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  1. User Name
    That's more like it. You know what it takes to succeed in MLB.
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    You're correct, it's misquoted in MLBTR, where i initially pulled the quote from. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/12/cafardo-on.html
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    For the record, Lucchino once again confirms the team's newfound aversion to long-term FA contracts in that column.
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    http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/12/01/red-sox-hope-stick-offseason-plan-that-earned-championship/3dWoG3hmR0wwLuUTEdnidP/story.html That's Cafardo's column for today. Item no. 6.
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    For those thinking Lackey might be traded.
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    So you're saying you think signing Cano to an 8-year, 225-million deal would be a bad idea? I am shocked and appalled. Shocked and appalled, i tell you!
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    Nolasco, Hughes, and reportedly close with AJ *******. How 'bout them Twins?
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    We disagree on the idea that Ellsbury can replicate his 2011/2013 seasons. I think a WAR in the mid-4 is the most you can expect out of him, and with full playing time JBJ should approach/surpass the 3 mark based on plate discipline and defense alone.
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    I think you mean "besides of what most of the board may think" and otherwise, what you say makes sense. Back to the topic at hand: The Red Sox were 23rd in baseball in WAR at 3B with a 0.0 (replacement level, ewwww) mark. If WMB can reach the projected 2.5 mark he has for 2014, a healthy season from Dustin Pedroia may be all the Red Sox need to recover most of the offensive WAR lost from the departures of Drew and Ellsbury, assuming Napoli comes back.
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    +1.
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    You are taking the WAR formula too literally. You can't just assume that losing 4 points of WAR automatically means 4 less wins in the team's overall record.
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    The BSR component used by FG doesn't pertain only to SB's, but rather to baserunning efficiency in general. You only asked about stolen bases, and i gave you the correct answer. Also, Trout had a 3.3 overall FG DWAR while Cabrera had a -14.8 mark, so i don't know where you got that -.8. I don't know if you're using BB-Ref's formula, for which the BSR component is a bit more SB-reliant, but still, the main reasons Trout had such a big WAR advantage are clearly both defense and baserunning.
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    How did you go from Heidi Watney to another whiny rant about cable money for sports and cable packages?
  14. User Name
    Yeah because he gets on base, hits for power and plays great D at center and Left. SB's aren't that important to the totality of the formula.
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    I get a feeling he gets an ouchie and misses twenty games.
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    Which is exactly why he's not a lock to have back-to-back 5-WAR seasons.
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    In his 7-year career, Ellsbury has provided the Red Sox with 5+ WAR exactly twice, with one year being clearly a fluke, and the second being a contract drive. How is he as good as gold to provide a 5+ WAR, especially with his recurrent health issues?
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    The Red Sox put up total WAR figures of: 21.7 from pitchers. 36.6 WAR from position players. The Sox are likely to lose from as little as 2 to as much as 6 offensive wins depending on how the rest of their off-season goes. However, those losses could be greatly off-set if they can get a good defensive catcher, bump Dempster from the rotation and Koji can hold up for the entire season. All doable in my opinion. This is under the assumption that Doubront finally takes that step forward we've all been waiting for so long.
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    That's not how it works, since you have to account for the player Cano is replacing in Boston, and the player who will replace Cano on the Yankees.
  20. User Name
    Well i'm actually not that fun at parties since i barely drink haha
  21. User Name
    Yeah i've lost a couple dollars and a couple bets, why?
  22. User Name
    Then it shall go on forever.
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    Then we're arguing about nothing, as i've already brought up the examples of Cabrera and Pujols as great long-term deals. Both were in-their-prime, elite sluggers, and both lived up (in Cabrera's case, he could miss most of the remainder of his contract and it would still be considered good) to their contracts. On the pitcher's side, it looks like Cliff Lee is going to live up to his contract.
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    Sixtuple post. Fred wins the internet.
  25. User Name
    Yeah but these types of deals for "top tier talent" only make sense if the player is in the middle of his prime, not about to exit it, as history has shown.
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