Bellhorn04
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The Travis trade does look bad. But that's about the only one I can see as a clear-cut bad one.
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Maybe the fans are too harsh, but it's not a good look for a third baseman when you have a huge slab of blubber hanging over your belt and you seem to be having difficulty making the most routine fielding plays, especially after the positive report about your condition. I also wonder what Pablo was thinking choosing Boston over San Fran where he was so successful and popular. The money reportedly wasn't much different.
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Pablo did look pretty bad last spring. And the team showed pretty quickly that they weren't too excited about the way he looked and that Shaw was competing with him for the opening day spot.
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Pablo still has the opportunity to get fans back on his side. It's all on him.
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VMart could be a valid alternative to Beltran, but only if the Tigers aren't looking for much in return.
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Good point.
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Matt Cain - one more example of how hard pitching is on the human arm. I would have thought he'd have a long career. Seemed like a big strong guy with a normal throwing motion.
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If he never had great prospects, that would indicate that his failings with building farm systems resulted from bad drafts and losing picks as compensation for FA's. Just adds some clarity to the picture of his track record.
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I think my question was easier to understand.
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Oh, I think there have been a few.
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Even projected WAR doesn't always mean much with relievers. For a reliever, a WAR over 2 is exceptional.
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Sounds alright to me.
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Question: DD takes a lot of heat for decimating the Tigers farm system. But did he trade away many prospects that went on to become stars? (Or was it just poor drafting and losing picks through FA signings?) I don't think Andrew Miller should count, since it took so long for him to emerge as what he is now.
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Maybe Sammy Boy could be our RH DH in 2018 and play some corner infield. Can he play 3B?
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One area where pure WAR doesn't mean that much is with relievers.
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I'm not sure what actual issues Donaldson has caused. We know he did and said something that pissed Billy Beane off so much that he stupidly traded him. But I watch a lot of Jays games and all I've seen Donaldson do is play hard and play great.
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The idea makes sense. Unfortunately, as with many good ideas, everybody else probably has the same one right now. And the pricing will reflect it. There's talk that Chapman is looking for 20 million a year. To me that equates to about 50 million for a starter. Enough to give one pause for thought, shall we say.
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Now that's a quotable quote. Very nice.
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I don't think this indicates that WAR is flawed. To me it indicates that if the player only played part of the season, you have to analyze it a little further. All part of the fun!
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Quite right - WAR/G is the best measure of how well a guy played. Pure WAR is a combo of how well the guy played and how much he played.
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That's not totally out of whack since it's righties he hits best. (By today's ungodly pricing.)
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They 'buckled' because they thought we were a contender this year. Same principle as the Peavy trade in 2013.
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This time was all Jacko's fault!
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The Pomeranz trade had a lot in common with the Peavy trade. If you want to say we gave up too much, fine. But don't say it wasn't a need we had at the time, because it certainly was.
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Wright was a big question mark at the time of the trade for Pomeranz. He'd had 3 rough starts in a row, and we're talking about a 31-year old who hadn't exceeded 72 innings in an MLB season. There was plenty of reason to be concerned he was about to turn into a pumpkin. And beyond that we had nothing. E-Rod was struggling, Buch looked like toast, Kelly, Owens, Johnson, Elias, O' Sullivan - our starting depth was ugly. Most of us were hoping we'd acquire another starter at the time, that's for sure.
