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  1. User Name
    Goddamnit SK! You and your sound logic and common sense! Stop that! We don't like that here at TalkSox!
  2. User Name
    The fact that you're purposely (or inadvertently) making a false assessment of said strategy. I am correcting your factual inaccuracies. What is the big deal?
  3. User Name
    The signs were there with BJ though. Even his name made allusion to the fact that he sucked.
  4. User Name
    Hey Fred, I don't think this post is douchey enough. Could you add another unfunny joke about my culture (which you know jack-s*** about) so as to make it just racist enough to be even less funny? I'll wait here. Did you not mention chicken because we're so poor here we can't afford to eat it with our rice and beans? Notice that there's been a ceasefire between the two of us, mostly because you've managed to stay away from offensive and tasteless comments like this one. Can we get back to that?
  5. User Name
    I did not make any reference to my personal preference. I am making a point about their strategy. I have not presented any ideas of my own or validated said strategy. I pointed to the strategy in question. I am in wait and see mode because I see the logic behind it, but I understand it's risky.
  6. User Name
    You are, again, missing the point. They're just flat-out refusing to sign older pitchers. As their investment in Moncada (and the rest of the offseason) clearly shows, there is an M.O here, and that is to go younger. Your idea that it's because of the money flies in the face of logic.
  7. User Name
    The roster is balanced. An imbalanced roster would mean below-average pitching, which isn't the problem. What they lack is an ace, but that doesn't mean the pitching sucks. Also, as usual, you stay fixated on "high-profile and $ free agents". That's missing the point by a mile. It's not price, it's quality.
  8. User Name
    I still don't understand the fascination with Hamels. He has pretty good numbers in a HR-inflating stadium, but he's exiting his prime, has had elbow issues in the past, plays in a weak offensive division and has a terrible track record against the AL. Not to mention the Sox would have to give up prospects AND pony up a ton of money to get him. No thanks.
  9. User Name
    So you don't like Hanley is what you're saying.
  10. User Name
    Someone find that damn chart!
  11. User Name
    Usually the formula for BABIP control for hitters goes something like this: High contact%, big spread on spray chart, high LD%, and speed. Sandoval has three of those four things.
  12. User Name
    I'll see if I can find it.
  13. User Name
    As usual, sound reasoning SK.
  14. User Name
    Does the new name come with an OPS above .650?
  15. User Name
    I hate clowns, so no. Possibly Bluntnaut after I realized James Blunt is God-tier at Twitter.
  16. User Name
    Possibly both.
  17. User Name
    You'll say Hamels correctly because I say so bitch.
  18. User Name
    Hamels. Cole Hamels. Jason HAMMEL is a pitcher for the Cubs, and HAMMELS doesn't even exist. Even so, no thanks on Hamels.
  19. User Name
    Holy smokes!
  20. User Name
    On point. Some of the best rotations in the game are some of the cheapest. Look at Oakland.
  21. User Name
    Quoted for truth.
  22. User Name
    For the millionth time, it's not about the amount of money spent. More expensive doesn't mean better.
  23. User Name
    Logic? How dare you! We don't like that 'round here.
  24. User Name
    I actually agree with your main point, and I've gone on record several times here stating the obvious: Analytics and scouting are meant to go hand in hand. And remember that not just particular stats and scouting but rather everything (particularly in baseball evaluation) has its flaws. UZR is a great example, as it's just terrible at evaluating SS's and has no real way to measure catcher defense. But the main difference between data and scouting (hence why they compliment each other) is that data can help account for some of the inherent biases present in the human element. Anyways, we agree on the core of the argument, so no reason to keep debating.
  25. User Name
    Very good example SK.
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