Carlos Danger

Too many things about Stroman make me think Ricky Romero. I would not extend. I would trade if he ups his value in 2019.

Exactly. It got to the point where smart basketball fans said, ok great regular season, but show us you are not same old same old in the playoffs. They showed same old same old, and it wasn't just because LBJ. I am glad JV and DMR are gone, would have not shed a tear if they traded KL also. I think they should move KL after the season regardless of what happens. Hopefully he does well in the playoffs, is not injured and his stock rises.

Travis’s D is bad. Range, turning double plays, throw, coming in on balls, footwork. He will cost our pitchers runs. His bat needs to be first and second year good to slot him in the lineup, especially playing a middle IF position. If he went to OF, I think the turf would kill his body and I think he is too short and slow. Basically, he has the potential of one thing contributung to the team, and like five negatives.. The Risk vs Reward calculation in my GM mind says plan without him in the mix or starting lineup/be ready to cut bait, or if he gets off to a hot start, trade him or package him. Of course, maybe this is why I am not a GM. However, I did stay at a Holiday Inn.

Good, he should be on the 60 day IL in no time running around on the turf and we can open up another roster spot.

JV was a choker in the playoffs and a big part of our playoff issues. I wanted him DR, KL gone after last year. So far 2-3;) Even if we get the same production (Gasol is a better two way player), it is a good deal for the team and chemistry.

Yes, that is what I meant by Devil eyes.. He looked like some possessed demon or something. Thanks

That is pretty Damn cool!

Was it Sergio Romo who was Devil eyes in the Canada vs. Mexico fight?

I can't agree with that since although our farm system looks good, we have not won s*** yet. At the end of the day, the GM job's is to win a WS. Gillick did that and had highly competitive teams. AA built two playoff teams The others, nada.

And that is not John Axford..

MLB TV - On my regular cable/satelite packet in the US and much better. Haven't watched ESPN for anything else other then NCAA football and Basketball for years. They also decided to get all political, so f*** em.

They melt under the spotlight. I doubt they would get past the Pacers if they make it in.. They need cut bait with a bunch of them and get another stud.

I know Othani was, I am just asking if it is only age that is his deciding factor in general or if it is first year...

Does that translate into you agreeing that a player in their first year, even if say a 28 yr old established All-Star in Japan should be eligible for ROY?

Don't disagree with any of that.... Except that Ohtani was considered a prospect...

All this talk about Gurriels D. The conversation should be about Travis. His D really sucks and his hitting sucked last year also. Travis is a liability in the field. Gurriel will be fine.

Racist. Not funny making jokes like this about Cubans.

My opinion on this is as follows: I think we will actually have a good team. We have a bunch of young guys who were better then the veteran talent we kept putting out there last year. They are hungry and there is competition for every spot just about. The SPs are hungry either to keep a spot or rebuild their value, and almost all have upside. The team will get a big shot of adrenaline when Vlad is called up and/or if someone like a Bichette, Biggio etc makes it up. Having said that, we will be a young team and young teams generally play with their emotions on their sleeves. I would really hate for a guy like Borucki to go out and bust his ass pitch 6 solid innings, the young guns play good D and build us a lead, only to have it all disappear because some has been relief guys blows it all away and doesn't even give the closer a chance. I think with this young team, those kind of losses will be very demoralizing more so then our teams of the past 4 years. I want to give new guys with upside a shot vs a guy we know sucks and will probably suck more after he has aged another year..

He was asking enough that Houston who knows and loves him best thought it was too much. To the point they traded for Diaz and gave up a potential SP.

Because he sucks and should only be even considered if a minor league deal..

I knew this was coming from someone. I personally don't like much from ESPN, so I tend to agree. However this goes to an overall problem I have with baseball analytics... All these different sites have different numbers/interpretations.. How can you put much stock into something with so many differing interpretations... The chart in general does support my point though..

2 tool player, not 3.. https://www.mlb.com/news/jd-martinezs-defense-impacts-trade-value/c-210030328 EDIT: Confused, are you talking about JD or Vlad Jr?

http://www.espn.com/mlb/war/leaders

Bonds 2 tool WAR was with steroids as you pointed out. Look at the 2018 list of top 25 WAR guys.. Of the position players in the top 10, most all are plus D. Look at JD Martinez vs Betts. The offensive numbers are not too different. Obviously JD is a DH, but just goes to show very hard to win a WAR war as a position player with two tools. 2018 Season WAR Leaders RK PLAYER WAR OFF DEF WAA TRPG ORPG RAA WAAWP 1 Mookie Betts 10.9 8.7 1.8 8.9 5.1 4.6 86.8 0.6 2 Aaron Nola 10.5 0 0 8.8 4.3 2.1 71.5 0.8 3 Mike Trout 10.2 9.2 1.2 8.1 5.1 4.6 79.7 0.6 4 Jacob deGrom 9.6 0 0 7.8 4.3 2.3 64.1 0.7 5 Max Scherzer 8.8 0 0 7 4.3 2.6 57.8 0.7 6 Kyle Freeland 8.4 0 0 6.8 4.3 2.6 56.5 0.7 7 Matt Chapman 8.2 5 3.5 6.1 4.8 4.6 56.8 0.5 8 Francisco Lindor 7.9 6.3 2.5 5.6 4.8 4.6 52.2 0.5 Jose Ramirez 7.9 7.4 0.8 5.6 4.9 4.6 53.1 0.5 10 Christian Yelich 7.6 7.3 -0.4 5.7 4.7 4.3 56.8 0.5 11 Blake Snell 7.5 0 0 5.8 4.6 2.9 52 0.7 12 Lorenzo Cain 6.9 4.9 2.4 5 4.5 4.3 49.5 0.5 Chris Sale 6.9 0 0 5.4 4.6 2.8 48.4 0.7 Alex Bregman 6.9 7.5 -0.1 4.6 4.9 4.6 43.5 0.5 15 J.D. Martinez 6.4 6.8 -1.4 4.2 4.9 4.6 39.5 0.5 16 Javier Baez 6.3 5.3 1.7 4.2 4.5 4.3 42 0.5 17 Justin Verlander 6.2 0 0 4.3 4.6 3.4 40.1 0.6 Andrelton Simmons 6.2 3.9 3.1 4.1 4.7 4.6 37.8 0.5 19 Mitch Haniger 6.1 5.5 0.2 3.9 4.8 4.6 35.3 0.5 Freddie Freeman 6.1 4.9 0.2 3.9 4.5 4.3 39.4 0.5 21 Corey Kluber 5.9 0 0 3.9 4.6 3.5 36.8 0.6 22 Trevor Bauer 5.8 0 0 4.1 4.6 3.3 38.1 0.6 23 Nolan Arenado 5.6 5.2 0.7 3.6 4.5 4.3 36.1 0.5 Trevor Story

Yes, but all those guys in the first category played plus D at their positions in their heyday as you point out. If he is in the second category then he is by no means the best prospect ever... So considering a tool is D, if he is not plus D, I just don't see how he could compete with just his bat against guys like noted in your first list. So, how many tools a guy has definitely reflects on WAR IMO. I just don't see how you could beat out your peers if they have similar or even a little less batting numbers but also have plus D and speed..