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  1. notin
    It seems like a lot of “spend on the best available” crap. Get good players, not above average hitters you’re passing off as “elite” ball players just because their old teams didn’t want them back…
  2. notin
    Hmmm… maybe no one takes his point seriously because the Sox added $65mill in payroll his off-season and he keeps mentioning Mickey Gasper?
  3. notin
    Thank you. I’ve been saying for years that free agency is all about PR and the only reason any team should overspend for aging players is because fans equate it to commitment to winning…
  4. notin
    Bichette should have been an improvement. To date, he’s been a platinum-coated Durbin with diamonds where his defense should be. Contreras is as good as Alonso, but is a bit older. So maybe some age regression? But if it doesn’t happen this year, it’s probably someone else’s problem. Can’t say that about Alonso…
  5. notin
    Or understand the point he was making…
  6. notin
    I expect that to change. Also it’s not a horrible contract. It would just work better on a player who wasn’t so selfish…
  7. notin
    Anderson wasn’t even around long enough to get the breakfast buffet at the hotel…
  8. notin
    You’re two minutes late!
  9. notin
    OPS+ from 2023-2026. Big enough sample to matter, but not so large that numbers players put up at age 22 are treated equal to last year. Contreras 129 Alonso 129 Bregman 120 Bichette 109 Yoshida 109 Bichette is far and away the youngest player on his list, but his hitting this year a very unhealthy .571 OPS. That’s Durbin Country, folks. Even without this year, Bichette is far from an elite hitter and barely a good ballplayer. And possibly not even an upgrade over Yoshida. Well, at least he costs twice as much. But again, why are Bregman and Alonso elite hitters but not Contreras?
  10. notin
    OPS+ is on the first offensive table for a player on baseball-reference.com
  11. notin
    Whether or not you care about OPS doesn’t change the validity of the argument. Especially when you counter with RBIs, a stat you probably don’t understand. Pete Alonso has come up to bat with 107 runners on based and driven in 14 of them. Willson Contreras has come up with 91 runners on base and driven in 15 of them. And somehow you think these two are equal on this stat? If you’re going to keep using RBI, learn how to make them useful…
  12. notin
    Pete Alonso is not an elite hitter. Not even with ridiculous definitions like this. Especially since his career mark, which Alonso is not on pace for, is only .015 ahead of what Contreras is actually hitting. At best he’s a lateral move. But not yet. Not until he actually starts hitting…
  13. notin
    I’ve been watching the Cubs a lot the last few years. This year that team has no one any fan would consider an elite hitter. Ian Happ is not an elite hitter. They have no pitcher anyone would consider an “ace” and maybe not even a “#1 starter”, a phrase I feel dirty for using. They did go crazy rebuilding their bullpen this off-season, but most of those acquisitions are injured, along with most of their returning relievers (and 3 starting pitchers). Also they have two 10 game winning streaks in the past 23 games. They just have good players that can all hit and all field their positions…
  14. notin
    Elite bats?? Plural? Please don’t tell me you think Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman are “elite bats”…
  15. notin
    Nick Martínez is proof the Rays can just get the most out of any player somehow…
  16. notin
    Story has been a flop, with multiple injuries and by the time he got healthy, straight decline. He’s not likely to be traded, and he probably won’t be DFAd/released. If he keeps up the lackluster D with the replacement player offense, will Tracy ever bench him? IKF at least brings the D. Monasterio isn’t good at either but is probably better than Story right now. But that’s sort of the main issue wuth free agency. Teams spends tons of. O su for players over 30 that see the downside of their careers more easily derailed by injury but still tie up payroll that prevents subsequent improvements. This happens all the time, yet fans still demand teams do it more often snd for longer contracts…
  17. notin
    … which doesn’t change my mind about flipping Story and Mayer on the diamond…
  18. notin
    But was he wrong? The Sox top prospect that year did play 1b. And if you’re going to gloat about the accuracy of your past posts, at least edit out Kris Bryant, who is currently struggling to stand upright but is still on the Rockies’ payroll…
  19. notin
    Yes, any recovery program will tell you is admitting you have a problem is the first step. What they neglect to mention is that for the overwhelming majority of participants, it’s the only one they do…
  20. notin
    Not true at all. The biggest lie anyone can ever tell themselves is “At least things can’t get any worse.”
  21. notin
    Think they DFA and walk away from them? Or will one of them pull a gun on IKF?
  22. notin
    Henry does still spend more than most owners. No one is happy about it, but the reality is it’s easier to get a cheaper one than a more free-spending one. That doesn’t change no matter how many banners fly over Fenway…
  23. notin
    NO!!
  24. notin
    And already on the hot seat…
  25. notin
    Actually it does seem like others saw it as a problem. If no one did, Bloom wouldn’t have had to make that promise that Devers would get to stay at 3b. And if they didn’t see his defense as an issue, thats a bigger deal…
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