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  1. John_Havok
    http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/max-pentecost-a-jays-prospect-shoulders-multiple-surgeries/ Nice read on Pentecost. Also confirms he is going up to Dunedin as soon as his current injury has subsided
  2. John_Havok
    Pretty much. I'm morbidly curious as to if it realy matters to the OP or if it's just a discussion point to kill time...
  3. John_Havok
    I don't think he's an extension candidate, so put me in the no column. Questionable health combined with bad D and he becomes rather blah. QO him and hope he declines. If he does accept, you have a DH for 2017 and figure out somethng else for the outfield
  4. John_Havok
    Yeah, but I think he's onto something with this punch-running idea. Steal a bag, punch the SS .... could be the new market efficiency
  5. John_Havok
    What's the point of this discussion? Whether you draft and develop players that end up on your major league team and you end up competing for a world series, or whether you use your drafted and developed players to trade for major league talent that fills your roster and you compete for a world series, what's the difference? No team in baseball succeeds with 100% homegrown players, so why does the % of homegrown talent matter if the end result is a world series? Maybe the warm and fuzzy feelings of drafting and developing make the world series win more meaningful?
  6. John_Havok
    ERIC GAGNE'S 2003 says hi
  7. John_Havok
    I'll post my lineup later when the games start. Took some risks for sure
  8. John_Havok
    Optically it was awful for both sides. The Yankees looked like morons for trying to get out of a contractual bonus and everyone still thought Arod deserved to be crucified in Times Square so the thought of him fighting for his cash was somehow also seen as stupid
  9. John_Havok
    As I recall they came to an agreement that his bonus money would be donated to charity or something after a fight. The sticking point was that the contract language said his bonus would be paid when he reached "marketable HR milestones." The Yankees argued that since his suspension for doping was so public and horrible his Willie Mays passing HR could not be considered marketable since everyone thought he was Satan. Arod said f*** you, gimme my money. Then they settled and split the money between charities
  10. John_Havok
    Martin's jimmies just got russelled
  11. John_Havok
    Whomever paid the ump for those calls.... thanks!
  12. John_Havok
    That's what he knows and is best at. Chances are he vastly prefers that posting
  13. John_Havok
    Really wish the pen was going here... I guess with how much they've been used lately Marco needs to go as far as possible
  14. John_Havok
    Too bad it's too late to save their season. Finishing .500 would be a miracle at this point
  15. John_Havok
    Just doesn't make sense, Travis is killing it and is 10 times the hitter Pillar is. Let him leadoff, then murderers row, and after Saunders in 5th you put upton 6th, Barney 7th, Thole 8th and Pillar 9th. And when Martin is in, you put him in 6th, and everyone slides down a spot, with Pillar still hitting 9th Why Gibbons feels the need to juggle the lineup every day is beyond me
  16. John_Havok
    He's not done as a catcher yet, they just wanted him DHing for a while to help his shoulder recover a bit more. The plan is to get him some catching reps before the end of the minor league season at some point.
  17. John_Havok
    Yup. Whether or not that should happen is the real question
  18. John_Havok
    Very true. I wasn't trying to suggest a winner of the trade, more so that the deal realy just amounts to a purchase of prospects for a bad contract and a depth SP. If Hutch works out for the Pirates, then its likely a win/win
  19. John_Havok
    Some differences on where the team was at the time. One was rebuilding and grabbing all kinds of youth was a definite positive. This team is in the thick of contention, and still the GM manages to acquire prospects and arguably improve the current roster (not by alot mind you). It's a pretty ninja move that I would liken to when AA picked up Olivo and all those Type B pen arms, just to offer an arbitration deal and take extra picks. Simplistically, Atkins just bought two prospects for 17 million dollars less any actual value that Liriano provides between now and the end of next year.
  20. John_Havok
    That ball still hasn't landed. Wow
  21. John_Havok
    He's not commenting on the talent level of the players and prospects. He's saying the league should step in because the Pirates are dumping salary, while they continue to receive max revenue sharing and extra picks in the draft every year because of their market
  22. John_Havok
    He's commenting on the pirates dumping salary while they receive max revenue sharing and potentially extra picks in the draft every year. It's a valid point of view
  23. John_Havok
    US Cellular and Wrigley crossed of my list. Atlanta's new park is on next year's list
  24. John_Havok
    No argument there
  25. John_Havok
    Ramirez was ranked their #5 prospect by fangraphs prior to 2016, and McGuire was #3. Both are hit tool oriented guys with minimal power, but with McGuire being also a decent rated defensive catcher, he becomes Martin's replacement down the line.
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