Spanky__99

Stupid stat... we need to revise, regardless.

I was flip/flopping on DFS with Sharp and Jagr... I'm dumn.

Well played game... Emelin's a bitch!

Price is a wrecking Ball!!!

Nylander's a boss... he's been labeled twice tonight by the behemoth Weber, and continues to play on and make plays. Love these kids!

These penalties have cost us the lead, and likely the game. Smarten up, boys.

I'd assume this is a clutch pitcher, issue?

McDavid with a Trick tonight.

I hate Price... shell em Buds!

King, some us cringe at that s***... please don't.

Well, they stink without him, can't blame em, lol.

Beautiful goal...

Yes... World's best.

Price's glove is disgusting, lol. Wow!

Oh man.... that's rough!

There’s Nothing Too Weird About Brett Cecil’s New Contract by Jeff Sullivan - November 19, 2016 The Cardinals had a few problems last season, and among them was unreliable relief pitching. As a means toward addressing that, they’ve given free-agent lefty Brett Cecil a four-year contract, worth $30.5 million. It also has a full no-trade clause! Very clearly, Cecil didn’t come cheap. A number of teams expressed a willingness to guarantee Cecil three years, so the Cardinals stepped up and went one extra. It wouldn’t be hard to spin this in a negative way. Relievers feel like they’re unpredictable, right? So investing in them long-term might be a fool’s errand. And, last year’s average reliever had a 3.93 ERA. Cecil had a 3.93 ERA. He also finished with the eighth-lowest WPA among relievers, meaning he was even less valuable than his regular statistics. On top of that stuff, Cecil missed a month and a half with a lat injury. He didn’t have a banner first half. Yet, he did have a much better second half. The healthy Cecil was dominant. Here’s his last pitch of the regular season: That’s just in there for a pretty visual. Cecil finished the year effective, and he was effective in seasons previous. There’s been a certain response to this contract: Follow Jeff Passan ✔ @JeffPassan Already have heard from multiple executives and agents who think Brett Cecil's four-year, $30.5M deal with St. Louis is a market changer. 1:45 PM - 19 Nov 2016 121 121 Retweets 102 102 likes But I just don’t agree with that. I don’t think this is the least bit strange or surprising. Cecil got four years and $30.5 million with a full no-trade. Last winter, the Orioles gave Darren O’Day four years and $31 million, with a partial no-trade. They’re very similar contracts, given to a pair of non-closers, and in this table, check out their numbers over the three seasons before signing: Three Seasons Before Signing Contracts Pitcher Ages ERA- FIP- xFIP- Average K-BB% BABIP Darren O’Day 30 – 32 44 77 84 68 21% 0.247 Brett Cecil 27 – 29 72 66 64 67 24% 0.321 O’Day has the edge in hit and run suppression. Cecil has the edge in peripherals, age, and velocity. While O’Day might’ve been the tougher pitcher to square up, Cecil has made it hard to just put the bat on the ball, and he also has the advantage of a few years of youth. I don’t see how Cecil’s contract, then, is a market-changer. Was O’Day’s contract a market-changer? If so, this one just falls right in line. It might come as a little startling to see a non-closer get four years guaranteed, but Cecil didn’t start this, and there was already emphasis being put on finding better non-closers before. This seems like it’s normal. Brett Cecil’s contract feels normal. Now, it’s worth noting, perhaps, that O’Day wasn’t great in the first year of his four-year deal. Maybe that means all of this is unwise. But in reality, it’s not that relief pitchers are all that unpredictable. It’s that they just have smaller samples of playing time, and the reduced samples make them unpredictable. They still project like anyone else. And Cecil projects to be fine, and the Cardinals bullpen projects to be good. They can check that priority off the list. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagraphs/theres-nothing-too-weird-about-brett-cecils-new-contract/ Yup... Cecil suxxxx

The Jays offered Cecil 3 years, he obviously took the pay-day, and rightfully so.

You're going in THE thread.

Oh, I know what you're saying, bruh... and I agree about these decent/fringe starters with at least 2 plus pitches, can carve out some decent money in that regard, I mean, I bet their agents are aware, lol.

In that case, I'm all for it.

It's moot... he's here as a starter, mate. We can get an SP/RP for that role on the market.

Ian Happ MVP...

If the Birds don't sign a guy like Logan or Blevins... I'd rather stay in house with Girodo or Dermody. I believe our FO is thinking that way with the recent signings of Campos and Leone for Buffalo. As Barnes and one of Girodo/Dermody get the call. Spend the money on positional FA's.

Thanks... my boy Eloy! I want to see Alford/Dermody and Mayza, next. Edit: Our match-up is tight in WTP... Good Luck!

He's having a game... wish I knew this was on earlier. Is it just a one game Championship?