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Britton certainly does. There has never been a closer who has deserved the award - and the years closers have won MVPs are the equivalent to that year Mark Moseley won the NFL MVP.
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Strikeouts are a pitcher accomplishment - fascist as they are ... other outs are on some level team accomplishments. Both guys have "unnatural" BABIPs so they are basically neutral on that front if one tries to infer some "not getting quality contact" from either.
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it's impossibly horrible. he was everything right about baseball - and his story is the sort of thing which makes it very hard for me to get into areas of "laziness" or "not caring" with players. What he went through to get here, what he did to make a life and flourish here, it's heartbreaking. That he was the best pitcher in the entire damn league this season is only 25th or so in the ways that this sucks on every level. RIP.
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his pitch framing is excellent - i don't knock the defense. But Leon has defended fine - although the pitch framing has lagged. And the pitchers have pitched a lot better - which I would never solely attribute to the change behind the plate, but it is a thing that is true. The actual game calling part of it might be lagging comparatively.
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indeed - but as i've noted, intangibles and stuff come out in the measurable results. I certainly do not think Mookie winning would be a travesty (Mo Vaughn in 1995 is the examole of one of those and Pudge in 1999 - not that is happened but why). But Trout has generated more value - value his 24 teammates, coaches and bosses has squandered.
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Kluber leads in FIP by a solid amount over 2-4. And the strikeouts matter as well. As I noted, Porcello probably wins - and there is no really wrong answer between him, Sale and Kluber.
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fwiw i do think this is moot as he is headed to the AFL ... which is just as well. Kid clearly needs reps.
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Berry did not see the field - only basepaths. Of course arguing over the 25th man is a good thing.
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no instead - you should have an extra roster spot due to needing one less pitcher possibly
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his tools are amazing - really comes down to two things: 1. Can he hit? The threshhold is low, but it is not zero either. 2. Do pitchers want to pitch to him? Other catchers have gotten better performance. There are a lot of factors, and I do not blame Vasquez 100%, but there is correlation and so that should at least be explored.
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i would not read much into it - season has gotten crucial, so the guys who were here are getting first dibs. But I expect he will continue to get more in the next week and change as our place gets cemented.
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tricky thing is that Tampa is a smart organzation who won't sell low on Archer because he lost 19 games ... but he is worth making a strong play for
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He will cost a lot to resign regardless - as well he should. And of course shame on the Red Sox if they cheap out on him or Bogaerts.
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He also stole 40+ on the farm ... i have no real conviction here, Merrero makes sense also, as does Hernandez. Now, the bigger question is 12 pitchers or 11 - I go with 11, so you can get an extra specialist out there.
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I am glad I tuned in to read such novel insights about Moncada's personality. These are the sort of insights which is colored with the bias associated with players in his demo through baseball history. The guy cannot hit a big league curveball yet - but you are talking about (for the playoffs) a roster with 25 roles. What does putting him on the roster mean? It means that all hands are on deck - including yours. Farrell was excited to see what Moncada could do - it turned out he struggled, which kids do - so Shaw got his job back. Nobody got hurt - and it wasn't really a dumb move by Farrell, just executing a piece of organizational business.
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they have carried guys just to run before - Quintin Berry in 2013 ... old what's his name in 2004
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I am glad this did not start out with dealing Pedroia - although that itch will be scratched elsewhere I am sure. Archer is precisely the sort of pitcher you wave prospects in front of Tampa for. Heck, throw in Pomeranz (young, under control) if the Rays want some major league value to go with it. Longoria is a tougher get - he is a franchise player for them under a really good deal - and enough of an injury risk that I would not want to trade for him necessarily.
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And I do think voters do look at that - narrative is powerful
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Trout has held his value for 5 years in a row - and does the significantly higher number of outs Betts makes get made up on the bases or in the outfield? I don't think so. .437 vs .363 is a .074 difference .... in other words 51 more outs over a full season (assuming 700 PAs for simplicity). That is a lot - even if you take his 14 IBB out of the equation, Trout has made 38 fewer outs over a full season. That is a lot to make up with the other stuff. I would applaud Betts winning - and it would not be a Mo Vaughn in 1995 level robbery ... but Trout should win it, and it is not particularly close
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i do not disagree but then you are measuring whether his backups stink or not - which is not in the players control
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He was a 2 win player this year. If he is the worst position player you have, life is good. I think if Sandoval is healthy 3B-1B becomes an interesting 3-man jobshare
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not when related to pitcher performance - although it says a lot of team run prevention ... Porcello is the probable choice because pitcher wins can hypnotize. He is also coincidentally entirely worthy.
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Note I totally forgot about Kelly - who could bump Ross I suppose. I could argue Tazawa also, but he has pitched quite well down the stretch and there is some "been there, done that" for what it's worth. Now the Sox could just carry 12 pitchers - but I am not sure I would agree.
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hernandez, merrero or brentz all make sense also ... but you want to play folks you will use ... i'd still go moncada but not with a ton of conviction
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value in baseball and separable enough that imo "best" is sufficient - without having to measure his teammates or GM