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Do you live in a cave? Have you ever seen a player interview? Brandon McCarthy understands advanced stats and it makes him a kind of folk hero in nerd circles. How about instead of giving my head a shake, you start paying attention to baseball.
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You really think these guys understand UZR or xFIP enough to try to game the system this way? There's like a handfull of players in all of baseball that pay attention to advanced stats.
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The probably mistook the agent not slamming down the phone for genuine interest.
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Yeah that didn't really make sense. If you write off Pittsburgh because he doesn't want to play there anymore for whatever reason and Washington because they turned him down and Baltimore because pitchers don't trust that org anymore, that still didn't make Toronto the next logical choice. It was more likely another team would emerge. Nobody really discussed Philadelphia but given how perfectly it met his criteria, it seems obvious in hindsight.
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Did not realize that. I guess that means he'll pitch there.
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I guess that's where we disagree. I don't see Santana as having a great floor because his value is so dependant on quantity of innings not quality. Injuries can happen to anyone and if something gets in the way of Santana providing his innings, all you've gotten is some below average play. Happ can give you that. Capuano is the uspide play. He'll provide value over limited inning and tremendous value if he pitches a full season. I think the argument for signing Capuano is very similar to the argument for signing Stephen Drew.
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Santana in that park isn't crazy so since this is Jack Z, the dh scenario seems more plausible.
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Sure but I'd rather the guy who would be good over however many starts he makes than the guy who will provide below average performance (even if you assume he's a lock for 200).
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I actually see his age as a positive. It will keep the commitment shorter and he's not so old that he won't be productive in the short term. That's win, win if you ask me.
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I don't understand why the notion that Capuano is a good pitcher and Santana and Happ are bad ones doesn't have more traction. I haven't looked at the projections the way JFaS has but what he says aligns with my own perceptions. I seem to be alone that way.
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I understand that argument but it seemed like N49 was saying the Santana contract would be better in a vaccuum which is either a real stretch or something I'm merely misunderstanding.
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That would be amazing.
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I could see prefering Santana to Capuano in a vaccuum but are you saying Santana's contract is likely to provide better value? That seems like a real stretch.
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If being competitive mattered that much, he would have worked things out with Pittsburgh.
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JFaS definitely argues with numbers and I could see how the way he quotes them as gospel could annoy but he doesn't jump around all the place and argue disingeneoulsy.
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I don't think he ever said that. His criteria was proximity to Baltimore and pitching in the NL which made Philadephia an obvious choice if Washington was going to say no.
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lol
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Derek Jeter to retire (after 2014 season)
KingKat replied to G-Snarls's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I guess Nomar was judged too uggly for this. -
You're the forum whiz kid. People are gonna stick up for you.
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Well he's practically a kid which I think explains why that went over poorly.
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Calling the guy who creates the most free analytic content on this forum an *******, classy.
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What a bum.
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Probably just landed on his lap given Burnett's preferences. Washington will look foolish for passing him up when they keep losing to him. Should be good for that rivalry.
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You must be joking. Have you looked at their K/BB?
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Well apparently past IP isn't indicative of future IP so I guess not.
