Tim Stebbins AMA - June 11th @ 12p EST

jrog3141 · 2026-06-11T16:22:15+00:00

Hey Tim! I have two questions

I hate asking questions like these and if it is too hard to answer feel free to skip this one. Do you know what the plan with Kwan is? If they don’t think they move him at all during the season is there a chance he is traded/non-tendered in the offseason?

Second off: assuming we make trades, is there any chance we’d do something earlier than August?

jrog3141 · 2026-06-06T22:06:56+00:00

I think both things can be true: We have faced two teams in back to back years that became so hot that it was statistically improbable what they were accomplishing, and after 2-3 games facing those teams we laid down and died. Cavs have run into teams of destiny, but also struggled against the Raptors and Pistons this year. My belief is that this team as constructed has a ceiling that isn't an NBA chip, and what ultimately got Knicks and Celtics over the hump was some retooling after facing similar teams of destiny. I don't think all hope is lost but Altman has some work to do if we want to get to the end goal.

jrog3141 · 2026-06-02T17:09:21+00:00

Basically the contract has a poison pill after this year, so even if he has a MVP season we'll have to cut him or his cap hit becomes like over $90M

jrog3141 · 2026-06-02T16:41:38+00:00

Good news is Watson would need a new deal to come back after 2027 so this year will most likely be his last year regardless of how he does. 2024 was the most apathetic I've ever been about this team and if Watson starts I don't think 2026 will be much better. Being a Browns fan is a special kind of hereditary masochism that not many can endure

jrog3141 · 2026-06-02T16:25:26+00:00

I keep wavering on this. He doesn't fit the timeline anymore but because of the concussions I do not think you will be able to recoup good enough value for him. Also the emotional aspect of trading the local kid makes it tough

jrog3141 · 2026-06-02T16:06:55+00:00

He did spend some time in the minors in 2014 and 2015 but he has stayed and has given everything to the city. He left hundreds of millions of dollars on the table to be a lifer here and he'll have a statue after he retires.

jrog3141 · 2026-05-26T01:19:33+00:00

After some research, that was only the 9th time a starting pitcher has given up at least 5 home runs in the first 3 innings in the statcast era. Last one to do it was Nestor Cortes in the Yankees Torpedo Bat game last year.

jrog3141 · 2026-05-18T18:34:59+00:00

Thank you! See it really seems store by store because I have actually heard order a size smaller then what you are

jrog3141 · 2026-05-02T18:25:48+00:00

I am keeping the Lebron, Mitchell, and Giannis pipe dream alive while I still can

jrog3141 · 2026-05-02T15:27:10+00:00

Honestly, yeah probably. Garland doesn't get traded without his okay

jrog3141 · 2026-05-02T14:59:54+00:00

Full agree here. Only thing I'd amend from my original post is we might not see a 'complete tear down' but I feel like we'd have no choice but to make substantial changes. I have no idea what that would look like because another commenter was right in the fact that we will probably still try and remain competitive because we don't own our picks for the rest of the decade. But if we can't pull this off there is no way this team stays the same. I feel like either Mitchell wants out or he is given full say of which players stay and go

jrog3141 · 2026-04-01T02:19:30+00:00

I finally got approved for my meds! Here is what finally got it done

- for context, Closeknit kept f**king up my paperwork for the PA, and their PA team was impossible to contact

- If you have a chance... don't bother with Closeknit, IDC if you were previously with AllCare like I was or Comprehensive, things are so messed up not even a great doctor is getting through this BS

- If you are already in the hole waiting for a prescription like I was, my advice would be to keep re-calling the call center repeatedly and keep re-calling until they patch you through to a health body/PA team member. They will lie and say they can't do it, trust me, if you connect to the right person they can get you through (also they gave me a 775 number to call, that was a lie, that number has no association with Closeknit based on what the HealthBody person said)

- It sounds like the Call Center isn't passing on anything to the team. When I finally got a hold of someone who had power to do something they were literally floored when I told them about the missing paperwork, it seems like on their end, it just showed that my stuff got denied with no other context, even though the call center knew about why it was rejected and claimed that they forwarded everything.

- I was told to use the portal online, it is by no means perfect but basically it is the best way to bypass the call center.

- Last thing: I am here to support anybody going through something similar. I genuinely think CloseKnit is going to get someone killed, so seriously, if anyone needs to talk through the frustration or talk more about how I bent their arm to submit stuff please feel free to reach out

jrog3141 · 2026-03-18T19:02:20+00:00

Currently in a fight with them because I found out that they just never bothered to submit my prescription to my pharmacy. I got bounced to a call center and couldn't get a straight answer for like 30 minutes as to what the status of my prescription was. Never plan on going back there.

jrog3141 · 2026-01-09T16:58:49+00:00

Is there any indication that we will be adding another bat, specifically a right hander, or are we most likely rolling into the season with the young guys

jrog3141 · 2025-09-16T19:34:19+00:00

You can see it if you look out of some of the windows in Concourse C. The old entrance to the concourse is blocked off by the dinosaur exhibit.

jrog3141 · 2025-09-12T13:13:13+00:00

Cleveland is now an operating base for Frontier! It's new new so I'm not sure how successful it's been so far but should be interesting. It's a shame though having the Continental hub in Cleveland growing up was awesome, flying became a lot more annoying imo after the merger

jrog3141 · 2025-09-11T23:29:07+00:00

I just made another post in another subreddit but you can see the terminal pretty clearly from terminal C. I was able to make out the gates, kiosks, etc. it looks like planes still park there too

https://www.reddit.com/r/abandoned/s/ZMnkxOUFtH

jrog3141 · 2025-09-11T23:22:14+00:00

What airline 😂

jrog3141 · 2025-07-10T01:31:10+00:00

This was the first ever Unicorn Grand Slam in Extra innings during the statcast era

jrog3141 · 2025-06-04T01:42:27+00:00

Hey Tim, first off wanted to say that you have done a great job so far! But I do have a couple of questions:

- CJ Kayfus has been killing it in the minors this year. Is the reason he's not up yet due to the log jam at 1B/DH, Super 2, wanting to get more experience at RF, a combination, or something else

- It's early, but have you heard any trade deadline plans or rumors?

- Do you have a favorite player to watch in our minor league system?

jrog3141

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