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Everything posted by notin
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So true, but DD has given us so little to talk about this off-season that we have a 23 page thread dedicated to who should be the backup catcher. And even still no decision seems imminent...
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I expect Cora to have input but ultimately the decision falls with Dombrowski.,,
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Eh. I’ve read plenty who say Leon is. Of course all of this is the speculation of sportswriters when the only opinion that matters is Dombrowski’s...
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Why not? He’s going to be stressing us out all year!!!!!
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Fielding percentage and Range Factor are useless. Range Factor especially, since it has nothing to do with range. It’s only good for comparing 2 players who play the same position on the same team...
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Apparently the 3 batter minimum rule is in effect for 2020, but only in the Atlantic League. The MLBPA does oppose this rule for now, but their approval isn’t necessary. Notin’s Take: Manfred can implement this on his own, and might very well do so not just to speed up games, but as a bargaining chip for the next CBA, which expires after the 2021 season, I believe...
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Boooo!!! Bad Manfred!! Bad!! Is this official? While Manfred has the authority to implement it on his own, he did say it came out of an agreement with MLBPA. Tony Clark immediately refuted that MLBPA agreed...
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And commercials will be sped up to make them fit, which should also be fun...
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But give more chances to the better teams so as to incentivize winning...
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I think if MLB is concerned with tanking, they should revamp the draft. Give the first pick to the best team that misses the playoffs and essentially reverse the dragtnorder among the 20 non-playoff teams, so that the worst team picks 20th . This should disincentive rebuilding teams from throwing crap rosters out there, even with the slow impact of the MLB draft...
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I don’t like any rule that bans strategic ploys. No batter minimum. Allow all shifts. Otherwise, what’s next? Banning the practice of fouling off multiple pitches while waiting for a good one? Limiting pitchers to one throw to 1b per batter? No more pitch outs?
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... which was why the Winnipeg Pleasant Little Pacifists was forced to change their name...
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Didn’t say Nunez was a better player. Just that he’s basically the same hitter.
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And they’re slimming!
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Sure he is. They’re both basically league average. In the past 3 years, Nunez has an OPS+ of 98. In the past 3 years, LeMahieu has an OPS+ of 103. A very small difference at best, and one Nunez can probably make up simply by being healthier. In the last 2 years, LeMahieu has an OPS+ of 91 and Nunez has an OPS+ of 95. There isn’t much difference at the plate here...
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If anything, these rules might contribute to slowing the game down. The extra roster spot either gives teams another bullpen arm to facilitate more pitching changes or some other specialist, like a player who does nothing but pinch run who then takes time getting tinto the game. It should speed up September games with a limit on pitchers. Gone are the days of Bruce Bochy using his 14 man bullpen to make 6 pitching changes in one inning...
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You’re claiming you’re a victimized white guy? As a fellow Caucasian Irishman, don’t. That would be like Bellhorn claiming the Vancouver Canucks moniker was offensive to him...
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The MLB and MLBPA today agreed to some rule changes, none of which are in game. 1. Hard trade deadline of July 31. No more August waiver BS. This will be in effect this season. 2. Active roster expands to 26, but with a 13 pitcher maximum. This starts in 2020. One has to wonder how MLB plans on handling the upcoming pitcher/hitter players like Shohei Ohtani and Mike Lorenzen. 3. September expansion limited to 28 players with 14 pitcher maximum. Thank God. Also this starts in 202
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The alternative is Sandy Leon. Good defensive catcher but hardly a unique player. The Sox can take a chance...
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But only for 3 years (plus an option). And it only reaches a $20mill AAV if the option is bought out. And in that case, only one year exceeds $20mill. And it was before a lot of the fear of free agents over 30...
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For one year? The taxes the Sox would pay would still be roughly equal to what they’re paying Rusney Castillo to crush International League pitching. Except the taxes would only be for one year...
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So you’re saying JD absolutely positively opts out and accepts an offer with a lower AAV? You seem to have omitted one team from the possible candidates - the Red Sox. They’ll need a DH and will suddenly have an extra $20mill AAV to spend. Getting him back for 4/$75 only helps the Red Sox financial situation...
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Tampa was essentially a .500 team as late as August 1.
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I say offer it to him again. Use the strategy found on shampoo instructions Lather: Bring back Kimbrel at 1 year $17.9mill. Offer Josh Fields the same money he agreed to in LA ($2.2mill) Rinse: DFA Workman (or Thornburg, but I like Workman less) DFA Leon That just leaves the final step: Repeat...
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Clearly they did. None of that changes what Kimbrel might have thought he was worth, however...
