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[BTS]

No, it's unjustified because you took Byron Buxton even earlier. Beating you in 4 different deep leagues is just funny for me on a personal level.

 

Please don't anger Boxy. I don't need him extra motivated this week. Thx.

[SpeedyGose]

Our team had one of the craziest weekends I have seen 9 HR 24 RBI OPS well over 1.000...to get us a 11-2 loss lol. Nice win Dinger, good luck in the playoffs buddy

[BTS]

Our team had one of the craziest weekends I have seen 9 HR 24 RBI OPS well over 1.000...to get us a 11-2 loss lol. Nice win Dinger, good luck in the playoffs buddy

 

That Mookie Betts kid is pretty good.

[Dr. Dinger]

Please don't anger Boxy. I don't need him extra motivated this week. Thx.

 

I'm just doing some WWE style trash talking before our blood feud showdown next week for the division title.

[Dr. Dinger]

Our team had one of the craziest weekends I have seen 9 HR 24 RBI OPS well over 1.000...to get us a 11-2 loss lol. Nice win Dinger, good luck in the playoffs buddy

 

You guys legit had me scared yesterday, what a f***ing unreal day your offense had.

[BTS]

I'm just doing some WWE style trash talking before our blood feud showdown next week for the division title.

 

By the time I'm finished with him the division title will be out of his grasp. And that's the bottom line.

[Dr. Dinger]

By the time I'm finished with him the division title will be out of his grasp. And that's the bottom line.

 

I would appreciate that.

[SpeedyGose]

That Mookie Betts kid is pretty good.

 

At the time I was a bit upset cause Machado and JD went right before us. Betts was clearly the guy to go with but I thought last year might be more of a ceiling for him. This year he turns around and spikes his ISO, lowers his k rate, increases his hard hit%. Absolutely an incredible player.

[Dr. Dinger]

At the time I was a bit upset cause Machado and JD went right before us. Betts was clearly the guy to go with but I thought last year might be more of a ceiling for him. This year he turns around and spikes his ISO, lowers his k rate, increases his hard hit%. Absolutely an incredible player.

 

Ugh I was really hoping to land either Betts or Arenado in the 1st round and got punked on both. Arenado went one spot ahead of me too.

[BTS]

Miguel Cabrera leaves his game with what looks like an arm/shoulder injury.

[Dr. Dinger]

Biceps strain, day to day.

[Boxcar]

By the time I'm finished with him the division title will be out of his grasp. And that's the bottom line.

 

Yeah, I can't compete with the likes of Cameron Rupp and Jorge Polanco.

[BTS]

Yeah, I can't compete with the likes of Cameron Rupp and Jorge Polanco.

 

Cameron Rupp is good, and I don't even own Jorge Polanco.

[Spanky99]

Cameron Rupp is good, and I don't even own Jorge Polanco.

 

Where'd you go?

[Dr. Dinger]

Oh no! 1st place KingFiller just lost Choo for the season. That's a damn shame.

[AdamGreenwood]

Oh no! 1st place KingFiller just lost Choo for the season. That's a damn shame.

 

Speaking from experience, I can pretty much guarantee that Choo didn't do much to get them into first place.

[BTS]

That contract is not working out well for Texas.

[Abomination]

That contract is not working out well for Texas.

 

It'll be interesting to see if they learn anything from Choo and Fielder.

[Orgfiller]

It'll be interesting to see if they learn anything from Choo and Fielder.

 

Don't forget Elvis Andrus! He whose speed and defense declines by the year.

[GD]

Don't forget Elvis Andrus! He whose speed and defense declines by the year.

 

Wow, owning him in the LOD I thought he was having a good year with slightly below avg offense and a good amount of steals. Nope. Awful defense.

[Frenchsoup]

Still need Wittgren processed to me when someone has time, thx.

[Frenchsoup]

I'll be dropping Hicks

[Dr. Dinger]

Archer > Duffy.

 

False.

[jays4life19]

Really looking forward to Swanson's debut today!

[jaysblue]

False.

 

Long term who would you say is more valuable?

[Dr. Dinger]

Long term who would you say is more valuable?

 

It's probably very close, but I personally wouldn't trade Duffy for Archer right now. They are close in many regards, but Duffy currently has the edge in: age, velo, SwStr%, K/BB, ERA by a wide margin, FIP by a good margin, WHIP, OPP avg, HR rate, WAR, WAR/IP, among others. Archer has a slight edge in Ks, GB rate (not necessarily a good thing) and xFIP (with xFIP doing some serious regression to his HR/FB rate). They have identical career ERAs, but Duffy is having a much better season this year, which is what matters the most. Any argument for Archer is largely based on 2015. If you've watched Duffy pitch, there's nothing bogus about his game. He has serious heat, he's a lefty, he has a killer changeup, and he's drastically improved his command. He has everything you want to see in a legit breakout. If you just posted his numbers without a name attached, you'd probably guess they belonged to Chris Sale, except he's actually been better than Sale across the board. And Sale, like Archer and Duffy, is also 27. Duffy also has the least mileage on his arm of the three, FWIW.

[Orgfiller]

It's probably very close, but I personally wouldn't trade Duffy for Archer right now. They are close in many regards, but Duffy currently has the edge in: age, velo, SwStr%, K/BB, ERA by a wide margin, FIP by a good margin, WHIP, OPP avg, HR rate, WAR, WAR/IP, among others. Archer has a slight edge in Ks, GB rate (not necessarily a good thing) and xFIP (with xFIP doing some serious regression to his HR/FB rate). They have identical career ERAs, but Duffy is having a much better season this year, which is what matters the most. Any argument for Archer is largely based on 2015. If you've watched Duffy pitch, there's nothing bogus about his game. He has serious heat, he's a lefty, he has a killer changeup, and he's drastically improved his command. He has everything you want to see in a legit breakout. If you just posted his numbers without a name attached, you'd probably guess they belonged to Chris Sale, except he's actually been better than Sale across the board. And Sale, like Archer and Duffy, is also 27. Duffy also has the least mileage on his arm of the three, FWIW.

 

Yeah, I wonder why that is...

[jaysblue]

It's probably very close, but I personally wouldn't trade Duffy for Archer right now. They are close in many regards, but Duffy currently has the edge in: age, velo, SwStr%, K/BB, ERA by a wide margin, FIP by a good margin, WHIP, OPP avg, HR rate, WAR, WAR/IP, among others. Archer has a slight edge in Ks, GB rate (not necessarily a good thing) and xFIP (with xFIP doing some serious regression to his HR/FB rate). They have identical career ERAs, but Duffy is having a much better season this year, which is what matters the most. Any argument for Archer is largely based on 2015. If you've watched Duffy pitch, there's nothing bogus about his game. He has serious heat, he's a lefty, he has a killer changeup, and he's drastically improved his command. He has everything you want to see in a legit breakout. If you just posted his numbers without a name attached, you'd probably guess they belonged to Chris Sale, except he's actually been better than Sale across the board. And Sale, like Archer and Duffy, is also 27. Duffy also has the least mileage on his arm of the three, FWIW.

 

I offered Danny Duffy, Joc Pederson, Luke Weaver, Lance Lynn, my 1st and 2nd round picks for Jose Altuve in the FC. Glad now that it wasn't accepted.

 

Having the least mileage on his arm is a huge plus moving forward I think. It'll be interesting to see if he continues at this level next season. I'd still take Sale over him obviously because of the track record and like you said it's pretty close between Archer and Duffy where you can even make the case Duffy is a more valuable asset moving forward. Archer is on a team friendly deal though until 2020 with two team options. If Duffy continues pitching like this, he'll get paid.

[Dr. Dinger]

Yeah, I wonder why that is...

 

Meh, he was bounced around a lot and wasn't as good as he is now. It's still a good thing going forward.

[Dr. Dinger]

I offered Danny Duffy, Joc Pederson, Luke Weaver, Lance Lynn, my 1st and 2nd round picks for Jose Altuve in the FC. Glad now that it wasn't accepted.

 

Having the least mileage on his arm is a huge plus moving forward I think. It'll be interesting to see if he continues at this level next season. I'd still take Sale over him obviously because of the track record and like you said it's pretty close between Archer and Duffy where you can even make the case Duffy is a more valuable asset moving forward. Archer is on a team friendly deal though until 2020 with two team options. If Duffy continues pitching like this, he'll get paid.

 

I would definitely still take Sale over both by a lot, but it says a lot that Duffy has been better than him half way through August.