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Different context. Down the stretch refers to August/September. The stretch refers to not pitching out of the windup.

Tulowitzki WAR 2009 - 5.9 2010 - 6.3 2011 - 6.0 Yes, he is.

This is a terrible deal for the Rockies. Giving up a six win player signed to a reasonable deal, who also happens to be the face of their franchise for one elite prospect is insanity. It won't happen.

Who compared him to Buster Posey?

He's been a six win player for the last three years, and he's the best SS in the game. Who would you give $20 million to? He's worth the money.

Middlebrooks hit MLB pitching for about the same OPS that Brentz did in AA during their age 23 seasons. I don't feel comfortable allowing a prospect who struck out 25.7% of the time, and had a BABIP of .377 to be in our starting lineup. We'd be lucky if he put up average numbers. It's not just Safeco. He has a .715 OPS in the road, and while he had a good September, I'm not banking on a return to prospect status for him. He's years away from that, and has been pretty terrible for someone with over 1200 career AB's. Didn't watch him this year down the stretch I guess. Most of that was when he tore up A ball. He managed a .800 OPS at Portland, and you expect him to come right in and replicate those numbers in the major leagues? I think that's far too optimistic. Clown question. He's been a good pitcher, but I'm not willing to bet 5 years of Doubront, Cecchini, and $20 million for someone coming off an awful year, and his postseason pitching stats have only been eight innings, in relief, and all coming out of the stretch. If you want him as a reliever that would be a different story. Tulo is the best all around SS in the game. I don't think the Rockies will be so eager to part with him, and Swihart may have been mentioned in the same sentence as Posey, but no one in their right mind thinks he is anything close to the prospect Posey was. Posey was the 4th overall pick, and ranked #15 and #7 in prospect rankings.

The bottom three of your lineup is a black hole. Bradley and Brentz are both jumping directly from AA to the bigs. The rotation is putrid. Lincecum can't even get a spot over Zito, yet he's your number two. Plus, you'd never get Tulowitzki for that horrible package.

Wow, that team would be bad.

Yeah, I had a post in the Dress Shirts thread that got deleted.

Verlander is -180 on most sportsbooks.

Ellsbury was a 9 WAR player in 2011. He's going to fetch something nice.

Yeah, that ball definitely hit the foul pole.

The recent FO comments about competing next year suggests that Ellsbury will be on the block.

A laser off Morse's bat adds two more. 6-0 Nats. I hope the Sox go after him to play 1B.

I agree. Should be a great series.

Nationals pouring it on in the 3rd. Harper with a 3B and HR. 4-0 Nats.

I didn't see any discussion about how Dusty Baker cost the Reds the game yesterday. Leaving Latos in to give up 6 runs, and that double steal were beyond awful.

Haha, nice work.

They should make it a three game series and extend the World Series into November, or start the baseball season earlier.

I was referring to the discussion about anxiety disorders and mental illness.

That's not what I asked. :lol::lol::lol:

With the exception of a few, and you know who you are, this is embarassing and insulting to read.

Can you name a few of them?

Texas is still laughing at you.