FredLynn
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You don't know that for sure. I doubt Machado's off field antics are going to cost him much of anything at all. Its all about his play-and the reluctance of owners nowadays to sign big name players to huge contracts.
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IMHO Leon has a body type that is subject to breaking down. While any player can get injured its less likely to happen to a younger player who is in decent physical shape. The demands of catching could wear Leon down...maybe this year...maybe next. But a guy in his physical condition is an injury waiting to happen...IMO. I would trade him while his trade value as a good defensive catcher is perhaps at a high point and keep Vas and Swi.
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The problem is, its not really MLB competition. The regulars might be out there for a few innings, but mostly the guys playing will never sniff the major leagues. Personally, I find it uninteresting.
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Which half?
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Interpretation: " Sure. Show me the money".
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Some folks here are convinced that because of Leon our pitchers are so "comfortable" on the mound. Maybe thats true. And maybe some other GM will see that too. And $2.75M nowadays isn't really a king's ransom, is it.
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Watches Leon get traded and becomes the backup catcher to Vas.
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I will gladly take a bite out of my hat if Pedroia comes back and contributes in any kind of substantive way to the team this year.
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Not quite sure if this is the right place to post this, but I was informed today that PinstripeZac passed away at age 62 on Feb 7. Many folks who posted on the old BDC forum-as well perhaps as here-may remember him as a true gentleman. Rest in peace.
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More RPs are crapshoots than starters in terms of predictablity. We will see how the Yankee bullpen does this year. ON PAPER they look good. ON PAPER the Yankees should have won the ALE last year too. Far more RPs are crapshoots than RPs who are predictable. RPs are RPs because they are, in general, not good enough to be starters-in part because they are inconsistent.
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Those guys are exceptions and you know it. Furthermore, at times Kimbrel WAS a crapshoot last year. Way too much drama. And numbers significantly below his career average. The examples of guys who far exceeded expectations as RPs or underperformed are too many to list. Starters-probably because they have a much larger sample size in terms of innings pitched-are more predictable (though by no means can Fangraphs or any other model say for certain how a player will pitch). So yes, RPs ARE a crapshoot-mostly.
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In other words, RPs are a crapshoot. Speier used way too many words.
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Kimbrel should get only one year. Period. Or we let him play somewhere else.
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Don't forget Tom Brady. I think that classifying age ranges for being productive is an exercise in futility. Meaningless. It would be more accurate to simply say that for most athletes there are peak productive years followed by an age related decline. When an athlete peaks and declines is quite variable.
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Thats just Jacko's wishful thinking about a franchise whose butt the Yankees have been sniffing for three years.
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I am certainly not worried about Betts. And I am not really worried about the pen yet either because I think RPers are a crapshoot. You never know from year to year who will perform, generally, and who will not. Who would have thought that Brasier would have the year he had? Also, I don't think the pen is complete yet. DD still has a trick or two up his sleeve IMO.
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Jacko is definitely licking his chops waiting for the Yankees to finally finish ahead of the Red Sox-just as he was last year at the beginning of the season when he gloated that the Yankees were odds on favorites to win the ALE. Maybe the Yankees will win.....but first they have to play the games. Just like last year, and I kinda like the way last year turned out.
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Is that the same Fangraphs that projected the Yankees to win the ALE last year?
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We don't, of course. I have written many times here that as fans we are not entitled to know the truth about the condition of the players, and I think that holds true for all teams (and for that matter, all people). That said, logic would dictate that given the financial implications for the player involved one could assume that it is likely that a full workup was done. We will probably never find out.
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All that is possible, but I think that if there was a significant suspicion that something was really wrong structurally it would border on malpractice not to at least recommend an arthrogram to him-and he would be a fool not to do it. Its really not that painful, having had it done myself. The most painful part is the injection of the lidocaine into the joint space. I have had it done before, so I know-my shoulder is toast. I just cannot imagine a scenario where Sale was told that there is a suspicion that he has something seriously wrong with his shoulder that could affect his career and he declines the proper study to delineate and define the problem, if there is one.
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First of all, its not the same thing: Sale has no evidence of structural damage; Pineda did. Second, one would think that the study was done properly, given the stakes, and that contrast was used. And finally, Sale wasn't throwing 90 at the end of the year-he was hitting 95. But by all means keep trying to dredge up worry here. Just be prepared for me to correct you if you mis-state things.
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Three pages. Minimum.
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I have written many times here that it would be a miracle if Pedroia contributes in a meaningful way to any future Sox team. The kind of injury he had and the subsequent surgeries indicate that he will soon develop arthritis in the joint if he hasn't already. He might be able to play some, but eventually the pathology in his knee will rule. Sad ending for a great player.
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Horrible news. That will make the Mariners instant World Series favorites.
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For his career he has proven himself to be a mediocre pitcher. That said, maybe he has turned the corner.