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  1. harmony
    Moments ago from a Seattle Mariner beat reporter who is a former president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America: I've asked the Seattle front office to forward to general manager Jerry Dipoto my email inquiring whether the Red Sox gave the Mariners the choice between Wade Miley and Clay Buchholz. I don't expect an answer.:D
  2. harmony
    It probably does not matter ... I suspect Atlanta will get better offers for Julio Teheran and Arizona will get better offers for Brad Ziegler. The proposal's inclusion of shortstop Mauricio Dubon is puzzling because the Braves have Dansby Swanson and Ozhaino Albies, shortstops ranked No. 10 and No. 21 in the Baseball Prospectus midseason ranking of prospects. https://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=29756
  3. harmony
    Of course speculation provides a basis for discussion. I was speculating when I wrote "I suspect Seattle preferred Wade Miley over Clay Buchholz because the lefthander is younger, more durable, less expensive and under team control for more years. ... If the Mariners had a choice between Miley and Buchholz, the decision was a no-brainer." I simply take issue with the erroneous statement that "it was reported widely (we've had this discussion before) that the Mariners were offered one of Miley/Buchholz in the deal."
  4. harmony
    That's why an astute poster will frame the issue as "If the Red Sox offered a choice ..." rather than "The Red Sox offered a choice ..." A meaningful discussion can follow.
  5. harmony
    I suspect both teams would "still do the deal today."
  6. harmony
    I've read no report that the Red Sox offered Clay Buchholz to the Mariners. Buchholz suggested that his name came up in discussions but I don't know the source of his information. Did Dave Dombrowski tell Buchholz that he had offered the righthander to Seattle? Or did a friend call Buchholz leaving the wrong impression after reading the Ken Rosenthal tweet? Or something in between?
  7. harmony
    According to WEEI, Clay Buchholz reported that his name came up in the Red Sox negotiations with the Mariners. That may be true although I don't know the source of Buchholz's information. What has never been reported is that the Red Sox gave the Mariners the choice between Buchholz and Wade Miley. Again, I have been consistent in posting that, if given the choice, I suspect Seattle preferred Miley over Buchholz. I have never wavered on that opinion.
  8. harmony
    Thank you for offering my previously provided links to reports, none which state Seattle was given the choice between Wade Miley and Clay Buchholz. To state that the Red Sox offered the Mariners Miley or Buchholz might be accurate ... or not. I have seen no information to confirm that one way or the other. To state that it has been widely reported that the Red Sox offered the Mariners Miley or Buchholz is wrong. I have been consistent in posting that I've seen no report that the Red Sox offered the Mariners the choice of Miley or Buchholz. I have been consistent in posting that, if given the choice, I suspect Seattle preferred Miley over Buchholz.
  9. harmony
    I have never stated that the Mariners were offered Clay Buchholz ... quite the opposite. I have consistently posted that I've read no reports that the Red Sox offered Buchholz to the Mariners. Again, I welcome evidence to the contrary.
  10. harmony
    I have consistently posted that in my opinion the Mariners would prefer Wade Miley over Clay Buchholz if given the choice. I welcome evidence to the contrary.
  11. harmony
    Some might call it cagey while others would call it precision writing. I merely corrected this misinformation: I've seen no report that Seattle was "offered one of Miley/Buchholz in the deal" but I remain open to yet-undisclosed evidence.
  12. harmony
    My posts have consistently corrected the misinformation.
  13. harmony
    Probably not with the Marlins only 2.5 games back in the National League Wild Card race. That offer in the offseason would be a different story.
  14. harmony
    To be clear: The first Miguel Cabrera extension came three-and-a-half months after Cabrera's trade to Detroit.
  15. harmony
    Dave Dombrowsi once traded Baseball America's No. 6 and No. 10 prospects -- Cameron Maybin and Andrew Miller -- and four other prospects for two years of then 24-year-old Miguel Cabrera and two years of nearly 26-year-old lefthander Dontrelle Willis coming off a dreadful season.
  16. harmony
    Well, Dave Cameron did recently move to Oregon, where marijuana is legal (and I believe Cameron grew up in Washington, which has legalized pot as well). But I live in Oregon and I don't get high. On pot. I doubt either of us does prescription drugs recreationally (although each of us is married to a doctor).
  17. harmony
    I don't doubt Seattle preferred Wade Miley to Clay Buchholz (IF given the choice) but I would note that Miley and Buchholz share the same ERA+ of 77 this season. Advanced metrics give the edge to Miley: WM 15 G, 15 GS, 87.1 IP, 5.36 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 0.0 bWAR, 0.2 fWAR CB 18 G, 13 GS, 80.2 IP, 5.91 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, -0.9 bWAR, -0.5 fWAR Neither has provided desired results.
  18. harmony
    For what it's worth, Dave Cameron does not drink. And neither do I.
  19. harmony
    It was not widely reported that Seattle was offered one of Wade Miley or Clay Buchholz It was widely reported that the Red Sox and Mariners were in negotiations while the media speculated that Miley and/or Buchholz were discussed. Google "Mariners Buchholz Miley." https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=mariners+buchholz+miley
  20. harmony
    I can't answer the question, but Wade Miley reportedly was the most-asked-for of the available Red Sox starters last offseason, according to Dave Dombrowski, as quoted by Boston Globe columnist Nick Cafardo in December: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/12/08/red-sox-traded-away-wrong-guy-wade-miley/F29p2YXUJ8G8Mx3ijW0v0N/story.html
  21. harmony
    I suspect Dave Cameron would welcome a casual fan to his FanGraphs chat today: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/dave-cameron-fangraphs-chat-7616/ Every July in recent years FanGraphs has posted Cameron's widely cited annual trade value list. Here is last year's list: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2015-trade-value-the-full-list/
  22. harmony
    Serious baseball fans are familiar with Dave Cameron, managing editor of FanGraphs, which an analyst in the Washington Nationals' research and development department calls "the pinnacle of the online sabermetric community." Here is a link to a Washington Post article about FanGraphs: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2016/02/15/the-rise-of-fangraphs-stats-site-gives-fans-front-offices-view-to-baseballs-evolution/
  23. harmony
    Would anyone trade Clay Buchholz straight up for 38-year-old Seattle reliever Joaquin Benoit, who sports an ERA of 5.03 in 20 appearances this year in his final season before free agency? http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/benoijo01.shtml This season Benoit will be paid $7.5 million while Buchholz is paid $13 million (and a $500,000 buyout of his 2017 option). Benoit was stellar in 2010, his only season in the AL East. The Mariners have groomed 22-year-old phenom Edwin Diaz to take Benoit's set-up role.
  24. harmony
    FanGraphs columnist Dave Cameron suggests that the Red Sox should trade for a hitter: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-red-sox-should-trade-for-another-hitter/
  25. harmony
    Two months of a 36-year-old lefthander with a 2.31 ERA in 12 MLB starts this year are worth far more than a 25-year-old lefthander who posted an ERA of 5.45 (with 6 walks per 9 innings) in seven Triple A starts before going on the inactive list with anxiety issues, and a 23-year-old lefty who is walking 6.3 per 9 innings in 14 Triple A starts. If Oakland places Rich Hill on the trade block, the Athletics will seek players with promise, not players who have lost their promise.
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