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I fail to see how he’s decent. Edit to add: He is good at keeping the ball in the yard, and I would expect the same despite the dimension changes. So that is a credit to him.

Have you seen the waiver acquisitions? There’s no reason to lock in Cisnero. Fetter has been pretty good at squeezing value out of relievers. If he cant get someone to avoid walks since he’s been the pitching coach (Soto as a prime example), then there’s really no reason to keep that pitcher. I suppose in defense of Soto, he didn’t pitch many innings last season. But that also hardly serves as an excuse to keep him.

It’s kind of like voting for the MVP and Cy Young. Short gets the MIP and Cisnerohs gets the pitching equivalent. MIPL for the Most Irrelevant PLayer and MIPI for Most Irrelevant PItcher?

Cisnero is Spanish for “base on balls” and he gives up many much of those, so pluralize Cisnero to Cisneros?

Cisnero gave up more walks (19) than hits (15) last season. That’s kind of fun, right? In fact, walks are his thing. He walks about 12% of the hitters he faces (18% last season) against a league average of 8%. So he walks 50% more batters than league average. He strikes out 23% of hitters vs the MLB average of 21%. This is a curious retention given what Harris has said about owning the strike zone. It doesn’t really make much sense at all. And I suspect the .242 BABIP from last season was due to hitters being too stunned at strikes to get swings on the pitch. It’s just a theory. Probably wrong.

New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons

James McCann leads th.... nah, now I've gone too far.

Is Steven Moya ready to make his return to Detroit?

Get better hitters.

He's the current head coach in Portland.

I agree that I think there is a high degree of homerism here.

I meant to take the over. Gosh, I wasn't even drunk when typing that out.

Why?

I took a look back at the drafts. I may be underestimating the Pistons’ success.

Yes, I think he’s done pretty well with draft picks and carving out roster/salary flexibility. It hasn’t been perfect, but on the whole it’s progressed in the right direction to build from within. Got anyone in mind to replace Casey?

There is another total eclipse in April of 2024. If my house isn’t in the path of total eclipse, it’s damn near close to it. I’m taking the day off to stay home and enjoy the shenanigans.

Who said that?

Justin-Henry Malloy works a bases loaded walk off of Joe Jimenez in the bottom of the 9th to take win Bud Light World Series brought to you by the Bernstein Law Firm 5 games to 4.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Detroit Pistons

Trade Cabrera to them so they have someone to watch.

Its all relative. If somebody offered me $340M today, then $300M in a month, and then I had to settle for $200M in two months? Cool, where do I sign up?

There's still time for a 4th.

Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers

Trade away from depth at RP to try to fill holes elsewhere on the roster. Backfill the RP with free agent signings and/or internal promotions. I like it.

Is Chafin a mentor type for younger pitchers? He was a loose spirit and a fan favorite, but I’m not sure that’s necessarily the kind of veteran presence that leads a young bullpen. Or maybe he could be, heck, what do I know?