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Everything posted by notin
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Either the other team wanted the Sox to pay a huge chunk or take a bad (possibly worse) contract back…
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Nearly 20 years later, and we still call it “closer by committee” and not the more accurate and less exciting name “closer by Chad Fox.”…
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I was down in St. Pete a couple months ago and saw that Stadium for the first time. The way it gets talked about, I thought it was out in the middle of nowhere Florida. It’s right the highway!! I’m not saying that makes it ideal, but I do wonder what gives it the bad reputation…
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They kept him down because they had an elite outfield with Benintendi, Bradley and Betts and did not want to pay that much for a fourth outfielder for tax reasons. It probably didn’t help that Dombrowski was never a fan of Castillo. His salary was a huge factor in keeping him down, but he was good enough to play in MLB…
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Is that true? https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-2019-ken-phelps-all-star-team-position-players-part-1/
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Rusney did turn out to be a bust, but it really would have been nice to see him stay healthy and play an actual season. The guy was credited with 17 DRS in just 793 innings. For some perspective, last year’s MLB leaders (Michael Taylor and Adam Duvall) were credited with 19 DRS in over 1100 innings. A healthy Rusney could easily have been one of the best defensive outfielders in MLB…
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Succeeding in a small market with a little budget is very often a stepping stone to getting a large market/large budget job. Friedman is one example. Closer to home, it was why the Sox hired Dan Duquette and almost hired Billy Beane…
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Of course the Tampa Style blueprint does often involve extending players ridiculously early in their careers, something they did with not only Franco, but also Evan Longoria and Matt Moore…
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To be fair, Bloom really didn’t have a chance this possession yet. The Sox - and really, most of the top tier payroll teams - didn’t spend much, probably because they wanted to wait and see what the implications were…
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Yes. Hence the “stand alone” question…
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Is it still around as a stand-alone entity? How does its success compare to the NFL?
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Ok I’m still lost. Can you briefly explain how anti-trust exemption complicates moving teams to more lucrative markets? And explain it like you were talking to a 4 year old…
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Ok you’re losing me. How would fans benefit if MLB did not have anti-trust exemption? Especially when you consider the longevity of those few leagues that challenged the NFL and NBA…
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There is one advantage for owners if they budge off the 6 year free agent rule - they get younger free agents, which means potential for fewer “bad investment” years at the end of contracts. Sure, some players might get longer deals, but even some really long ones now might look better. If I’m giving a player 7 years, I’d rather he be 28 than 29 or 30…
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Too often with defense the eye test turns into “I saw that guy make a couple errors.” What holds me back from thinking my eye test has much validity is the camera angles and TV practices. I can’t see if an outfielder gets a good jump or how much ground he can cover if no one shifts the active camera to him until the batted ball is still on its way…
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But in, say, 1990, what else was there for defensive stats? There was errors and fielding percentage. That’s pretty much it
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Of course this was a rare situation where RF/9 would have actually been useful. 100 identical groundballs just doesn’t happen often enough. Anyone using errors and old fashioned fielding percentage would have been able to make a really good argument for A…
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RF/9 favored B…
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Yeah the Ugh Factor is what sabermetrics dispelled…
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B gets more outs, but 25 years ago, if you looked at their stats and A had a 1.000 fldg pct and B had a .900 fldg pct, would we have reached the same conclusion?
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We’re ignoring the emotional aspects. That depends too much on the pitcher…
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The 2003 Marlins had a payroll in the 24-26 range, depending on your source. They’re a clear outlier in the spending vs winning, and really just exist to show that it’s possible if you draft right and trade for good prospects and they all come along and develop at once…
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The bases is an interesting point. Even if B commits 10 2-base errors and A allows 20 singles for his unreachables, each shortstop is responsible for 20 total bases. Assuming 10 bases = 1 run, both are responsible for 2 runs scored by the opposition…
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1. The 2003 Marlins...
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That’s an interesting perspective. I might think of shortening the spending length to 5 or 6 years, but along the same line. And like you, I’m not going to do the research, but I agree with the principle…
