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  1. No one thinks that this guy is a top of the rotation ace. I don't think anyone is claiming that. Maybe he will be our best pitcher this season, but he has not even been a #2 guy on a staff yet. I wonder how many non-number 1 starting pitchers make $20 + million/year and who are they?
  2. I agree with you, and I think that this Porcello deal is an indicator of that direction. Bells, however, disagrees with us.
  3. Porcello is a solid pitcher, but this is not a real value contract. He may perform up to the level of this contract, but I doubt that will outperform the value of his contract. There is a downside here -- that he doesn't ever perform like an elite $20 million pitcher. There is also the possibility that he performs at the elite level an earns his money. I see little probability that he outperforms the contract value. In my book, there is downside risk, with little possibility of upside reward. Also, this contract probably precludes the Red Sox from making a serious bid for the next group of top FA pitchers.
  4. The question is whether they just paid a Mercedes price for a Hyundai.
  5. Worth $20 million/year?
  6. I think the $20 million mark is looked upon by many as a demarcation above which elite pitchers get paid. I don't think Porcello is viewed by many as being in the elite group.
  7. AGon has rediscovered the power that he lost in Boston. He has 5 Homers already. That is a fast start.
  8. Haven't you heard the expression: "If you have it, flaunt it."
  9. Here is the problem that I have. Not every article that does some statiscal research arises to the level of a "study". The other so-called "study was an article and it's conclusion was based on faulty data. Garbage in. Garbage out. If the data is faulty, the study lacks integrity. As for backing up ones opinions, I don't watch baseball to give myself homework, but I do have opinions as the result of watching for almost 50 years. This is a message board where I come to express and share those opinions. I am not looking to convince others of my opinions. I really don't care much about that. Howevere the lawyer in me will examine the evidence presented before I will admit that it indicates that my opinion is not supported by facts. The study in that other link was an article with a theory based on faulty stats and assumptions.
  10. Signatures don' t require a minimum number of posts. Changing custom user names has a minimum post requirement. So, have at it.
  11. Well sniffing glue is always a problem.
  12. I don't think high tension wires have been linked to any medical conditions, but continue wearing your tinfoil hat. Few can carry it off like you do.
  13. Papelbon survives by 3 or 4 feet. Damn!
  14. Sorry old buddy Papelbon. We are going to have to beat you tonight.
  15. There is no such thing as clutch!
  16. This guy is missing by a mile.
  17. It is up to Trade Bait.
  18. Giles FB is out of the zone, but he is making his pitch with the hook.
  19. He is clearly off of the Gluten Free diet.
  20. Big man coming to the plate.
  21. Choking Bogey comes through.
  22. Victorino, Craig, Holt and Ortiz available to PH for the pitcher.
  23. No PH for Hanigan?
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