Bellhorn04
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Ah yes, the good old clutch argument will never die. One theory that we floated at some point was that a clutch hitter is a guy who hits as well in big situations as he does in other situations. He doesn't get better, but he doesn't get worse. Which obviously implies that some guys do get worse. -
2021 MLB draft
Bellhorn04 replied to jacksonianmarch's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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The 947 in the postseason was against better pitching. One of those things the stat people have never attempted to address. Not that I blame them...
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Weren't very good at...hopefully Bloom puts that in the past tense.
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Seriously? Theo has 3 rings and a ton of playoff appearances. Pretty hard to top his record.
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Agreed. Tacking on one more year to 2022 might be as far as Bloom would want to go. Maybe 2 more years, at a reduced rate.
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There was a time nobody really knew the long-term effects of COVID on the economy.
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JD is one of the best hitters in baseball. His bat has been crucial to our success this year and would not be easily replaced.
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That would give us 3 Christians.
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What would you offer?
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You can chalk most of it up to Recency Bias. Ottavino's 2020 small sample was not great and there was a sense the Yankees were 'unloading' him on us. But he's been fine. Another good move by Bloom. As for Barnes, I think a lot of the 'steal' idea is based on the assumption that if he had gotten to free agency, some GM would be willing to overpay him like Hendriks arguably was. Yet another good move by Bloom.
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There seems to have been a bit of confusion over whether JDM has another opt-out at the end of this year. There's a story in the Globe today confirming that he does have an opt-out.
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Sorry, but I can't let this one slide. You call the 37 innings in 2021 a "small sample", but the 23 innings in 2020 a "forgettable season".
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Yes, our starting pitchers have put us in a lot of holes.
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It doesn't always do that. In 2018 they were 25-14 in one run games.
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The Yankees cheated and moved LeMahieu there for some games.
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I think the Yankees have the worst overall output at first base. A joint effort by Voit, Ford and Bruce, none of whom have 250 PA...
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Overall, they were a little suppressed. And most pitchers seemed to sign one-year deals. But after the deals Tatis and Lindor got, it sure seems like happy days are here again.
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And Barnes's OPS+ would be even better, as Fenway has a Park Factor of 109 this year and 107 multi-year (no idea what time frame multi-year covers).
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OPS against would probably be better.
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Bloom didn't have much payroll room to work with and Dalbec is a minimum wage player, so it made sense from that perspective. We could have signed Mitch Moreland again, but he's not doing that great either - although if the A's are willing to trade him for not much, that might not be a bad idea.
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Kimbrel may be a prima donna, but his career numbers are MUCH better than Barnes's. There's no real comparison.
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In 2019 Barnes had an ERA of 3.78, which translated to an ERA+ of 129, which is pretty good.
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The whole thing has gotten better than expected. Kind of a pleasant surprise, really.
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Yes, he's a pretty good comp. Recency Effect not in his favor. Maybe I should have said "would be the reliever most likely to get the biggest contract".
