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Post by Coreno on Dec 12, 2017 16:08:36 GMT -5
Over the last 3 seasons, Stanton has 0.2 more fWAR than Bogaerts. And over the last 4 seasons, Stanton has almost double Bogaerts bWAR, 20.3 to 10.8. A span where Xander played in over 100 more games than Stanton, mostly due to Stanton being limited to 74 games in 2015 with a broken hand. Now, I don't think this move makes the Yankees a lock for the world series like some people are acting, but lets not try and skew the numbers like he's just some guy. I think a lot of people are looking at the power in the middle of that lineup and overlooking some things while they are busy picking their jaws off the ground. It's worth noting that it looks like Gregorious will be the only returning full-time starter in that infield. Earlier today, ESPN had a draft of their lineup that I was noticing looked pretty weak at the bottom with Headley and Torreyes penciled in at 8 and 9. Obviously, Headley will no longer be part of that. Now, Greg Bird looked pretty good when he came back at the end of the season, and its possible Andujar fills the hole at 3rd and maybe Torres ends up at 2nd and maybe they don't skip a beat. But that young talent could also show their inexperience. It's already been mentioned here how Boone's managerial inexperience could come into play and be exposed as well. While we're talking about reasons things could go wrong in NY, I want to bring up Stanton's introductory press conference. I've got to say, he was surprisingly uncharismatic. He seemed pretty eager to absolutely trash the Marlins. He didn't sound very comfortable or eloquent and I wonder how sheltered from the media he's been in Miami, and how well he'll adapt the the bright lights. I know that's often a cliche talking point when a small market star goes to a big market, but it did stick out to me that he just didn't sound as comfortable or confident as I'm used to hearing guys talk to the press. Just another thing worth watching moving forward.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 6, 2017 19:15:41 GMT -5
I'm not sure why so many are struggling the concept that biggest =/= best
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Post by Coreno on Dec 5, 2017 22:22:26 GMT -5
Plus Mookie could barely put a batting glove on. And still hit .313 in that series.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 5, 2017 17:27:43 GMT -5
Doing some quick math here, there are 12 of these guys that were made free agents, eligible to sign with 29 teams.
Yup, I'm gonna wager that over half of MLB comes away with none of these guys. It would be a terrible shame if Boston fell in to that majority obviously, but it's a possibility.
Personally I'd like to see them sign Abrahan Gutierrez if they do pluck one from the lot.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 4, 2017 19:30:01 GMT -5
That Gronk hit sure is getting a lot of air time today. It was definitely a stupid move after frustration boiled over, but some people are acting like it was premeditated murder. He'll get a huge fine, and if he's suspended next week, it's not a huge deal. If he gets more than that it'll just be another opportunity for the NFL to make an example of the Patriots with no precedent. Meh, it was pretty screwed up and bordered on assault honestly. I hope he's punished accordingly. I've seen this a lot today and I'm not really sure why. It's Football. 95% of plays result in an interaction that would constitute as assault if a stranger came up to you in the street and touched you in the same manner. I've also seen it referred to as the most egregious hit in the NFL this year by a handful of people who apparently have never seen Vontaze Burfict play football.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 4, 2017 13:19:49 GMT -5
That Gronk hit sure is getting a lot of air time today. It was definitely a stupid move after frustration boiled over, but some people are acting like it was premeditated murder. He'll get a huge fine, and if he's suspended next week, it's not a huge deal. If he gets more than that it'll just be another opportunity for the NFL to make an example of the Patriots with no precedent.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 3, 2017 20:49:32 GMT -5
I will gladly accept not being able to nervously watch Ohtani blossom into a two-way superstar in a package deal with not being able to angrily watch him blossom into a two-way superstar.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 3, 2017 20:33:57 GMT -5
They could use some money from both this period and the next to sign multiple guys, but for a specific guy, yeah each bonus can only come out of one or the other.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 2, 2017 15:22:08 GMT -5
I'm not sure Jeter has the range for an ownership role.
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Post by Coreno on Dec 1, 2017 14:18:52 GMT -5
This website can be exhausting at times...
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Post by Coreno on Nov 9, 2017 10:37:02 GMT -5
Yeah, I can't stand Felger, and he definitely went overboard, but in essence, I'm not sure he's entirely off-base,,,
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Post by Coreno on Nov 8, 2017 18:47:27 GMT -5
I'm prepared to be cursed into oblivion due to insensitivity... but with the horrific news about Flores coming out, is there a chance the Sox could petition the league for some sort of hardship exception, opening up 3.1 million in international money, allowing them to offer a max slot offer? This actually occurred to me, too. Horrible tragedy obviously, but in terms of business, the team spent almost half of their Int'l money on a future contract with this kid who will never play a single game.
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Post by Coreno on Nov 8, 2017 18:34:58 GMT -5
Wow...
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Post by Coreno on Nov 6, 2017 18:53:28 GMT -5
My guess would be that Lovullo would be the most likely guy already in the org that would take over as the AA UTIL. But, could also see a minor league FA get that spot.
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Post by Coreno on Nov 6, 2017 14:03:58 GMT -5
The way I'd play it is to leave him off the 40-man and if he's taken in Rule 5, he's someone else's problem now. If he's not, you bring him into camp with a real chance to win a bench spot, potentially, but you don't count on him to do so - I'd at least have him competing, if not Plan B or C. I think the only benefit of adding him to the 40-man roster now is protecting him from the Rule 5 draft, but I don't think that's much of a benefit-- I think the Red Sox would be happy to have another team take over his contract. Meanwhile, there are a few detriments-- it uses up a 40-man roster, and if Castillo gets injured in Spring Training, you have to carry his salary on the MLB payroll, which has negative luxury tax threshold implications (as compared to if he was injured as a non-roster invitee). This is exactly what I've been saying for about 4 months. When worst case scenario is being rid of the headache that his contract situation has caused for the last 3 years, trying to sneak him through the offseason is probably worth the risk. I would probably spend the next month making calls to teams that are in the market for outfielders, just to gauge interest and see if you can get anything for him. But this might be a case where losing him for nothing isn't really a loss.
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Post by Coreno on Nov 5, 2017 13:10:39 GMT -5
Seriously, now that we know he's not going to have input into personnel decisions, I don't get the reason one would be down on this move ( unless someone was still fired up about the 2007 DUI or something). I'm still mad at him for having shingles in 2011.
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Post by Coreno on Nov 2, 2017 12:07:15 GMT -5
I love that the Brentz move finally happened on Tony La Russa's first day on the job. It has me imagining TLR coming into work, overlooking the system roster and pointing out the obvious September flub, instead of this being the plan all along.
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Post by Coreno on Nov 2, 2017 11:34:01 GMT -5
I am too, but I was thinking about this, and it must be weird. In his career, he's made 396 appearances for the Tigers and 11 for the Astros (6 in the postseason compared to 5 regular season!). How is it even possible to feel any affinity for that organization in that short of a time? I could even see it at the trade deadline, but getting traded on August 31? I'm sure he's thrilled, but for me, I'd definitely feel a bit bittersweet about the whole thing. A successful World Series run probably goes a long way towards that. Yeah, it probably helps that they likely don't get those 11 wins without his 6 postseason appearances.
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Post by Coreno on Oct 31, 2017 12:00:46 GMT -5
The problem with making a trade before the draft is that you would've lost the highest first rounder you acquired due to the deflategate punishment. That was the 2016 draft, not the 2017 draft. You're right, it was the 4th round pick they were losing in this past draft.
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Post by Coreno on Oct 30, 2017 22:45:33 GMT -5
The problem with making a trade before the draft is that you would've lost the highest first rounder you acquired due to the deflategate punishment.
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Post by Coreno on Oct 29, 2017 20:16:09 GMT -5
Seems pretty harsh considering how little information is available.
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Post by Coreno on Oct 25, 2017 23:40:00 GMT -5
Wow. That was an incredible game.
Also, huge for the Stros to take a game in LA and even it up. They haven’t lost a game in Houston this month.
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Post by Coreno on Oct 25, 2017 23:03:12 GMT -5
Yup, this is already shaping up to be a really great world series
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Post by Coreno on Oct 25, 2017 22:26:24 GMT -5
Allright, crazy talk time. Castillo was an infielder his first couple seasons down in Cuba. I very much down he can play second anymore, but could he split time as part of a first base platoon while also serving as the backup outfielder? If they can get him 400 to 450 plate appearances and also maximize his versatility, that $10 million feels like a more reasonable cost. Isn’t Rusney about as tall as Pedroia?
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Post by Coreno on Oct 25, 2017 9:37:01 GMT -5
This was vintage Kershaw tonight. The Dodgers are a wagon. I don't see them losing this. 1 game where the home team wins is way too early to declare a winner. Both of these teams are really good. I'll wait until they take a game in Houston before getting too excited.
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