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04-09-2018, 02:10 PM | #76 | |
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Drafting in baseball just has a lot of risk compared to other sports, and you're able to drastically increase your probably of "landing someone" when you pick higher up in the draft (I.E. college ready arms, star hitting prospects, etc). The further you slide in the first round, the more you're drafting the "toolsy potential" types. Last edited by Chiefspants; 04-09-2018 at 04:55 PM.. |
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04-09-2018, 02:17 PM | #77 | |
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04-09-2018, 02:21 PM | #78 | |
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I was referring to the contemporary trend that's gripping each of the major sports. Rany just wrote an entire article referring to how baseball is revolutionizing the trend - and it's something major writers across the board agreed with and supported themselves. |
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04-09-2018, 02:23 PM | #79 |
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I wonder when I'll finally watch a game this year.
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04-09-2018, 02:28 PM | #80 |
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Salvador Perez is untouchable to this franchise. No one since George Brett has been more of a face for this franchise. No team could offer near enough.
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04-09-2018, 04:20 PM | #81 | ||
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Yeah, it would have to be an enormous overpay by whoever was doing it, and I don’t think that deal is out there. The Yankees don’t have a spot for him. The Red Sox don’t really need that from the C spot. The Dodgers are set at C. So are the Giants. The Angels have a great defensive guy back there. Hard to find the combination of need and competition and farm system that could pay the piper. Just don’t think it exists. Quote:
MJ Melendez, who is four years away, minimum. Chase Vallot and Meibrys Viloria are both higher in the minors than him but neither is performing all that well. You could probably roll with Gallagher as a stopgap for a year, but two would be a real big stretch. |
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04-09-2018, 05:35 PM | #82 |
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That's the same problem you had with Hosmer, Moose, etc. The "big money" teams are all developing their own position players now. This isn't 2002. You just aren't going to get the Yankees or Dodgers to trade 3 or 4 great prospects unless it's a very good starting pitcher.
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04-09-2018, 05:40 PM | #83 | |
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04-09-2018, 07:14 PM | #84 |
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Keep Salvy as your Mike Sweeney except Perez is actually good but trade Duffy ASAP
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04-09-2018, 10:23 PM | #85 | |
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And speaking of good, how about this Jake Junis? If he does this for another few games I’ll start the 2009 Zack Greinke comparisons. |
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04-10-2018, 05:56 AM | #86 |
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04-10-2018, 06:41 AM | #87 | |
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His 2000 season is in the discussion as the best offensively in Royals history. I love the way/pace that junis works. |
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04-10-2018, 07:15 AM | #88 |
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His 4 pitch 3 outs inning was not good /prison bitch and fangraphs
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04-10-2018, 07:32 AM | #89 |
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Esky makes that play 7 times out of 10.
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04-10-2018, 07:34 AM | #90 |
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Very impressed with Junis so far. I wouldn't compare him to Greinke at all. Greinke could overpower people with his stuff. That's not Junis. More of a thinking, outsmart your opponent pitcher. Seems to follow more in the footsteps of a Greg Maddux (not comparing him directly to him) type . . . .
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