Bellhorn04
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Paxton is not out of the question either. He'd probably come real cheap this time.
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Price definitely got paid more for what he'd done than for what he was capable of doing.
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They should absolutely not feel that way about Bello. I think we should be happy if Bello turns out as a solid #3 who takes the ball every 5 days.
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But haven't we agreed that in some situations it's preferable to walk them? The OPS generated by a walk is 1.000. The OPS generated by a homer is 5.000. And that doesn't factor in the impact of men on base. Sure, you can attack a guy's weakness, but if your pitch misses its target just a little and "catches too much plate", you're in big trouble. -
OK, but it's less of an obvious move to pitch around a hitter in those situations when there's a dangerous guy behind him. Honestly I think that's the only real point that everyone should agree on.
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Yep. But the total commitment is about $100 million more. Both players got paid at or close to the top of the market, that's for sure.
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OTOH, if you flip the scenario to a defensive one, there are definitely situations in which you would rather walk the other team's best hitter than pitch to him. The situational factor is pretty key here I think.
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The intent was not a sample of 6 but a granulated sample of 68. In 68 PA's with multiple men on base he has an OPS of .605.
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Where Devers has really struggled this year is hitting with multiple men on base. 1-2 35 PA .698 OPS 1-3 16 PA .558 OPS 2-3 11 PA .705 OPS 1-2-3 6 PA .000 OPS Total 68 PA 142 men on base 1 HR 28 RBI It really has been an issue this year, he has squandered some big opportunities. I expect most of it is randomness, but it has been a thing.
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The simplest thing is to repeat what I said: If bWAR for pitchers is based on ERA, it should just be ignored. As we've discussed many times, ERA is heavily influenced by team factors-defense and bullpen. So why are you using bWAR for pitchers?
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The Angels are the real La La Land of baseball.
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If bWAR for pitchers is based on ERA, it should just be ignored.
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Welcome aboard SS. How long have you been a Sox fan?
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Not really.
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I can understand him having higher demands than those two, after a debut season in which he proved himself as an MLB hitter.
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And he continues his practice of finding diverse ways to miss games...
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The defense seems to qualify as a question mark too.
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The "many" are just us wild ass guessers, not guys who actually work for the team.
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How can we say that without knowing what they offered him?
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They could also have gotten someone who was actually MLB-ready. The payroll had a lot to do with this ill-advised trade.
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Hugh, all you have to do is change the 2023/24 in your signature line to 2024/25 and you're good to go.
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We try.
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He was a minus defender at 2B in his stints with Atlanta too. Of course this move was not about defense. Seems like it was about getting a cheap RH bat.
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Griss was worse than replacement level in his 23 games last year, .659 OPS, total absence of power, s***** on defense, but yeah, he's your instant solution to 2B for 2024!
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Criswell was a great bargain without a doubt. Henry probably thinks about this signing just before he gets amorous with Linda.
