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Post by proudtoserve on Jan 25, 2016 13:33:24 GMT -5
Phil Simms makes me miss Harold Reynolds. Sorry dear sir, and apologies for hashing this up.....but you light up something very sensitive to a small number of us......
No, No one can ever replace the immortal Harold for a total abomination of our draft....and the draft.....for the last several years.....
Shame on you!
I cant think of how much can be paid to dear Harold to get things so perfectly wrong and opposite.....
I am in the wrong business obviously......
Just let us continue hammering HR, and please stop inviting others into our outrage ok?
Thanks......
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Post by James Dunne on Jan 26, 2016 10:16:59 GMT -5
www.baseballamerica.com/minors/texas-rangers-top-10-prospects/I'm sorry. I know Joey Gallo is young and I know his power is truly exceptional. But there is no way that someone who struck out 90 times in 228 Triple-A plate appearances and 57 times in 123 MLB PA is a better prospect than Brinson and Mazara. He just isn't. He's going to need a lot of work just to get the K rate down to 30%. If he does that then sure, maybe he's Chris Davis. But that's a lot of projection to overcome what is right now a fatal flaw in his game.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jan 26, 2016 10:28:36 GMT -5
www.baseballamerica.com/minors/texas-rangers-top-10-prospects/I'm sorry. I know Joey Gallo is young and I know his power is truly exceptional. But there is no way that someone who struck out 90 times in 228 Triple-A plate appearances and 57 times in 123 MLB PA is a better prospect than Brinson and Mazara. He just isn't. He's going to need a lot of work just to get the K rate down to 30%. If he does that then sure, maybe he's Chris Davis. But that's a lot of projection to overcome what is right now a fatal flaw in his game. So much promise then *poof*. Fascinating case, kind of like putting a bat in the hands of the Hulk. I guess BA just doesn't want to let go.
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Post by jmei on Jan 26, 2016 10:48:33 GMT -5
www.baseballamerica.com/minors/texas-rangers-top-10-prospects/I'm sorry. I know Joey Gallo is young and I know his power is truly exceptional. But there is no way that someone who struck out 90 times in 228 Triple-A plate appearances and 57 times in 123 MLB PA is a better prospect than Brinson and Mazara. He just isn't. He's going to need a lot of work just to get the K rate down to 30%. If he does that then sure, maybe he's Chris Davis. But that's a lot of projection to overcome what is right now a fatal flaw in his game. To be fair, as a decent defensive 3B, the bar is much, much lower for Gallo than it is for most of these TTO-type guys. If he's even just Juan Francisco offensively (career 7.4% walk, 34.4% strikeout, .203 ISO, 100 wRC+), he'll be a starting-caliber player.
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Post by James Dunne on Jan 26, 2016 10:56:29 GMT -5
Starting caliber, okay. But in a system with studs like Brinson and Mazara, to be number one? That has to put him borderline Top 10, easy Top 20 in all of baseball right? I couldn't have him any higher than fifth in the Red Sox system.
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Post by jmei on Jan 26, 2016 11:22:39 GMT -5
I think that's roughly his 25th percentile projection, and his 75th percentile projection is Chris Davis who is an average defender at 3B (in other words, a perennial All-Star contender). A player like that who is major-league ready sounds like a top 25-ish prospect. If he were in the Red Sox system, I'd have him second behind Moncada.
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Post by radiohix on Jan 26, 2016 11:56:17 GMT -5
The Rangers farm system is overrated anyway.
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Post by humanbeingbean on Jan 26, 2016 16:03:29 GMT -5
I think that's roughly his 25th percentile projection, and his 75th percentile projection is Chris Davis who is an average defender at 3B (in other words, a perennial All-Star contender). A player like that who is major-league ready sounds like a top 25-ish prospect. If he were in the Red Sox system, I'd have him second behind Moncada. You'd have Gallo over Devers?
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Post by jmei on Jan 26, 2016 16:11:55 GMT -5
Yeah, I would. Much closer to the majors, less uncertainty about sticking at 3B, and comparable offensive upside.
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Post by James Dunne on Jan 26, 2016 20:47:26 GMT -5
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Post by James Dunne on Jan 28, 2016 13:02:09 GMT -5
Doug Fister, who was worth 17.1 bWAR from 2011 to 2014 but bottomed out last year and was basically replacement level, only got $7M guaranteed. Can go to $12M with incentives. Huge value for the Astros.
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Post by jimed14 on Jan 28, 2016 16:41:35 GMT -5
Doug Fister, who was worth 17.1 bWAR from 2011 to 2014 but bottomed out last year and was basically replacement level, only got $7M guaranteed. Can go to $12M with incentives. Huge value for the Astros. I predict he'll be as much of a value as Masterson was for us last year. I just can't get excited about pitchers who lose that much velocity. He's averaging 86 on his fastball now.
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Post by James Dunne on Jan 28, 2016 16:49:24 GMT -5
Fister never threw hard, and he was much, much better (and more consistently so) than Masterson was. Plus he was hurt. Not hard to imagine climbing back to 88 where he was excellent. For $7 million it seems like a worthwhile gamble for the Astros to see if he's better than Scott Feldman.
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Post by pkc99 on Jan 29, 2016 14:01:41 GMT -5
www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/01/rays-to-acquire-corey-dickerson-for-multiple-pitchers.htmlI haven't seen this mentioned yet. It's another dumb move from the Rockies that benefits an AL East team. They sold low on Dickerson who has a phenomenal swing from the left side, and he has shown potential to really rake. He will benefit from being able to DH and may wind up filling that role full-time now. And he is under club control for four more years. If the Red Sox want to unload Sandoval, they should call the Rockies and offer Pablo and Castillo for Arenado and Gonzalez. The Rockies would probably do it eat some of Gonzalez's contract.
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Post by humanbeingbean on Jan 29, 2016 17:59:41 GMT -5
International Man of Mystery Dave Stewart refused to part with his second rounder to sign Kendrick at a price like this, after deciding trading Swanson and Blair for Shelby Miller was a good decision. I just hope for Reason's sake that Stewart did make an offer to Howie, but he decided to sign with LA.
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Post by nomar on Jan 29, 2016 18:54:06 GMT -5
www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/01/rays-to-acquire-corey-dickerson-for-multiple-pitchers.htmlI haven't seen this mentioned yet. It's another dumb move from the Rockies that benefits an AL East team. They sold low on Dickerson who has a phenomenal swing from the left side, and he has shown potential to really rake. He will benefit from being able to DH and may wind up filling that role full-time now. And he is under club control for four more years. If the Red Sox want to unload Sandoval, they should call the Rockies and offer Pablo and Castillo for Arenado and Gonzalez. The Rockies would probably do it eat some of Gonzalez's contract. Dickerson has some of the worst home road splits I've ever seen. 28 wRC+ vs LHP away. Good chance he's a replacement level OF IMO.
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Post by mattpicard on Jan 31, 2016 23:35:26 GMT -5
www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/01/rays-to-acquire-corey-dickerson-for-multiple-pitchers.htmlI haven't seen this mentioned yet. It's another dumb move from the Rockies that benefits an AL East team. They sold low on Dickerson who has a phenomenal swing from the left side, and he has shown potential to really rake. He will benefit from being able to DH and may wind up filling that role full-time now. And he is under club control for four more years. If the Red Sox want to unload Sandoval, they should call the Rockies and offer Pablo and Castillo for Arenado and Gonzalez. The Rockies would probably do it eat some of Gonzalez's contract. Dickerson has some of the worst home road splits I've ever seen. 28 wRC+ vs LHP away. Good chance he's a replacement level OF IMO. Coors does some wacky things. Dickerson should provide a plus bat vs. righties, and it may be too early to write him off vs lefties -- he hit them really well in the minors, but yeah, his 115/28 H/R split in the majors is ridiculous. But with Jennings, Pearce, Guyer, and Souza, there's no reason Tampa will need to count on him vs. southpaws, even with someone (Jennings?) being a good trade candidate. Steamer's predicting a 126 wRC+ for Dickerson vs RHP in 2016 (accounting for him moving from Coors to TB), and I think that sounds about right. I'd go as far to say that he's easily the most imposing hitter Tampa has now, vs. RHP's.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Feb 1, 2016 0:23:39 GMT -5
Those home and away numbers are stark. It's too early to tell if that's a straight-jacket, given the fact that he's got all of 440+ PAs at Coors, and 480+ away from it. The confidence intervals for those numbers still have a bit of slop. But he may be a creature of that launching pad, one who's existence could be a lot more tentative down in Florida. B-R has him with a tOPS+ (the OPS+ for the split relative to the total OPS+) of 145 at home, and 60 away. If he plays anywhere near that number at sea level this year, it's catastrophic.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Feb 1, 2016 1:16:43 GMT -5
Those home and away numbers are stark. It's too early to tell if that's a straight-jacket, given the fact that he's got all of 440+ PAs at Coors, and 480+ away from it. The confidence intervals for those numbers still have a bit of slop. But he may be a creature of that launching pad, one who's existence could be a lot more tentative down in Florida. B-R has him with a tOPS+ (the OPS+ for the split relative to the total OPS+) of 145 at home, and 60 away. If he plays anywhere near that number at sea level this year, it's catastrophic. It's worth noting that Coors doesn't only inflate home numbers for Rockies hitters, it depresses their road numbers as well, beyond just the raw park factors. Hitters develop a Coors-centric approach when they play there, which tends to hurt them everywhere else. When they leave, they don't get the Coors boost anymore, but they also tend to become better hitters everywhere else.
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Post by ibsmith85 on Feb 1, 2016 14:32:25 GMT -5
The "International Man of Mystery" Dave Stewart makes another move. Diamondbacks trade 2B Aaron Hill, SP Chase Anderson and minor leaguer Isan Diaz to the Brewers for SS Jean Segura and P Tyler Wagner. ESPN.comFunny that Segura was the headliner that the Angles used to acquire Greinke back in '12, and now will be teammates.
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Post by mredsox89 on Feb 1, 2016 14:47:59 GMT -5
Yankees prospect/1B backup Greg Bird is set to miss the entire 2016 season due to shoulder surgery. Pretty big blow to the Yankees, especially given the age and injury risk of the pair they have slated at 1B and DH
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Post by nomar on Feb 1, 2016 14:54:15 GMT -5
Yankees prospect/1B backup Greg Bird is set to miss the entire 2016 season due to shoulder surgery. Pretty big blow to the Yankees, especially given the age and injury risk of the pair they have slated at 1B and DH We should donate Allen Craig to them as 1B depth
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Post by Guidas on Feb 1, 2016 15:36:34 GMT -5
Yankees prospect/1B backup Greg Bird is set to miss the entire 2016 season due to shoulder surgery. Pretty big blow to the Yankees, especially given the age and injury risk of the pair they have slated at 1B and DH We should donate Allen Craig to them as 1B depth he would of course immediately return to All Star form.
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Post by jimed14 on Feb 1, 2016 16:43:09 GMT -5
We should donate Allen Craig to them as 1B depth he would of course immediately return to All Star form. Does anyone there have any souls left to sell?
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Post by Oregon Norm on Feb 1, 2016 22:11:44 GMT -5
The "International Man of Mystery" Dave Stewart makes another move. Diamondbacks trade 2B Aaron Hill, SP Chase Anderson and minor leaguer Isan Diaz to the Brewers for SS Jean Segura and P Tyler Wagner. ESPN.comFunny that Segura was the headliner that the Angles used to acquire Greinke back in '12, and now will be teammates. Fangraphs doesn't like that one either: The real mystery is how much of a farm system AZ will have left once the dust settles. They've packed up and sent off a bit of value this off-season, with some good - not great - and some not so good return on investment from those moves. They may be competitive this year - or not. But don't look down the road very far. It's ugly out there.
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