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Post by tjb21 on Jun 17, 2016 9:52:51 GMT -5
Switchability is a great skill for players, Crowder has that.
True Shooting Percentage: Jae 56.5% Avery 53.8
Good call jmei. Crowder does possess more off the dribble game than Bradley and he's attacked closeouts to score a lot more this year. Bradley also isn't as good of a passer and turns it over more. Crowder almost had 2x the win shares this year too.
I'm not sure how much projection either guy has but IF (big) Jae can make even 36% of his 3s next season, it would be a major improvement to the roster.
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Post by tjb21 on Jun 17, 2016 8:31:11 GMT -5
That's at least two players the Sox offered in the 3rd round before taking Anderson Nice observation, and both of those players (I believe Belge and Fitzgerald) were part of that run of ranked HS players drafted in the late rounds. My guess is they probably made calls to that entire grouping looking for someone to settle for late 3rd round money. Agree. Standard operating procedure.
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Post by tjb21 on Jun 16, 2016 14:07:33 GMT -5
Crowder can guard more positions than Bradley, but cannot shoot nearly as well. 33% on 5 attempts to game is bad for Jae. 36% on 5.4 attempts per game for Bradley is about average.
Still would rather have Crowder of the two but I think people tend to overlook his poor shooting when evaluating him.
I wonder when IT and Bradley will be more valuable as trade pieces than players. We are likely coming up to that point soon with AB, if we're not already there already.
jmei, I agree with you on Bradley's defensive prowess being a bit overrated. Great on ball, meh off ball.
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Post by tjb21 on Jun 16, 2016 13:57:42 GMT -5
The kid says he doesn't care about money, so we should sign him for 10k.
Come on. I'm not going to bash the kid for whatever he signs for, because he earned whatever the market pays him. Good for Jay and good for Boston.
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Post by tjb21 on Jun 16, 2016 9:03:41 GMT -5
This draft has a lot of depth to it, but not much franchise changing talent -- which actually hurts Boston because teams don't feel the need to really move up the board since there isn't a substantial leap in talent (outside the top 2).
@dangercart tweeted out a draft pick "value" chart, which valued the combination of #16 + #23 picks as equal value as the #10 pick, which makes sense. But he argues #16 + #23 picks in this year's draft would have equal value as the #7 pick.
Valentine supposedly has some knee issues that could really knock him down the draft board. Ulis has a fairly significant injury concern too. Bummer for both of them.
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Post by tjb21 on Jun 13, 2016 12:58:32 GMT -5
Bender should be the pick. Not sure any prospect behind him is close. I'm not sure what Danny is doing but his draft history isn't stellar. His trade history though...
I wouldn't take Murray in the top 10. He is essentially a stronger Juan Carlos Navarro. Brown isn't worth taking in the top 7. He has so many flaws in his game right now.
There are very few guys who would be net positive players from opening night in this draft. Both Simmmons and Valentine (and even he would need an elite wing next to him -- Paul George/Jimmy Butler) would help teams win right away.
My ideal reasistic 1st round draft: - Bender - one of Luwawu/Valentine/Baldwin - Onuaku -- I think he's severely underrated, I'd take him top 10.
Will probably be 2-4 draft and stash players, some jostling around with 2nd round picks, etc.
A few good follows for those of you who are interested in NBA talk (none of them are me FYI). @donyatesnba @colezwicker @pesquerj
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Post by tjb21 on Jun 10, 2016 13:26:06 GMT -5
I'd rather take a Boom-Bust, dream on the power bat guy, then a Senior Sign that is getting drafted just because he'll sign for 1K. This isn't correct logic though. Have to sign some of those senior guys to sign over-slot players -- which you understand.
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Post by tjb21 on Jun 9, 2016 8:08:45 GMT -5
What a great day!
Can't wait to see Temple's reaction.
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Post by tjb21 on Jun 8, 2016 12:21:18 GMT -5
Fun game last night! What a season so far.
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Post by tjb21 on Jun 7, 2016 13:06:28 GMT -5
Only the top 10 picks are protected. If they don't sign the #12 pick they don't get the 13th next year. This is incorrect. The "protected" picks refers to losing them for signing free agents. Has nothing to do with signing the picks themselves. Would be the first I've heard of the change. Feel like this would have been said on this board many times if it had been changed.
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Post by tjb21 on Jun 1, 2016 9:20:10 GMT -5
What a fun season.
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Post by tjb21 on May 31, 2016 9:38:43 GMT -5
Poor kid. Injuries stink.
Hopefully he can come back soon.
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Post by tjb21 on May 27, 2016 13:30:33 GMT -5
Keep winning series.
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Post by tjb21 on May 24, 2016 14:52:28 GMT -5
Bummer.
No reason to make a trade at this point, enough spaghetti to throw against the wall.
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Post by tjb21 on May 23, 2016 14:19:27 GMT -5
This year has been fun.
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Post by tjb21 on May 20, 2016 13:37:56 GMT -5
Ah so the Blake Swihart experiment in LF is fully activated.
I blame templeu.
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Post by tjb21 on May 16, 2016 10:40:45 GMT -5
If tonight's game happens, I'll be flipping back and forth between it and the WCF.
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Post by tjb21 on May 13, 2016 11:35:05 GMT -5
The Patriots have only won once in the last ten years, Brady is suspended, first round pick was stripped and the o line is pretty bad. And theyve been one of the 4 best teams almost every single year the past decade. Name a more successful team the past decade among the 120ish major sports teams. Spurs.
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Post by tjb21 on May 12, 2016 10:52:49 GMT -5
Agree with that. He may become a good hitter, but never a great catcher. His value is as a trade piece. Vazquez makes the team better, Swihart does not. He'll make some other team better. If the right deal comes along, jump on it. What are you basing this on?
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Post by tjb21 on May 9, 2016 10:21:00 GMT -5
I'm not worried. Other burners are still getting their velocity up to normal levels this year.
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Post by tjb21 on May 5, 2016 13:51:28 GMT -5
This bullpen is fun to watch. That's my analysis.
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Post by tjb21 on May 5, 2016 13:38:16 GMT -5
Start in Pawtucket. I am suspicious about Brian Johnson's health; yesterday's one inning, 3 walk performance suggests that he is not going to be ready for awhile, and the Buchholz injury concerns are not going away. Need someone besides Owens ready to step up, and maybe the relatively pressure-free environment of AAA will allow Kelly to relax and reclaim last year's second half success. His numbers from the All Star break until the end of the Year were decent (11 starts): 3.77 ERA 4.14 FIP 3.90 xFIP 7.54 K/9 2.72 BB/9 .329 BABIP 76.4 LOB% 13.5 HR/FB
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Post by tjb21 on May 5, 2016 13:32:53 GMT -5
Start in Pawtucket. Think he's better than Owens at this point -- and maybe going forward, but I'm higher on Johnson than Kelly. He's worth a lot to the organization as depth, not sure how he fits into the bullpen without being able to strike guys out.
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Post by tjb21 on Apr 26, 2016 12:59:40 GMT -5
Still find it incredible we talk about older players faltering and David Ortiz wasn't mentioned. What a legendary player.
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Post by tjb21 on Apr 14, 2016 14:36:33 GMT -5
I'm visiting Boston for the first time in many years, in the middle of May. Besides catching a few games, any other great recommendations you have for me? Restaurants/parks (besides Fenway)/sights/touristy things/etc. I'll be there 4 days, so I will have some time for several things.
Also, would you recommend I rent a car, or Uber everywhere?
Thanks in advance.
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