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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 24, 2017 -> 01:44 PM) You have also got to account for the fact that the era he played in was the 2nd worst era in all of baseball for hitting statistics, next to the dead ball era. You can't just throw out a .710 OPS and compare it to a .710 OPS today as if they were equal. Take Fox's MPV year. His .306 Batting average was 4th in the AL. His .770 OPS was 21st in the AL. .770 this year would rank you 48th in the AL. Discussions like this are exactly why comparing stats across eras is a really bad way to value players. That's what WAR is supposed to do, and that's why OPS+ is better to use than OPS.

Hendricks still only throwing 84-85?

The reveal of that ballista makes me think that at least one dragon is going to die in the battle at King's Landing.

I just see this series as a win-win no matter what happens.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 22, 2017 -> 09:39 PM) I just think it is wishful thinking blaming his minor league k rate on umpires. He is going to k a lot IMO. Doesn't mean he wont be a star. I never mentioned anything about minor league umpires. But i think it's easier to lower your K-rate when you've already got a good eye and aren't chasing a lot of bad pitches, so I feel more confident that his strikeout rate won't be too extreme.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 22, 2017 -> 09:26 PM) I don't know if he has,but his strike out rate would indicate he does swing at bad pitches on occasion. Of course, but even when he had his 60% strikeout rate in his short stint last year his O-Swing% was well below the league average.

Has Moncada swung at a single pitch outside the strike zone in his three games? Crazy that he strikes out so much even though he never chases.

Think Phillies fans are worried yet?

Awesome! Going to be so fun watching him run the bases.

Stanton has basically no value due to his contract, if we were to take it all on I'd send very little back in return.

QUOTE (Two-Gun Pete @ Jul 21, 2017 -> 01:46 PM) No, it isnt so much about the $25MM or $26MM, so much as it is giving that money & committing those years to a guy who looks like the next Tim Beckham. OK. And how many of those players you searched had "ONLY" 2 years of HS ball, followed by 2 years as a non-scholarship JUCO player? All the TA apologists want to fall all over themselves to use his pre-professional inexperience as an excuse. But then, those same apologists don't also admit that it may have been a problem for his development as well. Yes. He has such scant baseball experience that it would have been worth it to give him a few reps @ other positions. It would have helped him develop a better understanding of his responsibilities @ SS, while keeping his team mates responsibilities in mind. At the same time, there are those that foster this fantasy that TA can be moved to the OF, or used as a utility player, despite him never having played anywhere else. In a day and age where players who can play multiple positions is valued, it's odd that this org never had him play elsewhere. On balance, this has narrowed his margin of error to make good on the contract he was given. Either he's a starting SS, or he's a waste of money, full stop. And so far, his (snicker) 64 wrc+ and (snicker) -6 DRS don't look good this year. Here's hoping it turns around for him. If Anderson plays like Tim Beckham has the last two years he'll be worth his contract. How many reps is a "few reps"? It's exactly due to his inexperience that he should have been getting as many reps as possible at SS, especially given that his biggest defensive issue is errors and that can be fixed with more reps at SS. Would playing him a couple dozen games in CF or 2B or 3B really have made that much of a difference? Yanking around a guy that has as little experience as he does in baseball would probably have done more harm than good, let him get settled in and get comfortable at one position.

QUOTE (Two-Gun Pete @ Jul 21, 2017 -> 01:07 PM) And you're missing the point. Nowhere did I mention a dollar amount. What makes the Anderson extension a bad one is that they did not allow him to play long enough to be sure enough that he is a good player to give him a contract. Sale, Q, & Eaton all PROVED their caliber over several seasons; TA only played part of one season prior to his gift. That aside, they've done him no favors in developing him. His scant pre-professional background & lack of having played anything other than SS means that he'll either make it as a starter, or be a waste of money. There is no option to make him a utility player, because he's never played anywhere else but SS. (Not his fault, so much as it was the fault of Capra & other morons in the org.) This seems like an odd criticism, I just looked up the top 10 ranked SS prospects right now and the only ones who have played more than a handful of games at positions other than SS is Mateo and Rodgers, playing them at multiple positions does not seem to be a common practice. I don't see much reason for it either, and it's not like 20 games at 2B is going to make a huge difference (like what Rodgers has done).

After reading Longenhagen's writeup on O'Neill this doesn't seem as bad, I don't think anyone else but MLB.com considers him anything close to a top 30 prospect, and I think with this trade it's clear the Mariners don't either.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 21, 2017 -> 08:46 AM) Me too. I'd like to see him get up to .440-.450 slugging by end of year, but will feel okay if he just keeps his k:bb ratio and k% where it is. I'm hoping he hits like his current road splits (.315/.373/.452) the rest of the year.

Heck even Basabe got on base three times tonight.

Dickman is also 1-3 with a double. Just saw Kopech's line too. 0BB in 7 innings, awesome.

So nice having multiple legit position player prospects to follow for once. Fun night.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 03:57 PM) It's nice to hear that stuff about the park factors. I did see his away splits were much better. Is Kannapolis a hitting-friendly environment, a pitching-friendly environment, or fairly neutral? https://www.milb.com/milb/news/toolshed-sta...116/t-185364810 Last 3 years runs are 0.95, Homeruns are 0.76 and hits are 1.00 so it looks to be about neutral, though it also suppresses homeruns.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 03:07 PM) Yeah, that is a bit frightening to read. I think the piece would have been a bit better if he identified the "safer" prospect alternatives that Hahn could have targeted instead, and I'm not sure who those guys are supposed to be (and as pointed out a few posts above, many of the supposed "safer" guys have struggled this year, and even a guy like Benintendi has just been OK). But of the seven in that article, if one is a star, three are good to pretty good, and the rest bust we'd be in good shape.

Morosi says talks between the Astros and A's about Sonny Gray are heating up. Also said the Astros are considering a Verlander/Wilson deal instead.

If we could find someone to take Beckham and Navarro off our hands in recent years then we can find a team who will want Melky. But I don't expect anything better than someone with a pulse. Hopefully that guy is the next Yency Almonte.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 11:02 AM) Seems like there's a lot available. Yeah there's a huge glut of relievers available which has definitely driven down the price.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 09:21 AM) Not from an fWAR perspective...Leury was worth more than Robertson, for example. I'm not sure fWAR properly values relievers anyway but the top relievers are worth ~2.5-3 WAR which is a #2-3 starter territory. And come playoff time having a Miller is much more valuable than having a good 5th starter, who won't be starting any playoff games.

Hahn should fine Renteria every time he calls for a bunt.

Currently at the game, loved the crowd's reaction to Moncada.