moonslav59
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Everything posted by moonslav59
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He's not signing a 3 year deal. This is his big shot at huge money. The closer salary has sky-rocketed. He's going large and long.
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...and better coaching helped us get from there to here.
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I think it is fair to assume, we would not have signed all those FAs had we still had CC, Beckett and AGon on the books.
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To each his own, but those twirling throws were not necessary most of the time.
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I was never a big Nomar fan. All flash and little substance on defense, but boy he could hit before the injury he lied about.
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Indirectly, the Dodger dump got us several FAs that led us to a ring, but your point is spot on.
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I realize it's easier said than done, but I like this strategy better than using 70% of our budget on 4-6 guys.
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Very well said. The hard part is that most RP'ers don't "do it" on a consistent basis. Signing someone who has done well for a year or two barely matters. It takes great scouting and talent evaluation to find the hidden gems. We rarely find them, and when we do, like with Brasier, it is usually just for a short period of time. The Rockies went all out on builing up their pen. They are in first place, but not really due to these guys: 6.27 Brian Shaw 4.55 Wade Davis 6.27 Jake McGee
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No Kimbrel?
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1. Win this year. 2. Decide who to keep and pay them. (I'd like to keep Betts, Sale and JBJ.) 3. Build the farm- most likely through IFA signings (see #4). 4. Trade some talent for younger players and international bonus money. 5. Sign mid level players to 1-3 year deals for a while.
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I was gonna sat both teams.
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Can we just spend the money on the Mets people who find all their great SP'ers? That's gotta be cheaper than spending money and talent on signing and trading for them.
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True, but with the other $15M, we could get 2-3 very good set-up men, as one example. I didn't say we shouldn't pay Kimbrel, I'm just saying it will be costly. Now, I will say it. I would not pay Kimbrel $100M/5 or more. I don't think I'd even play $80M/5, which he will get.
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No, but replacing the $13M Kimbrel with a $20M Kimbrel will be costly.
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I don't think Henry wants to be known as the second coming of George Steinbrenner. Yes, he can afford to pay the max tax plus the taxes from other tax levels below the max tax line plus the full salaries of current and past players still on the books. Most owners could, if they wanted. Probably all could afford to spend $300+M. I know the draft penalty is rather minimal, but with a weak farm like ours, one in great need of top talent infusion, any ding hurts.
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Going over the max penalty line multiple times would really hurt. I doubt that it in Henry's plans going forward. We are straddling the line right now. We lose HRam's and other players' contracts this winter, but arb raises and filling Kimbrel's shoes will be costly.
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He failed last night's audition, but I get a sneaky feeling he will get more chances.
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$30M would allow us to obtain other (maybe younger and more reliable) talent.
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We don't have as many bone-headed plays as last year, either. I blame Cora for that!
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Offense: 1st in MLB in runs scored (by almost 50 runs) Defense: 1st in the AL in UZR/150 (.5 better than CLE and almost double or better any other AL team) Starting Pitchers: 3rd in MLB in ERA- (83 with CLE at 78 and Hou at 79 only one can face us.) Relief Pitching: 3rd in AL in xFIP- (93 with Hou at 77 & NYY at 80) SBs: 2nd in AL with 112 (CLE at 121 is 1st, Hou is 21st, NYY is 24th & OAK is 30th Granted, I cherry-picked some stats. We are not good on DRS or some base running metrics, but we are a nicely balanced team.
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At his age, recent history of fickleness and contract cost, I'd be happy with opting out. I think the Yanks would pay him $170/6. (I'm not sure who else is out there, but the Yanks getting a top lefty is probably a high priority.)
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112 SB 30 CS 79% I believe that is our highest SB% evaaah!
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Right now Workman>Kelley. Brasier> Kelly Hembree> Kelly Poyner > Kelly Thornburg> Kelly Wright> Kelly Eovaldi> Kelly Johnson> Kelly Velazquez> Kelly Injured Barnes> Kelly Maybe even Cuevas over Kelly With some of these guys, the differential is pretty small, so he still has a slim chance at turning it around and making the playoff roster. Lucky we can pitch whoever we want for playoff auditions.
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They will have a lot to spend over the next 2 winters. As great as we look this year, it might be now or never time.
