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  1. Brownie19
    Luis Urias underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair a fractured left hamate bone and is expected to be sidelined for the next 6-8 weeks. Tough break.
  2. Brownie19
    sorry - I missed the other time back in 2012. Moose turns 32 this year. I'd project a decline - especially while playing 2nd base full time for the first time in his career. But maybe that's just me.
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    The Astros are hiring Dusty Baker to be their Manager. Nothing says "don't worry, we won't be using technology to steal signs (or for anything) anymore" than hiring Dusty Baker. This is such a bizarre fit. Progressive FO meets old school head on.
  4. Brownie19
    I'm assuming that playing 2nd base all year drags Moose's WAR down. He's also only exceeded 3 WAR once in his career back in 2015. Seems unlikely he'll ever hit 3.5 again.
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    Could always throw in another young controllable piece who could help them win not like Trent Thornton - or a prospect of their liking to sweeten a Giles/Reese package.....but I mean, that still seems incredibly stupid of the Reds. They have to be getting an impact player like Lindor or some big time prospect at another position if they are moving Senzel. Aquino and Akiyama probably aren't very good and what's the upside of Moustakas? a 2.5 WAR 2nd baseman? Even the upside of Castellanos is like 2.5-3 WAR probably. There's a decent chance that Senzel is better than everyone on the Reds who isn't named Suarez. Why on earth you'd trade him is beyond me.
  6. Brownie19
    The Diamondbacks are good? huh?
  7. Brownie19
    Giles, Groshans and Teoscar for Senzel and Winkler? I think the best thing we could offer them in terms of immediate needs is at catcher; however, they do have Tyler Stephenson in their ranks. Giles and Janssen for Senzel? Assuming Senzel is healthy, who says no?
  8. Brownie19
    I should have elaborated. Senzel's like a year removed from being a top 3 prospect in baseball and should still carry and insane amount of value in trade talks. I guess this rumour is premised on getting a player like Lindor or some other young, controlled top prospect in a position of need because you don't block him with JAGs like Aquino, Akiyama or even Moustakes as there's a decent chance he's actually better than all 3 of those guys as soon as 2020 and based on his pedigree, is someone you build around. Would be interesting to see what he costs. Winkler would also be an interesting target for our underwhelming OF.
  9. Brownie19
    I'm not a big fan of the white panel hats or anything to do with the new powder uniforms or hats. For me, it's the blue hats with any of the white, grey or blue jerseys. They all look amazing. No need for anything more.
  10. Brownie19
    Where did you read that? Why would they move him?
  11. Brownie19
    Castellanos to the Reds...they sure are loading up!
  12. Brownie19
    I don't really vote, but I will say that Dick is my favourite poster this past year.
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    I've heard Rick Fox and his daughters were on-board? nothing super official...prolly best to wait for more details
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    Sad day indeed.
  15. Brownie19
    Agreed. Fire Buck and start the trend!
  16. Brownie19
    https://blogs.fangraphs.com/how-much-did-the-red-sox-benefit-from-their-sign-stealing-scheme/ There's an article summarizing the sign stealing system that the Red Sox "apparently" used in 2018. Sounds like they used the video room to identify the catchers signals in game and then with runners on 2nd, the runners would us that information to signal the hitters. Based on the stats, this seemed to give them an advantage. Just to be clear - if a team evaluates video tape prior to the game to figure out what signals the catcher is using - and they use those in the game to steal signs from 2nd...that's OK. But, if they look at video during the game to either confirm they are indeed using the signals they saw on video prior to the game - or to figure out a new sequence of signals and the runners on 2nd relays that to the hitter...that's not OK. Isn't the obvious fix for all of this for catchers to mix up their signs a lot more frequently?
  17. Brownie19
    Something just randomly made me look up Troy Glaus on Fangraphs and I never realized how good he was in 2000 (8.2 WAR) or how potent the Angels offense was in 2000....when they had Erstad (8.7), Glaus (8.2), Salmon (4.5), Garret Anderson (2.2), Bengie Molina (2.2) and Mo Vaughn (1.9 WAR - but with 36 hr and 117 rbis). Team finished 82-80, 3rd place in the AL West behind one of the most horrid pitching staffs I've ever seen. Fun fact - Bengie Molina actually posted a positive BsR in 2000!
  18. Brownie19
    Pretty awesome to see Groshans rise so much - even though he missed most of last season. Future stud.
  19. Brownie19
    Agreed - although, isn't Walker also a sabermetric case? That fact he was a 5 tool player, stole some bases and won GG's helps, but he didn't reach milestones. The sabermetrics help confirm just how valuable his base running and defense made him and helped disprove the s*** about how Walker was a product of Coors Field. Votto might end up like Manny without the PED links? Or in the Edgar Martinez category? He could finish with a career wRC+ over 145 and simply be viewed as one of the best hitters of all-time...counting stats be damned. I'm certainly rooting for Votto over the next few years.
  20. Brownie19
    I'd agree with this. Walker is a good case for keeping the 10 year system. A lot has changed over the last 10 years in terms of our knowledge of baseball statistics and even the older crowd is at least starting to acknowledge they exist and are relevant, which changed a lot of views on a player like Walker. Also, a lot of the stubborn boomers who didn't got too old and stopped voting - paving the way for new perspectives and views to be heard. The Veterans Committee should have been shut down the second they elected Harold Baines into the HOF.
  21. Brownie19
    Ah - good point. That makes only getting Ozuna for 1 year more reasonable.
  22. Brownie19
    Like Manny? His career was fairly comparable to Frank Thomas, yet he gets no respect.
  23. Brownie19
    Safe to assume most here wouldn't really want to give up a compensation pick to get 1 year of Ozuna? Makes a bit more sense for the Braves who are contending. What's that contract really cost the Braves with the pick included? 1 year $23M?
  24. Brownie19
    I feel sorry for the interns who got assigned to this.
  25. Brownie19
    So excited. I was never a huge Walker fan or anything, but listening to them play the video of him getting the call and the talk about how important this is for Canadian baseball and the players like Francis and Morneau talking about how Walker meant to them made me a little emotional (how can you not be romance about baseball). The man signed his first contract with the Expos for $1,500 - and ends up in the HOF. That's incredible.
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