job in the world and I am lucky that God has blessed me to be able to do it at a high level so that I can provide for my family and use my platform to spread the word of God."
"Of Course, I am a bit tired of being injured, of course, and of course I want to win for my family and my Angels family.  I am absolutely psyched to be here working with Wash and the guys and hopefully, it's in God's plan for me to stay injury free this year and be the player I used to be."
It's a little preachy but its essentially saying the same things as he said, but with a more positive outlook.
 
 

Portland and Nashville for me. They need an 8th team on the west coast, to replace Colorado and make it so all the teams are in the Pacific time zone.
If both teams end up back east, then you have re-alignment concerns.
I'd re-align the divisions, going to 4 divisions of 4 per league, and getting 6 playoff teams, two wild cards and 4 division winners.
There are 4 natural teams in the NL West, and then Colorado, which is closer to LA than Seattle is, but mountain time. There are three in the AL West in LA, OAK/LV, and SEA.
If you add Portland or Vancouver, you can add that team to the NL West and move the D'backs to the AL West. This gives most teams a natural rival in the West. Portland, SF, SD, and LA is the NL West. 
Colorado, Texas, Kansas City and Minnesota make up the AL Central. Detroit, Cincinnati, Chicago, and Toronto make up the AL Midwest. New York, Baltimore, Tampa and Boston is the new AL East.
Houston heads back to the NL where they should never have been allowed to leave. They, Atlanta, Miami and Nashville make up the NL South. St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Milwuakee is the NL Midwest, and NL East is New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and Pittsburgh is the NL East.
 
 

If you think for any second that the Angels are leaving the Greater Los Angeles Metro area, you are mistaken. Despite politics of "Moving out of California" or whatever, it's simply 100% not happening. It's not even in the realm of possibility.
Bally Sports may be in Trouble, but the Angels, as the "Second" team in the market get $150M per year for broadcast rights, whereas teams in the smaller markets maybe get $30. So that alone, not even the 3M attendance for decades or whatever, completely invalidates any chance of them leaving GTLA.
I could see them moving to Tustin, or a different Anaheim site, or Long Beach, but they most likely are staying put right where they are.