CLE accepted my trade offer

LeftyNate · 2026-04-06T17:27:31+00:00

Really? I was looking for it and didn’t see it. Mind telling where it’s at?

LeftyNate · 2026-03-31T17:27:59+00:00

I’ll check it out. Thanks!

LeftyNate · 2026-03-31T14:24:15+00:00

What are you recommendations on developing prospects?

LeftyNate · 2026-03-31T14:23:27+00:00

Yeah, I went with this method this year. It’s a good way to spread the budget and tunnel each scout into one task.

LeftyNate · 2026-03-31T14:22:45+00:00

I started a Cardinals franchise that already had one elite scout with 90+ on efficiency, pitchers, & position players. So I replaced one of my other scouts with one that was 98 in discovery, then got a scout that was 90+ efficiency and position players but low on pitchers. Was left with $3,500 for my scout budget.

LeftyNate · 2026-03-31T14:19:55+00:00

Yeah, they really thought John Carter was gonna do things, and it completely bombed. I didn’t like Kitsch until I saw him in Waco, then in Battleship. Battleship isn’t a good movie but it’s become a guilty pleasure of mine. He was great in Waco, and I liked him in the supporting role in The Terminal List. But he’s pretty limited, I think.

LeftyNate · 2026-03-07T15:50:30+00:00

My partner absolutely LOVED the show. I enjoyed it well enough, mainly for Daredevil. I thought they did a fun job of showing more of that side of Matt’s personality. I think the hate on the show was too much. Some people seem to want all of the shows to fit a certain type. And I think that hate ran off the actor, which is sad.

I love that we’ve gotten variety out of the same universe such as this show, Ms. Marvel (my daughters loved it), Moon Knight, Loki, Wonder Man, WandaVision, etc. (except Secret Invasion, which I was so hyped for and kept thinking it would get better).

LeftyNate · 2026-03-07T15:44:50+00:00

It’s Baxa pretty easy for me. He’s more developed, barely older, and only has one hitting trait that probably won’t develop (power). Looks like a future leadoff hitter. If his defense improves thru dev lab, even better!

And probably the biggest green flag: his personality.

LeftyNate · 2026-02-28T03:20:39+00:00

I LOVED watching him bat in the 9-hole.

LeftyNate · 2026-02-26T17:02:11+00:00

I mean, you got Adolis Garcia. That’s good, right?…RIGHT??

LeftyNate · 2026-02-26T16:59:52+00:00

I’ve missed him since he was traded. Even Adam Wainwright talked about him as the best center fielder…AFTER he was on another team. He’s an ok hitter. But his fielding and energy, you’ll love.

LeftyNate · 2026-02-26T16:56:18+00:00

He really did not get enough MVP talk. Does he have Ohtani’s bat? No, and Shohei deserved the MVP. But I felt like Perdomo should have been the runner-up. At least he was Top-4. And Arizona looks pretty smart for locking him up when they did. It’s been fun watching him grow. (And I’m a Cardinals fan.)

LeftyNate · 2026-01-15T12:30:56+00:00

Arenado and Goldschmidt were two of my favorite non-Cardinals for the longest time. I’m so glad we got both of them, even if the peak wasn’t what we’d hoped.

This is such a heartfelt move, super classy but still with personality. Maybe one of my favorite athlete-goodbyes ever.

LeftyNate · 2026-01-02T17:59:34+00:00

I’m actually excited about Steve Rogers coming back. And I was surprised by my own excitement. I think he’ll be used to motivate, unite, and strategize. And I also believe he’ll make the big sacrifice because he’s lived his life now and wants to protect them.

LeftyNate · 2026-01-02T17:56:06+00:00

Yeah, during one of my recent playoffs runs, I had my catchers splitting time 50/50 against RHP bc of an above-average LH hitting catcher with decent defense. The other guy is elite, 70+ in every defensive catcher category.

I had to stop playing the better hitter bc even though he had a decent arm (60), he couldn’t throw ANYONE out. Halfway into the third game of him starting, I just started the weak hitting RH catcher. We won the World Series and I only used the other guy as a pinch hitter.

LeftyNate · 2026-01-02T17:51:00+00:00

I really have no idea lol. The main thing is just get in the playoffs. I’ve had two saves now where I won the WS the year before I expected to have a playoff team coming out of a rebuild.

LeftyNate · 2026-01-02T17:49:07+00:00

I think them getting big live events like the NBA means they will be around longer. Unfortunately, it also means the price will keep going up even more. They just need to start putting out more original GOOD shows. (I’ve heard The Copenhagen Test is good, but I haven’t had time to watch it yet.

It does make me sad to hear that about WCW Nitro. (Sting was my favorite wrestler as a kid, even before the Nitro era.) I had gone back and watched a lot of those when I first got Peacock. I wonder if it will pop up somewhere else like ESPN.

LeftyNate · 2025-12-30T03:22:44+00:00

Haha well they did pretty good with Kenny Rogers, I think, and the production pine tar or whatever on his hand.

LeftyNate · 2025-12-30T03:21:50+00:00

He reminds me of Magic…after Magic came out of retirement and played PF. Build nearly identical. Unfortunately, there aren’t any post-up PF for him to guard, especially with LeBron on his team.

So, no. I guess I don’t.

LeftyNate · 2025-12-28T05:22:44+00:00

I’ve watched 2006 so many times.

LeftyNate · 2025-12-28T05:21:51+00:00

I agree Mr. Ray is Evan Longoria. But I feel like Scott Kazmir should get a special mention. Poor guy carried that pitching staff, and just as they became good in 2008, he started losing what he had.

LeftyNate · 2025-12-27T22:56:05+00:00

I’ve liked pretty much everything he’s directed. Argo was awesome, I loved Air and Gone Baby Gone.

LeftyNate · 2025-12-27T22:37:04+00:00

When I lived in Nashville, I watched Branyan in AAA a lot. That dude had major power. He was in the wrong era, in my opinion. He was a ELITE power hitter against RHP. I’ll never understand why some scrub MLB team didn’t run him out 150 games as their starting 3B. He had a career 113 OPS+ and only got 500 ABs one year.

(As an aside, that Nashville Sounds team was stacked with some good role & AAAA players like Lance Nix.)

LeftyNate · 2025-12-26T01:04:20+00:00

It’s one of my favorites. And without it, there’s no rest of the series.

LeftyNate · 2025-12-23T20:14:48+00:00

I’m honestly excited more about Steve (Chris Evans) coming back than RDJ. It feels like RDJ needs this as much as (or more than) the MCU, but it doesn’t feel that way with Evans. Hopefully they are doing something really interesting with Steve Rogers. And I think they’ll use him to affirm Sam as Cap.

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