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Post by sdiaz1 on Oct 14, 2018 21:37:45 GMT -5
Mitch Moreland has now been subbed for a pinch runner in back to back games. Those pinch runners?
Christian Vasquez and Sandy Leon.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Oct 13, 2018 22:35:40 GMT -5
That was a fucking joke
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Post by sdiaz1 on Oct 13, 2018 22:25:52 GMT -5
He's out if Vazquez can throw at the second baseman. What a awful play. Probably, but hitting Joe West was hilarious.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Oct 13, 2018 22:21:43 GMT -5
I love Christian Vasquez
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Post by sdiaz1 on Oct 13, 2018 22:17:50 GMT -5
Alex Bregman making things look easy. The difference between him an Nunez is incredible.
It is kind of last week when we you would watch Sanchez butcher it behind the plate an inning after Leon made several great blocks. Of course Sanchez is an awesome hitter, the same can't really be said of E5 version 2.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Oct 13, 2018 21:39:05 GMT -5
On the bright side, this was the second time this postseason that Kelly has looked really good.
I was very impressed how he handled and pitched that inning where every thing possible went against him.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Oct 6, 2018 22:44:23 GMT -5
Nice 5 Ball Walk...
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Post by sdiaz1 on Oct 6, 2018 21:18:42 GMT -5
Sweet we finally got a bad call to go our way.
Still its about 7 to 1.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Aug 16, 2018 22:07:53 GMT -5
I think Chavis at second is not likely to happen or be a good idea. He’d have to put up massive numbers to counter what would likely be inadequate defense... I see where you're going here. When it comes to offense covering for defense at 2B, there's the good, the bad, and the Uggla. Dan Uggla was worth 24 FWAR over 7 seasons.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Jan 7, 2018 11:07:36 GMT -5
How exactly does he have a better track record? Well it was true in 2013. Of course it was also true that in 2013 that the GOP was trying to make inroads with Hispanic voters...
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Post by sdiaz1 on Dec 11, 2017 18:09:23 GMT -5
This thread really makes me wonder if people understand the term "Generational".
Stanton is a great hitter, but is he a once in generation type of hitter? Not at all.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Oct 15, 2017 17:26:50 GMT -5
Yonder Alonso just figured out to add loft to his swing and is coming off a 132WRC+. He IA also a free agent and should not command a big deal. Granted his defense in awful. He fell back to earth in the second half, even after a trade to far more hitter-friendly Seattle. He was a .750 OPS guy from June 22 onward, and the trend started before the trade, so I don't think you can assign any causality there. If you're signing him as a .750 OPS guy, then maybe. If you're paying for the 1.000 OPS guy he was in the first half, no thanks. Decided to double check his month to month break down and your assessment of his year is quite off but he may be more suitable as a DH more than anything else. He had one month where he was insane, with a WRC+ of 214 in May. That made his first half WRC+ inflate to 146. Whereas his 2nd half WRC+ was 113. His August was his worse month (108) but he rebounded to have a really good September & October. Overall if you take his insane May and bring it closer to what one could expect a good month for him to look like, you are probably looking at 120WRC+. That is quite a bit better than Hanley, or Moreland but his defense is really bad at first.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Oct 15, 2017 10:30:16 GMT -5
Yonder Alonso just figured out to add loft to his swing and is coming off a 132WRC+. He IA also a free agent and should not command a big deal. Granted his defense in awful.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Nov 13, 2016 1:58:10 GMT -5
Count me in as in favor of going out and signing Matt Holliday (his option was declined). He quite clearly can no longer play the field and also just had a down season at the age of 36, so he should be cheap. However beneath his disappointing surface stats, you still have a guy last season with an 8.2% BB Rate, only a 16.7 Rate, an ISO over .200a & 20 homer runs in slightly over 420 plate appearances. Signing him should be cheap enough that it does not interfere with what needs to be focus #1 (Extend Betts & Xander) and he also does not cost a pick. I would offer him 2/34 or 1/18. (Stremaer projects him to have a WRC+ of 121 and a WAR of 1.7 next year- But honestly when it comes to DH, I could care less about WAR totals.) I'm not necessarily opposed to Holliday as an affordable, short-term option who definitely has enough left in the tank to be a productive DH, but your suggested contracts are far too lucrative. I'd go $15M/1year, or $26M/2years tops. Two things that I can't pretend to understand: 1) The American Electorate 2) The MLB FA market I think Holiday will certainly get more than 1/15, but I have been wrong a lot as of late.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Nov 12, 2016 10:53:09 GMT -5
Count me in as in favor of going out and signing Matt Holliday (his option was declined).
He quite clearly can no longer play the field and also just had a down season at the age of 36, so he should be cheap. However beneath his disappointing surface stats, you still have a guy last season with an 8.2% BB Rate, only a 16.7 Rate, an ISO over .200a & 20 homer runs in slightly over 420 plate appearances.
Signing him should be cheap enough that it does not interfere with what needs to be focus #1 (Extend Betts & Xander) and he also does not cost a pick.
I would offer him 2/34 or 1/18.
(Stremaer projects him to have a WRC+ of 121 and a WAR of 1.7 next year- But honestly when it comes to DH, I could care less about WAR totals.)
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Post by sdiaz1 on Aug 6, 2016 22:23:58 GMT -5
Who is this Allen Craig kid in Lowell? 2 for 4 with a double, AVG now up to .375...... Someone worth following?
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Post by sdiaz1 on Aug 6, 2016 22:18:13 GMT -5
I get the outrage, and that this is the internet which is where everyone comes to vent...But it would seem to me a couple things are actually more realistic here:
1) DD is a very good, thorough, and experienced GM. If he/Sox aren't asking for a remedy I'm guessing that their analysis was that whatever the issue/"injury" concern w/ Pomeranz is (if there is one), it's not one likely to result in any substantial difference in the trading of assets...therefor not worth the time, and potential damage to any relationships throughout the game as possibly being labeled someone pushing an insignificant issue when engaging in a trade...
2) Nevertheless, if it's true that the Sox made some report to MLB, that would be their remedy...reporting the issue...and ensuring that the Padres either change their practices, mlb holds them accountable in a way that would far out weigh any benefit the Sox would see in seeking a specific "remedy" for the Sox themselves, or making the Padres prove their integrity on the issue...I'd argue those are all in fact actual remedies
3) DD, being very tied in to the other teams hierarchies, may sense the feeling among the baseball community is that the Padres have some shady practices, and is doing his part to have them addresses...again, big picture being just playing a role to have MLB examine the issue...vs. thinking he's actually going to get anything out of it for the Sox
4) In addition to the above, DD and the front office personnel may also believe they got the better end of this deal (and i'd say the odds are in their favor on that if true)...and since it was a 1 for 1, don't want to take any risks on it being totally undone as the remedy...vs. the possibility (if it even existed, which i'm guessing it doesn't) of the Sox getting some other asset out of this deal...
Wherever the truth lies, I think the last thing we have to worry about is DD's/Sox front office ability to manage issues like these... [/quote]
All valid, well reasoned points. I hope that you don't mind that I am going to ignore them as I hold on to my fantasy of being able to watch Espinoza next season when the Sea Dogs visit Bowie.....
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Post by sdiaz1 on Jul 1, 2016 15:48:12 GMT -5
My problem with this whole thing is the possible impact this may have on these kids. Are there bonuses forfeited? If so will they be able to sign this summer for any amount les to approaching what they deserved? The players with whom we had deals in place for this window; will any teams out there have enough to adequately compensate them.
Pretty much MLB is throwing a dozen or two black and brown Latino kids under the bus to keep an institution that was set up to save money for billionaire dickheads who can't fork up the money to pay for their f---ing 500 million dollar stadiums.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Jun 13, 2016 22:07:34 GMT -5
Haha, imagine if I was trying to troll. Haven't been challenged to an internet fight in 15 years. And that was most likely because you were on the internet while your room mate was trying to make a call on the land line.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Jun 3, 2016 11:02:53 GMT -5
We should all guess what Xander's extension would be as a percentage of Aruba's annual GDP. I'm going to guess that it will be slightly less than 15%.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Jan 13, 2016 19:31:33 GMT -5
The hardest thin is sport is clearly understanding how scoring in Cricket is done.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Dec 14, 2015 23:37:50 GMT -5
So Schwarber is awesome because he has a projectable bat and was 22 last season, while Soler is of little value because while he has a projectable bat, but was 23??? This is even more odd of a position to take when you consider that Soler played 25 games in the MLB as a 22 year old and posted insane video game stats. I think just about everyone would say that Schwarber's bat is way more exciting than Soler's. It's not an all or nothing thing on the value, but Soler's k-rate along with a big drop in power tells me he's probably getting the Xander treatment and he's having trouble with it. Last year Schwarber's k% was 28.1%. Soler's was 30%. In his slightly less than a year of plate appearances, Soler's K% is actually lower. The difference last year for Soler was an unusually low ISO of only 1.30 down from a mark around 2.80 in his cup of coffee the season below. A big driver in that was likely a silly low HR/FB ratio. It is cool if you prefer Schwarber. You may be correct in valuing him more highly, but the difference is small.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Dec 13, 2015 11:46:48 GMT -5
But Schwarber has an easily projectable elite bat and produced as such as a 22 year old So Schwarber is awesome because he has a projectable bat and was 22 last season, while Soler is of little value because while he has a projectable bat, but was 23??? This is even more odd of a position to take when you consider that Soler played 25 games in the MLB as a 22 year old and posted insane video game stats. Soler's problem last year was a raise in k rate. The highest rate he had ever posted at any level was a 24.7% rate in the MLB in 2014. Somehow it jumped to 30% last year. I think we should all be familiar with young players with all the tools in the world to be a star having difficulties adjusting to changes in their first seasons in the pros. (Xander, Bradley, Machado, etc) Soler will be an offensive stud. Howver he has little defensive value and there is a very real possibility that JBJ can be more valuable based on his all around game than a near full ceiling Soler. So I honestly would pass.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Nov 30, 2015 23:19:50 GMT -5
Well that was an awesome typo on my part. Meant to say SSS noise, but oh well.
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Post by sdiaz1 on Nov 29, 2015 16:46:20 GMT -5
I wonder if a healthy Garcia could be a lights out lefty specialist. He once had awesome stuff while in Dodgers system, are there any post injury scouting? The stats last year were ugly, but could be rust related ass noise.
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