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Everything posted by a700hitter

  1. a700hitter
    Teddy Roosevelt was a sociopath?
  2. a700hitter
    Tomayto Tomahto
  3. a700hitter
    No carryover squabbles, please.
  4. a700hitter
    Especially since the organization's weak spot is drafting and developing top pitchers. We have plenty of positional talent in the organization to put together attractive packages.
  5. a700hitter
    If there is still a team option for 2017, he has trade value.
  6. a700hitter
    For all the talk by the FO about not wanting to commit big contracts to aging pitchers and to look for value contracts, they have done a terrible job at getting value. They have loaded up a bloated payroll with worthless assets. Few of those contracts have any value as assets in a trade. Craig's and Panda's contracts look like sunk costs. We will get nothing in return for either of them -- not $ or talent. I can't getting back more than a fraction of Castillo's contract. They will need to clear a lot of payroll before Betts and XB come up for Arbitration. That will no be easy to do, and it will impact whether we can acquire a #2 pitcher.
  7. a700hitter
    I am unconvinced with this mathematical extrapolation. I just don't know if a part time performance can be extrapolated to a full time performance with mathematical equivalence. Can we extrapolate 1 inning bullpen pitcher's performance in the same manner comparing them to starters? The problem that I have with Buch is that every season we are left with an enormous hole in the top of the rotation at or before the All Star Break with no way to fill it. That has an immeasurable cost.
  8. a700hitter
    IRL he is a friendly guy. Something would happen to him when he got behind a keyboard when he got worked up.
  9. a700hitter
    You had good mojo last year. Start us off on a run.
  10. a700hitter
    No transfer credits accepted. Edit: I will have to be mindful of maintaining my lead. LOL!
  11. a700hitter
    LOL! I hope not. I also hope that we have some night owls in this new crew as I am often here posting until 2 in the morning and beyond.
  12. a700hitter
    You are from the same era as a number of others on this board including me. Also, 50,000 + posts is impressive. That takes some commitment.
  13. a700hitter
    I don't think that we could overstate the importance of ER and Smith coming back and producing at a high level.
  14. a700hitter
    A change of approach 6 years into your career is probably not the easiest thing to do, especially when it seems to be abandoning his bread and butter "out pitch" -- his sinker. His last start he pitched very well while down in the zone. He never got hurt down in the zone. When he was up in the zone he overpowered a few hitters for k's, but then he got hurt with the HR ball. The only times that he got hurt was when he was up in the zone. Like I said in my edit to my last post, the final chapter is not written on his deal, but if he pitches this year like he did he did last year, we can call the time of death.
  15. a700hitter
    I have acknowledged that. I still think that he was overpaid for a #4, and he has a considerable body of work (he is in his 7th full season) in which he has never been his team's #2. I see him topping out as a #3 type if things work out ideally. If he pitches like the solid #4 that his career indicates, he will be an asset to the rotation (albeit an overpaid asset). Last year was supposed to be the year that he took his game to a new level, and instead it slipped a couple of notches. The final chapter is not written on his deal, but if he pitches this year like he did he did last year, we can call the time of death.
  16. a700hitter
    Welcome to all.
  17. a700hitter
    At some point well in advance of the contract running out, it becomes evident what you have acquired. You don't need it to run to conclusion. My point is that saying that a trade which turns out bad was a good trade when it was made doesn't make sense. Both sides think they have made a good deal when they walk away from the table. Otherwise, the trade doesn't get done. The proof is what happens on the field.
  18. a700hitter
    Like benching Panda in favor of Shaw?
  19. a700hitter
    He does have the opportunity to change minds about the deal, but whether a deal is smart cannot be accurately evaluated at the time it was made. Both teams think they made a good deal at the time of the deal. How the players play afterward is the only way to evaluate whether a trade was good or not.
  20. a700hitter
    The only way to evaluate a deal is in hindsight.
  21. a700hitter
    If we manage to find our way to the bottom of the division, it will not be because Price and Kimbrel had a tough 2 weeks in April. It will be because of the rest of the rotation and bullpen and Farrell.
  22. a700hitter
    Elias stinks too. Next!
  23. a700hitter
    We have to give Farrell props for the correct in game move. Young is useless against RHP
  24. a700hitter
    Pedey with a great relay on that play. He got rid of it so fast and Shaw made a very fast tag. Nice play by those two.
  25. a700hitter
    Supposedly, picking up his option for $13 million was a no-brainer for half a season of work. To me, it was a waste of money and opportunity to go in a different direction.
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