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06-20-2017, 09:24 AM | #901 | |
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But in July, the Astros could see him as a missing piece (and I think they'd be right). Look at the Chapman deal. You have to catch the right team at the right time. Oh, and the Cardinals should also trade Fowler back to the Cubs. Eat $40 million of that deal and see if you can get Eloy Jimenez from them. I don't even give a shit - I hate hate HATE watching Dexter Fowler play outfield. What a disinterested bum. But the Cubs need a leadoff hitter. This Rizzo at leadoff thing is cute but it's hampering their ceiling. |
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06-20-2017, 11:08 AM | #902 |
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On the plus side, the Dodgers dont appear they will need the services of Eric Hosmer, so that's one less team to come 2nd to.
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06-20-2017, 11:14 AM | #903 | |
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06-20-2017, 12:10 PM | #904 | |
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The Cardinals need to bite the bullet and the Cubs kinda need to swallow some pride here as well - losing Fowler has hurt that team. |
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06-20-2017, 12:18 PM | #905 | |
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When Theo signed Jay I figured they got their 1 year leadoff man. Instead Schwarber hit leadoff for the first 2 months and Bryant hit 2nd and has like 13/15 solo HRs. Meanwhile Jay is hitting over .300 and getting on base nearly 40% of the time and hitting 9th, when he's not on the bench platooning between 2 other players, so Rizzo can ****ing leadoff. I really don't understand why the most obvious lineup of Jay, Zobrist, Bryant, Rizzo, Schwarber was and has never been used. Schwarbers BABIP is ****ing .195 because he's a pull hitter and he was put in the worst spot to hit with runners on base so when he does get a bat on the ball it goes right into the shift. Putting him behind Bryant and Rizzo, 2 guys that get on base a lot, not only would you have a 30 HR hitter protecting Rizzo, but you would eliminate a lot of the shifts on Schwarber because men would be on base. And putting 2 OBP contact hitters in front of Bryant and he might have better than a ****ing 1:1.87 HR:RBI ratio. It's actually really incredible how ****ing awful Maddon can manage this roster. Last edited by jd1020; 06-20-2017 at 12:26 PM.. |
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06-20-2017, 01:46 PM | #906 | |
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06-20-2017, 02:14 PM | #907 | |
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The Astros have a TON of quality OF prospects in their system, if they can afford to move a big-time prospect, Tucker would be the guy that could get them an immediate return. So if they moved Bregman, Tucker and Paulino for Carpenter and Quintana, they'd get 3 years of control of Carpenter and 5 years of Quintana. They'd have a wide-open window for the next 2 years where they'd have to be seen as prohibitive favorites in the AL. Flags fly forever... |
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06-20-2017, 04:38 PM | #908 | |
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06-21-2017, 08:43 PM | #909 |
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06-21-2017, 09:19 PM | #910 |
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More Matt Adams news. Freeman should be back in the Braves lineup in about three weeks, and then Adams will be riding the pine again. Or not. Freeman played third base in high school, and volunteered to take it up again so that Adams (who as we know can basically play first and only first) can stay at that position and they'll both be in the lineup. I guess the Braves thought about it for about a microsecond before they agreed to give it a try.
Freeman must be a special kind of player to switch positions like that for the good of the team, even though he's their number one guy. And Adams has turned into a home run hitting machine since escaping the clutches of Matheny. It being his idea just makes it that much better. |
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06-21-2017, 09:43 PM | #911 |
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06-28-2017, 08:09 AM | #912 |
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Name 3 cards starters since 1945 who have multiple seasons ERA 3.10 or lower before age 25:
Bob Gibson is not one. According to FG took him until 29. |
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06-28-2017, 08:38 AM | #913 | |
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Dear Rick Ankiel's 'splodey brain - **** you. Ankiel would've been an all-timer. His progression just over the 2nd half of the 2000 season (combined with his video game numbers as a teenager in the minors) makes you hurt as a baseball fan for what might have been. The guy had Kershaw ability. People always talk about "how many pennants the Cardinals would've won had they not shipped out Steve Carlton" but I think they overlook just how dominant that team would've been in the 2000s if they'd have been able to add the best lefthanded starter in baseball to the roster. He was that good. |
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06-28-2017, 08:52 AM | #914 |
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Found another in Nelson Briles but he also didn't qualify for the ERA title in '67. He went 14-5 and actually garnered MVP votes but spent so much time in relief (in an era where starters threw ungodly amounts of innings) that his 155 innings didn't qualify.
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06-28-2017, 08:57 AM | #915 |
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So does the age 25 season count? Because if so, I believe I have our answer.
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I can't imagine anyone would've figured that one out. EDIT: Nevermind, don't need the age 25 season and I'm annoyed I didn't think of him sooner.
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This little homework exercise reminded me how weird 80s baseball was. Nobody struck anybody out. Just a bunch of guys throwing 90 at the knees and hoping someone whacked it at a fielder. |
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