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  1. THANOS
    And as far as we know, the drafting team will remain intact. We need to remember that AA consulted with them before drafting anyone or trading for any prospect, and never made that decision on his own. The only thing I'm upset we're losing here is AA's savy in trade discussions and persistence/negotiating ability to talk teams into buying what he's selling. Basically it sucks to lose the ninja, but that's it.
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    I'd like to see his thoughts on pitching in general, and see his actual thoughts on K/9, FIP, etc.
  3. THANOS
    Yes, but maybe more of a combination. I should have been more clear, I meant when trading for prospects as opposed to major league regulars.
  4. THANOS
    I want to know that as well, that's crucial. Just change the up the pitching coaches in AA/AAA to get all the pitchers to be Saber wizards.
  5. THANOS
    We need Scouting for the drafting and trading for prospects, and Saber for the development. I think that's a recipe for success. Shapiro can't draft players based on saber-stats, because it's too early in the players' development, but drafting based on scouting reports is much better. Synder and Sanchez had low 90s fastballs in highschool and turned into high 90s flamethrowers with a couple mechanical adjustments and strength training. The Saber approach should be used when teaching pitchability to the prospects to convert them all into strikeout machines.
  6. THANOS
    Same. My Accounting Cases professor, this past summer, is name Joel Shapiro and it's pronounced Sha-peer-oh. This entire Sha-pie-roh thing is odd.
  7. THANOS
    IFRS allows for intangible assets like TV Rights to be revalued using the revaluation model, so, technically, they should be able to generate an unrealized gain from the difference between its original cost and the fair value of the rights today. The gain would go through OCI so it could be measurable to Rogers.
  8. THANOS
    Intention = realized. Recognition is deserved. I tip my hat kind sir.
  9. THANOS
    This is very true and many here are missing this. It's the reason why 2013 was a ticket sale success compared to other years. Hype generates not only advance ticket sales, but sales throughout the season as well just to see the stars compete. The contracts may become albatross' but could very well be off-set by public interest being theoretically capitalized. It's the same reason the Darvish contract was a success for Texas (even if he ended up being mediocre), and the Pujols deal was for LA (with their heavy Latino demo). Indeed they do. They hedge it enough to account for variance.
  10. THANOS
    We can only hope it happens. Francona is a saber-friendly manager right?
  11. THANOS
    10/10 troll post! Well done!
  12. THANOS
    That's true but the difference between someone like Gibby and Joe Maddon, or Terry Francona, may be significant enough for Shapiro to pull the trigger. I don't think the casuals think much of Gibby either, so it wouldn't be "throwing them a bone" to keep him.
  13. THANOS
    I think you're on to something. It seems to have begun a couple years ago and really became a thing this year. Every pitcher that was called up to AA/AAA/Jays saw their k-rate decline drastically, like Hoffman this year. I hope Shapiro rights that ship now.
  14. THANOS
    Same. It's a long shot, but maybe the increased velo is for real and not just a result of pitching out of the BP, just like it was for Carrasco in 2013/2014.
  15. THANOS
    Just saw the interview, loved it LOL. As if I couldn't love Thor more at this point.
  16. THANOS
    Would Shapiro have the balls to trade Jose this off-season to Cleveland for Carrasco? Also would Jose wave his no-trade clause, and would we need to add to the package?
  17. THANOS
    This. It's more disappointing than anything given the utter dominance he could have with that moving 97 2-seamer as long as he had command of it, and a couple other decent pitches to compliment the curve.
  18. THANOS
    Sanchez does sit 94-96 in the rotation easily, he did it this year, even late in the game like in that 8-inning start he did before getting injured. Sanchez doesn't really exert any effort to work in the mid-90s as per our scouts/coaches/etc, and the only time he did, in the post-season he was working 97-100. Osuna is similar. He was topping at 99 this season, so I could see him work 94-96 just fine, especially given that he worked in that range as a starter in the minors.
  19. THANOS
    Considered who would be our trade partner, Ross probably would cost us less than what one would expect. A package like Dickey/Revere/Sanchez/Urena probably gets it done. I would sign Iwakuma under the assumption that the deal would be 2-3 years tops. That's fair, though I think Sanchez gets traded, or sent to the minors to completely revamp his development. Shapiro will take one glance at Sanchez's peripherals and puke. Hutch probably has his mechanics revamped before being thrust back into the rotation as well. I could see Osuna and Hendriks (if he proves his velo jump wasn't an anomaly) in the rotation next year with innings caps at 140 each. Under Shapiro's philosophy though, Sanchez will not fit in.
  20. THANOS
    I think Revere has value to a non-saber guy like AJ, it's certainly possible, not likely, but possible nonetheless. If that "+" was Sanchez, for instance (whom I doubt Shapiro values), it could heighten the chances. You would have said the same of the Donaldson and Kemp trades, yet..
  21. THANOS
    STFU, we've seen much more lopsided trades such as the Donaldson and Kemp trades, and, as I said, given who the trade partner would be, it's possible.
  22. THANOS
    You do realize who we would be dealing with right? It's not nearly as unfathomable as your "lol" suggests.
  23. THANOS
    This. Sign Zimmer and Kaz/Iwakuma, and trade for Ross = problem solved.
  24. THANOS
    I wonder what Zimmer and Kaz could fetch both in years and dollars? I'd rather grab both of them instead of Price, try and trade Dickey/Revere/+ for Ross (AJ may bite given who he is), and then use an Osuna/Hendriks combo in the 5th spot. Stroman Zimmerman Ross Kazmir Osuna/Kendriks ^ This could be something special.
  25. THANOS
    It's a drastic increase of like 3-4 mph on average with him topping out at even 99 at times. I'm pretty sure he'll sit around 93-95, in the rotation, given this dramatic increase was not just a 1-year anomaly. I think it's worth checking out, just like it was when Carrasco's fastball increased by 3 mph's in 2013 in the bullpen.
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