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  1. User Name
    Kelly's early injury probably means they stretch Barnes out as SP depth.
  2. User Name
    Actually my team's pretty decent all things considered, and since it's only 8 teams, there's plenty of talent available.
  3. User Name
    Much like in 2013, amirite?
  4. User Name
    Didn't make the draft. I specified that it was a terrible time for me, but my team's not that bad. Oh well.
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    This is like 12 types of wrong. They have detailed frame-by-frame capture of every AB during an MLB baseball season. The criteria is about as good as it can get, because they use an objective, nearly flawless methodology that does not involve the naked eye. There's a hell of a lot more room for subjectivity on your end if you don't take the time to get even a general idea of what the process to compile the data is. And it takes 30 seconds to look up on the internet, to boot.
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    You don't need to apologize for derailing the discussion a bit. That's kind of a douchey thing for Dojji to do, since he's been guilty of derailing topics plenty of times, as has everyone else.
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    Isn't that why they got Hanigan and Leon, because they are remarkable defensive catchers?
  8. User Name
    Neither was rushed. Some guys just struggle before settling in. You have watched enough baseball to know this.
  9. User Name
    You are trying to apply logic to the argument. Dojji's schtick is ignoring logic and coming out of left field with an idea that's nearly impossible.
  10. User Name
    That's a cop-out. All of this stuff (both the pundits' opinions and televised games) are available on the internet. You're just trying to justify your backwards stance on everything.
  11. User Name
    No he doesn't. Because Vasquez can't hit at all. Now, there is the possibility that Vasquez pulls a Yadi Molina and becomes a competent hitter, in which case your assessment would be spot on. But which is more likely? Swihart hitting to his ability and remaining an above-average defensive catcher, or Vasquez learning how to hit? Think about it. Also, as SK pointed out, your Swihart-Lavarnway comparison is ridiculous.
  12. User Name
    Bitch I'm never wrong. The most I've ever been is partially incorrect. That's why I'm must-read material here at Talksox.
  13. User Name
    I'm not "excited about Swihart". That's the main difference between the two of us. "I don't know why this is so hard for you", but for me, it's about having the best player on the team long-term, not about "Who I like", which is why we always butt heads. You're also dead wrong about Vasquez not being the underdog here. He is. People who have forgotten way more about baseball than you or I will never know project Swihart to be the long-term catching option for this team. No amount of tl;dr posts is going to change that fact.
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    I seriously doubt that. They're not going to keep Vasquez as a backup if they can get a legitimate Major League piece back for him. Backup catchers with good/great D are a dime a dozen. Vasquez has youth and some upside, so he's not bench material yet.
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    But it's still just 55 games. It's not nothing, but it sure isn't sustained success. I get it, you like rooting for the underdog, but the chances of Vasquez being the primary catcher long-term for this team were slim in the first place, and with the injury, he's almost certainly going to get Wally Pip'd unless Swihart is a complete and utter bust. Another thing to think about is that if Vasquez is as good overall as you think he is, why are other teams asking for Swihart right off the bat regarding negotiations for any pitcher? And don't give me any BS about different types of valuations. The entire industry sees Swihart as close to a surefire All-Star level catcher in their projections as you can get. They could all be wrong, but I'll trust their valuation over yours.
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    Except that you're pulling this assessment out of thin air, because he hasn't actually done it at the ML level in a sustained manner.....and around and around we go.
  17. User Name
    No, they all suck, and this is the worst rotation in Red Sox history. 0-162.
  18. User Name
    Or Swihart actually being able to get on base at a league-average clip.
  19. User Name
    Except that that's not all we know. Swihart is a much better hitter right now than Vasquez is likely to ever be. And again, while defense tends to translate almost perfectly to the Majors, Vasquez has to actually translate it to in-game performance before we anoint the next Yadier Molina. I am cautiously optimistic about Vasquez' defensive ability, but I've watched enough baseball to know what usually happens when a guy's ability in any context is hyped that much. BTW, what happened to your usual "He only likes that guy because he's a Latino" retort you've used oh so many times regarding my prospect evaluations?
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    Do you understand what "overall" means though? Elite defense plus Mcnoodlebat offense is not better than above-average defense and above average offense. My post, of course, implied that both guys reach their ceiling, which could happen, or they could both be busts, or one could reach his ceiling while the other doesn't. I am in agreement though, that it's a pretty good problem to have.
  21. User Name
    I said "there is a good chance" or "it's likely" in both posts. There is no discrepancy. I't's ok that you don't agree with the way I see things obviously. I just don't think the Vasquez injury is going to be that big of a loss in the grand scheme of things, since Swihart should be up for good by midseason, and he's the better overall player.
  22. User Name
    The point was that there's a chance that, as a rookie, he was going to struggle. That point isn't arguable. Defense translates almost perfectly to The Show, as I have pointed out before, but the grind and the responsibility isn't the same. Guys take time to adjust.
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    He's also a rookie. Rookies tend to have uneven first seasons as they adjust to the Majors. This is not even arguable. Some of the best players in the game today struggled offensively/defensively (or with their control/command for pitchers) upon reaching The Show full time for the first time. I understand and agree that Vasquez is a big loss, but it's foolish to think he wasn't just keeping a seat warm for Siwhart, and considering his offensive skills, that may have happened this year anyways even without his injury. It is what it is.
  24. User Name
    Dojji, let me put it quite simply for you: These two posts are a whole lot of nothing. While defensive ability mostly translates almost perfectly to the ML level, this point stands and it's undisputable: Vasquez had proven nothing at the MLB level. This is the very important point you're conveniently glossing over. "He's compared to this, he's compared to that" means nothing until it's proven in actual games. And that's why most of this stuff is nonsense. Not that we'll know this year anyways. For this year specifically, you are expecting a seamless transition to the MLB level had he been healthy, and it almost never works like that. This is stuff you know, and you're just flinging ideas at the wall here.
  25. User Name
    That depends on how Hanigan holds up. He is a backup catcher for a reason. He's not a regular.
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