Laika

I'm confused by where the percentages would even be coming from. Are they just arbitrary percentages that represent importance? Or is it, X% of run prevention can be explained by velocity, in general, and only X% can be explained by movement. But if that's the case, why are they summing to 100% - where is control? I'm pretty sure I've read that the order of importance in terms of effectiveness is: Velocity >>> Control >>> Movement But, the specific importance ratio is probably different for every pitcher. For Mark Buehrle, fastball control is a f***ton more important than it is for Aroldis Chapman.

As opposed to a smart moron, of course, which would also make him an oxymoron.

Maybe AA is waiting in the weeds for Garza, ready to pounce like a ninja during the post-Tanaka fallout!!! /s

It would certainly be nice to get a cool $300 so soon after Christmas. Eddie Lack FTW? Josh Harding can have an MS flare-up and I'd be OK with it.

It's definitely far too long, but there was just so much to say...

Who feels like reading 5500 words about another team? http://www.breakingblue.ca/2013/12/29/a-premortem-for-kevin-towers/

Probably DDT impregnated anti-Chagas blankies.

Morel is one of those players that just look like they're using a fungo bat in the big leagues. Not happening.

"Welcome to our newest member, beckettisdogg" That didn't take long

ban preemptive ban is objectively necessary mods, don't let this thing persist, grow, and multiply. I don't think it's human.

Not that I can really notice. Alford, Burns, Smith, Urena? Oh f***, Miguel Castro? Del Rosario? I dunno!

Seriously though, you guys just need to focus on keeping it fun to post. There are a hundred other places where we can talk about baseball with a straight face. If I wanted to do that, I could call my grandma (big Brett Lawrie fan). If I wanted to talk about the game deeply, there's The Book Blog and BP and Fangraphs and yada yada yada. People come here for lighthearted Blue Jays chatter, news, and the odd time, humour glazed analytical discussions. Let's also put this place in f***ing context. Of our ~600 members, 300 are probably bots. 200 probably barely ever check in. We aren't a massive, growing community. There are a relatively small number of people here who post often. Of f***ing course differential treatment is warranted. Use your tiny mod brains. KingKat said it much better, "Here's a question... Would it really be so bad if the mods played favorites with the ban hammer? If posters are attracting a lot of complaints shouldn't moderators be empowered to deal with the situation however they see fit rather than wait for an arbitrary line to be crossed? This isn't a court of law, no one is entitled to due process. I wouldn't have an issue with a board that bans people based on a subjective evaluation of the general value of their content rather then on isolated incidents. There's no reason to sacrifice the quality of the board for some platonic ideal of fairness. " Chappy got it today when he banned MohYou. If Gsnarls gives me a simple, 100 word (min.) public apology, then I will forgive the whole situation.

"Let us know when you're ready to knock it off and we'll re-instate you" Hows about you suck eggs, bike?

5 days? pfffft. Barely 5 hours. I enjoyed the outcry of support and being a political martyr though. And, as it were, my "ban worthy" post turned into a self fulfilling prophesy - the mods apparently are complete.... well, you know.

mods r pussies ?

the mods r dum

Also, their two 1B/DH (LF?) additions are barely upgrades. They've added like, 6 wins for 2014. Maybe.

Erasmo 4 lyfe

Right, it would just depend who you're talking to. AA obviously valued him highly even on the big contract.

I think it would go: Edwin Bautista Dickey Rasmus Morrow Reyes Buehrle But I didn't do the math on it, and it would be different depending on who you're trying to trade with. A team with deep pockets would probably value Reyes more highly than Morrow or Rasmus, but a team with a tight payroll would recognize that on his current contract he's basically a non-asset (same for Buehrle, a non-asset but a team with money might love the idea of paying for his bankable innings).

Nobody? I know what point you're trying to make but honestly, it's pretty thin. It's entirely possible to weigh the case specific likely outcomes and value projections without being some type of absolutist that would always take the 'guaranteed" production. And to this point, the line of conversation here was simply that Dickey in 2014 is a better production bet than Guasman. I think Price is a better production bet than Salazar next year as well. So.... yeah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujWCO3f15Og

Agents: Scott Boras [*] Also, it's not like Jeff Baker is particularly good at baseball.

Well I imagine that one of the #4/5 spots right now is basically Happ's to lose.

Doesn't even necessarily have to be a major upgrade for the trade to be worth it. One of my points was "upgrade Moises Sierra". You don't exactly need a baseball Costco to find a selection of better RHB platoon guys with a bit of defensive utility.