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[Dr. Dinger]

.276 Avg and +8 walk rate

 

MiLB

2006 Cardinals (A+) 12.2% BB, 14.1% K, .254/.352/.414

2007 Cardinals (AA) 12.6% BB, 19.4% K, .275/.381/.551

 

Why the f*** do I care about his minor league seasons 7 years ago? He hit .225 for a 270 game stretch in recent memory.

[Angrioter]

Why the f*** do I care about his minor league seasons 7 years ago? He hit .225 for a 270 game stretch in recent memory.

 

quick swing, hit the ball hard, take walks, hit for all the field, can distinguish the balls from the strikes.

[jaysblue]

Very reasonable.

 

Solid signing for the Tribe. I don't think he'll be worth close to 4 WAR again like in 2012, though he'll still provide excellent value on this deal. Very nice signing.

[Angrioter]

Eddie Rosario Suspended 50 Games

 

Minnesota Twins 2B/OF prospect Eddie Rosario will be suspended 50 games for taking a banned substance, reports La Velle E. Neal III of The Minnesota Star-Tribune. Rosario claims he took pills to help recover from an arm injury that he didn't know would cause a failed test. The league has yet to make an announcement.

 

http://www.mlbprospectwatch.com/mlb_prospect_watch/2013/11/twins-rosario-suspended-50-games.html

[TRM]

Jose yes. I have a hard time saying Rasmus is clearly a better player than Swisher and Bourn.

 

I'd say go Swisher>Colby>Bourn but they all measure out around the same to be honest.

[Angrioter]

I'd say go Swisher>Colby>Bourn but they all measure out around the same to be honest.

 

Swisher is 33 corner OF/1B = 2.5-3WAR

Rasmus is 27 good defender CF = 3-5WAR

[Frenchsoup]

Im on the Rasmus trade bandwagon gettyup!

[eastcoastjaysfan]

What was the last terrible move they made? They f***ed up the Sabathia and Lee trades I guess. I was going to say signing Kotchman after that anomalous season with TB, but I think they only paid like 3M for him.

 

f***ing up the Sabathia and Lee trades are not minor screw ups. They traded two of the best pitchers of our generation and received absolutely nothing useful in return......

[Stangstag]

A-Rod storms out of suspension hearing:

 

http://m.espn.go.com/general/story?storyId=10005806&city=newyork&src=desktop

[KingKat]

f***ing up the Sabathia and Lee trades are not minor screw ups. They traded two of the best pitchers of our generation and received absolutely nothing useful in return......

 

Laporta and Brantley were a good return for C.C. No one could have predicted Laporta would bust as badly as he did. The Lee trade is basically undefesensible. They got none of the Phillies good prospects. It turned out to be just as bad IRL as it was on paper.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Laporta and Brantley were a good return for C.C. No one could have predicted Laporta would bust as badly as he did. The Lee trade is basically undefesensible. They got none of the Phillies good prospects. It turned out to be just as bad IRL as it was on paper.

 

Actually on a second look, Brantley is really not even that good. 4.6 WAR over almost 4 seasons when you really look at it.

 

Still an awful trade.

[KingKat]

Actually on a second look, Brantley is really not even that good. 4.6 WAR over almost 4 seasons when you really look at it.

 

Still an awful trade.

 

I mean if you say so... but I seem to recall it was a good trade on paper. Of coruse, I could be wrong about how good a prospect Laporta was at the time since I didn't follow the minors as closely back then as I do now.

[Sammy225]

A-Rod storms out of suspension hearing:

 

http://m.espn.go.com/general/story?storyId=10005806&city=newyork&src=desktop

 

Selig is a f***ing joke. He hits A-Rod with a baseless suspension which would cement his "legacy" and he does not have the balls to testify in court during the hearing. This thing is getting shadier and shadier by the day. I never thought that Selig and the Yanks would be working together against A-Rod but I am starting to think that it might be the case.

[Nox]

Selig's legacy is basically a giant s*** stain at this point. f*** that guy and the magic carpet of a toupee he flew in on.

[Stangstag]

I don't like A-Rod, but what Selig is trying to do is ********. A-Rod should get a 60 game suspension, the same as everyone else. This whole story about him getting other players to buy PEDs is a complete fabrication.

[DuckDuckGose]

Selig is a f***ing joke. He hits A-Rod with a baseless suspension which would cement his "legacy" and he does not have the balls to testify in court during the hearing. This thing is getting shadier and shadier by the day. I never thought that Selig and the Yanks would be working together against A-Rod but I am starting to think that it might be the case.

 

I'm confused why Selig should have to testify...? It's not as if the league hasn't let A-Rod know why he is being suspended for so long.

[Boxcar]

Selig is a f***ing joke. He hits A-Rod with a baseless suspension which would cement his "legacy" and he does not have the balls to testify in court during the hearing. This thing is getting shadier and shadier by the day. I never thought that Selig and the Yanks would be working together against A-Rod but I am starting to think that it might be the case.

 

"He hates my guts," Rodriguez said of Selig. "It's 100 percent personal. This is all about his legacy. To put me on his mantle would be a big trophy for him."

 

Rodriguez also said that at one point in the hearing, Manfred said to him, "This wasn't my decision, it was Bud Selig's decision."

 

DING DING DING we have a winner!

[Boxcar]

Selig's legacy is basically a giant s*** stain at this point. f*** that guy and the magic carpet of a toupee he flew in on.

 

I can't wait for the first round of the draft to not be announced by a f***ing zombie.

[Angrioter]

Fielder For Kinsler Blockbuster Is Being Discussed

The Rangers and Tigers are discussing a blockbuster deal that would send Prince Fielder to Texas for Ian Kinsler, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com has learned. One person involved in the talks called it a "possibility."

[Laika]

Seems like the Justin Upton - Cliff Lee thing from last offseason. Too big to happen. It would make a lot of sense though.

 

"One person involved in the talks called it a "possibility"."

 

I wonder what the actual quote was...

 

"Well, I guess there is an extremely remote, minute possibility that it could happen, but...."

 

EDIT - and 2 minutes after I post this, there are reports that it's actually happened. LMAO.

[Angrioter]

"One person involved in the talks called it a "possibility"."

 

I wonder what the actual quote was...

 

"Well, I guess there is an extremely remote, minute possibility that it could happen, but...."

 

Miggy back to the 1B = +2 WAR

[Laika]

Miggy back to the 1B = +2 WAR

 

Actually, it looks like he pretty much breaks even.

 

Based on his last 2 seasons, he's about a -15 run 3B. Based on his career he's a -2 run 1B.

 

The positional adjustment from 3B to 1B is -15 runs, I think. Close enough to call it a wash. His WAR shouldn't change much at all by sliding over.

[Laika]

Prince for Kinsler has apparently been agreed to. Wow? True?

[Angrioter]

Actually, it looks like he pretty much breaks even.

 

Based on his last 2 seasons, he's about a -15 run 3B. Based on his career he's a -2 run 1B.

 

The positional adjustment from 3B to 1B is -15 runs, I think. Close enough to call it a wash. His WAR shouldn't change much at all by sliding over.

 

 

You're comparing his performance at 3B vs 1B; it's not a linear calculation. 2+2=5

as 3B Miggy is the worst, as a 1B the thing could change.

 

Miggy -14.6 at 3B Vs Machado, Longo, Beltre, Lawrie, Arenado, Donaldson, Frazier, Moustakas, Wright.....In this group Miggy is s***.

[Angrioter]

[DuckDuckGose]

To TEX: Fielder + Bautista

To TOR: Scherzer + Holland

To DET: Kinsler + Buehrle + Janssen

[DuckDuckGose]

Oh, done? Too slow I guess....

[Angrioter]

Profar idea is goneeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Thanks Fat greek

[guylaroche5]

lol its just detroit and texas

[DuckDuckGose]

I didn't think it was actually happening!