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  1. JoeBrady
    After his first season with us, his career stats (644 ABS, ~ one season) included 20 HRs, so he had some power, 112/53 K/W, so he made contact, 8/2 SB/CS, 20 DRS, so he could field. 2nd round pick. Top-35 prospect ranking. He was a real player. You're right on the work ethic, and that did him in. But there was no reason to think he didn't have the skills.
  2. JoeBrady
    It's not. It's only February 30th.
  3. JoeBrady
    I thought it was a fine deal. Verdugo was a real player. He looked like a great extension candidate. After his first year with us, he had a career 5.2 bWAR in 644 ABs. I'm shocked that he failed.
  4. JoeBrady
    There is a contingent of RS fans that criticize every move. Darwinzon, and the rioting in the streets over letting Thaddeus Ward go.
  5. JoeBrady
    Writers looking for clicks. An article titled "Song unlikely to stick with Phils". Every organization has guys like this, and usually better. If you hide the name and the Navy story, it sounds like "DD picks up 26 year old former 4th rounder from A-, who hasn't pitched in 4 years, and is on the IL".
  6. JoeBrady
    I understand trading kids away, but long-term success is built on development. And if I were to trade away highly-ranked prospects, I'd prefer it to be for a black swan SP like Crochet.
  7. JoeBrady
    Most teams had already passed on him. If he has any trade value, the Nats, Rox, etc., would've claimed him and traded him.
  8. JoeBrady
    He had to keep Song on the roster for the entire season. Song had 17 IPs in A-, hadn't pitched in 3 years, and was on the IL. He wasn't going to take a slot in the Phillies BP.
  9. JoeBrady
    So Fred was right and we spent to much money on the offense?
  10. JoeBrady
    I'm an agnostic on DD, but that was borderline criminal. Song had no chance of making the Phillies. He had no chance of making anyone's roster. DD did this to try to hurt the RS and couldn't have cared less what the impact on Song would be
  11. JoeBrady
    Ouch! If it is okay with you, I am going to blame auto-correct.
  12. JoeBrady
    38.1%.
  13. JoeBrady
    It was a hypothetical based on extending him and his arbitration awards. My concern was that his final year might be a lot higher now based on the new rules.
  14. JoeBrady
    That should've sounded wrong as you wrote it.
  15. JoeBrady
    But as his agent, my argument is that he should be compared to CFs, since he has shown that ability. Since we are in combine season, it's like asking the tweener players you represent to line up with groups that get paid better.
  16. JoeBrady
    Some of this stuff drives me crazy. Every LH minor league hitter should be able to drop a mediocre bunt down the 3rd base line for a single. You have 3Bs lining up at the SS position because they have no fear of you bunting.
  17. JoeBrady
    But no team is going to stray away from small ball because it is more or less exciting. BB is a sport created by and for accountants. If the spreadsheet says to bunt, you bunt. And apropos of nothing, but I think BB fans get excited by any good play, in any sport.
  18. JoeBrady
    It went out of style because Tito rejected it. We went from 24 sacs to 12 sacs. And went from 35 CS to 30 to 12. That's not to say that these cannot be used, but that they should be used in limited context.
  19. JoeBrady
    Actually, what I said is that I'd make that argument in arbitration. The RS, presumably, will argue that he is a mediocre fielder at a very easy position (LF at Fenway). So I would make the counter argument that that fact has nothing to do with Duran's value. Duran is not playing LF because he couldn't handle CF. He is playing LF because the RS have a platinum glove in CF. I also think I think more l/t than some in here. So being much better 4-5-6 years from now is a lot more important than being slightly better in the next 1-2-3 years.
  20. JoeBrady
    If/when Duran hires me as his agent, I'd argue just the opposite. I'd say that Duran is the 2nd best CF in BB, but only gets relegated to LF because the RS have a platinum level CF in Ceddanne. And no, it doesn't have to be true, it only has to be possible.
  21. JoeBrady
    It use to be. When Rice had 400+ total bases, it was the first time in a long time since anyone hit 400, if ever. Even since then, outside of the cheaters and the Rox, I think only Ohtani has accomplished it.
  22. JoeBrady
    Using WAR as a placeholder. Over the past three years: Player A 75 2B, 9 3B, 74 HR, (158 xbh), 244 runs, 234 RBIs Player B 123 2B, 39 3B, 45 HR, (197 xbh), 243 runs, 199 RBIs Everyone will say that Tuckers, but I can make a pretty good case that it's close.
  23. JoeBrady
    So long as we get 1-2 option years. I think one of the really big changes, thanks to Skubal, that it is going to become standard to base your year 3 arb on existing contracts, and less on player history. Duran had a higher bWAR than Tucker, last year, over the past two years, and over the past three years. And Tucker got $60M per for his efforts. If Duran has 2 good years (not even great years), I don't care to speculate what that might be worth.
  24. JoeBrady
    to me, while I wouldn't admire a short HR, I don't care. But it has to be a real shot. Not some rinky-dink 360 footer. Everyone gets one of those. If you hit it 450 feet, then I don't care.
  25. JoeBrady
    That was the highlight point for me. He looked really good. I thought Bennett looked good. Oviedo is one big dude.
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