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  1. mvp 78
    2016 had: Career years from Xander, Mookie, JBJ and Sandy Leon (remember how he hit down the stretch) Pedey's best season since 2011 Papi's best season since 2007 Hanley was healthy all year Chris Young's best season since 2010 That seems to be a very atypical season to me.
  2. mvp 78
    Sure is, but I wouldn't count on that happening very often going forward.
  3. mvp 78
    As I've posted before: JBJ is good for one great month. 2015: 5/10 - 8/8 146 BABIP and 426 OPS 8/9 - 9/7 577 BABIP and 1441 OPS 9/8 - 10/4 173 BABIP and 510 OPS 2016: 4/5 - 5/4 348 BABIP and 792 OPS 5/5 - 5/30 400 BABIP and 1232 OPS 6/1 - 9/30 289 BABIP and 765 OPS April - May: BABIP 220 OPS 669 May 30th - July 4th: BABIP 412 OPS 1029 July 5th - Sept: BABIP 263 OPS 598 It looks like he'll continue on the one hot month per year path. If he didn't have that crazy hot streak in 2012 and had a .792 OPS, it still would have been an ok season. However, there were 16 CFers with OPS above .800 last year. (JBJ wasn't one of them)
  4. mvp 78
    He was great in 2016. Unfortunately for overall WAR standings, there are some younger guys that are catching up and should surpass even the best version of JBJ this year (Springer, Yelich, Buxton, Conforto, Hicks). He could have another 5 WAR season and may not be in the top 5 CFers.
  5. mvp 78
    I never said "every pitch that looks like a strike." These guys are professional hitters. They know if a pitch is in the hit me zone. All I've said is if it looks like the pitch you are looking for it's a good idea to swing. It was an organizational philosophy to not swing. Cora wants to change that.
  6. mvp 78
    If you aren't durable, you aren't a very good option as a #2 starter.
  7. mvp 78
    Back end of the rotation pitcher? He had the 43rd highest WAR of any starter last year. There are 30 MLB teams. A 43rd highest WAR would be a 3rd starter at worst.
  8. mvp 78
    When JBJ came up, a lot of people were comparing his offensive profile to Ken Griffey Sr (high average not a ton of power, but can knock a few out). Unfortunately, he doesn't hit for a high enough average to get that profile.
  9. mvp 78
    JBJ doesn't have that many more years of control left. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=cf&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2017&month=0&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=21,d Guys that are much much better than JBJ: Trout Blackmon Yelich Springer Guys that are younger and have a higher ceiling: Buxton Herrera Older guys with higher peaks than JBJ: McCutchen Cain Guy most similar to JBJ but more consistent: Inciarte One year wonders: Pham Taylor IF everything goes right for JBJ and he gets in a groove all year, he's probably a top 5 CF. We've NEVER seen a full year from him like that before. He's good for a 30 day stretch and then either fine or below average otherwise.
  10. mvp 78
    Swinging and missing is part of the game. Dropping your bat on your shoulder before the ball even leaves the pitcher's hand isn't.
  11. mvp 78
    I don't agree. If you are automatically going down 0-1, you're doing your at bat a disservice. There is a difference between swinging at every first pitch like Mike Greenwell seemed to do and swinging at the first pitch if it's in the location you're looking for.
  12. mvp 78
    Who? For how much?
  13. mvp 78
    Rankings for dWAR (300 PA's): Vaz - 10th Mitch - 17th Pedey - 5th Xander - 19th Betts - 1st JBJ - 9th Benny - 21st UZR 150: Mitch - 7th Pedey - 2nd Xander - 25th Betts - 1st JBJ - 16th Benny - 24th
  14. mvp 78
    It means that he has less value than most people on here think he does.
  15. mvp 78
    Even then...
  16. mvp 78
    Makes me chuckle too. If he wins the CY this year, the Yanks will have lost the division most likely.
  17. mvp 78
    He has a strong, but erratic arm.
  18. mvp 78
    https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/beisbol/nota/pacientesalexcoraylosmediasrojasdeboston-2384997/ Poor translation: “Right now we are still in the process (of finding hitters). Part of the reason for the lull is that there is no deadline (for signing hitters) and the market has been extremely slow. It looks like January has become the new December in terms of signings and changes. But we are approaching the temporary lull with patience,” Boston’s new manager said, who stressed that the club has some options. Also mentions he wants JD.
  19. mvp 78
    If they re-sign Buchholz, it will break me.
  20. mvp 78
    Your eyes are untrained and biased. I trust the stats more than I trust TS posters yelling about how JBJ is the greatest CFer they ever saw.
  21. mvp 78
    They are also a very biased source.
  22. mvp 78
    Isn't that what all the veteran's committee ******** is? They went years and years without electing anyone. Back in the day, players just selected their buddies for the HOF.
  23. mvp 78
    I can envision all of that, but probably not at the same time. Would be nice.
  24. mvp 78
    He's about top 10 defensive CF per metrics. Bad bat. They should just keep him around because I don't think he'll get a crazy FA offer.
  25. mvp 78
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