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  1. Abomination
    Jays catchers were 14th in WAR. We can talk about framing, but the data currently isn't refined enough (imo) to be useful for direct comparison between players or teams. I would peg its current usefulness at saying one catcher is likely above average or another is below average, but not as a ranking system or in terms of adding or deducting WAR. I would prefer to pick up Martin obviously, or several other guys, but I'm much more worried about LF and 2nd base.
  2. Abomination
    All vets lose, all rookies gain! (for disclosure, I haven't run the numbers on that, so I can't back that up)
  3. Abomination
    You would have to attack it using predictive modelling. It might actually be possible the more I think about it, but that would be one hell of a nasty project to sort out.
  4. Abomination
    Maybe you and Goldbull are outliers. We should throw out those two results, and award me the best draft
  5. Abomination
    I don't think most of them get American citizenship, but citizenships from other countries. It's the work permits that could be more of a problem, but sports teams don't seem to have issues with that.
  6. Abomination
    You should trade him to me as damaged goods. Problem solved!
  7. Abomination
    Looks like Drouin is out for the next 4 weeks.
  8. Abomination
    I think in general you're correct. I don't see how you could account for enough to get meaningful results regarding game calling. The catcherFX data COULD be useful in evaluating framing though, as it might help show whether the pitcher should share credit for the framing results or not (regarding how well they repeatedly hit their target). The other major factors should be relatively easy to account for (umpire familiarity with the pitcher, pitcher stuff, pitcher reputation via previous success and control).
  9. Abomination
    The lack of a quality bench was one of the biggest issues. We just didn't have the ability to deal with injuries properly, or to deal with the necessary platoons. Fortunately having Mayberry and Valencia could go a long way towards helping that next year. Even more so if Izzy returns and is in superutil role. The pen was unfortunate, but it also wasn't something we really could have addressed differently. The lack of depth was.
  10. Abomination
    That was a fantastic at-bat by Pompey. I still want us to resign Melky, but Pompey in CF and Gose as the 4th outfielder would be just fine with me.
  11. Abomination
    Holy smokes Pompey got all of that! No doubter.
  12. Abomination
    Whenever Yahoo lists him on the IR. Who knows when that will be (probably sometime before the rosters are cut down irl).
  13. Abomination
    I would really hate to face the Oakland / Detroit pitching staffs in the playoffs. Maybe you manage to eek out some wins, but your offense is probably in a slump the rest of the playoffs regardless.
  14. Abomination
    fifteen
  15. Abomination
    No way am I wasting the #2 claim on anyone left right now.
  16. Abomination
    Yeah, this was about sticking up to help the player. Gibby has to do it.
  17. Abomination
    Yeah, maybe the dropoff isn't as severe. Also, a lot of the high skill guys don't rely just on speed, which is the thing most likely to decline quickest.
  18. Abomination
    Yeah, I had Galchenyuk in the queue. Think you nabbed him right before me. It's a bit of a risky strategy, but I think the young hockey players also tend to be safer gambles than baseball players are.
  19. Abomination
    Part of my thinking was that if I have to rebuild in baseball eventually (not for a few years at least), getting a feel for things with the hockey could be valuable. Also with the later picks and the high draft pick I had, it made a certain amount of sense.
  20. Abomination
    I made one small mistake in the draft (accidentally selected the wrong guy in a later round). Pretty happy with it otherwise. Now whether my strategy was smart or not remains to be seen in a year or two.
  21. Abomination
    Cliff Lee might be a good comparison too (of a player with similarish stuff figuring it out late, not that I expect Happ to improve to that degree).
  22. Abomination

    NHL Thread

    Abomination replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Heh, Canucks training camp: Blind dodgeball... There's a joke in there somewhere. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=731299&navid=DL|VAN|home
  23. Abomination
    I don't know about an extension atm, but Happ has a 3.71 xFIP in the second half and 4.01 on the year. That's pretty sweet for a 5th starter.
  24. Abomination
    Man, that'll make some highlight reels. Great play by Pompey!
  25. Abomination
    If anyone is looking for help on D, Seidenberg and Markov are available.
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