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Post by bigpupp on Dec 2, 2015 1:25:48 GMT -5
Late to the party but I love the deal. The opt out is really interesting too for various reasons. Mostly, I love that DDski knew we needed a TOR guy and, like myself, didn't know if that meant Toronto or Top of the Rotation so he went out and got the best of both. Bravo.
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 30, 2015 19:27:29 GMT -5
I know this site lists Rutledge as having options but I don't see how that can be. He was brought up to the majors in 2012 and spent time in the minors in all of '13-'15. So I think they knew they would put Rutledge through waivers at some point so they picked this time as being the best. Seems like they were right I don't believe he used one in 2014. You have to spend 20 days in the minors to burn an option. Also, where are you seeing that we list him as having options? You might be right about 2014. I just saw him having AAA stats in that year and assumed an option was used. Also, I'm going off memory of him having two options left when he was still listed on the 40 man page after he was acquired. I'm seeing there being an option remaining right now on his player page but I don't think that page is being linked to from anywhere currently (http://www.soxprospects.com/players/rutledge-josh.htm).
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 30, 2015 18:03:38 GMT -5
I know this site lists Rutledge as having options but I don't see how that can be. He was brought up to the majors in 2012 and spent time in the minors in all of '13-'15. So I think they knew they would put Rutledge through waivers at some point so they picked this time as being the best. Seems like they were right
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 21, 2015 13:03:12 GMT -5
Didn't see this until too late to vote. I would have been down for a 3 as it was written, but I'm a little higher on the trade than that. 3.446 is where I am to be exact.
My thought is that there are only a few elite players in baseball and Kimbrel is one of them. Kimbrel is also probably the best player we could have got for this exact package, even if he doesn't represent the best WAR value.
My ultimate preference would have been using these players in a larger package for someone like Carrasco but if that wasn't going to happen then so be it; I'll take this deal and be glad we got better.
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 17, 2015 14:23:10 GMT -5
Not that anyone cares, but Swihart, Moncada and Owens worked for me last night in OOTP 16.
And yes, I would do that deal in a heartbeat for Fernandez.
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Post by bigpupp on Nov 13, 2015 20:06:09 GMT -5
Either that source is wrong, or that's an unbelievably bad deal. Kimbrel's bWAR: 2.4, 3.3, 3.3, 2.5, 1.3. Figure they've acquired 2.5 x 3 = 7.5 WAR of value. It would be 6 fWAR, and we know that fWAR undervalues elite relievers by as much as 1.7 WAR per year, yielding a max of 11, so I'm comfortable boosting the 7.5 to 9. We're paying for about 4.5 WAR of value, so he has about 4 to 5 WAR of excess value. So you lose the deal if either Margot or Guerra has any kind of adequate MLB career. I might trade Guerra even-up for Kimbrel. Geeze. The source is the Red Sox. They have already announced the deal.
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Post by bigpupp on Oct 28, 2015 17:39:33 GMT -5
The current circumstances have changed though. I highly doubt they only plan year to year. They knew about Hanley when they were scouting Park Right, but the man in charge has changed from when they scouted him heavily. Not that Hazen can't make a push for him, but it's Dombrowski's call and he might not be as attached to him as Cherington was.
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Post by bigpupp on Oct 24, 2015 15:37:36 GMT -5
I tried to figure it out, but as guess I just don't get what this argument is about. I like Benintendi more (mostly because he's shiny and new) but I also think Margot is the slightly better prospect. It really is OK to hold both of these views at the same time.
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Post by bigpupp on Sept 2, 2015 0:27:31 GMT -5
Yes, please. We'll take three. His upside is average reliever chances are he never gets there. Also you don't want average relievers, you want above average to good relievers, there's a massive difference. umassgrad2005: If that girl can drop 150 pounds, shave her back, and fix her limp she could end up being a solid 5. benogliviesbrother: Yes, please. We'll take three.
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Post by bigpupp on Aug 30, 2015 11:38:57 GMT -5
Can you provide a link for that? I don't remember ever seeing that said but obviously didn't read what every scout said that draft year. Here's 1 from before the draft that actually touches on both baseballdraftreport.com/tag/kobrin-vitek/Both were very highly regarded college bats. Vitek especially was seen as a guy with a huge hit tool that would carry him far, even though it was unclear if he had a defensive position. His complete failure to ever hit any level is one of the more perplexing whiffs I've seen since starting to follow the draft. There were concerns by some that the profile would never hit for much power, but basically everyone believed he could hit. The big question was whether or not he could stick at 3B. The fear being that in the OF, he was more of an average regular with the offensive profile. Funny how wrong that was and how many people were. Brentz put up excellent power numbers in college. There were some concerns about his approach (Which turned out to be well founded) but he had a ton of power in college (and still does). He also was seen as potentially a good fielder due to the fact that he had an excellent arm, being a former pitcher. I remember in a podcast about a year back that the arm has taken a step back, which is disappointing. If Brentz' athleticism had translated to good fielding, he'd actually be a really interesting bench guy, already. However as is, he's not. Thanks for the link, but that article only called Vitek the best second base prospect. I think the general point (Vitek and Brent were well regarded) is much different than the specific point (Vitek and Brentz were the best college hitter of their draft). One might be true while the other isn't really true at all.
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Post by bigpupp on Aug 30, 2015 8:35:34 GMT -5
Jimed14, both Vitek and Brentz were described by some scouts as the best college bats available in that draft. I never said they were equal to Beni but the point was that maybe we didn't blow it with Beni, while we probably don't end up with much from Brentz and Vitek. I'm glad we got a stud this time. Can you provide a link for that? I don't remember ever seeing that said but obviously didn't read what every scout said that draft year.
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Post by bigpupp on Aug 18, 2015 21:19:44 GMT -5
I thought it was common knowledge that Mike Illich had all of the Tigers upper management under strict orders to win now? As he wanted to win a title before he passed away. Unless, I'm clearly mistaken, the whole freaking out over him is a bit silly. I thought this too. Dombrowski has proven he can win in multiple places and in different ways. That's a good thing.
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Post by bigpupp on Aug 16, 2015 14:40:20 GMT -5
Who should they have picked instead of Ball? Who was available that they could have had instead who would have been better? Meadows? Dozier? Maybe Shipley. I wonder what people on this board would have thought on draft night if they had taken one of these others or perhaps someone else. I am not sure there was an obvious other choice given where they picked and who was available. Of course, I am as disappointed as everyone else at how he is turning out. I'm not sure we've gone a dozen consecutive posts without Meadows' name being brought up when talking about Ball. He was the obvious pick, he will probably turn out to be the better player, and at least for me, it's getting really old talking about him every time Ball's name gets brought up.
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Post by bigpupp on Aug 5, 2015 20:15:35 GMT -5
What do they call a knuckleball that doesn't knuckle? Long distance?
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Post by bigpupp on Jul 31, 2015 15:08:09 GMT -5
Bowden said the Padres made a small trade, but nothing has been said since.
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Post by bigpupp on Jul 31, 2015 14:28:30 GMT -5
I think Ackley was a great add by NYY sad to say. He has a negative WAR this year. I love the move for them too, but probably for different reasons than you do.
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Post by bigpupp on Jul 31, 2015 12:59:26 GMT -5
I could be wrong, but I believe that Nava has already been outrighted, so he could choose to be a FA even if he clears waivers.
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Post by bigpupp on Jul 23, 2015 22:49:10 GMT -5
Hamstring tightness for Marrero, per McPherson. Hamstring tightness or "Hamstring tightness"?
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Post by bigpupp on Jul 20, 2015 1:11:22 GMT -5
It's like taking the argument that Pitcher A is better than Pitcher B because he has more wins, but making it even worse.
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Post by bigpupp on Jul 12, 2015 22:20:02 GMT -5
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Post by bigpupp on Jul 12, 2015 20:35:21 GMT -5
Speaking of not knowing MLB process, Ortiz has incentives he can earn for games played. He's not going to completely sit out a game he could have otherwise played in. He could miss half the games left and still get 425 PA's. THat is his bar to kick in 2016. And he still makes money all the way to 600. He doesn't like playing first. That's doesn't mean he is going to possibly throw away money, fake an injury and go home to prove his point. That's tinfoil hat territory.
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Post by bigpupp on Jul 12, 2015 20:23:52 GMT -5
Dude. Really? The doctors sent him home Really, they sent him home with"a cold". If you don't find holding the line up that late odd. You don't know MLB process. Speaking of not knowing MLB process, Ortiz has incentives he can earn for games played. He's not going to completely sit out a game he could have otherwise played in.
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Post by bigpupp on Jul 11, 2015 20:44:41 GMT -5
Mitchel Lichtman @mitchellichtman · 4h4 hours ago Everyone is using baseball knowledge except Farrell. And Girardi by expecting Xander to pull the ball with two strikes.
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Post by bigpupp on Jul 10, 2015 10:07:01 GMT -5
If things go right the Sox could be 2.5 out and in second place, and if things go wrong they could be 8.5 out with nothing to show for their good play over the last couple weeks. This series could single handedly put the Sox into buy or sell mode depending on the outcome. So yeah, a sweep would be really nice.
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Post by bigpupp on Jul 6, 2015 17:46:58 GMT -5
I like how Chris put it up thread, we don't know what would have happened if someone else were in that spot, nor do we know what the mentality of the club would have been be if no trade or a different trade had been made. I don't think winning the World Series automatically justifies any trade (Hi Gagne!) but I'll gladly rewatch my 2013 World Series DVD anytime I think I would rather still have Iglesias on the team.
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