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I don't really see any issue with that.

Good point. Added that notion to the article.

A wild 2B upgrade appears! http://www.breakingblue.ca/2014/01/20/logan-forsythe-is-available-be-still-my-heart/

Anyone else kind of like Forsythe? http://www.breakingblue.ca/2014/01/20/logan-forsythe-is-available-be-still-my-heart/

I actually always seem to disagree with Sickels more than BP or BA, but I always appreciate the added information that he offers since there's rarely one answer in prospecting. BP is my go to. After that I kind of just toss everything else into the same hat.

I'd probably lean towards the Longo side actually...

It's not like all of these minor league games aren't on the radio...

"Sort of a Cardinals style pick here" Swoon. Adds to DDL prospect spreadshit.

I wrote a brief eulogy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ace posted on the Blue Jays message board, showing an interest in baseball prospects. He ended up writing for the Breaking Blue blog, and then he died. The light that burns brightly, burns half as long. But what Ace's short and pseudonymic internet life teaches us is that there is worth in living with passion, in burning the candle at both ends in order to turn more heads. In order to make an impression. How many people infrequently post on this forum, making no lasting impression at all? How many nameless, generic individuals fade in and out of this community, putting their own real world lives ahead of what's truly important? We all knew who Ace was. He was the prospect guy. He was the poster who wrote for the blog. Ace became something here. It might not seem that impressive in a different context, in fact, becoming a known name on an internet message board about a baseball team might seem rather sad. But at the end of the 8 hour work day, isn't that what we all want - to actually become something? Become anything... Ace became something here, and then he left us. He left us while he was still important. As cliche as it seems, sometimes, it can be better to burn out than to fade away... *sniffles* The impression that Ace left on this small, superfluous community was significant. He had an impact, albeit on nothing. If only we could all be so lucky... RIP Ace. You will not be forgotten for like, at least a few weeks. http://c85c7a.medialib.glogster.com/media/36/36c96decc600d60fb725c58ec57b7b2e7929cd651828233b84cb4805f30fc7f7/wilted-rose-jpg.jpg

How does Martin Erat go from a 20/30 player in f***ing Nashville to a goalless ******** in Washington? He was given a chance to play with Ovechkin a bit too, wasn't he?

I thought Silvio did that?

Dinger and No49, we'll be needing your e-detective badges by the end of the day. Sorry.

Yeah, I wasn't even saying that with respect to fantasy baseball. WAR is essentially irrelevant for fantasy, unless you play in some kind of nuanced, nerdy league based on linear weights (I do!). But even with real life baseball, looking at projected WAR for pitchers just seems so silly some times. Like, Steamer has Kershaw, Garza, and Juan Nicasio projected for 192, 192, and 189 innings pitched, respectively. They're not even really trying to project playing time, so looking at WAR is misleading. WAR is just tacked on to the end of the statline because it's what people want to see. That doesn't mean the projections are bad or shouldn't be taken seriously. I just think they get misused.

So with Coors and Wilin Rosario rolled on top, I'm guessing a 4.5+ ERA. Rosario is a s*** framer, right?

De La Rosa is a pretty dusty keeper. Steamer is guessing that he'll have an ERA over 4.5, K/BB under 2, and a WHIP over 1.4. Yucky! A guy like Bud Norris projects for marked improvements in every relevant category.

People need to stop caring so much about projected WAR for pitchers. Look at the rate stats. Steamer is just pulling IP out of its ass.

FWIW, the blog has never received a single hit from the Philippines or Ecuador

Yup, pointless deal. If someone is trading you #1 for #2, and asking for you not to pick Abreu, then you KNOW you'd f***ing be getting Tanaka anyway. Oh well!

Yup

I don't get it

Wow, great deal for the young cat

He's probably one of the bigger buy-low candidates out there.

Anyone interested in Yovani Gallardo?

If an average replay replaces an average manager-umpire argument, then game lengths won't change.

The counterpoint here is that a guy like Rasmus is considered an everyday player because he is just good enough to play against same handed pitching. He might not mash against left handed pitching, but he's a good enough hitter that even when you apply his notable platoon split him vs. LHP is better than what you'd have on the bench. And a guy who is protected against tough same handed pitchers, well, it's for a reason. If he could hit the mediocre same handed pitching with some level of confidence then he wouldn't end up getting protected against the nasty guys. So yes, what you're saying might be a consideration, but at the same time, some of what you're saying is kind of already "taken care of" in the data or in the regression. If a lefty gets guarded against strong same handed pitching, then he'll have less PA against them, so even if his split vs. LHP is artificially high, we'd regress it further to the mean anyway.