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Post by justen on May 18, 2016 14:41:09 GMT -5
Orsillo talked about the hotel and what he had to eat and stuff like that way too much. Plus O'Brien is just better in general. I hated it when it all started, as Remy n Orsillo were my childhood. But man, O'Brien really is much better. Red Sox have Kennedy at 100 already this has to be a big inning.
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Post by justen on Apr 25, 2016 12:14:31 GMT -5
Roger feels like a big-boy now
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Post by justen on Apr 22, 2016 9:19:09 GMT -5
Anyone else feel like Price just lost his flow after all the starting and stopping challenge nonsense?
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Post by justen on Apr 21, 2016 14:56:01 GMT -5
Other than pointing to him missing a lot of time and not being there when it mattered most (huge issues for sure); it's hard to say this isn't a big loss on the field. The guy was turning into a force on the field. Granted the sample wasn't big but he was disruptive up the middle and changed the defense. He would have been a game changer defensively this year if he stayed on the field. Football teams acquire a number if players for roles hoping that some pan out. They just lost one of their biggest upside players. That hurts a good deal. Unfortunately, he was a scum bag and their pre-draft vetting process either failed them or they got double greedy due to how good he is when healthy. Belichick's record with Florida players is awful, with Brandon Spikes the only one with a full season as a contributor. Chad Jackson, Jermaine Cunningham, Easley all awful on and off the field. Not to mention a 3-timer murderer. So relevant!Bill drafts players based on talent level. Obviously, every team in the NFL is going to (hopefully) do thorough research on a potential player's background and what kind of person they may be. However, "The Patriot Way" has always seemed to be Bill's fallback when taking the risk on high-maintenance guys. The hope was and still is that the many veterans in the Patriots locker room (back then: Bruschi, Vrabel, McGinnest etc etc etc...) offer enough guidance for the troubled players to realize "hey if I want to win I have to be like them". Because to not adopt the Patriot way, is to go try and win somewhere else. The draft isn't the only place he takes risks on guys like this (Haynesworth, Moss, Dillon), and not all of these risks tend to work out, simply because they were resistant to the changes necessary. You probably didn't mean to imply an argument to any of this, but easy with criticism of the almighty Belichick.
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Post by justen on Apr 21, 2016 14:20:16 GMT -5
Yikes the command just ain't there today folks.
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Post by justen on Apr 20, 2016 11:18:32 GMT -5
I say give it to the guy who has the stronger ability to consistently throw strikes. I've always really liked Johnson so maybe I'm a bit biased, but we need someone with genuine composure on the mound.
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Post by justen on Apr 18, 2016 13:17:18 GMT -5
Man, this lineup sure has some spunk to it that's for sure.
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Post by justen on Apr 11, 2016 16:28:18 GMT -5
Hanley ties it and we never look back
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Post by justen on Apr 11, 2016 15:50:20 GMT -5
Hazelbaker already with great base running to score a run (stole third) and a great catch out in STL. He sure plays baseball hard STL will love him if he manages to keep it up.
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Post by justen on Dec 28, 2015 16:41:27 GMT -5
That Kimbrel haul is about to feel much worse. I mean I'm not sure we could have suspected that Chapman would have been an idiot and drastically cut his trade value. He could very well face a suspension and the Yankees might not get close to a full season for him. Then I doubt they re-sign him anyways I forgot about all of this. Suspend! Suspend! Suspend!
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Post by justen on Dec 28, 2015 16:34:44 GMT -5
Well damn, Cashman...
I get the lack of control and whatnot for Chapman, but how do the Reds feel like they didn't get hosed? Should of got at least one real good prospect for Chapman. Bad idea turning quarters into nickels (Think it's Hatfield or Jimed who favor that truthful expression)
ADD: Am I under-rating Jagielo maybe?
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Post by justen on Dec 9, 2015 14:37:12 GMT -5
I'd give up Owens + JBJ + Devers for him, but that's likely not enough. He's very good by getting overlooked with Correa there and him being banged up this year. Springer is a true five-tool player. Perhaps Hou saw what Miller pulled and thought, "Hey now." Love Springer, that dude is just a ridiculous athlete. Trying to acquire him though sounds like it would be a bit greedy and I'm not sure we have much of a match. Springer easily requires ML centerpiece (young pitcher) plus 2 top prospects, no?
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Post by justen on Dec 7, 2015 15:47:35 GMT -5
So much for the starting pitching depth. I almost think they need to get in on Maeda. Elias, Owens, Johnson and Wright isn't considered depth? Think he means in terms in MLB Rotation workload. Miley was going to be a big part of taking pressure off the bullpen arms. I don't see those four as being insufficient rotation depth. You'd just like another guy in that rotation aside from Price to guarentee a good amount of innings.
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Post by justen on Dec 7, 2015 15:43:11 GMT -5
Kelly is definitely the one you'd try to push into a deal like this. With relievers becoming more and more valuable SEA probably doesn't do this deal without Miley, though.
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Post by justen on Dec 7, 2015 15:32:24 GMT -5
A trade is fair when both sides consider it a rip-off. You can make arguments for Miley and the same goes for Smith. I have no issues with this move, none at all. I still don't get the lack of respect for relievers. I get it that they don't have the same impact in 70 Innings than the SP in 200, but in this case Smith put up a similar WAR (even though it is flawed with RP) in less than half the IP, so what's the problem? Not sure what the interest level in Kelly is, but let's see if Dave can pull off something else. Smith had one good year. He could easily end up as Burke Badenhop in a year or two.This is a very fair point and jmei also pointed out something interesting with the velo decrease. But can't you fairly say, aside from the "could's", that Smith's current stuff (if it holds up) projects to provide roughly as much value (*potentially more*) as Miley over the next 5 years than Miley over his next 3? The innings aside, the addition of Smith has made the team's outlook much stronger than say, Miley's departure making the rotation and overall outlook THAT much worse. Probably could have gotten more for Miley but the potential is there for it to look like a better-than-solid deal. Also as you point out, the potential is there for it to look bad. Like that for any trade, just more-so for relievers. I'd also agree that we probably need to acquire more starting depth and Maeda might make sense. But there are still some options out there who could come cheaper. I don't see the Sox as done.
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Post by justen on Dec 7, 2015 15:25:14 GMT -5
Dipoto on a Frenzy
Ken RosenthalVerified account @ken_Rosenthal Sources: #Mariners not done. Trying to get Lind from #Brewers.
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Post by justen on Dec 7, 2015 15:04:59 GMT -5
Elias seems like a nice addition to this deal.
Seems like a nice candidate for the swing man role and from the left side.
Competition for Ross and Layne lefties hit .227 against him.
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Post by justen on Dec 7, 2015 13:48:59 GMT -5
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Post by justen on Dec 7, 2015 13:20:18 GMT -5
Talk about heating up.
I'd rather move the question mark Kelly and keep that 185+ guarenteed (decent) innings from Miley. Depends on the return obviously but I hope we don't trade either for a bullpen piece. Despite what I said in the sub-forum, I'd still rather sign a guy for the pen. I liked Cahill as a Pen candidate but he got more than I expected from the Cubs.
Guys like Sipp (who wants a 3-year Deal) and Ryan Webb are still available.
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Post by justen on Dec 5, 2015 23:23:23 GMT -5
I will say this: as much as I was pushing two months ago for them to sign Price and put Owens in the rotation while trading Miley, I really like him in the five spot for now. And that's because he is exactly what he is: a league-average innings eater. Not a good 3 on a championship club, but a terrific 5. If one of Owens/Kelly/Johnson forces their way back into the rotation by June, Miley becomes a terrific chip at the deadline. But with three of four major offseason needs met (a viable 1b backup seems important to me but not critical yet), I think they ought to stand pat and sift the waiver wire, non-tenders, etc. Obviously if they get a great offer for Mikey, take it. I'd love to see them get Shipley or a similar pitcher. But I'm not sure any team will feel that urgency yet in the offseason to make such a move. Completely agree with all of this. I like Miley and with him AND price in the rotation, you're guaranteeing 380 innings from just two guys in the rotation. Big deal for the impact it has on rest for the bullpen. And monetary assets don't seem out of the question to me as far as acquiring the last bullpen piece that we need.
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Post by justen on Dec 5, 2015 15:37:58 GMT -5
That's understandable and the deal I threw out is probably an overpay. But if you look at what pitchers are being paid and the deal Miley is on, starters who eat 185-200 innings consistently are worth more than just a lottery ticket or two. I also like the idea of using Miley to get a cost-controlled relief pitcher. I like the idea of getting a Shipley or Blair because they're on the cusp of readiness, are cheaper, and could provide interesting swing man options for the big club (Like a Workman type). At the time Webster and Ruby were still considered to have considerable upside, so it's not like we got him for nothing despite what it looks like in retrospect.
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Post by justen on Dec 5, 2015 13:56:45 GMT -5
I don't do this very often, so bare with me. Miley is an obvious trade candidate, despite me personally hoping they keep him because you love innings eaters at the back of that rotation. With the signing of Price though, we might look to save in payroll while also trying to acquire assets to ease the pain of the Kimbrel trade.
The Diamondbacks just splurged on Zack Greinke and it's not like they're a huge market team. They'll still aim to keep the payroll somewhat modest and that means a search for cheap, valuable arms. They were 24th in the league in pitching last year, and are probably just an arm or two away from seriously contending in the NL West (if they aren't already).
They've been connected to Mike Leake, even after the signing of Greinke. However, with monetary resources slightly strained they might turn to the system to try to improve their ballclub further. As the price of pitching continues to sky-rocket, Miley holds a nice bit of value. Miley and Leake have generated very similar production in their careers, but at this point Leake is going to cost a lot more. Not to mention, Miley just put up his best career WAR in the AL East.
The DBacks have some pretty interesting arms and with Bradley waiting in the wings, should be able to depart with at least one of their better ones for the right return. Aaron Blair and Braden Shipley are immediately the guys your inquire about.
I'll give it a shot:
DBacks Get: Miley
Sox get: Shipley/Blair Leyba (SS/2b 20 YO in High-A) / Huang (RHP 22 YO in A recovered from back surgery) / Reed (LHP 19 YO pitched pretty well in Short-A) Mejia (big arm lottery ticket 21YO pitched ok in Short-A) / Alcantara (SS 19 YO not as much bat as Guerra but mighty fine with the glove)
Sound at all plausible to anyone?
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Post by justen on Nov 20, 2015 14:21:19 GMT -5
Really good read for Sandoval for Shields advocates on the bad year Shields had. Blames it mostly on loss of velocity paired with home run and walk increase, despite having as many strikeouts as ever. He also mentions probably the most logical idea, a heavy career-workload that is catching up to his arm. www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-year-james-shields-was-different/
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Post by justen on Nov 18, 2015 11:38:21 GMT -5
Dave Roberts and Gabe Kapler the finalists for the Dodgers job:
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Post by justen on Nov 18, 2015 10:46:30 GMT -5
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The thing that really did it for me was the inclusion of Allen. That's a pretty big lottery ticket in a deal where two are already included. Can't see how not including him would have necessarily been a deal breaker with how good Margot/Guerra are.
ADD: I do in fact agree, though, that it was a good trade in terms of addressing the teams need for a (elite) big-league closer. No one better in the business. The Sox took a big step toward trying to be contenders next year. Only see this as a bad trade purely from a value perspective.
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