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Diamond_Dog

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7. Last year we were so happy to get him.

Reply to Auggie (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 5, 2022, 01:19 PM

Jul 2022

A singles-hitting leadoff guy who has speed and is great defensively. He solved our need for a center fielder brilliantly. I was happy that we signed him for the long term. Fans still love his hustle and passion. (Maybe Oscar Mercado could be that kind of guy if he got more playing time?)

But for some reason Straw just isn’t hitting this year. Tito put him way down in the batting order and it hasn’t seemed to have any effect. I suppose he could be trade bait. I think a lot of fans would rather see a trade with The Big Mon (Reyes). I’m afraid to trade Reyes, for fear that could really bite us in the butt.

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2022 MLB Standings at (about) mid-season [View all] Auggie Jul 2022 OP

At this point Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #1

Maybe the Mets if Scherzer regains form ... Auggie Jul 2022 #2

Well, of course I'm biased, Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #3

Chapman is back ... made his debut in the Cleveland series Auggie Jul 2022 #4

I must have missed that. Didn't see the entirety of two of those games. Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #5

Best in N.L.? Good question. Auggie Jul 2022 #6

Last year we were so happy to get him. Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #7

MLB has had a money disparity problem (i.e. competitiveness) for years that they choose not to Capt. America Jul 2022 #8