I guess you can add Kershaw to the list now.
And it's worth noting, Kershaw almost didn't get the chance for redemption this year. If the Dodgers didn't come back from 3-1 against the Braves, Kershaw would have been wearing some of it again.
One thing about both Price and Kershaw is this: they got a lot of chances to turn things around!
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Boston Red Sox’s Chris Sale projected for 2.97 ERA, 17 starts, 94 innings in 2021 in return from Tommy John surgery, per Bill James Handbook
Sure, why not?
I happen to agree that there are a lot of psychological factors at work in pro athletes, and the proliferation of sports psychologists tends to confirm it.
But the impact of these factors on actual performance is probably very erratic and virtually impossible to quantify. You have to avoid assumptions and generalizations. And the average sports fan loves assumptions and generalizations.
I'm calling shenanigans on Jax's post about Gray. I don't think he said anything about wilting. He said they wanted him to throw too many sliders or something like that.
That said, Gray's home/road splits in 2018 were rather bizarre.
I'm not sure we can rely on such neat before-and-after-end-of-COVID scenarios. The fact that the vaccine seems to be close has helped push the DJIA to the 30,000 mark.
Teams might be a little more willing to spend than we were thinking earlier. The fact that Charlie Morton got $15 million tends to support that.
Another thing that concerns me about Snell is the Trop Dump effect. His road ERA is about 1.5 runs higher and his road OPS is about 100 points higher.
It's like the Coors Field effect in reverse...
As you know, Flaherty has a significantly higher trade value than Snell, for various reasons.
I might consider that one.
But I don't like the Snell trade at all. I just don't think he's good enough to justify it.