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Post by jbberlo22 on Dec 13, 2015 17:05:36 GMT -5
I think Sickle's logic is more along the lines of comparing a player he isn't exactly sure how to grade up against a player he is confident of his grade in. Just for example, Sickels graded Moncada as an A. When making the final list if Sickels hypothetically thought that Devers was about equal value to Moncada then he'd give Devers an A. If he thought Moncada was quite a step ahead of Devers, Devers would only get an A-. Of course, this way of thinking works a lot better when your comparing Devers with all the As and A-s and not just Moncada.
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Post by jbberlo22 on Nov 27, 2013 17:25:38 GMT -5
Ortiz Lester Pedroia Bucholz Doubront Lackey Tazawa Miller Middlebrooks Nava Breslow Ross Gomes Victorino Uehara Dempster Napoli Carp Bradley Workman Peavy Bogaerts Jamey Carroll Britton Morales
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Post by jbberlo22 on Nov 10, 2013 16:49:37 GMT -5
Honestly this trade is bradley (around mid 20s on most lists ive seen) one of the SP prospects in the 50s or 60s and then 2-3 guys borderline 100. You are saying that that is better than getting two top 10 prospects. Of course cabrera was slightly better at the time than stanton is now but most teams would much rather a few really good guys than alot of decent ones. Would you trade that package for two top ten prospects cause i sure would
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Post by jbberlo22 on Oct 20, 2013 21:21:52 GMT -5
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Post by jbberlo22 on Oct 6, 2013 18:30:21 GMT -5
they would actually lose 3 draft picks assuming we put qualifiers on each
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Post by jbberlo22 on Oct 6, 2013 18:25:05 GMT -5
Are you serious? Against a zone you cant be waiting to see which way he goes. If you start your throwing motion after they break they know where you are going and the defender is gonna be there before the receiver. Maybe on a short pass you have a shot to wait but definitely not on a long one.
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Post by jbberlo22 on Oct 3, 2013 5:43:26 GMT -5
I'm putting the over/under for longoria this series at .400 for average and .800 for slugging.
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Post by jbberlo22 on Sept 18, 2013 16:03:38 GMT -5
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Post by jbberlo22 on Sept 3, 2013 16:42:35 GMT -5
This is tiered just to make it a little more interesting. Might have missed a person or two, wasnt extremely careful.
Tier 1) 1) Xander Bogaerts
Tier 2) 2) Jackie Bradley Jr 3) Henry Owens 4) Garin Cecchini
Tier 3 5) Anthony Ranaudo 6) Blake Swihart 7) Allen Webster 8) Matt Barnes 9) Trey Ball
Tier 4) 10) Brandon Workman 11) Mookie Betts 12) Manuel Margot 13) Christian Vazquez 14) Drake Britton 15) Devon Marrero
Tier 5) 16) Teddy Stankiewicz 17) Jon Denney 18) Brian Johnson 19)Bryce Brentz 20) Ty Buttrey 21) Michael Almanzar 22) Wendell Rijo 23) Alex Hassan 24) Alex Wilson
Tier 6) 25) Jamie Callahan 26) Dan Butler 27) Rafael Devers 28) Luis Diaz 29) Jeremy Hazelbaker 30) Simon Mercedes 31) Sean Coyle 32) Daniel McGrath 33) Brock Huntzinger 34) Corey Littrell 35) Pat Light 36) Keith Couch 37) Myles Smith 37) Travis Shaw 38) Jose De La Torre 39) Henry Ramos 40) Tzu-Wei Lin
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Post by jbberlo22 on Sept 2, 2013 18:53:09 GMT -5
Avoiding the whats a number 1 debate, i still think its unfair to classify the red sox as better than other teams at developing pitching talent based on 10 guys.
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Post by jbberlo22 on Aug 31, 2013 20:18:30 GMT -5
Is it possible for portland to make the playoffs and if so what has to happen?
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Post by jbberlo22 on Aug 17, 2013 8:19:43 GMT -5
Lavarnway? Britton?
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Post by jbberlo22 on Aug 16, 2013 18:04:49 GMT -5
Everything you have said is just not true. People can start hanging around with the wrong people, that has nothing to do with the parent especially if it happens during or after college. Same with drugs. He couldve tried a drug once in college gotten addicted and spiraled down. There are also many mental diseases that go undiagnosed until after something bad happens which have nothing to do with parents. Just cause you raise a kid doesnt mean you factor into every decision they ever make,
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Post by jbberlo22 on Aug 15, 2013 13:20:07 GMT -5
*peak sorry. Is that the projection for the best part of his career?
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Post by jbberlo22 on Aug 15, 2013 9:44:06 GMT -5
Wow great job man. Thats really interesting. Can you just explain what this statisitc is? Does it predict that betts will have a ,284 eqa at his peek in the majors?
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Post by jbberlo22 on Aug 14, 2013 8:01:19 GMT -5
I dont believe Drew would take another 1 year contract with how well he is playing, having boras, and his injury history but assuming he does unlike others here i would not mind at all letting him have the job for a couple months and wait to call up bogaerts until after the "big two" ( i forget the name just remember it having 2 in it. This is what the rays waited for before callling up myers this year) to keep his rookie contract a little longer ( i think). Drew would be a good trade chip for a contendor in need of a shortstop and if we eat a few mil we could get a B level contract for sure.
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Post by jbberlo22 on Aug 12, 2013 10:40:23 GMT -5
I think hell take around a 5/75-80m contract to get. With some competetion, lots of success from cubans in the mlb so far, and his power it should be around there. That puts his contract right with pujols and only a couple mil under votto. Is he really worth 3 times as much as Napoli? I know we have the cap but id rather take morse or hart for 2/10-12 than this contract. Really really risky.
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Post by jbberlo22 on Aug 4, 2013 16:16:30 GMT -5
is there a thread similar to this for webster ranaudo rubby barnes owens etc.?
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Post by jbberlo22 on Aug 4, 2013 11:17:42 GMT -5
some of the guys i like most are callahan and littrell cause they have the real potential to be in a major league rotation. Littrell especially is a guy who can move quickly and be a solid to decent back of the rotation starter or spot starter and long reliever. I dont really like mercedes or kukuk. Those are the lottery type guys that really never work out.
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Post by jbberlo22 on Aug 1, 2013 8:59:21 GMT -5
I'd much rather hang on to Cecchini and Owens than get Stanton guys i love prospects and its hard for me to part with any but you seriously wounldnt part with a guy who is at very best a #2 SP (definitely more likely to be a 3 or 4 though) and a 3B that can only be above average cause he doesnt have great power or great speed for one of the best young hitters in the majors? thats crazy.
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Post by jbberlo22 on Jul 31, 2013 12:27:52 GMT -5
Wow love the trade but id just like to point out the white sox are crazy for wanting garcia. They have some thing for toolsy outfielders and it really isnt working out for them. They have: Courtney Hawkins Thrayce Thompson Brendan Jacobs Jared Mitchell Keeyn Walker
These guys are all power guys with no discipine and big strikeout problems and they are playing really poorly this season. Seems odd white sox would go after another one.
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Post by jbberlo22 on Jul 28, 2013 14:48:17 GMT -5
Im on board with donzimmerko. Why trade prospects for Peavy? I DO NOT want Peavy. He has only one good year since 2009, (2012) and he has a 4.28 ERA this year. That will not get any better in a high pressure situation, such as in Boston. Additionally, he has allowed 13 earned runs in 9.2 innings pitched in the post season (2 starts). How will that help the Red Sox win the world series? Workman is clearly major-league ready and can make a big impact on the big club. Also, Ranaudo has had a great year in Portland. Why trade him? He is a future #2 starter. He will be MLB ready next year. Workman can take over until Buchholz is back from the DL. If the Sox trade for Peavy (I really don't want them to), who will leave the rotation when Buchholz is back from the DL? Lackey and Lester are staying for sure. Doubront has been pitching WAY too well to be kicked out of the rotation. Since May 16, he has a 2.71 ERA with 68 strike-outs in 79.2 innings. He is also averaging over 6 innings per start in that time period. He has been way too good to leave the rotation. He has only one start this year with more than 3 earned runs allowed. He should stay in the rotation. End of discussion. Dempster has been way worse. Since May 12, he has a 4.96 ERA and only averaging 5.5 innings per start in that time period. I don't care if he is a veteran or how much he is making, I would move Dempster in the bullpen in a heartbeat. I'm sure he would be a decent middle reliever. He has spent four full years in the bullpen in his career already. In conclusion, if Peavy is traded for (Again, I don't want that to happen), Dempster would have to be out of the rotation. Lester and Lackey stay no matter what. Even though Doubront is young, since mid-May, he is averaging more than TWO less earned runs per nine innings than Dempster, and .5 more innings per start. Bottom Line: DON'T TRADE FOR PEAVY I dont want to trade for peavy either but these are not the reasons why. Peavy is a solid starter and would be a very solid #3 for now in our rotation. His two postseason games is not a good way to predict how he will do in the postseason. But still considering we would need to give up multiple good prospects, for this reason, i do not want to even though he is a solid pitcher
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Post by jbberlo22 on Jul 26, 2013 16:20:32 GMT -5
Also to say that Brenty hit tool is a 4/6 while cecchini is 5/5 is crazy
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Post by jbberlo22 on Jul 26, 2013 16:14:09 GMT -5
I've always disliked his lists and especially hated his grades. they seem basically random. For example #100 Michael Choice #3 Miguel Sano Hit 3/5 3/5 Power 5/6 5/7 Run 5/5 3/3 Arm 4/4 6/7 Fielding 5/5 2/4 Overall 4/6 4/6
Looks completely even. And his rankings arent even good either. As already pointed out he apparently thinks that cecchini must still be just on a hot streak and waiting to cool off.
Also decided to throw in denney here
Hit 4/6 Power 5/6 Run 4/4 Arm 6/6 Fielding 4/5 Overall 4/6
and thats our #15 prospect about as good and at a more valuable position compared to sano
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Post by jbberlo22 on Jul 24, 2013 17:27:10 GMT -5
Ranaudo or Workman and Middlebrooks won't come close to landing Iwakuma. They'll ask for Xander, and would maybe take Cecchini + + . . . . if tey'd trade him at all. Felix, Iwakuma, and Walker would headline a VERY tough rotation for Seattle next year. They'll need some offense, though. Maybe a new manager would be a good idea, too. He wouldn't take a Bogaerts, but a Cecchini and Ranaudo/Workman would probably be in play. Reason am mentioning him (Iwakuma) at all, is as have been saying time after time.. If going to get someone.. No people like Bedard that have issues both with injuries, lack of enthusiasm, blah, blah. I just see Peavy costing the team money and hardly being on the mound over the next season and a half for various injuries. Honestly? I'd rather see the team even give up the youngster Owens and Ranaudo, then work off of another middle type prospect..A Montas type high reward, but super longshot. Seattle has made some very tough moves that have led to the situation they are in anyway, good call there. The NYY deal, Vargas deal. Figgins. They would need to make themselves a decent one for a popular Iwakuma. Are you crazy? it would take at least 3 of our top 10 prospects. Probably something like cecchini swihart and ranaudo and then a guy like brentz too probably.
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