Bellhorn04
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If you put Verdugo at leadoff, who hits second? The only way you can do it is move them all up a spot. The 4 of them are all having career years or close to it. Maybe Cora doesn't want to f*** with that. He's the manager and he has more at stake in this than any of us do.
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A lot of teams will be in on Scherzer. The Nats should get back a pretty good package. Not sure we have one that can compete. I don't think it's Bloom's style, really. -
The bottom line on the Yanks is that they are far from dead, because of their individual talent. Hell, I think we have to play each other 16 more times, isn't it?
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Don't take away my Dalbec. Maybe he can DH after JD is gone. Or play left field.
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Yep. Human beings never know when to quit with technology.
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True, but Dalbec is also playing first base, which is supposed to be an offensive position. So a lot of fans have been screaming for his replacement at various points.
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Agree with all that. It's just that OPS has become such a 'go-to' stat.
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Not exactly. A number of hitters have come out and said they were fine with pitchers using sticky stuff because they'd prefer that to getting hit in the head. It didn't become a performance-related issue until recently, for some reason. Maybe it was the combination of Spider Tack and the new baseballs with higher seams.
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Dalbec?
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And yet if he has one good game, and his OPS jumps, the tune will change.
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Because when you see wOBA, you think "Stat Nerd Special!"
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He's not the only one though. Glasnow blamed his injury on it. And he's a relative kid.
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Yes and no. OPS is the only stat that makes these kinds of leaps this late in the season.
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Does it correlate better than wOBA? (Honest question and not a snarky one.)
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I disagree. Everyone inside the game has known about this a long time and it's been sanctioned. The only reason anything was done was that the science of the substances improved to the point that it was noticeable.
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Yeah, we've come to expect them to do that. We'll see if they can do it this time.
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Losing Glasnow was a kick in the head for the Rays.
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Personally, I think this year is a testament to good management by Bloom and Cora. As long as we've got these two, I think we'll be in great shape. I do get your points, too. World Series? Well, we'd have to be pretty damn lucky. But that's usually the case anyway.
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Can't disagree with any of that.
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We're in first place this year, Hugh. Why is next year going to be so different?
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You might say the jury is still out on the Stanton acquisition. 22 mill seemed like an excellent price. But he wasn't expected to be a DH only, or to have so much trouble staying healthy. But he can still mash when he plays.
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He's also in his first full season.
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Join the club.
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Maybe because Bobby raised his OPS 50 points last night. That's OPS for you. I'll say it again, they are doing a great job handling Dalbec and the struggles he's had.
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Total nonsense, Nick. Look at the number of days he gets between appearances. His usage is completely different from regular relievers who often throw on back to back days or 3 days in a row.
