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  1. NorthOf49
    I value Pedroia highly and so really like what Torontofan was able to do here. Martinez and Cecchini are decent prospects, but I doubt either becomes the player Pedroia is. The pick upgrade could be worth quite a bit though... you'll be able to nab a pretty decent prospect at 15.
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    Btw Sammy, I sent you an email through Yahoo last week.
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    I'm just not a big fan of Asdrubal or Rasmus in fantasy. Rasmus had a breakout season and still wasn't an impact option: 53th outfielder in standard scoring... that's especially mediocre in a 3OF format. Asdrubal is okay but if you have a good team, you'll be looking to replace him. Gray is the player Dinger may regret losing, as he noted, but he has a good stable of horses remaining and the nature of pitching makes him replaceable. If Dinger really needs a starter mid-season there will ones available and he has plenty of chips left to deal. Sammy will win if Gray turns into a dependable #2 and Rasmus and Asdrubal plateau into solid fantasy regulars. But even then, I think Dinger would be happy with Desmond's production because it's what his team sorely needs.
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    I like how Dinger fared. He got an impact middle infielder and didn't give up any truly elite talent. Each of the guys he traded have some present value and upside, but aren't stars. I'm always a fan of this type of package deal. Desmond is a seven-category contributor at shortstop. Crick isn't nothing either.. he has the high upside you look for in this format.
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    Just think about where AA would be without Bautista and EE. They might have lost 100 games this year and AA would easily be out of a job. The only good, cost-effective player AA has acquired in four (!) seasons is Rasmus (and maybe Yunel, but look at how that worked out). And he's only had one good year with the Blue Jays.
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    Yep!
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    At least the Rays still have the WP edge (due to extra half-inning)!
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    When the Blue Jays need a big hit it's always Arencibia.
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    I liked that bunt. Rodney is one guy who can get you Ks.
  10. NorthOf49
    This game will pass three hours before the end of the sixth... :|
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    WAR is basically 1 win = 10 runs (can be demonstrated using pythag). So if you increase the 5.3 to 15.3 then you add a win to his WAR.
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    Also, none of the guys theblujay listed played 2B, which is relevant. The highest UZR ever at 2B was Utley's 18.3 in 2008. There's simply not enough opportunities available for a second baseman to be viable with no bat.
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    I think the Mariners demanded Lawrie but were told he was off-limits.
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    Looks like Kershaw will start tonight, on short rest. Teams need to do this more often. There's no evidence that pitchers need more than three days rest and in the postseason the payoff can be massive.
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    Dammit.
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    Jarrod Parker is so good. With him on the mound, one run could be enough.
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    Cliff Lee still gets swinging strikes though - 9.4% this year to Price's 7.9%. 7.9 is pretty mediocre. And Lee has never ever missed a game to arm injury. Neither has Felix, or Verlander (except for a week of fatigue in 2006), or most other present aces. All arm injuries are serious.
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    He was out for 44 games with a triceps strain, that worries me.
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    Gotta protect your assets, eh? I'll say that Price is still an ace. What little he's lost in stuff has been made up in command. Not getting to 200 innings is worrisome though.
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    I was interested in Salazar but wasn't sold on his ability to stay in the rotation/stay healthy. Seems to have been well worth the risk for BTS though. There were a lot of guys taken in the 3rd-5th round who have broken out. My guy is Maikel Franco.
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    Do you mean to say that your brain knows what will actually happen? Do tell us!
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    lol we've been saying that on this board since May. #BUCN!
  24. NorthOf49
    What else is A-Rod going to do, sit around at home for two years and miss out on $48M, while perhaps being forced into retirement? No! He has enormous incentive to launch the biggest legal attack baseball has ever seen. Good for him.
  25. NorthOf49
    Colby did have a good year and the author did a good job illustrating that, but the argument that this is his true-talent level is severely lacking. "Maybe a .356 batting average on balls in play isn’t outrageously high and maybe 2012 was the fluky year... another interesting point is that Mike Trout’s batting average on balls in play over the last two years is .379. Will he be able to keep that up? It is as much a question for Trout as it is for Rasmus." Rasmus' career BABIP is .298 over 2663 PA. That's what he can be expected to perform at going forward. Granted, the K% will also probably regress positively. Trout doesn't hit pop-ups and is an 80 runner... his .379 is legit, and has nothing to do with Rasmus. I'd probably project Colby to hit .245/.305/.450 next year. Not bad for this offensive era, but not close to 'elite'.
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