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The data driven executives are more proof of the point that the way the game is evaluated is rapidly changing. 15 years ago, using OBP instead of batting average was a shocking turn of events. Since then we have gone through WARP, Win Shares, WAR, and other statistical methods and dozens of new stats. Anything from xFIP to wOBA. How has the game itself changed in the past 15 years? Fewer IP from starters? More specialization players? Anythng else significant?
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To be fair, Gerald Green is like 6'8". Sneaking anywhere is not his forte. I could see getting LoMo through. He doesn't stand out nearly as much as Green...
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If he has, then it's even easier. ..
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I take Morrison there. I hope Dombrowski makes him an offer today and if he signs, withdraw the offer to Martinez.
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Moreland signed basically the same contract as Chris Young and Johnny Gomes, neither of whom were brought in to start. Moustakas is being terribly ignored. Ditto Lucroy. And also Logan Morrison, whose late 2016 makes his 2017 look more legitimate. And even when he was not much of a hitter, he always seems to have hit well at Fenway...
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Belt was not a free agent and signed a deal for less than he would have had he gone through free agency, just like Pedroia did.
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Really? I know you know better than that. Just admit you underestimated the guy and move on. Pedroia is very, very far from being a problem contract for a team that is still paying Pablo Sandoval, Rusney Castillo, and Allen Craig....
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And I said the market didn't go up over $10mill per year in 5 months. If Pedroia went to free agency that off-season, he easily would have gotten $18-20mill per year. He signed for $13.75mill. That puts him below market value...
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In the three seasons before signing with Seattle, Cano was worth 18.5 fWAR. In the same 3 seasons, Pedroia was worth 17.5 fWAR. How are they not comparable?
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More like Marshall's. ..
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Cano's contract came 5 months after. And his AAV was nearly double and for more years. Are you saying the market changed that much in five months?
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An honor he held for less than 5 months...
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Silly me. And here I thought Tampa left him unprotected because he put up a .680 OPS in low A-ball as a 25yo. Apparently it was because he went through drug rehab 5 years earlier. I take it this means you won't be answering my other questions. ..
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His OPS dropped 140 points in one year when he was moved to a more physically demanding position at age 32. Certainly keeping him at first could have slowed down his decline. But for some reason the Sox wanted a big name at first. And in order to get one, they hastened the end off one all star first baseman, traded away another, and walked away from a future Hall of Famer. All to accommodate a guy who didn't live up top his hype, didn't like Boston, and eventually became part of the biggest salary dump in team history. But on the bright side, we did eventually get a few innings of Carson Smith from this fiasco in the long run. ..
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I think this off-season could linger into the post-season..
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I would like to know why Groome's dad going away is a "red flag" and why he needs to be devalued as a prospect because of this. If Gleyber Torres' dad gets arrested tomorrow, will you suddenly decide he is a lesser prospect? Groome is like any other prospect. If he can pitch/play, that will be all that matters. Also if you think all those other players established themselves before drug problems became an issue (despite that it actually made no difference, and certainly a lot less than what they did after their problems), you forgot about Josh Hamilton, who went to his first drug rehab while still in A ball...
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Or kept Youkilis at first where he belonged
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That can be cured with a few (line) shots...
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Maybe it's not so much an incentive for bidders as it is a preference from Martinez himself...
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Not to mention not getting Sandoval and possibly even keeping Rizzo...
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They'll presumably let the league handle it, but they were required to go through the arbitration process (or agreement) since they offered it to him. This means nothing about his punishment status.
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Typically the plan is to be the last option on the table. But it's January 9th and about 130 free agents out of 165ish are still unsigned. Still plenty of options out there for everyone. ..
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I've been assuming that if the Sox sign Martinez, Bradley would get dealt for a pitcher. But if Dombrowski is being truthful when he says Bradley stays, why is he not getting pitching?
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That article does make it sound like he prefers playing the field over a DH job. If both Boston and, say, San Francisco come in with equal offers , he could easily go to the Giants instead...
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Why void the opt out? To force the signing team to pay $140mill over 6 years to a guy who misses nearly 25% of his games?
