Me too. I thought the Votto comparisons were far over reaching but he's getting pretty close. Fucker battles his ass off at the plate. Of course id love to see this keep up for a full season before making any grand pronouncements but he sure seems well on his way.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I haven't been a fan (I thought the tough guy persona was forced), but he's really starting to win me over not only with the bat but also with the D. Last night, the pop-up bunt he let fall--so he could turn the double play--was awesome.

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Having Bryant around has really made a difference. I think they feed off each other and this should be a lot of fun for them both for years.

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Go Cubs!!!!

Can't measure intangibles, so they must not exist.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

What tough guy persona?

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Clear leader of the team is a better call...

It is why I am giving Theo inc so much credit...to go get a guy for that purpose is projecting more than just talent...which is hard enough.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

The guy has dealt with cancer, visits hospitals regularly without fanfare and has perspective I wish I had. He and Bryant are exactly the kind of guys you build a team around.

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never even gave that a thought. I like Addison Russell a lot, but he is not really a leader type. Seems pretty quiet. But he plays the right way and can be a leader by example. But Rizzo and Bryant get it on and off the field. Listen to either in interviews. Watch them both signing tons of autographs before games. watch how them play the game. They are leaders. Great to have more than one. but for marketing purposes, the fact they are white has to be a plus. The vast majority of fans that purchase tickets, as well as jerseys and other things in the shops are predominantly white. So having a team with Rizzo, Bryant, Lester and Arrietta leading the team, is not a negative.

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More like lead the team the white way.

Addison Russell is a big Chiver.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Steve brings everyone together despite all competing affiliations and boundaries.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Very possible he finishes this game with an .1100 OPS. It's Mid-May. Unreal.

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Team Cutler.

Over 1.300 OPS in the last two weeks. Beast mode.

Jose Abreu has a .703 OPS in the last two weeks.

Abreu is half as good as Rizzo.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Bryant since his first HR has been a .1273OPS player.

wearegood

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Team Cutler.

That is pretty fucking terrible. Darwin Barney-esque.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

I like Addison Russell's game. He is a cornerstone. He may not have the leadership abilities that Rizzo and Bryant have, but he's a player and will be a big part of Championships.

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Go Cubs!!!!

One day I will give Mr Stone his quote and he will say "I dont remember saying that, but if I did, what I must have meant was......"

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

This is just Cub fan silly talk. Like when Derrek Lee was "better" than Pujols for about half a season.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

According to Fangraphs, Rizzo is tied for 11th in batter WAR with Russell Martin, Jose Altuve, and Matt Carpenter.

Personally, I'd have more fun viewing a lineup of 9 Altuves than 9 Rizzos.

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Except for the fact that Pujols was probably the best player in baseball in that stretch and Lee was just having an great stretch as a veteran. It was VERY clear that Pujols was the MUCH better player and any talk of Lee being better was silly talk.

Abreu had a great year last year, but seems to have come back down to earth this year, and he is no where near the level of Pujols. Rizzo is playing great this year now as a younger player. Neither have proven themselves over the long haul.

The Abreu and Rizzo discussion is a much better discussion than anything regarding Pujols and Lee. To have an opinion that Rizzo is better than Abreu right now is no more silly talk than it was last year to say that Abreu was better than Rizzo.

Last year: Abreu > Rizzo.

This year: Rizzo > Abreu

It is pretty reasonable right now to have an opinion either way for who will be better going forward.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

he's talking about trout

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Looked to me to be a statement in regard to what BF said right above him and that was clearly in regard to Abreu and Rizzo.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

but he is 5,th in OFF behind Harper, Nelson Cruz, AGon and Goldy..... Altuve is 20th and Jose Abreu is 62nd...yor beloved Carpenter is 11th.

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Sure, but my post wasn't even necessarily about who is the better player or having the best season (by fWAR at least- which is a counting stat), more about how aesthetically pleasing it would be to watch 9 Altuves in the plate and field. Rizzo would probably be better at 1B and.. pitcher, maybe... that's about it.

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Cub fans always want to turn it into a White Sox argument. Jealousy.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

The origin of the thread is the bitter Steve Stone comparing Rizzo to Abreu.

So, I think JORR needs to have a conversation with Mr Stone and ask why he felt like comparing Abreu to Rizzo, when he pulled into the parking lot and saw 1 swing by Anthiny Rizzo and projected an entire career on it.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Stony is a terrible talent evaluator. which makes you wonder if anyone really has a clue. or is it just his deficiency.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest