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  1. Grant77
    http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=2006&ind=1&team=0&rost=0&age=36,58&filter=&players=0&sort=18,d I don't get why the deals have to be incredibly team friendly. Following a regular decline curve, they both project for about 13 WAR in the next 4 years. You could hypothetically pay them 4/100 and still get surplus value. If we get them for less (which I think is possible) or if they don't immediately decline, we're making out like bandits.
  2. Grant77
    Statistically speaking, you should be much more confident that a position player will maintain his value than a starting pitcher. Ryan Howard contracts are rather rare when compared to pitchers. Usually the downside is that of the Matt Holliday deal.
  3. Grant77
    Hardly. I don't see either one of them really falling off the map. By locking them up, we're almost a shoe-in for best offense in baseball for the next 3-4 years. The pitching just has to be average and with several young pitchers already at the big league level and a decent farm, I trust Shapiro to aptly fill out the rest of the roster.
  4. Grant77
    Jeff Samardzija, Gerrit Cole, Garrett Richards. Chris Archer and Jake Arrieta could probably also get away without their crappy changeups that they barely throw.
  5. Grant77
    It's an unpopular opinion, but I'd be perfectly comfortable extending both of them if the price is right. Giving Jose 3 years on top of an increased 2016 salary is an appealing idea. I'd be more comfortable giving the extra year to Edwin due to his age. Maybe one ends up at DH sooner rather than later, but it's not like Smoak and Colabello are going to block them. Let's not forget that they are both top 10 hitters in the league and have been for the past 3 seasons, which is pretty astounding. I suspect that the extension costs will be pretty reasonable for the level of production that we will get. They're a bit older, but sometimes hitters just don't decline like you would expect. Edwin wRC+ 2012: 150 2013: 146 2014: 151 2015: 150 Jose wRC+ 2012: 137 2013: 135 2014: 160 2015: 147 Pretty consistent. I'd be willing to bet a significant amount that they both end up closer to the David Ortiz/Jim Thome decline curve than the Ryan Howard version.
  6. Grant77
    Come to the Soo, best pizza in Canada. Pizza Hut has opened and closed 3 times, we don't go for that generic s***. Much of the city is Italian.
  7. Grant77
    I'd give him 3/45 right now.
  8. Grant77
    You rarely get what you pay for with these 'real shutdown guys'. I'd rather have depth. If they brought in something like Hernandez, Rzepczynski, and Trevor Cahill, I'd be perfectly happy.
  9. Grant77
    I think we can do better. For cheap, one year RH options, I'd first target Jonathan Broxton, Ryan Madson, and David Hernandez.
  10. Grant77
    I think the Royals went all righty after getting Cueto, but there must be a few others. Interestingly, the White Sox have a shot to go all lefty (Sale, Quintana, Rodon, Danks, ?).
  11. Grant77
    Do you think having a lefty significantly improves the rest of the rotation? Similar to a Dickey effect type of thing?
  12. Grant77
    I almost think there would be more dead money on a 5/80 deal for Chen than a 7/210 deal for Price. I mean, you probably get at least 15 WAR (135 mil value) up front from Price in the first 3 years and then it's a crapshoot. I don't trust Chen to be a whole lot more than Hutchison or Sanchez to be honest, though I know that is an unfounded opinion.
  13. Grant77
    Oh my....
  14. Grant77
    We see lots of GM's change their ways when given some money. I don't expect that from Shapiro, but it's possible. Then again, we'll have a below average payroll at 130 million, so he still needs to be careful.
  15. Grant77
    The only thing that really stood out to me was when me mentioned that most problems with women were regional and not necessarily religious, but the rest of it could have been B.S. I was just curious.
  16. Grant77
    Care to give some examples? I've seen him once and he seemed to bring up some good points.
  17. Grant77
    Mediocrity is probably a better word than incompetence. We went from an average team with a poor farm and average payroll to good team with average farm and still an average payroll.
  18. Grant77
    Since when?
  19. Grant77
    Fair enough, I honestly didn't know. Being famous does funny things to people. Doing drugs, outrageous statements and clothes, cosmetic surgeries. I'm never sure if these are their real personalities or all a big PR stunt.
  20. Grant77
    I had no idea he was in the olympics, but I admittedly don't know 99% of participants and I don't follow pop culture. What's the relevance?
  21. Grant77
    Kevin Pillar has discussed a unique exercise regiment that the team uses, which eliminates most of his problems with the turf. I'm not sure what it is, but it's possible that this type of training could eliminate any structural damage that results from turf.
  22. Grant77
    Sorry for the confusion, but we weren't discussing injury risk. We were discussing whether the slow turf benefits players who rely on their arm more than their range. My statement was ambiguous now that I look back.
  23. Grant77
    I'd be interested to see if the turf thing is true or not (I have no idea). The same should have applied to Reyes.
  24. Grant77
    These exercises are pointless, but I like doing them anyways. I'd bring in Iwakuma and then try to find some cheap starting depth to use as a long man. There are a lot of options like Blanton and Cahill, but we can wait for the market to develop. I'd consider dealing Revere in a deal for a controllable relief arm like Cam Bedrosian, Brandon Maurer, or Zach McAllister. That would clear some payroll room to add depth in a number of areas and possibly another middle relief arm. I'd first look at Lowe and also consider Morrow, Broxton, or Madson on a one year deal.
  25. Grant77
    Such a stupid idea. He was still an excellent shortstop last year and didn't show any serious signs of decline.
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