Bellhorn04
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The thing about Eovaldi is that the situation is pretty simple. I assume his projected value is depressed by the fact that he has missed a lot of his time in his career. He's missed that time because of two Tommy John surgeries, and two subsequent procedures to remove 'loose bodies'. But at the end of 2020 he seemed very healthy and was pitching at a very high level. In 2018 and 2020, he was a different pitcher from the guy with the Marlins and Yankees. Striking out more while walking less. And he's only 30. So there's a lot of upside, with the only real cloud being those damn 'loose bodies'...
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I apologize for getting so testy about the 'under water' thing.
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To each their own, obviously. For me the rivalry is a very real and intense thing, and Yankee losses feel almost as good as Red Sox wins. And I really like the fact that my signature line doesn't change.
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Maybe so. What about Porcello? He's one of the few virtually guaranteed durability guys.
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Whatever you choose would be arbitrary, obviously. Like I say, I don't think it's even necessary. No one had to explain to us that contracts like Pablo, Hanley or Castillo were disasters, or figure out how to classify them.
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I like the Rays' chances. Great bullpen, great manager.
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I'm not sure why 'negative value' doesn't suffice. 'Underwater' suggests a disastrous situation. Only in some cases is that true.
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And Bogey has no-trade protection now, so he would have to approve.
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Under that narrow definition, a contract with a projected 1 million negative value and a contract with a 100 million negative value would both be under water. All you have to say is what the negative value is. "Under water" is just a buzz phrase that adds zero to the analysis.
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So you're just going to keep reiterating that, despite no one saying another team would do any such thing. Really adds to the discussion.
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The Yankees' "home run or strikeout" philosophy (obviously aside from DJL) has something to do with why their offense mysteriously disappears at times.
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And no one suggested they would. You just jumped in making incorrect assumptions.
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No idea. But that's not the argument. The argument is whether the Red Sox would be doing well if they traded him for nothing except 50% salary relief. You and notin said that would be a plus. BTV, which both you guys seem to value, says it would not. Pretty simple.
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Spotrac says the player option comes first.
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Cot's shows Britton contract is guaranteed for 2021 and the option year is 2022. Have to give him credit for his pitching the last 2 games, he was clutch.
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The head-scratcher in last night's game was bringing Sanchez in as a "defensive replacement".
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It does seem like the Yankees got outmanaged in that series. (Kevin) Cash doesn't seem to make any managerial mistakes at all.
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Yankee fans on their forum are convinced that Boone didn't even make that call for Game 2, that it was Cash and the analytics guys. FWIW A-Rod said the same. If you want to get rid of Boone, you might have to get rid of Cash too.
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That's what the Yankees thought. Just couldn't resist.
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That's actually a pretty dumb statement. In 2020 Eovaldi had a 6.9 million value per FanGraphs, while making a pro-rated 6.3 million. So it was a net positive. And he finished the season looking very healthy and sharp. 52 K's and only 7 walks in 2020.
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No, the discussion was about another team picking up half of Eovaldi's salary. Please follow along.
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Just as I said, yes.
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If you want durable, bring Porcello back.
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Baseball Trade Values has Eovaldi's "AFV" at 22.4 million. That indicates that if you unload Eovaldi for nothing in return except salary relief of 17.0 million, you've made a bad move, you've lost 5.4 million.
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Yes, you're saving $65 million. But it remains to be seen what they post in WAR. I realize most people would play the under, but it would only take about 9 total WAR from the 2 of them over 2 seasons to be worth $65 million.
