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  1. a700hitter
    I know where you stand. You have been very clear about the issue. I was wondering about the opinions of those who were less committed to trading him. I think he still adds more value playing for us than he would bring back in a trade. His contract is manageable. I think he will have a very big year next season.
  2. a700hitter
    Laser show is back in town. Do people still want to trade the bum?
  3. a700hitter
    It is encouraging to see the development of the young players and it is a welcome change to watch good baseball, but I will not let my hopes get too high for next season based on our August - September performance when there was no pressure on an out of contention team. I will get excited when I see the pitching being rebuilt.
  4. a700hitter
    Based on reports that I have seen, the Red Sox are shying away from getting Hanley any time at 1st base this season. If that is the case, DD needs to move this guy in the offseason and eat a large chunk of his contract. They can't take the chance that he will be able to play 1st base next season, and he can't go back to LF.
  5. a700hitter
    He might also have burned an additional calorie. LOL!
  6. a700hitter
    Time to putcup a couple of runs.
  7. a700hitter
    Shaw doesn't give an inch to lefties.
  8. a700hitter
    And I am sure that fangraphs will bear out that prevalent opinion.
  9. a700hitter
    Breslow sucks.
  10. a700hitter
    If the purpose of the replay is to get the call right, it failed on the play at 2nd with Pablo. The call on the field was right even though his hand came off the base. The tag clearly pushed his hand off the base. The momentum of his body from the slide had stopped. It was the push from the tag that caused the separation.
  11. a700hitter
    Joe Kelly was back again tonight. What was his injury. I really don't see him as a dependable rotation piece.
  12. a700hitter
    Thanks for the article. This Fangraphs seems to be a pretty good tool as it very often and once again confirms what I already knew to be true. What it doesn't tell us and what I still wonder about is whether it was a conscious change of approach when he started the season or was it just working for him and he just went with it.
  13. a700hitter
    I'm only going to watch when Rich Hill pitches.
  14. a700hitter
    O The Mets have been desperate for a SS for years.
  15. a700hitter
    DD needs to almost fully restock the bullpen.
  16. a700hitter
    As much as I value pitching, I am not a believer in trading an every day young star for a pitcher. The pitcher would have to be a total stud and those guys don't get traded very often. Harvey could be a top pitcher soon. Some would argue that he is already there and I wouldn't argue against that, but this is his first season returning from surgery. I am a little wary of trading Bogaerts for him. Bogaerts looks like he could be a star and some would argue that he is already there. Imo, he needs to develop 20 Home Run power before he is a star, and I think that will come. If I didn't think he had the potential to be a power hitting shortstop, I would make the trade in a heartbeat.
  17. a700hitter
    Yes, they will have a lot of flexibility with this group. Also, when one takes the ocassional off-day or gets injured they can move them around.
  18. a700hitter
    With regard to the outfield situation next season, although Bradley is our best CFer, the best alignment imo puts him in RF. He is also our best RFer, and RF is just as difficult as CF in Fenway, maybe more difficult. Betts handles CF fine. He is an excellent fly catcher who takes a good route to the ball and gets a good jump off the bat. He has the weakest arm of the bunch, but his arm is fine for CF, but it will not play in Fenway's RF. Bradley has a canon perfect for RF. This brings us to Castillo. He is very talented, but doesn't have quite the refined skill or instincts of Betts or Bradley. He takes some bad routes to balls. In Fenway there isn't a lot of real estate to cover so taking a good route isn't as critical. He does have good instincts about playing the monster and getting to the caroms very quickly. He also gets rid of the ball very quickly and his arm is strong and accurate from LF. He will hold a lot of hitters to singles and throw out a lot of guys at second base. That is our best outfield alignment for 2016. Others are free to disagree and be wrong.
  19. a700hitter
    It would be lunacy for the Mets to trade a young pitcher of Harvey's quality for anything less than a Correia or Bogaerts. Pitching is what wins, and you never have enough of it.
  20. a700hitter
    We don't need him. We have Rich Hill and Steven Wright.
  21. a700hitter
    Yankees come back from a 1-0 deficit in the 9th inning to take a 4 -2 lead on a 2 out ARod double and a Home Run by Heathcott? Tampa sucks.
  22. a700hitter
    Especially since Gardner had not wandered very far. He threw a strike into second base.
  23. a700hitter
    Yanks and Rays 0-0 after 6 innings. CC has given up3 hits and the Yankees have none so far.
  24. a700hitter
    Great game. Lousy Opposing Offense. Way too much blather about it.
  25. a700hitter
    Their batting average in August and September? I thought batting average didn't matter to you stat geeks, but 6 weeks of batting average holds some significance? Please be consistent. lol! A 4 point post to refute that what ... I am right that Rich Hill is not our pitching solution or that he beat a pretty bad offensive team? Why do you think that Rich Hill is important enough to have a debate about? Lol! Edit: As far as credit goes, of course Hill gets credit for pitching a good game and Jim Bunning got credit for his perfect game, but it is worth noting that it was against the Mets.
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