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Post by bookiemetts on May 25, 2017 20:16:12 GMT -5
I checked Fangraphs WAR for SS in the majors this year....Xander is 4th....just sayin'. His wRC+ is also 4th
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Post by bookiemetts on May 22, 2017 21:55:57 GMT -5
Personally I think the number 1 pick right now is being undervalued a little, and I want to make the case that the Celtics should keep the pick and select Fultz. Right now Fultz is for the most part a consensus #1 pick. Going back to 1979 there have only been 6 guards taken #1 (5PGs), with 0 busts --> Every one is an all-star or will be one in the future (Wiggins) and 3 are MVPs Here they are with their rookie year stats: Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Andrew Wiggins | 16.9 | 4.6 | 2.1 | Kyrie Irving | 18.5 | 3.7 | 5.4 | John Wall | 16.4 | 4.6 | 8.3 | Derrick Rose | 16.8 | 3.9 | 6.3 | Allen Iverson | 23.5 | 4.1 | 7.5 | Magic Johnson | 18.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
I think it's highly likely Fultz will be just as good his rookie year and has a very high chance of becoming a franchise, multiple time all-star. Sure his counting stats might not be as high because he's actually being drafted by a team that's not garbage, but I will continue... Now the 2 people most talked about are Paul George and Jimmy Butler. To trade for either of those players, the other teams will ask for the #1 pick and other assets. I think it's pretty clear that George will leave after 1 year and therefore is not worth it. Now Butler on the other hand, will have 3 years remaining at about 18.5M salary and is already a great player averaging 23.9/6.2/5.5. By making this trade it's likely you will have a better team next year and maybe the year after if it takes Fultz a while to develop. However, I think the Celtics would not be good enough to beat the Cavs after this trade anyway as the Cavs are currently constructed. The only way this can happen is with a major injury on the Cavs, and I think if a major injury did occur, the team will already be good enough to contend with them to make the finals. So: I think the Celtics should take Fultz, as it gives them a chance at a legit franchise player with a chance to be an MVP candidate in a few years. Also, I don't think it's unreasonable to suspect that Fultz will develop very fast. Looking at the players in that list, they all start out as good players and are all-stars within 2-3 years.
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Post by bookiemetts on May 18, 2017 15:45:33 GMT -5
Well about 5 days ago I don't think that this would have been considered a "ridiculous" discussion. Bradley was hitting .176 and the Sox had the 28th ranked offense...unable to score. I think you guys are being a little hard on demainah. I am a Bradley fan mesmerized by his white hot streaks and engaging personality....but boy he can be a black hole. Does anyone know what happens to his swing that leads to such dry periods? Is he that finely tuned that he implodes when a hair is out of place? Ok yeah the ridiculous might have been a bit much from me. Anyway I did a little looking and it seems like his slumps coincide with a jump in GB%:
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Post by bookiemetts on May 18, 2017 15:21:51 GMT -5
Like a few posters have said, this is kind of a ridiculous thread. JBJ is like a ~ .800 OPS hitter who goes on streaks of like ~1.300 OPS and slumps of ~.600 OPS:
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Post by bookiemetts on May 17, 2017 21:25:22 GMT -5
Jaylen needs to start Game 2. I don't care what he does offensively but he's got the best shot of "stopping" Lebron.
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Post by bookiemetts on May 17, 2017 21:22:13 GMT -5
Here comes the "JBJ is the best hitter in the league" month
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Post by bookiemetts on May 10, 2017 10:00:02 GMT -5
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Post by bookiemetts on May 7, 2017 16:09:51 GMT -5
What's wrong with JBJ that he couldn't PH for Marrero? He's a much better hitter, even when he's OPS'ing .500. I wonder if his knee is more messed up than they thought?
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Post by bookiemetts on May 7, 2017 14:06:21 GMT -5
At this point you just expect 5 K's through the first 2 from Sale...is normal Before today on the first time through the order, Sale has faced 54 batters, struck out 26 of them and walked just one. lolll
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Post by bookiemetts on May 7, 2017 10:35:21 GMT -5
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Post by bookiemetts on May 5, 2017 20:50:09 GMT -5
Sure would be nice to have Travis Shaw right about now, wouldn't it? But nah, we don't need depth. Relievers win ballgames. Yup. The Yankees won again today with 3 9th inning runs, after being one strike away from a 2-0 defeat. Chapman closed it out as Kimbrel has done for us. Had the Cubs had that close out relief, the game would have been in their win column. The lack of top flight relief for the Cubs and conversely it's presence for the Yankees, spelled the difference. The Yankees used Mariano's success/importance as the blueprint to success. Last year they underperformed woefully on offense but still had a winning record. Now they have the best offense in the A.L. without Bird or Sanchez, have the majors best record which followed the ML best spring record. That team is scary good and has a highly rated farm system. All this talk about Baltimore being the new rival is myopic. The Yankees are back. If the Sox can ever get Thornburg and/or Smith back to augment Kimbrel this year, we could be competitive provided we can also reliably score more runs.. I see your point here but I don't know this is a fair criticism of the Cubs. Wade Davis hasn't given up a run yet this year. His past 3 seasons FIP: 1.19, 2.29, 2.29 Since 2014 he is number 5 in WAR for relievers with a 1.10 ERA (Chapman is 2, Kimbrel is 7).
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Post by bookiemetts on May 5, 2017 15:13:55 GMT -5
Eh, it's nothing special. Washington has zero depth, so if the Celtics stop tripping over themselves they could start winning these games fairly easily. Right the depth has been Washingtons problem or was in games 1 and 2. Their starting 5 is way better as a collective group than the Celtics. The Celtics don't even have a set starting 5 and it's because they don't have a 5th guy who's good enough and/or fits. The Wizzards 5 fits together extremely well. They are big/long, tough and versatile. They can shoot from deep, get to the rim and rebound like crazy. It's just the way it is. If the Celtics are going to win it's by hanging as close and tough with the starters as possible and then dominating any other combination of 5. The problem is if we end up with a game 7 and can't get some foul trouble on them then it could be an issue if Brooks doesn't go to the bench. Honestly, the Wizards bench didn't play that well in Game 3 either. It was basically just Bojan Bogdanovic that did anything. I think part of the problem was that they didn't try to exploit Bojan on the defensive end. He can't defend anyone and when you let him rest there and then run around screens and shoot open 3s he's going to kill you. Whoever Bojan is guarding should set a screen for IT to get the switch and there's no way he can guard him. I think a huge part of who wins this series comes down to Otto Porter Jr. He's the guy that IT switches onto on defense and last night he killed him in the post in the first and second quarter. On another note those open floor turnovers are deadly when Wall is on the other team.
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Post by bookiemetts on May 3, 2017 22:33:07 GMT -5
Kimbrel must have had a physical issue at the end of last year. His turnaround is unbelievable. I was convinced he was one of those types who wilt in Boston due to the pressure. That sure hasn't shown itself this year as several of the games have been under intense circumstances with a playoff atmosphere. Kimbrel was hurt last year. Got knee surgery mid-season
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Post by bookiemetts on May 3, 2017 19:02:03 GMT -5
Pomeranz on track for the 3 inning start. Good thing Sale gives the bullpen a rest every 5 days Now for a 5 inning start. I'm a fan of the first inning over-reaction lol
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Post by bookiemetts on May 3, 2017 18:36:48 GMT -5
Pomeranz on track for the 3 inning start. Good thing Sale gives the bullpen a rest every 5 days
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Post by bookiemetts on May 2, 2017 18:52:55 GMT -5
I don't know how anyone is going to get a hit off Sale tonight. Nasty
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Post by bookiemetts on May 2, 2017 18:20:03 GMT -5
Interesting start there lol
Man Sale is just sick though
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 28, 2017 21:13:14 GMT -5
Great. Abad in the highest leverage situation in the game. You mean you don't want the worst pitcher on the roster in the game right now?
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 28, 2017 19:39:27 GMT -5
Vazquez for more playing time?
Edit: Rough timing on that post lol
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 27, 2017 19:25:15 GMT -5
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 20, 2017 8:11:57 GMT -5
Has there been a better OF in the last 20 years? The worst one of the group is Bradley, who gives All-Star level production. Good question.... this is pushing the 20 years but the outfield that immediately came to my mind was the late 90s Angels Edmonds - Erstad - Anderson. Which then became Salmon - Erstad - Anderson in the early 2000s. Once Guerra came in they had trouble getting a third guy to go with him and Anderson. In today's game the closest I can come up with is Miami with Stanton - Ozuna and Yelich... it's pretty damn good and I don't think it would be an upset if they had a better combined WAR than the Red Sox. Edit: The Nationals are up there too, especially with MVP level Harper. I also thought about this and here's an interesting one: the Angels. In terms of WAR they could also outpace those teams this year. Trout and Calhoun together are pretty much guaranteed 13 WAR at least and whatever they get from Maybin is a bonus. The Pirates could have had a chance but with Marte's suspension and McCutchen's decline that's out of the question now.
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 19, 2017 20:28:41 GMT -5
Brandon Workman 2 IP, 5Ks is nice to see.
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 19, 2017 20:01:37 GMT -5
With JBJ back soon this outfield is so good in pretty much every facet of the game. Is there a better OF in the league?
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 18, 2017 20:53:13 GMT -5
I love it when pitchers pitch to Mookie inside. It's one of the 7 deadly sins of baseball.
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Post by bookiemetts on Apr 18, 2017 18:45:15 GMT -5
After today Sox pitching in the first inning: 14 IP, 15 ER, 3 HR
Why is this such a huge problem? Yeah sss and all, but I don't know...
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