The Sox and Yankees 1b situations both have potential to be the least productive in the American League outside of Baltimore. Debate does need to die...
Better than Voit’s trend of minors, majors, minors, majors. What do you suppose is next?
Or Bird’s trend of DL, DL, DL? Where does that pattern go next?
And I’m 176 games, he’s been worth 0.8 fWAR. His 311 plate appearances last year is the most he’s had in a season since 2015.
He hasn’t been very good, but on the bright side he doesn’t play all that much...
Kimbrel, Allen, Brach, Romo, and Boxberger plus several others with closing experience like Ottavino, Ramos, Madson, Johnson, Norris, Clippard and Kelley. Probably a few others as well...
No idea. But it certainly makes sense for him to do so. Lots of closers on the market. The Cubs need one but seemingly can’t spend (which could also be a lie). Ditto for the Angels.
This leaves the perennially budget-conscious Braves as the biggest rival. Better to bid against their terms...
Was it also music to your ears when the same site reported the Yankees were the least aggressive in pursuit of Machado?
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/01/al-notes-machado-yankees-tigers-white-sox.html
I’m calling you on the Happ/Price thing. Price did have 4.5 fWAR in 2016, a total Happ has never achieved.
In fat, Eovaldi is clearly a better comp for Happ. In his last two “full” seasons, Eovaldi has been worth 5.4 fWAR with Happ worth 6.0. But Eovaldi is also 7 years younger.
And Sabathia just had heart surgery. Is microfracture really the worst surgery on these two staffs?!!?
Or any entertainment economy. Musicians, actors, TV stars.
But not mimes. If anyone has a gripe it’s the mimes.
But then, maybe they do and we just don’t hear it...
Really? Which 1b is that? The career minor leaguer with the .380 BABIP or the one who is injured so often, his position on his Topps baseball card is listed as “DL”?
What exactly is the history on shortstops coming back from Tommy John surgery on their throwing arms? Which in Didi’s case is also his lead arm at the plate. (Torres was his non-throwing arm.)
But I guess Sox fans can play this game too.
Pedroia isn’t dead and if Brasier is closing by season’s end then he will be having a great year...