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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 5, 2014 20:08:09 GMT -5
Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Josh Becket says hip injury will end his season, possibly even his career - @latimes Read more on josh beckett confirms his season is over and he may retire
Add LA to the Lester sweepstakes.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 8, 2014 6:55:41 GMT -5
JJ Cooper ?@jjcoop36 2m RT evandrellich: If added to a MLB roster Sept. 1 at MLB minimum and remain on roster through season’s end, you will make $76,502.73. So, in effect, we've given JBJ about $70,000 to not burn an option.
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Post by ray88h66 on Sept 8, 2014 17:25:03 GMT -5
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Post by sammo420 on Sept 8, 2014 22:46:33 GMT -5
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Post by mgoetze on Sept 8, 2014 23:32:05 GMT -5
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Post by jimed14 on Sept 9, 2014 14:13:45 GMT -5
Free health insurance for life!
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Post by jmei on Sept 9, 2014 14:29:24 GMT -5
Kiley McDaniel is posting a series for Fangraphs that goes fairly in-depth on how scouts scout players. It's good background reading that should really you better digest scouting reports. You can read the series here: www.fangraphs.com/blogs/category/scouting-explained/
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Post by mgoetze on Sept 10, 2014 21:08:13 GMT -5
Grady Sizemore has reached replacement level ... after racking up -0.6 WAR with the Sox he has now reached +0.6 WAR with the Phillies (124 wRC+ in 145 PA).
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Sept 11, 2014 16:10:49 GMT -5
Grady Sizemore has reached replacement level ... after racking up -0.6 WAR with the Sox he has now reached +0.6 WAR with the Phillies (124 wRC+ in 145 PA). I went to the Phillies-Nats game on Sunday and was enraged by his numbers with the Phils. Oh well. Good luck to him.
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Post by ramireja on Sept 11, 2014 16:29:27 GMT -5
The Sizemore era feels so long ago already......when will this season ever end!
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 11, 2014 21:49:48 GMT -5
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Post by mgoetze on Sept 11, 2014 22:01:19 GMT -5
Stanton hit in the face with an 88MPH fastball. (It didn't look intentional). Last report he's in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. Also, it was ruled that he swung at it, strike 2. Pinch hitter immediately got hit on the hands, ruled a swing and strike 3. Benches cleared, Jeff Kellog got shoved.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 11, 2014 23:21:20 GMT -5
MLB ?@mlb 42m
Giancarlo Stanton suffered laceration on left side of face. He is having X-rays and a CT scan performed.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 12, 2014 0:50:38 GMT -5
MLB ?@mlb 5m Giancarlo Stanton suffered a facial laceration requiring stitches, multiple facial fractures: atmlb.com/1qMboxY
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 12, 2014 10:16:03 GMT -5
Matt Eddy ?@matteddyba 3m
#Orioles 1B Chris Davis suspended for 25 games after testing positive for an amphetamine, MLB annoucnes. Suspension runs through playoffs.
Paging Michael Almanzar
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Post by polarbear91 on Sept 12, 2014 10:23:00 GMT -5
I wonder when they first heard and how long it took to make its way through the system before the suspension announcement. Could it have been that long ago that it influenced the trade?
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Post by sammo420 on Sept 12, 2014 13:35:53 GMT -5
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Post by Gwell55 on Sept 12, 2014 15:45:51 GMT -5
I wonder when they first heard and how long it took to make its way through the system before the suspension announcement. Could it have been that long ago that it influenced the trade? The scuttlebutt is he had to of been using it last year because the report states he didn't apply for the exemption last year (for 2013). So does this drug keep you in the zone and super alert? That seems to be a pretty big advantage if so. Instead of adderall exemptions maybe MLB should look into how cross tops and black beauties effect the 60's and 70's atheletes. They were all common back then and every university had people taking them to keep sharp and late night studies for finals and such. You would think if they are going to ban the Johnny Daman drugs from the clubhouse all of these should go including the ADD from childhood types also.
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Post by taftreign on Sept 13, 2014 10:23:06 GMT -5
It's really astounding to look at the standings this morning and see the Angels 11 games in front of Oakland. This after adding both Shark and Lester. Almost as astounding is the only team with a larger divisional lead being Baltimore outpacing the division by 11.5.
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Post by Gwell55 on Sept 13, 2014 10:30:08 GMT -5
It's really astounding to look at the standings this morning and see the Angels 11 games in front of Oakland. This after adding both Shark and Lester. Almost as astounding is the only team with a larger divisional lead being Baltimore outpacing the division by 11.5. The pitching hasn't been bad at all for the A's but they have no run support and that no one seems to be pushing those RBI's across the plate. Hmm Plus the fact that all this happened after that bad apple left fielder who couldn't get on base left. Some one earlier commented on you need a guy who even though has poor OBP but seems to push the rbi's across and was attacked for it. So go figure.
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Post by jmei on Sept 13, 2014 11:47:32 GMT -5
grantland.com/the-triangle/oakland-athletics-slump-al-west-race-yoenis-cespedes-factor/Literally every single one of their hitters has hit worse in the second half, some significantly so. Their two best first-half pitchers have been much worse as well. The reason Beane made those trades in the first place is because he recognized that his team was playing over their collective heads and were going to regress. That's exactly what happened, and even two front-line pitchers weren't enough to stop the slide.
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Post by danr on Sept 13, 2014 12:06:46 GMT -5
Baltimore is having a season this year like the one the Red Sox had last year. They have some players performing well above their averages and they have been able to withstand key injuries and even some sub-par performances. The breaks generally have gone their way. It will be interesting to see if it carries over to the post season.
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Post by Gwell55 on Sept 13, 2014 16:05:33 GMT -5
grantland.com/the-triangle/oakland-athletics-slump-al-west-race-yoenis-cespedes-factor/Literally every single one of their hitters has hit worse in the second half, some significantly so. Their two best first-half pitchers have been much worse as well. The reason Beane made those trades in the first place is because he recognized that his team was playing over their collective heads and were going to regress. That's exactly what happened, and even two front-line pitchers weren't enough to stop the slide. So effectively your saying the Red sox last year should of recognised their players were playing over their collective heads as a group so they should of traded Ortiz and Naps because the team was going to regress to their normal and couldn't possibly keep it up with the status quo for the rest of 13? I think Beane made a heck of a mistake if that was he reasoning. he gambled he had enough power in the lineup with his biggest power asset and lost looks to me like. Loosing all these games 2-1, 1-0, 3-2 sure seems to me it is hitting not his pitchers failing him. Anyway, on the field his manager sure was noting it wasn't the pitching but the lack of RBI's.
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Post by jmei on Sept 13, 2014 16:41:34 GMT -5
I'm explaining why Beane gave up significant future assets to upgrade his club even though the Athletics were the undisputed best team in baseball at the time. In your analogy, I'm saying the Red Sox should have traded future production for present production even though they were rolling as of the trade deadline (which they did in dealing Iglesias for Peavy). Those first half wins are banked, and considering what a crapshoot the playoffs are, a team in that situation should absolutely see if it can improve the talent on the club enough to win the division despite expected regression.
Did you read the article? Literally every position player hit worse in the second half, many significantly so. Keeping Cespedes would not have magically kept the offense running at its first half levels.
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Post by Gwell55 on Sept 13, 2014 16:52:46 GMT -5
I'm explaining why Beane gave up significant future assets to upgrade his club even though the Athletics were the undisputed best team in baseball at the time. In your analogy, I'm saying the Red Sox should have traded future production for present production even though they were rolling as of the trade deadline (which they did in dealing Iglesias for Peavy). Those first half wins are banked, and considering what a crapshoot the playoffs are, a team in that situation should absolutely see if it can improve the talent on the club enough to win the division despite expected regression. Did you read the article? Literally every position player hit worse in the second half, many significantly so. Keeping Cespedes would not have magically kept the offense running at its first half levels. This is the part I don't agree with... to win a pennant someone has to be the spark that steps up and contributes his best. If you take that person out of the lineup for the near future there is no one than to keep the team up and playing above or at their better level. Just as if last year we would of taken Ortiz away the first of August we wouldn't of been the team that went to the series and won... It would even be just as the A's are fighting for that last gamble spot to even get in even with a lead. How do you know that Cespedes would or not been that spark for Oakland. It sure appeared he was at that level. Writers don't always know what is going on just as statistic don't win games. They have an educated guess only. If Oakland when Beane supposedly new his team was going to die because of the regression of the bats why then didn't he go after more quality bats at the deadline instead of another pitcher. The fact I see is the team is altered and Cespedes did in fact show his capability to play in Oakland this year. Add his Boston stats right up to and including his RBI's to what Oakland has since the deadline and their odds of winning all those one run games they are losing now goes higher. Anyway that is what I believe I am seeing.
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