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Delabar does kind of suck now. ZiPS says he's below replacement-level going forward.
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Are we allowed to draft draft-eligible prospects that go undrafted in the Rule 4 (i.e. the next Brandon Beachy)? The rules fall a little short of addressing that situation.
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Really lucky bastards! There was some kind of magic at work during that win streak.
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Brandon Moss! The A's are so freaking good. ---- Also, Jonathan Singleton has gone deep in his debut.
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Boxy took him in the waiver draft! He was one of the few waiver guys worth caring about (pitched in AA last year, so was eligible).
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The commenter thinks that freshman college players are eligible for the draft. -
Daniel Webb was the second piece of the Jason Frasor trade lol. He throws hard, but that's about it.
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Off one of 2014's breakout pitchers, no less. TJ House has really shut down the Red Sox lineup outside of Bogaerts.
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Yep, involving was Kendrick and a lot of other moving pieces. Didn't get much traction.
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Re: negotiations, you approaching me created a confusing situation, but it worked itself out. No ******** on the scouting report. I made sure to have Duffy included in that November five-team deal! I do like him. I floated a blockbuster idea involving Kendrick near the end of last season and into the offseason.
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I don't know if NJH was going to be the end recipient. You approached me with what I had asked for so I had to tell you what was up lol. --- Duffy's a 25-year-old four-pitch lefty up to 97 with a repeatable delivery. I would've liked to keep him long-term, but I also wanted a top 25 pick to play around with and he was expendable with my SP depth. It was just Duffy for the #25 pick. Spanky had picks to burn with a nearly-full farm and I was shopping for a second rounder.
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It's not, I just like the term "market inefficiency." I like to think I'm Billy Beane. If one or two picks get dissolved, okay. The last-rounders were acquired as throw-ins to already-acceptable trades. I won't lose sleep over it. I may have a few tricks up my sleeve though. Cut-down isn't until Saturday!
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There's a limit on prospects (12) but none on picks... makes sense to get all the picks. It's a market inefficiency. Matt Barnes is available for an upgrade into the first round. Arcia and Cuthbert too for marginal upgrades.
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Spank, you can offer me a trade with Duffy and the guy you would drop (anyone on your roster).
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Meh, I wasn't going to start Duffy so early in the week. It's not like I agonized over the decision. He did look good though. --- I traded Duffy to Spanky for pick #25, giving me 13 draft picks. --- Anyone want Cheslor Cuthbert? I'd flip him for any upgrade of twelve picks or better. Big tools.
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Since the start of 2010 (his first season), Santos has been better than Janssen by SIERA (2.80 to 2.84). They're exactly tied in xFIP (3.18) and xFIP- (78). Santos is really good, we need him.
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They're just jealous! If the Jays win the World Series, the euphoria won't be dampened by people on message boards thinking they won because of drugs. I wouldn't worry about that.
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You really care what a few people on reddit think? Anyone with a modicum of intelligence won't make the Dominicans = steroids connection.
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Jose became a pronounced fly-ball hitter with a good HR/FB, Edwin started walking a lot more, striking out slightly less and hitting for an above-average HR/FB. Neither has ever struck out at the rate that Francisco does. Francisco may be experiencing a plate discipline transformation like that of Edwin, but his swing has too many holes in it for him to transform into a true Jose/Edwin type stud.
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Line drive rate doesn't really tell you much. It doesn't correlate well with meaningful offensive statistics and it takes a while to stabilize. Francisco does tend to make hard contact, but I'd characterize that as power. His contact rate of 68.2% is pretty low.
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Francisco's obviously not the player he's been so far. 30% HR/FB, too many strikeouts to keep the average afloat. But he can be a very useful piece (above-average bat vs. righties) even after regressing.
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Bleacherreport team grades on first two months
NorthOf49 replied to baconpancakes's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Oh I don't mind. It's a joke that posting B/R gets you banned. Gsnarls has done it enough to put the notion to rest. I don't understand how the Jays can get a C+, they're leading their division by four games and have a 65% chance at the playoffs... what more can be expected of them? The Giants have the best record in baseball and they don't even get an A lol. -
It's a second-year math course.
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Can't say I'd want to hear what those guys have to say lol. I do like Keri though.
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Bleacherreport team grades on first two months
NorthOf49 replied to baconpancakes's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Wrong link, you mean this: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2082296-grading-every-mlb-team-through-the-first-2-months-of-the-season/page/30 But... Ban. B/R is not welcome on this board.
