Praxis

Martin to the rescue! We have so many rally killers in the lineup right now.

Tulo! He didn't s*** the bed!

Loving all those blue jerseys in the stands!

It's ok. We didn't give up much to get Tulo anyway. Wait....

Nice Sanchez.

*sighs* #pray4tulo

Edwing!!

Holy s***. Peavy's AB was almost identical to Tulo's.

I'm amazed Tulo hasn't already slipped into negative WAR. That first at bat was just disgusting.

I'd give Sergio Santos an honourable mention too.

Did we ever believe after 33 games our lineup would look like this though? MS: 0.6 WAR JD: 1.6 WAR JB: 0.5 WAR EE: 0 WAR JS: 0.4 WAR TT: 0 WAR RM: -0.5 WAR KP: 1.6 WAR RG: -0.6 WAR / DB: 0.5 WAR I mean, f***.

You know the funny thing is, this whole discussion started with the premise that Hoffman was widely regarded as a good prospect by Colorado, MLB and many on this board when he was with us btw. Somehow this has morphed into 36.2 IP with a FIP of 4.54. Ok, well, we'll see. But as I say, this conversation has been duly noted and for the record I appreciate your less than patronizing reply, unlike the other poster in question.

One last try, then I'm done. To quote Fangraphs: "Using FIP requires a bit of caution and it is best to think of it as a starting place for the analysis of pitcher performance, especially if you are interesting in determining how a pitcher is likely to perform in the future. In the long run, the majority of pitchers will have ERAs and FIPs that are very close together, but over the course of a season they could vary a great deal. Typically, people attribute the difference between the two to luck on balls in play, but there are other factors that can lead to a difference." and "FIP does a better job of predicting the future than measuring the present, as there can be a lot of fluctuation in small samples. It is less effective in describing a pitcher’s single game performance and is more appropriate in a season’s worth of innings. That doesn’t mean it isn’t a retrospective statistic, simply that it requires more than a handful of innings to be a reliable indicator of performance, just like any statistic." http://www.fangraphs.com/library/pitching/fip/ We will just have to wait and see. I'll remember this discussion though if/when Hoffman plays in the majors.

You mean his .228 BABIP? Look FIP is interesting for sure, but given his pitches/mechanics/velocity etc. which is more likely to be an anomaly with this sample size, his FIP or every other statistic?

Can't tell if being serious.... ERA 1.96, WHIP 1.04, .208 avg, 36.2 IP, 8 ER, 30 SO, 11 BB, fastball sits 94-96 mph range (has hit 98 this season) and he's only 23. MLB currently rank him #48 in all of baseball as well btw. http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016/#list=col?list=prospects

As soon as: a) A temporary replacement either from or formerly from the Indians organization is available and at least semi-viable Terry Francona leaves the Indians at the end of the season

Not disagreeing with you, but f***: Castro was lighting it up until he went on the DL, Hoffman is now one of their top ranked pitching prospects in AAA and tearing it up down there. Even the Reyes/Tulo argument is kind of pointless given how well Trevor Story is doing. Pretty soon this deal has the potential to look as bad as the Dickey/Syndergaard trade.

Bullpen/management was utterly shite again. Offense still can't hit. Several key players in negative WAR. f*** this team is frustrating.

f***. s***** game #2 in a row.

Drew Storen -0.2 WAR and sinking.

Martin -0.5 WAR and sinking.

*sighs* Martin.

Thank you Pillar and Thompson!

s***.