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Confirmation bias, as usual. I saw him flail helplessly at high heat the other days on at least three occasions and didn't rush here to make a post about it pretending to be a talent evaluator.

As usual, you are dead wrong. Castillo has been hitting breaking balls (specially CB's) with positive or slightly below average results since he got to the MLB. You are not a scout. You are telling that a report from a scout is wrong, and what you're making up from wathing the TV is right? Seriously?

Yet similar comps such as Leake and Shark got similar money and more years.

That's actually untrue. It's a calculated risk that pays off often. In fact, we're already deeming Porcello as a sunk cost, when he hasn't thrown a regular season pitch earning the extension money. Remember John Lackey?

"If?" So what was last year? A productive, worthwhile season?

On a side note: I did it by bugging a guy I met while at Western. I created my own diet plan (with his help of course, if I knew what I was doing, I wouldn't be fat) and followed it to the letter. A month and a half later I started training hard. I buy my own food (on a very limited budget), cook my own food, and train alone, with no "life coach" on my ass to tell me what I have to do and when. That's the reason why it's so mind boggling that Pablo showed up to camp in the shape that he did (he has dropped weight before, so it''s not like he can't), lied about the directives the FO gave him, and had that smug f***ing attitude with anyone who questioned his weight. Holy s***, f*** that guy.

I don't think on this one, I actually know (I train with one of the best ones around from time to time and have done my rounds with nutritionists, including him): The nutritionist/personal trainer (an accredited one without BS broscience) would run you 500/1,000 dollars, depending on the schedule and how personalized do you want the sessions to be. In reality, someone with a limited budget could get a personalized assesment, with macronutrient/calorie adjustment every two weeks and 5/week training sessions for less than 300 dollars. You'd pay the initial estimate (500-1000) if you want a guy to caddy you every step of the way (you know, the life coach sort). The chef is a whole other deal, because of differing specialties, and of course, how "famous" he is. You can get a good one making and pre-packaging all of your meals for 500/month plus the food obviously. Go top of the line guys, and you're looking triple that, but of course we're talking tailor made, top-of-the-line stuff that adjusts exactly to the regimen you'll follow. 10,000 dollars (including food) would have had Pablo drop the weight (40 pounds, let's say) in three months if he was willing to do it.

Oh, you mean he's not working hard enough at it. That would imply a problem with his conditioning and work ethic. If I can drop the weight on a budget and limited time, so can Pablo with his millions in the middle of a six month vacation.

I've seen agents fired for way less than that.

I was about to say this too, but quite a bit more subtly.

He's too fat for that too! Them sumo guys are well conditioned believe it or not.

I have ying-yang cats. The white one is an angel, just the most well behaved and kind-hearted animal in all of creation (as long as she can't get ahold of a trash bag). The black one is devil spawn, except when she wants to be petted. Hilarious in some of her antics though. Love them both.

Not in the same universe potential wise though.

"You're making assumptions about Pablo's attitude....this is character assasination!"/kimmi

I'm a liquor absorption machine, and other than my first binge drink and subsequent clusterf***, I can proudly say I have never had a hangover. God wasted that gift on me, since I barely drink any alcohol now.

That's......actually pretty clever. But seriously, let's ditch the politics talk, it never leads to any good.

The problem is, I don't live in Florida. I live in the Dominican Republic, land of David Ortiz and Pedro Martinez aka the middle of goddamned nowhere. The process is a bit more convoluted.....visa renewal, vacations from both my jobs etc etc.

Still a hipster.

I kinda plan to do that actually. Next year, at the earliest.

It would be easier if I didn't have to fly 3 hours just to get to Boston from my tropical prison.

*Fugazi damn you. And you are, by definition, a hipster then.

If you wear a scarf while drinking Pabt's, listening to Fugasi and twirling your stupid handlebar moustache, then yes.

I always did see you as Hipster-ish. I bet you wear a scarf.

That's dissapointing.

I take it back, Hanley's not my spirit animal, you are.