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  1. Abomination
    I'm a little unclear on the process. Is it 30 days to collect all the bids and then the teams that post the 20M can negotiate with him, or can teams immediately post the 20M and start to negotiate but the window where teams can do so ends in 30 days? (ie, could he sign tomorrow if he chose to, or will the FA pitching market stay stagnant for at least another month)
  2. Abomination
    There's no way the turf has any bearing on TJS for pitchers.
  3. Abomination
    There's certainly some signs recently that he will be competitive on Tanaka, but there's also a good chance that Tanaka will prefer a west coast team. I think the talk about the Jays possibly going more than 5 years is the biggest hint he'll be on him, and the timing regarding Kawasaki is also interesting. I wonder if Rogers could have their eye on expanding their demographic regarding sports.
  4. Abomination
    I said a few days ago that I thought Youkilis signing there might be a sign that Tanaka would be posted (a way of trying to appease some of the fans).
  5. Abomination
    Very interesting article. I think JFaS has the best (and cheapest) approach!
  6. Abomination
    Let's be honest. If someone like Bean or Friedman had managed to dump a contract like Wells, people would be giving them all the credit for pulling it off.
  7. Abomination

    NHL Thread

    Abomination replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Against my fantasy goalie
  8. Abomination
    Maybe he'll just go with 2 or 3 starters and a crapload of relievers each going 2 innings.
  9. Abomination
    Smells like trade bait inflation to me
  10. Abomination
    THAT would be awesome. I'd probably kick in some more mid level stuff too.
  11. Abomination
    Bitcoin mining MIGHT have been somewhat viable several years ago
  12. Abomination
    We also have been rumored to be looking for a mid-rotation guy with upside, and want someone durable. Jimenez fits both those profiles perfectly imo. I know a lot of people want nothing to do with him, but he's the guy I'd be looking to target.
  13. Abomination
    Actually, that's a really good point. I've actually heard that it's expected to fall to 88 cents, then recover towards 94 cents by the end of the year. That could definitely be playing a part.
  14. Abomination
    I've never understood this mentality. If Guerrero deserves to be in the HOF, why does the ballot number matter?
  15. Abomination
    Well it seems like almost every GM overvalues relief pitching (at least AA is overvaluing it with cheaper guys that have great stuff), and AA appears to be paying more attention to defensive metrics this off-season (he might have swung too far in the other direction). I agree with the platoon splits. I really don't know what to make of it overall. I suspect if all the guys on this board with higher end statistical knowledge were to put together a series of reports that were really thorough and well polished, we could shift him back towards the stats end of things.
  16. Abomination
    Well, I think it was implied that he had moved away from them well before he became GM, not after. AA lying about something also seems completely out of character, as he seems to go out of his way not to. Jack Z just seems like an ass.
  17. Abomination
    Apparently when AA first started in baseball, he was heavily into stats. Something unknown slowly changed his mind, and he went completely in the opposite direction. It appears to me that he's now heading back in the stats direction, albeit not as quickly as we'd like. It seems he IS valuing OBP more now, judging by the hiring of Seitzer. Of course, he also seems happy with Goins at second, so take that as you will.
  18. Abomination
    If you have a longer term owner proven in the past to pony up on the payroll, I think it makes it easier to do a total rebuild as the fans can have confidence that the money will be there when the team is ready. Any time an owner comes in and immediately rebuilds though it's got to make it more questionable.
  19. Abomination
    Seeing the prices this off-season, getting Ethier ourselves might not be the worst idea in the world - especially if we could send Romero along with something minor in return.
  20. Abomination
    The ONLY scenario I could see where it would be worth while giving up someone like Janssen for Barney would be to platoon Goins and Barney (which might actually have some merit). Otherwise I have to believe he could bring back an MLB ready prospect (either at 2nd or outfield) that would be better for us long term. That said, I would give up Sanchez and Janssen for Shark by himself.
  21. Abomination
    I recall there being reports that they were seriously considering just releasing him. Waivers would have been part of the process I'd assume.
  22. Abomination
    Yeah, I think I agree with that, and it appears that AA does now too. I'd probably say closer to 2 years before though as opposed to 1.
  23. Abomination
    I'm 99% sure that was ordered by Rogers. I don't blame AA for dumping Escobar at all unless we were to find out it was his idea to do so (which I highly doubt)
  24. Abomination
    Being a pitcher shouldn't be a warning flag for a team friendly deal. He signed it at the end of 2010, so it was probably closer to 2 K/BB, but that might be the only somewhat worrying sign. Romero was simply a situation that didn't work out (it happens), but imo it really WAS a good deal at the time.
  25. Abomination
    What were Romero's warning flags at the time?
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