Bellhorn04
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Sure, there are plenty of things that are true but don't matter.
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I think everyone would agree that pitching 6 innings and allowing 2 runs would be a good performance by a starter. To get a win in that situation, you need: a) Your hitters to score at least 3 runs in the 6 innings. Your relievers not to blow the lead. Obviously neither one is a slam dunk.
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Good one.
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There will be plenty of watching the out of town scoreboard, that's for sure.
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There was a time wins were more meaningful. Times change. It's just the way she goes.
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Coincidentally enough, 1987 was the classic Nolie 8-16, 2.76 year!
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It would be very "That's baseball for ya".
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Innings pitched OPSa K/BB ratio HR rate WHIP ERA+ or - (over large samples)
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Yeah, but some things are just obvious. Like the Phillies giving 172 million to a guy who's 32-31 in his last 3 seasons. That's just a plain old fact.
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One more time - Aaron Nola was 32-31 in his last 3 seasons. That's an average record of 10.7-10.3. Dombrowski gave him a contract for 7 years and 172 million. And as far as I know, you think Dombrowski is a good CBO. You really have no counterargument to this. Because there isn't one.
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So a 10% variance seems reasonable no?
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C then!
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"Ace" is the most hopelessly abused term is sports.
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Pettitte?
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But you guys have no answer for things like the Nola-Wacha comparison. You just try to sweep it under the carpet or something.
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Those numerous others don't seem to be readily available to the 2024 team.
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It's not just the wins, it's the W-L spread and % that Old Schoolers still love. I mean, Mike Wacha's 25-6 record over the last 2 years is a fun number, but it doesn't mean he's the guy you want instead of Nola or Montgomery...
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I really and truly believe you can do things that are good for both baseball and PR. For example, the Sox extending Mookie Betts would have been wicked good PR...
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If an Old Schooler still likes to cite ERA, I get that. But I don't get still thinking W-L record is a big deal. If W-L record really matters to you, you must think it's absolutely insane how much more money Nola got than Wacha did.
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OK, you and Denny are the co-chairs of the "W-L record still really matters" committee here. Aaron Nola is 32-31 over the last 3 seasons. DD must have been clean out of his mind paying him 172 million!
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An official offer is an official signed-off legal document much like an offer to buy a house, right? It's binding, and if the other side signs too, it's a deal, pending the inspection etc.
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The Sox could end up looking very smart here. They could still end up looking incredibly stupid and cheap, too.
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No one has a clue. I'm just not sure what's stopping the Red Sox from making an offer, like the Yanks reportedly did with Snell.
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All of them?
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Just for fun sometime we should have a look at what the Red Sox rosters this century would have looked like if you removed all the free agents...
