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He won MVP once and deserved it that year, but outside of 2015, he's never had a 5+ WAR season. Machado has had 4 5+ WAR seasons, including 6+ WAR in 3 of the last 4 seasons. If you believe in the predictive power of outliers, then your argument is sound. Otherwise, Machado is the better bet.

Machado is typically a 6 WAR player. Harper is typically a 4.5 WAR player. You don't sign 75% of the results to an equal or greater contract just because "he's a lefty power bat" or "he has character".

Is it still too early to be concerned with Robert's lack of power?

While that would be amusing, I'm moreso advocating for Maddon because he seems to be good with young rosters and developing young major leaguers.

Defensively.

If the Cubs hire Girardi, the Sox should hire Maddon.

It's great if they can get one of Machado or Arenado.

Buy Machado. Buy Harper. Buy Kershaw. Win Everything.

As I recall the rules state that the DH is a replacement hitter specifically for the pitcher and if the DH takes the field, the pitcher then must bat.

So establishment to just go on the defensive rather than correctly point out that he's wrong and link him to the proper issue page on her website. This is why Democrats accomplish nothing.

Super entrenched, especially since it's wrong. For one thing, I'll be really glad if the progressive who is the Democratic nominee for my district's state house seat ends up being my rep instead of the odious republican who has been. There certainly seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for him here in Indiana, but Reddy tells me that can't happen since he's endorsed by Our Revolution.

Convenient goalpost moving yet again. Actually it does. Unlike Reddy, I'm not going to argue for some falsehood just because it would help my narrative. Still, public option isn't Medicare for All, which is the most popular policy position in the country that even a majority of Republicans support.

You realize it is possible to be a progressive AND be willing to work with anyone to get things done, right? Hell, only Bernie Sanders and six Republicans voted against a defense budget increase that passed 93-7, and, shockingly, NO ONE asked "How are we going to pay for it?" Well, AOC did, but she's not in Congress yet.

The evidence contradicts your claim, especially the two midwest states that cost Hillary the election, both of which she also lost in the primary. The evidence says progressive platforms do in fact play in the Midwest. Further proof would be Obama's surprise 2008 win of Indiana.

Well, since you asked: Your candidate does not support Medicare for all, the most popular policy position in the country right now, instead talking nebulously about "expanding on the ACA". Her biggest platform point on economics is about infrastructure, and her platform includes ideas like deregulation to "help small businesses", which will almost assuredly end up helping large corporations, helping "family farms", which ultimately always just ends up helping corporate farms, and the ever nebulous "make college more affordable", which is clearly not prioritized and can be conveniently forgotten after the election. There is nothing in her platform about police or prison reform. The one point she is actually good on, fighting for workers' rights, will be washed away by the rest, because the businesses that can do the things she wants for workers won't exist if her other policy positions get enacted. That's how her platform is establishment. It projects the image of needed change without ever actually going far enough to create it. Your sales pitch is as establishment as it comes. You're not actually listening to your constituents' concerns and telling them how your candidate's policy positions align with their concerns, you're selling them a feel good story.

Regardless of the truth in a narrative, it is crafted.

I didn't say you were the establishment. You're working for the establishment. They won't change, no matter how hard you work for them or how politely you ask them to.

It shocks me that you think the establishment will do anything but further all of the problems.

He screams at them and tells them how stupid they are if they don't vote Democrat. It worked so well for Hillary, after all.

I didn't know @raBBit was a Socialist. That's new.

I don't know, can we stop calling Madrigal's height of 5'8" a negative?

That would be both, actually.

It's incredible how bad Schumer is at almost all things. It's too bad New Yorkers don't get the opportunity to primary him until 2022.

You asked about knocking doors, not making calls.

My time is my most valuable resource. I'm not giving it to some schmuck I don't believe in just because he or she has a (D) behind his/her name. If you consider that entitled, perhaps you don't value your time appropriately.