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  1. Kimmi
    I agree 100% about bringing Koji back. I'm sure there's some interest. I'm sure it depends on the cost. Dombrowski said that he was specifically looking for a guy who can pitch a clean 8th inning, not multiple innings. I guess he doesn't have confidence in Koji being durable enough to be that guy.
  2. Kimmi
    I don't think he'll win it, but there's certainly a chance.
  3. Kimmi
    Agreed. I like looking at their voting.
  4. Kimmi
    Yup.
  5. Kimmi
    Will the MVP award follow?
  6. Kimmi
    The awards have become much more respectable since they added the saber component several years ago. Glancing at the list of AL winners, there are a couple that I could dispute, but there's nothing really glaring, like Palmeiro or Jeter. That said, my defensive award of choice is still the Fielding Bible Awards. Mookie won that award as well as the Gold Glove. Pedroia also won the Fielding Bible Award. Remember that the Fielding Bible only gives out one award for both the AL and NL. Mookie and Pedroia are definitely worthy of 'best defender' recognition.
  7. Kimmi
    From what I've gathered today, it doesn't sound like either Ziegler or Koji will be coming back. Abad will return though. Personally, I'd bring Koji back if the price is right. I wonder when Carson Smith will be ready. He could be our 8th inning guy, and a very good one at that.
  8. Kimmi
    Agreed. I think you and I feel the same way about those long term contracts in general.
  9. Kimmi
    And this is why I like you sk.
  10. Kimmi
    Possibly. The early impression I'm getting is that it might be LeVangie, though that's based on speculation from the writers.
  11. Kimmi
    I like Cora as well. As a player, you never saw him make a mental mistake. His head was always in the game. He'd be a good choice, IMO.
  12. Kimmi
    Dombrowski has stated that he's looking for an 8th inning guy, and that being the case, he says that Chapman, Jansen, Melancon will likely be priced out of our range.
  13. Kimmi
    This post makes me happy.
  14. Kimmi
    I would not be in any rush to trade Swihart unless we're offered a deal that we just can't refuse. Let him start the year in AAA and work on his catching skills. Given some more time to develop, he may just surprise us. Even if Leon and Vazquez hit well enough to be a productive tandem, what happens in case one of them is injured and Swihart is traded away?
  15. Kimmi
    Even a 4 year deal is too long for Edwin. Beltran makes more and more sense every time I think about it. Morales on a short term deal would make sense too.
  16. Kimmi
    Blasphemy!
  17. Kimmi
    Not fluky, not fluky, not fluky. Of course the team had a lot of things go their way. There were also things that didn't go their way. The good breaks outweighed the bad, which is pretty much true for any team that wins it all. Hardly fluky though.
  18. Kimmi
    And this is why I like you Bell.
  19. Kimmi
    There is speculation that Hammel is not fully healthy. Some type of elbow thing?
  20. Kimmi
    I have always agreed with this philosophy. The real 'save' situation in a game often comes in the 7th or 8th innings. To me, it doesn't make any sense to save your closer for a save situation that might never come. That said, many relief pitchers like to have defined roles and like to know exactly when they're coming into the game. Also, it might be difficult to have your closer warming up and ready to go in the earlier innings because the highest leverage situations might not be apparent until it's too late or until after the fact. For those reasons, I'm not sure that it would be practical for a manager to manage his BP like that over the course of a long regular season.
  21. Kimmi
    In and of itself, that is not a major issue, but if you couple that advantage with the difference in contract prices, Beltran makes more sense than Encarnacion.
  22. Kimmi
    Yeah, it really is hindsight.
  23. Kimmi
    Relievers may be specialists, but they are still largely failed starters. Is Miller not a starter reject? The fact of the matter is, you can usually find a closer or other relief pitcher to give you nearly the same or better value as a high priced reliever at a fraction of the cost.
  24. Kimmi
    No, it's not stupid. It's a sound philosophy that tends to work better than throwing big money at a reliever. It's a philosophy that works for both the short and the long term. And no one said that there are no situations in which they'd spend big on relievers. The possibility is always there, though I would say there would probably be a better option for the overall improvement of the team.
  25. Kimmi
    Nope, not fluky at all. 2014 and 2015 were the fluky seasons. Both teams did far worse than they should have.
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