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  1. notin
    But he does win an iguana-flavored otter pop. Or an otter-flavored iguana pop. His choice…
  2. notin
    “The Gray Replacement” was one of the better Alex Cross novels…
  3. notin
    How advanced is this league wuth a specialized pitching coach? When I coached my daughter’s softball teams, coaching was just me and a bunch of off duty cops that fortunately did not specialize in anything more complicated than “first base” and “third base”. Also, I’m nowhere near done with frozen iguana jokes…
  4. notin
    That’s reminiscent of the former metric WAFL (Wins Above Felipe Lopez), which was calculated by taking a player’s WAR and subtracting the latest WAR numbers of Senior Lopez. I believe Lopez was only chosen because his initials made for a funnier acronym,,,,
  5. notin
    Last year they had 7 starters with double digit stolen bases, some with comparable OBPs to Hamilton. He won’t get on a lot, but he will run when he does.
  6. notin
    Sox fans that recall Bill Buckner should know this…
  7. notin
    I will wager any amount you like Priester only came up tangentially and the decision to acquire Harrison was based on metrics, footage and scouting reports. For all we know, Harrison might not have even been their first ask, and was more of an acceptable alternate…
  8. notin
    They’re only doing it to get his legs into the lineup…
  9. notin
    I will take it a step further - they like rules for MVP eligibility and voting explicitly state pitchers are eligible…
  10. notin
    Then Sonny was spot in…
  11. notin
    I’ll be impressed if he’s far enough along to make an AAA rehab assignment
  12. notin
    Get hit on the head by a falling iguana-sicle?
  13. notin
    Because he’s not fully recovered or because he will likely suck? I would also doubt he’s back, but I like that he’s hoping to be…
  14. notin
    Had Bello not showered recently?
  15. notin
    So would I and Ive played catcher, albeit with pitchers throwing significantly slower and mostly lacking any sort of breaking pitch. But I think almost anyone capable of making an MLB roster has the ability to catch fastballs as long as they’re not in the dirt…
  16. notin
    I’m sure they liked all of them to some extent. Hamilton is the most obvious inclusion to me - they are an extremely aggressive team on the base paths and his speed plays into that. And they need an interim shortstop until they promote Jett Williams…
  17. notin
    One I discussed aspect of this trade is Milwaukee apparently plans to use Hamilton as their starting shortstop full time, at least until they think Jett Williams is ready (or gets another year of service time).. This makes him a viable fantasy sleeper for late rounds or $1 bids. One of the fastest players in MLB on a team whose attitude is @if the next base is free, take it. If it isn’t, go for it because it probably will be by the time you get there.”
  18. notin
    Will Okamoto replace Bichette’s bat? Can George Springer hit 32 again? (Most HRs for him since 2017.). And while Dalton Varsho will likely hit 20HRs, is he really much else on offense given his sub-.300 OBP and .725 career OPS?
  19. notin
    Out-homering a team doesn’t only mean muscling up and putting multiple shots over the wall. It’s a relative term. It just means hitting more home runs than the other guy does. So could you out-homer a team by using good pitching to limit their home runs? How many of those 40 games involved the losing team not homering at all?
  20. notin
    Ummm… Banda’s career BB/9 is lower than Aroldis Chapman’s…
  21. notin
    Schilling is not exactly the voice of wisdom, and in many cases, not even the voice of common sense. But the spirit of his point was the importance of the health of starting pitching, and he right that keeping all 5 starters healthy absolutely makes a team much, much more competitive. That Mariner team didn’t go 75-87. And they had a really young rotation with only Luis Castillo older than 27. And they still almost made the postseason…
  22. notin
    Houston has to either bench one of Yoshida and Yordan Alvarez or play him in the field? I don’t see that as a selling point. Not sure why Houston doesn’t just sign OBP Machine Jesse Winker. How much can he be asking for at this point?
  23. notin
    It’s not about “accumulating WAR” at this stage as it is about accumulating PROJECTED WAR. If the Sox do things right, the actual WAR will take care of itself…
  24. notin
    It gets easier when you only out conditions on one side. What if Devers doesn’t do well?
  25. notin
    One option Rotation: Crockett, Suarez, Gray, Bello, Sandoval BP: Chapman, Whitlock, Weissert, Slaten, Watson, Moran, Crawford, Tolle Minors depth SP: Oviedo, Early, Uberstine, Bennett BP: Kelly, Samaniego I miss anyone? (40 man roster only) I say DFA Gasper, claim LHRP Anthony Banda, put him in the pen and push Tolle back to AAA…
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