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  1. JoeBrady
    It's not just 'because'. It's 'because' he was willing to lock in future years on the cheap, plus the option year. If you don't want to sign good young players because you 'might' not be happy in two years, then I assume you are adamant against signing extremely expensive players that you 'might' be unhappy with in two years. Just to put it another way, I would gladly wager that Ceddanne will have a higher bWAR than Bregman over the next 5 years.
  2. JoeBrady
    The guys you listed are closers. We only needed a good 7th inning guy.
  3. JoeBrady
    I was responding to someone saying Duran has had up and down years. He hasn't. He's been between good to very good. He is not as good as Ohtani or Judge, but that's not his problem, and it is not the RS problem. In fact, if you give me 9 Durans, I'm going to be very happy.
  4. JoeBrady
    I'm talking about Duran, and real prospects. They wouldn't have done so, but if Pitt had offered Chandler, while Houston had offered Paredes, I'd take Chandler every time.
  5. JoeBrady
    Nobody disagrees with that. But for the price of a good RP, we should've added another one. And I think almost everyone agree with that.
  6. JoeBrady
    In a world where Mullins just signed for $7M, $6M is microscopic. In what universe should I be thinking about getting rid of a 4.1 bWAR (and rising) player.
  7. JoeBrady
    In his last three seasons, his OPS+ has has been 121, 132, and 117.
  8. JoeBrady
    They are 2-8 excluding Bello. But more importantly, they are highly reliant on just 2-3 guys. Chapman's been great, Whitlock inconsistent, and Slaten has been injured. I don't spew when Kelly and Samaniego come in, but they aren't quite what I want in my 7th inning guys. Terrible? No. But we could've easily have done better. The top listed guys by MLBR: Name ERA/FIP Contract Suarez 0.53/1.77 $45M/3 Keller 4.32/3.78 $22M/2 Finnegan 1.40/4.77 $19M/2 Weaver 4.41/3.85 $22M/2 Rogers 1.93/2.74 $37M/3 Soto 1.69/2.41 $8M/1
  9. JoeBrady
    Agreed. The offense isn't working because Story, Duran and RA haven't shown up yet. The BP doesn't work because we don't have enough key arms. An the BP issue is worse because the fixes don't cost a gazillion $$$ like Bichette, Bregman, etc.
  10. JoeBrady
    There are a lot of variables in there. In no particular order: In the ALC, I think there is actually greater incentives for teams to improve. Finishing 1st is esier and gives you the HFA for the first round. If you have a guy like Skubal, you are likely the favorite. Settling for a WC could be good or bad. From 2022-24, we had so many fans worried about who we were going to add at the TDL. Why? With little pitching, and most importantly, with no ace, our chances of success were slim. I'd have traded out of our possible playoff slot every year. IRT teams 'settling', many teams have to. If you have a small revenue stream, I think you have to play a 3-year on/3-year off strategy. If you are a $150M payroll cap team, you should spend three years at $100M, and 3 years at $200M.
  11. JoeBrady
    I mentioned early and often, but don't remember anyone agreeing with me. If you can get a good trade for prospects, and a mediocre trade for current players, always go for the prospects.
  12. JoeBrady
    Another no-brainer. The idea that there is some conspiracy to create rating publications, in order to hype RS prospects, is a little bizarre. FG currently has us ranked as #13 and the NYY as #25.
  13. JoeBrady
    Then I must once again ask, if his extended salary is microscopic, and his non-extended salary is microscopic, and he is (at minimum) a really good player, what is the issue?
  14. JoeBrady
    That's an absolute no-brainer. Obviously, the more valuable the player, the higher the importance of getting it right. The most successful companies I ever worked for seldom made any mistakes at any level.
  15. JoeBrady
    The reason why we suck hasn't changed since I first started posting it-Story, Anthony, Duran, Crochet and Bello. And even Bello has delivered two massive efforts B2B.
  16. JoeBrady
    There's been a few times in the past several years where I thought 'if they just stopped playing, everyone else will pass them in reverse.
  17. JoeBrady
    Not to detract from your point, but the Brewers have made the playoffs in 7 of the last 8 years, averaging about 92 wins.
  18. JoeBrady
    We had someone in here lambasting Abreu. I believe there are fans in here that know very little about the team. Which is fine, but then they should soften their opinions.
  19. JoeBrady
    That's one of my nitpicks. I buy into the need to put the ball in the air. But past a certain angle, it's either a HR or an easy pop-up.
  20. JoeBrady
    That was the point I was trying back-hand to make. Over the course of a full season, the highest scoring teams will always have an above-average number of LOBs. You cannot have a lot of LOBs if you don't have a lot of hitting.
  21. JoeBrady
    I agree 100%. Good framing forces the players into making sub-optimal ABS challenges. If a catcher cannot fool an umpire into making a bad call, then every challenge will be successful. If a catcher can pull a ball 1/2 inch off the plate, into the strike zone, early in the game, the batter won't challenge it.
  22. JoeBrady
    Does Talksox have a poitical thread that these rantings can be dumped into?
  23. JoeBrady
    Sure, but neither is his current salary. Without the contract, we'd still be paying him. We'd just be paying him more.
  24. JoeBrady
    This seems to be a RS trend, but why does a player have to be great to get extended? I would lock in anyone that has a good work ethic and is likely to stay healthy, assuming the $$$ numbers were good. If Abreu has a love for Boston, and will give us two option years, in exchange for us guaranteeing his three arb years, I wouldn't think twice about doing it.
  25. JoeBrady
    He's averaged 4.0 bWAR/162 games over the past three years. Next year, in his first arb year, he'll get paid $3.75M. This is one of the best contracts the RS have ever signed.
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