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http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20140415-fraley-rangers-may-dump-j.p.-arencibia-when-soto-returns-what-scouts-are-saying-about-prince-fielder.ece Not like this guy has any control over JPA's future, but this shows the media is starting to talk about dumping him soon.

It's a good game

Who has better defense, Diaz or Goins? I'm trying to decide between them. I'd also like to see Sierra swapped out for Gose. He would be a useful piece later in the game, and on days like today when Rasmus needs a day off but no DL stint.

Brandon Belt with a huge 1 out double in the bottom of the 9th to the tie the game 2-2 vs LAD. Angel Pagan scores all the way from first.

I understand your argument. You're very analytical in the way you come to your conclusions. We will have to agree to disagree on this though. If Dustin McGowan had a clean bill of health at the beginning of this year, good medical checks the whole 9 yards, I still would not put faith in him making 30 starts. I would not be able to assume healthy and project his future value based on this assumption.

How was Johnson' velocity last year, compared with his hay days (09-10)?

Isn't it somewhat the same thing as what you do with numbers? You take past samples and project futures. You look at their past performance and come up with a good, and sound conclusion on what they will do in the future. Can't the same be done in a less mathematical way with injuries? Take a look at his past injury history, all of the problems he has had and if these problems are becoming or have been chronic or a fluke. Then make a good and sound conclusion about his future health based on this information. In Johnson' case his injuries are not fluky line drives off the shin (Roy Halladay) or a collision at home plate (Buster Posey). They are chronic arm issues that have plagued him on a consistent basis for many years now. Taking this past information into consideration can we not, even as arm chair gm's, assume a higher risk of the same or similar injury occurring in the future? Thus lowering his value due to massive reliability issues. When most of these arguments surrounding Johnson were occurring in the off-season, those of us who didn't want him back were assuming it was because the 14M would have gone toward a E.Santana type of signing. Using that thought process can we not argue against offering Johnson a QO or re-signing him at all, thinking there would be no money left for another piece? I'm happy we didn't sign him, and the result we're seeing now with his injury trouble is the exact reason why. I'm very disappointed the money wasn't spent elsewhere.

In Johnson' case given his history, how can we, even as armchair GMs assume that there's no injury risk? It just seems so blatantly obvious that there is/was a MASSIVE risk of Johnson being injured. I don't understand why we should forget everything we have seen/read throughout his career because we're not privy to his actual medical reports. We still hear all the releases on the results of his past tests and diagnoses.

No, I'm just really slow

Title says it all.

Thank you. I was to this point, but didn't click submit. I thought it might post the incomplete thread.

Good thing there most likely wont be a game, then.

And in this case health > quality of his pitching.

Since the function has been disabled, I will say it out-loud. Thank you.

ps. someone teach me how to start a thread with a poll. I'm full retard.

Xander Boegarts with the error with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th. Thanks dude!

Whitesoxx!!!

lol

onto the CWS/BOS game in the ninth... 1-1 2 outs bot 9

Unhittable first pitch strike to Mauer

Just for the record I voted for "2 games"

If Lawrie and Colby can find it this year, we are gonna be an offensive juggernaut

Save Santos, bring out gas can Happ

Boom

I guess time will tell. He hasn't had any problem with making fundamental plays in quite some time.