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Everything posted by notin
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Are you counting Brian Johnson starts as bullpen games?
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Bullpen games are like using a platoon for a position. It's something low budget teams do because they cannot afford the one good player who can do the job...
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I'm taking the over...
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But at one point, many of the old school stats were new analytics. No one was keeping track of ERA in the 1890'. Pitchers were just evaluated by W-L. But then that changed with this weird new stat that involved 2 decimal places and required math. Think that was just embraced right away? And slugging percentage took over 40 years to be recognized as an official stat. My baseball cards growing up didn't have it on there...
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It's really a curse, And oddly, I usually get called that for asking questions, not pointing anything out or presenting actual counter-information...
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But he had a higher role than that. He replaced Lucchino and took a significant chunk of the GM dutues from Hazen. Either way, the consolidation of the President of Baseball Ops and GM into one role started with him, not Epstein...
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What percentage do you think are driven by stats now?
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That puts them in the same boat as everyone else in MLB. Baseball teams have always been driven by statistics. The stats they use might change, but the use of them is omnipresent throughout history. This goes for other sports as well. Follow the NBA lately? Or the NFL?
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Stat geeks never say that can never be wrong. Just because someone counters an observation with statistical evidence is only an discussion ender if you stop discussing the point. I get labeled as one of those know-it-all stat geeks despite that I actually rarely quote statistics.
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That really didn't happen until Dombrowski came along. Don't forget - Dombrowski didn't replace Cherington; he replaced Lucchino. In fact, in Dombrowski's first full year, he had a GM in the oft-forgotten (at least by me) Mike Hazen...
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The Dodgers are repeatedly knocking on the door but can't seem to get that elusive title. Do they want to wait and hope Kershaw is good for two more years or strike now? They traded for a half season of Machado despite knowing he was not going to sign. At least a trade for Betts in the offseason gets them a draft pick. If Betts is traded, I would say the Dodgers, along with the Phillies and Braves, are one of the most likely landing spots. The Mets, Reds, and Padres are probably not unrealisitic either.
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Yes. In most cases, the window is 72 hours...
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Too muich turnover in President of Baseball Ops? We've had 2 of them in the past 19 years...
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Eh. I get it. I’ve left jobs solely to get more money...
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I doubt any do, but that doesn’t mean they have to agree with the Sox FO. By the way, do you only feel that way about Dombrowski Critics? I’ve never seen you so critical of anyone who disparages Cherington. And really, the only people who didn’t think Dombrowski was going to dismantle the farm were those in denial. The man has an obvious history, so obvious his tactics were discussed in every story about his hiring. It happened. There are repercussions that the Sox have to go through right now...
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Not for 2020...
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The Eye of the Beholder read your comment about the Sox needing to consult “with those on here who really know what we should be doing.” Sorry for failing to genuflect at the Altar of Dombrowski in your presence. I’ll be sure to make sure my future opinions are pre-approved by you. See how it’s done? If you’re going to be an *******, do it right and do it unabashedly. Don’t go all passive-aggressive and then deny doing it.
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What the cliff deniers fail to recognize is that having a good farm with some minimum wage talent that could contribute also might enable the Sox to retain Betts. And Dalbec alone won’t be enough...
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How did they replace it? and clearly that was back when John Henry didn't mind aying taxes. Moncada got $31.5mill and MLB got $31.5mill since the Sox were already over their allotment..
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No but for a long time, the draft itself was a battle of sign-ability. Moncada's money was crazy, but it was the same process that landed every other IFA, except that he as 3 years older than most at the time...
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Does the "p" in cpl stand for "passive aggressive"?
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You could make that case for a lot of prospects who came up as IFA’s
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... what St. Louis did to Atlanta. Already 7-0 in the first...
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We've seen it takes dealing about 7 good prospects to go from ranked 3 to ranked 30th. So the difference isn't so large. But the thing is, 4 of those 7 have already made the majors. The real question is, how many actual major leagers do the Sox have i their farm right now? And I'm not talkiing about Bobby Poyner types who do pitch in the majors, but are really more AAAA variety shuttle bus candidates. I mean players who will have an actual MLB career. You can guesstimate a bit by looking at rankings, but bear in mind that on every BA Top 100 list, there are about 30 players who won't play in MLB beyond maybe a September call up. Even guys like Casas. He's the top ranked guy, but he also plays the toughest position to crack an MLB lineup, since there are plenty of 1B out there who can hit, but couldn't field their minor league position. I realize it's next to impossible to speculate on A-ball guys. But if you look at Pawtucket and Portland, how many actual future MLB players are on those teams right now?
