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  1. Bellhorn04
    The Devers extension wasn't exactly chump change.
  2. Bellhorn04
    Jansen costs real money, unlike McGuire. So there.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Better stay ready though.
  4. Bellhorn04
    They look pretty solid to me. I think they have a shot at winning the division. We shall revisit.
  5. Bellhorn04
    That's why the man is a real pro.
  6. Bellhorn04
    One of the most impressive things about Jansen is how readily he adapted to the pitch clock, because he was one of the slower-working guys before.
  7. Bellhorn04
    1. Kluber 2. Sale 3. Houck 4. Crawford 5. Pivetta 6. Kluber 7. Sale 8. Houck 9. Crawford 10. Pivetta 11. Whitlock 12. Sale 13. Kluber 14. Houck 15. Pivetta 16. Whitlock 17. Bello Sale and Kluber getting extra rest. If all goes well (LOL), do they go 6-man rotation, or Houck to the pen?
  8. Bellhorn04
    I'd say Jansen has a place in the pantheon of all-time best closers.
  9. Bellhorn04
    I strongly resemble these remarks LOL
  10. Bellhorn04
    Jansen is an old pro.
  11. Bellhorn04
    One positive thing about this team has been that they don't roll over.
  12. Bellhorn04
    Wang Chung!
  13. Bellhorn04
    Might the Jays be for real this year?
  14. Bellhorn04
    We can only dream of bold moves to acquire a good young starter.
  15. Bellhorn04
    Actually he'll be gone after 2024 unless his vesting option kicks in, which looks highly unlikely.
  16. Bellhorn04
    It's a good question, but I have to say no. That auction promises to be truly insane. Cohen will be in there I'm sure.
  17. Bellhorn04
    And he would have been one of the last guys I would have traded, as a low-cost innings-eater on a staff desperately in need of innings eaten.
  18. Bellhorn04
    That sounds like a wee bit of luck involved, like last night's game where we were out-hit 11-5 but the Halos made 3 big errors.
  19. Bellhorn04
    As far as the value of the catcher thing goes, one story I always remember is when Schilling had a no-hitter broken up in the 9th by Oakland. After the game he said he only shook Varitek off a handful of times in the game, and the big one was on the pitch that resulted in the A's only hit. And Schilling said he knew afterward that Varitek had called the right pitch. If a pitcher has a lot of confidence in the pitches his catcher is calling, it must make his job a little easier. He can focus on executing the pitch and not have to wonder if it's the right pitch. Another thing I also liked about Varitek was the way he set the target with his glove. He seemed to have perfect technique for doing that. And sometimes of course he would try to fool the hitter by setting it and then moving it. There can be a lot of stuff going on there.
  20. Bellhorn04
    And if I had confidence in Bloom's judgment I would buy all that. Right now I have very little confidence in him.
  21. Bellhorn04
    Based strictly on offensive numbers, sure. But it's the mostly intangible aspects of catching that we're really debating.
  22. Bellhorn04
    The WS even tossed in a pitcher, Taylor Broadway, and took on more salary, of course. So they essentially saw Diekman as MORE valuable than McGuire.
  23. Bellhorn04
    I also can't help wondering, if McGuire is a good hitter and a good defensive catcher, and his price tag is low, why would the Jays and White Sox dump him for next to nothing? Maybe the guy has some personal issues, as his infamous incident would suggest. I'm as puzzled about all this as anyone. But it does disturb me that we give up an average of 6.5 runs a game when he's catching.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Exactly.
  25. Bellhorn04
    It may well be. I would really like to see Wong catch Sale though, to see if there are better results. Kluber did have his only good game out of 3 pitching to Wong.
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