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Post by burythehammer on Jun 11, 2016 16:09:02 GMT -5
It's not just the numbers either. His at bats are so impressive. So in control.
Not to mention heads up plays like that baserunning play today.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 11, 2016 16:06:22 GMT -5
Watching Xander go supernova has been my favorite development this season. I believe he may have taken the MLB lead in WAR today (Machado had a big day too though) MVP |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 11, 2016 15:24:03 GMT -5
Obrien and Lyons currently attributing the offensive success of a team literally hitting like the 27 Yankees to "manufacturing runs better than last year"
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 11, 2016 4:52:42 GMT -5
I don't think Lowell is unlikely at all, for a number of reasons. And it's really not that aggressive, there isn't a huge difference between the NYPL and the GCL.
It also doesn't really matter, he'll start next year in Greenville regardless.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 10, 2016 20:47:36 GMT -5
Yeah, all 17 year olds drink. That doesn't mean some of them don't have a legitimate problem. We have no idea what Groome's situation is but there was enough there for several teams to pass on him.
Love the pick, but let's not stick our heads in the sand.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 10, 2016 8:36:37 GMT -5
Man, talk about low-effort. Looks like he's just lobbing the ball to the plate.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 19:45:28 GMT -5
Law wasn't implying any of that, guys. He was just making a "makeup" joke.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 19:44:27 GMT -5
Most of you probably know this already but apparently Groome is a huge Red Sox fan.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 19:26:36 GMT -5
lol
Harold: The Red Sox have money...
Mayo: Right, but they have a bonus pool-
Harold: *talks over someone trying to educate him*
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 19:22:06 GMT -5
I bet he's got above average makeup if you compare him to every other person from New Jersey.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 19:18:37 GMT -5
Rhode says it's Groome.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 18:56:30 GMT -5
That was some tepid applause for the Marlins pick.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 16:36:21 GMT -5
Which is why I literally said, "It's not 100%." But it's a pretty high percentage, and that's not specious, it's a quantifiable fact. Sorry. Boras certainly has the reputation for taking more of his clients to free agency rather than signing extensions, but are his clients materially less likely to sign extensions than clients of other major agencies? I suspect the answer is probably yes, but by a smaller gap than you'd expect. Until you've done the math, I wouldn't be quite so confident that it's a significant factor. That's fine. I didn't say anything about other agencies. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 13:18:28 GMT -5
Did Pete Abe go through every single at-bat in the game to see how many times the ump screwed either team? The fact that it happened in the 9th inning is irrelevant.
I want robot umps as badly as anyone, but whining that you lost a particular game because of ball/strike calls is stupid.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 12:02:20 GMT -5
I was being sarcastic. The perception is due entirely to Boras being their agent.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 10:59:39 GMT -5
Huh, I wonder what could be leading to that perception?
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 10:49:37 GMT -5
Do guys ever throw around outlandish price tags in hopes of falling a certain team? Perhaps with a mutual interest involved with a team at a certain price?? Perhaps a certain team from Massachusetts?  Anyway, I know the GM doesn't make picks, but he certainly has a say in 12th overall, and Groome seems like Dombrowski's kind of pitcher. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 10:39:45 GMT -5
His job is to get the best deal *for the players' wishes*. For some, that is maximum $ only, for others there are additional considerations. The presumption that any player who hires Boras as an agent automatically falls into the first category is specious. Which is why I literally said, "It's not 100%." But it's a pretty high percentage, and that's not specious, it's a quantifiable fact. Sorry. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 9, 2016 10:19:20 GMT -5
Why does BA have Groome falling so far?
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 8, 2016 21:55:39 GMT -5
Scott Boras really has no say in what a player or team wants to do. If the Yankees want to give Ellsbury a zillion dollars, that's their choice. Boras didn't force them. Also players such as Strasburg, Weaver & I'm sure others, signed extensions shortly before hitting FA. He also cost Varitek & Steven Drew millions. If Bogey WANTS an ext or hit FA asap, he will have the final say. This is really kind of silly and semantical. Yes, it's ultimately up to Bogaerts. But the very fact that he chose Boras to represent him gives you an insight into his mindset. Is it 100% with no exceptions? No, but just because a handful of Boras guys have chosen to do extensions doesn't mean that right now, given what we know, it isn't highly unlikely that Xander does so. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 7, 2016 22:55:20 GMT -5
We are really putting together some great at bats against this crapballer.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 7, 2016 22:36:50 GMT -5
In related news, pitcher hitting is stupid. But there's so much strategy in NL ball! Like deciding whether you want to see a guy embarass himself trying to get a bunt down or just strikeout normally. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 7, 2016 21:54:04 GMT -5
Xander really needs to stop doing stupid little things like that.
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 7, 2016 13:01:24 GMT -5
If the Sox do get to draft Groome and he heads to JC the Sox get 13th pick or whatever next year. Say they finish 23rd in the draft order this year and sign a qualifying offer FA during the winter. Which pick do they lose? It shouldn't be the 13th overall pick should it? What if they sign 2 QOFA? I don't know this rule. 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. |
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Post by burythehammer on Jun 7, 2016 6:41:05 GMT -5
The Royals won the World Series 8 months ago without one legit starter. A big reason they won the World Series was because they identified they didn't have enough starting pitching and gave up a pretty good haul to get one at midseason. www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA201510280.shtmlAdding one decent starter is not the same as adding "two legit starters and four relievers." I agree that the Red Sox probably need to do the former. |
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