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How's the weather?

calibuck
It's called 'lack of water'. Back then, plenty of snow, which was stored in the Sierra Mountains. When warm weather came, snows melted and ergo the rivers ran high. Able to be stored, and used. Not so much today. The 5 is full of dried up trees, stone fruit, nuts whatever, because the farms west of the 99 don't have enough water allocation. It was very pretty, once upon a time. California would rather spend tens of billions on a train from Bakersfield to Merced (ps, not a single rail of track laid to date), instead of dams to hold that water for sustained release. And older timers than I have told tales of boats that sailed down the middle of the state from San Francisco, on the waterways.
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Cincinnati Reds (2026 Season Thread)

Jaxbuck
They signed the 1st round pick for $5MM.

A scouting blurb in case you think I was just ranting on draft day (bolds are mine):
Cincinnati believes in the huge upside for Justin Lebron. He’s got plus power potential, plus speed, plus defense, and a plus arm. The questions about his game revolve around his ability to identify and hit breaking balls.
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When asked about some of those concerns, Reds scouting director Joe Katuska had this to say about Lebron after the draft:

We believe in our development. We believe in his physical ability. We think he can make the adjustments necessary moving forward. The makeup. The grind that he has to him. He’s ready for this. He knows he has to make adjustments and make corrections moving forward and we think he’s fully prepared to.
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During his final year at Alabama Justin Lebron had 27 walks and 56 strikeouts. Among 1st round college players taken that was easily the worst strikeout-to-walk ratio among the 14 hitters. 10 of the 14 had at least as many walks as strikeouts in their junior years, with several having more for their entire college careers. Two others were reasonably close. Two players weren’t. Lebron was one of them and the other guy had significantly more walks, but also a handful more strikeouts.
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