Baron Samedi of the Fangraphs comments section is both the hero we need and the hero we deserve.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/does-baseball-need-to-reassess-the-right-way-to-play/
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You’re still perfectly welcome to think Odor is a scumbag or whatever, but describing what happened as a sucker punch done in revenge for a batflip is a pretty serious mischaracterization of what went down. Bautista retaliated against the HBP(the actual revenge) with an incredibly late slide aimed at Odor’s back knee(Bautista trying to get revenge against the revenge), and Bautista got in his face afterward and was squaring up when Odor punched him(revenge against Bautista’s revenge).
Baron Samedi
u guys sure that was a hurricane or r u still drowning in your own tears?
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A couple commenters on that article said that the average fit adult male would often get thrown out at 1B on a single into the OF. I think they're giving MLB players a bit too much credit. As a fit 30-year old, I don't think an MLB OF would have a chance to throw me out if I miraculously managed to get the ball past the infield. I'd put money on me being faster down the line than the Billy Butlers of the world.
I'm really hoping they trade JD for some impact prospects in the offseason. I just don't see enough here to make them a WS contender in 2018. That said, I expect JD to be retained.
Some names that will be available in this 4-team dispersal draft:
Mike Trout
Jose Ramirez
Eric Hosmer
Jacob deGrom
Kenta Maeda
Michael Wacha
Anthony Rendon
J.D. Martinez
Justin Upton
Carlos Carrasco
Eric Thames
Miguel Sano
Trea Turner
Kyle Schwarber
Madison Bumgarner
Robbie Ray
Nelson Cruz
Ryan Zimerman
Robinson Cano
Charlie Blackmon
David Price
Dylan Cease
Erick Fedde
A.J. Puk
It's going to be very possible to leave this draft a legit title contender.
The Rays should be embarrassed. They're 1.5 games out of a playoff spot, and have let Honeywell rot in AAA while giving tons of innings to a bunch of gas cans, especially in the pen.
I think I'm more willing to give the benefit of the doubt to Molina than to Pedroia and Ortiz. With the hitters, the whole 'he's a winner' argument is not one I buy. I think the argument is a bit different for Molina - handling a pitching staff seems like a more concrete and observable quality than being a 'winner'.
6. Drunks - 33 games over 0.500
7. KingFiller - 3 games back of 6
8. JG34 - 5 games back of 6
9. spittin - 5 games back of 6
I think there's just one spot in play, with GD in 10th 12 games behind 9th.Matchup to watch is spittin vs. the Drunks.
He's been healthy, and very consistent even though he's not an elite hitter anymore. If he can continue to stay in the lineup, he has a chance to get up near 70 career fWAR, which probably gets him ingiven his importance to the T franchise.