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  1. moonslav59
    I don't doubt the Yanks finish ahead of the Sox, and maybe by a lot, but you continuously rip Sox pitchers over their health issues and gloss over Yankee pitchers with health issues.
  2. moonslav59
    Because it's dumb. Real things can be dumb.
  3. moonslav59
    The Trade Values site had Balazovic at 17.1 and Graterol at 14.3 (value before flunked physical).
  4. moonslav59
    Yes, and we'd be stuck with $31M x 3 years. Now, we're both stuck with about half.
  5. moonslav59
    So, that's the only criteria? Hand select a few categories, in which all but BA are based on longevity, and ignore all the rest. What if he made 200 errors a year? What if he missed 80 plays a year that plus defenders would make? What if he played 2B or 3B like he should have? His .817 career OPS ties him with Brian Daubauch for 380th out of over 3600 qualified players in MLB history. It's not even top 10%. His .310 BA ties at #95. That's about top 1/35th. Impressive. His ISO of .130 makes it a joke to make 250+ HRs part of a qualifier criteria. I think .130 is about 1500th out of 3600+ players- barely top 50%.
  6. moonslav59
    Yes, but it's a result of 20 years playing for most of those stats. Jeter is not known for HRs, yet you list HRs as a reason he should make it. Look, certainly .300 over 20 years is a point in favor of the HOF. 3,000 hits over 20 years is just repeating the .300 BA stat. It's not really anything new, except for the longevity factor. 350 SBs and 250 Hrs over 20 years are not, IMO. Sorry. It's not that I'm saying longevity has no value: it does, but I just don't weigh it as heavily as most do. I realize I'm in a minority, but I think I've been consistent over the year. He stayed healthy. Is there an award for that? I'm all for it.
  7. moonslav59
    That's almost word for word what I said a while back.
  8. moonslav59
    Yes, it's very tough, but I'm not big on longevity stats like 3,000 hits, and .300 alone is not enough to get to the HOF. The 350 SBs helps him be close. His selfishness hurt.
  9. moonslav59
    It's the 20 years not the .300 that is amazing. Besides, using BA is SOooooo 70's. His .817 OPS is not amazing.
  10. moonslav59
    The guy played like 100 years. 3,000 hits / 100 is just 30 a year. (LOL) He was a good hitter- very good for a SS. He ran the bases well. He sucked on defense at maybe THE most important defensive position in baseball. Had he moved to 3B, like he should have (or 2B), when ARod joined the Yanks. I'd probably feel much differently.
  11. moonslav59
    What point? That Bogey is the worst? He's the worst in one category/metric and middle of the road in just about all the rest. Also... 1) I never said Bogey was HOF. I never said I'd keep him at SS for the rest of his time in Boston, either. 2) I said I would not vote for Jeter on the first ballot and probably wouldn't at all. 3) I didn't even think Cal Ripkin deserved to be in the HOF. 4) I don't think Schilling does either- so much for "bias." I didn't think Rice belonged, either.
  12. moonslav59
    He was 17th out of 38 SSs with 300+ innings in UZR/150. That's middle of the road. He was last in DRS (38th). That averages out to about 22.5 out of 38. Bottom half to bottom third- just like I said, but I like to use 3+ year sample sizes, especially for fielding. Since 2015, he places 19th out of 37 with 2,000+ innings. He's last in DRS, but he has more than double the innings of some of the other ones near the bottom. He's bottom third, IMO, but I wouldn't argue with anyone who says he's near 50% or near bottom 20-25%. Of the SSs from Jeter's era, he placed 36th out 42 with 5,000+ innings in UZR/150. Here's the shocker: -152 DRS! The next guy is at -84, then -69 and -62. Jeter was clearly bottom 10% or even bottom 5%, or as I think- the worst of my lifetime. Bogey is no even close to being the worst, except in one metric.
  13. moonslav59
    Agreed. Either substitute a similar prospect or maybe add a minor one.
  14. moonslav59
    MLBTR... February 7: The trade is expected to become official today, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale tweets, citing sources from multiple teams involved in the deal. Completion of the Betts blockbuster would serve as a precursor for the finalization of the Dodgers’ Pederson/Stripling trade with the Angels as well. It’s not yet clear what type of alterations, if any, will be made to the deal. Heyman tweeted earlier this morning that the Red Sox have been seeking an additional top prospect from the Twins, although it’s difficult to envision the Twins parting with another highly regarded talent without additional pieces being sent their way.
  15. moonslav59
    I have often harped on Bogey's defense. I wanted him moved to 3B at the start. He got a little better, then was up and down. He's far from the worst, but he's bottom 33% in my opinion. He has not done well for long enough to start talking HOF.
  16. moonslav59
    I heard this many times, and I'm not doubting it, but I'd prefer to win or lose with THE MAN.
  17. moonslav59
    He wasn't "clearly" a RP'er, and you don't have to "stretch out" a guy who has started almost his whole career. Fess up.
  18. moonslav59
    I don't, but it was pure speculation, at the time. Had Pedro got us out of the inning, he'd be a genius. If he replaced Pedro and we got shelled, he'd be grossly criticized for that, too.
  19. moonslav59
    It is crazy. They do dump Myers, though, but it's far from worth the rest of the deal. (BTW, although the deal came out close to even, the trade value site did not accept the suggested traded, as expected).
  20. moonslav59
    Pedro at 75% was better than anyone else we had.
  21. moonslav59
    Agreed. How about JBJ for Myers (+$2M x 3 yrs), Campusano, Margot & Quantrill?
  22. moonslav59
    I've said and believed those words since the Pedro choice. (He did make other mistakes.)
  23. moonslav59
    How about Betts, Price, $45M ($3M less than original offer), Workman and Chavis for Verdugo & Gonsolin?
  24. moonslav59
    Well, we would be adding Casas and Dalbec, but I agree, the Dodgers wouldn't do it.
  25. moonslav59
    Carlin had an opinion on everything.
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