ALDS Series GDT: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

[Jimcanuck]

whoa, that pitch was nasty

[Orgfiller]

What a play, wow.

[P2F]

Whoa

[HealthDream007]

Out by a hair, wow!

[Captain Adama]

He's out Red Sox win.

[Carlos Danger]

Holy s*** that was tight.. but adios Yankees.

[Jimcanuck]

foot off the bag?

[Spanky99]

It's over!

[bzapple]

God damn what a stretch by Pearce. Clutch play.

[Atlas]

Ex-Jay makes the play!

[Orgfiller]

The better team wins again. Nothing really surprising about this post-season except for the NL Wild Card game.

[John_Havok]

Crazy ending but it's all over.

 

On to the LCSs

[Jaysareus]

What a play by Pearce on that stretch at first base

[HealthDream007]

Astros-Red Sox will be an awesome series, can't wait!

[John_Havok]

Will be some very good CSs

 

Sox vs Dodgers would be great for ratings in the World Series if it happens.

[glory]

Brian Cashman never makes bad trades, except for the one which everyone thought was a steal. Nine more years of Stanton as he declines is going to be brutal for them.

[Carlos Danger]

What a play by Pearce on that stretch at first base

 

We need to enroll Rowdy in Yoga class right away..

[Orgfiller]

Brian Cashman never makes bad trades, except for the one which everyone thought was a steal. Nine more years of Stanton as he declines is going to be brutal for them.

 

He was a 4-win player this season, I don't think the Yankees will regret this very much. For a lot of other teams his massive contract would be crippling, but for them they won't be too affected and will take even what's considered a subpar performance relative to his elite level. What they need to do is stop babying him at DH and put him on the field while he can still probably provide value.

[Sammy225]

Man Stanton has some ugly swings

[glory]

He was a 4-win player this season, I don't think the Yankees will regret this very much. For a lot of other teams his massive contract would be crippling, but for them they won't be too affected and will take even what's considered a subpar performance relative to his elite level. What they need to do is stop babying him at DH and put him on the field while he can still probably provide value.

 

In a few years when they will have to be paying Judge, Severino, Didi, Sanchez, etc, a lot more money, he will be making $30m a year. Sure for the Yankees that's not a big deal, but still not a very high value contract.

 

He had over 200 strike outs this year and he was 28 with a 9.9% walk rate. He might have a few more good power years left but when this dude loses bat speed, he's going to fall off like crazy. Those skills don't age well, and he has 9 more years left on his deal.

[G-Snarls]

Astros-Red Sox will be an awesome series, can't wait!

 

The two better teams advanced

 

Super heavyweights. Should be a great series.

[Brownie19]

In a few years when they will have to be paying Judge, Severino, Didi, Sanchez, etc, a lot more money, he will be making $30m a year. Sure for the Yankees that's not a big deal, but still not a very high value contract.

 

He had over 200 strike outs this year and he was 28 with a 9.9% walk rate. He might have a few more good power years left but when this dude loses bat speed, he's going to fall off like crazy. Those skills don't age well, and he has 9 more years left on his deal.

 

What skills do age well again? I assume you'll say plate discipline...any others?

[Pendleton]

What skills do age well again? I assume you'll say plate discipline...any others?

 

I can still do a handstand

[glory]

What skills do age well again? I assume you'll say plate discipline...any others?

 

Well Bautista and Edwin aged pretty well (by post PED standards) due to high walks and modest k%. I think those types would age a bit more gracefully.

 

Stanton has a decent walk rate but nothing great, and his K's won't be going down any time soon. I'm not saying he'll fall off tomorrow, but 9 years is a long time. If he's still a surplus value player for half of those years, I'd be shocked.

Edited October 10, 2018 by glory

[P2F]

TIL Giancarlo Stanton suxxxxxxxxxxx

[Brownie19]

Well Bautista and Edwin aged pretty well (by post PED standards) due to high walks and modest k%. I think those types would age a bit more gracefully.

 

Stanton has a decent walk rate but nothing great, and his K's won't be going down any time soon. I'm not saying he'll fall off tomorrow, but 9 years is a long time. If he's still a surplus value player for half of those years, I'd be shocked.

 

Stanton's career walk rate is 11.5%. Edwin's is 11.1%

[Laika]

Man the Yankees will for sure regret that trade when Stanton goes into the HOF with a Yankees cap on

[G-Snarls]

Yankees and Cubs both good teams but flawed

[glory]

Stanton's career walk rate is 11.5%. Edwin's is 11.1%

 

In Edwin's prime he was striking out about 15% of the time. He was making hard contact, drawing walks, and not striking out. For a 40 HR slugger, that's damn good. Stanton is striking out 30% of the time. He just had a .333 BABIP season and still saw a huge drop in performance. They have some similarities, but the K's and contact rates are huge. Stanton strikes out double the amount Edwin did in his prime. Edwin's offensive profile seemed much more likely to age gracefully than Stanton's does.

 

Stanton looks like an old man skills player. At age 29, I don't think he has many more great years in him.

[Orgfiller]

Yankees and Cubs both good teams but flawed

 

The Yankees weren't actually very flawed at all, Gary Sanchez kinda sucks but he's better than a lot of other teams' catchers and they had suspect defense at third from a breakout rookie. The rest of the team is stacked at the top, they just happened to face the best team in baseball in the first round despite having the second best overall record.