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  1. jimmer
    I was always high on Dozier and disliked the Plouffe drafting right away. He has turned out good, and I'm happy about that and am a backer of his, but for a first round pick, he took a long time. Again, I think this would have come sooner if the evalaution of his abilities was better in the farm system.
  2. jimmer
    Maybe it was Bruno, but I was speaking more to the defense. He was a guy who they wanted to play shortstop who didn't seem to be able to handle it and he went to another position and has gotten better and better.
  3. jimmer
    Would you say Dozier is doing the same thing?
  4. jimmer
    There are many issues with the eye test. -Fan bias. -Game sample size. Meaning how many games does the average fan watch? How many of them watch games when one of their teams isn't playing? How often do they do that? -The idea that most fans don't watch each game with the sole purpose of evaluating the defensive abilities of each player on the field to compare to the other players in the game at the same position. -no standard evaluation system. -different standards altogether. (example range more important or errors more important?) -not comparing a player's defensive abilities to other players across the league but rather to players on their own team from the recent past. (like two Detroit reporters did when they voted in MVP ballot a few years back. And the list goes on. To show how this relates to the topic of the thread, this guy, with whatever agenda he has against Plouffe, is using an eye test (or so he says) to make his evaluation. And when that's all one has to do, sometimes wacky opinions come out.
  5. jimmer
    We will agree to disagree.
  6. jimmer
    That could apply to a lot of different debates on a plethora of topics, some discussed on these threads. Yet the debates rage on.
  7. jimmer
    Yes, hey may have told you that. And I may agree with you, but that's not to say there aren't a huge number more who may agree with the politician and see his point of view as valid. We see this all over the world with 1000s of examples. You have people who believe that there is no God and even more who do believe in some form of a deity. And while I believe one side has a huge amount of data to support their view, it doesn't matter to those who disagree Now, I know, that's a faith issue, but it is also an opinion issue.
  8. jimmer
    Well, I haven't seen that polling data , not that I disagree that's how it would turn out :-) I think he's as wrong as can be, but when eye test is used as a valid tool for judging defense with nothing to back it up, this is what happens. And he can counter with popular opinion isn't always right, your eyes aren't better than mine, I'm better at evaluation than the 50 of you, etc. I, personally, believe not everything is a matter of opinion, some things are just plain true or not true. But eye tests are opinions, and when that's all that used without being supported other-wise (for whatever reason one might have for not trying to support their opinion), there is no right or wrong.
  9. jimmer
    His eye test is telling him one thing, while other people's eye tests are telling them a different thing. Who is to say which one is right and wrong? I could come out and say Arcia is an above average defensive player based on my eye test, use nothing to back it up, and it'd be a completely valid. Who is to say I'm wrong? I, personally, disagree with Tom in regards to Plouffe and think Plouffe's defense has improved a lot over the last couple years to the point where he's a top 10 defensive 3B.
  10. jimmer
    Yes, the meaning of your post was very clear.
  11. jimmer
    That's not what Mike was saying. He was saying that Plouffe likely wouldn't get us a player already at the major league level that is better than him at positions of need and also younger (where we don't have a young prospect on the verge). Then he listed possible positions.
  12. jimmer
    UZR had him as the 4th best defensive 3B last year for qualified 3Bs (24 qualified), 5th in Range (RZR) and 10th in DRS. Either way, in the top 10 which is pretty impressive for a guy who was/is still learning the position.
  13. jimmer
    I think even the big boys will need the Phillies to eat some money if they want any quality prospect.
  14. jimmer
    Phillies are going to have to eat a good chunk of Hamels contract if they want any type of quality prospect in return.
  15. jimmer
    His defense was very good last year as well. Maybe it went unnoticed for whatever reason by some, but I was praising Plouffe huge strides on defense last season and this offseason as well. I like this part, '“At shortstop, where I played primarily, you gotta to go get the ball,” Plouffe explained. “At third base, if you are cutting your angles off that way, your range is going to be cut down dramatically. It was learning how to go laterally to the balls and learning the timing and a lot of things that go into it. I know it is fielding the ball and throwing over to first but that’s not how it is. There are a lot of different nuances you have to pick up and that took a little bit of time for me to figure out.” I still contend that it took the organization way too long to figure out he couldn't play SS at the MLB level. If they had figured that out much earlier, they could have transitioned him to 3B earlier in his pro career and he could have been an above average fielding 3B sooner.
  16. jimmer
    I've been a huge supporter of Mauer due to his abilities, but even I am starting to wonder now if we are ever going to see the old Mauer with the bat again. It's sad to think someone with his abilities has become so average so quickly from when he was still doing well (right up until he got his concussion).
  17. jimmer
    I look forward to seeing Correa in the majors.
  18. jimmer
    sweet
  19. jimmer
    how many more options does Meyer have?
  20. jimmer
    In the AL, the rotation is 13th in FIP and 14th in xFIP. In MLB, the rotation is 25th in FIP, 28th in xFIP. Both improvements.
  21. jimmer
    Yeah, full disclosure, I said the White Sox and Twins would battle for last in the division. I never bought the White Sox being good this year. And, you know, it's still early.
  22. jimmer
    How, exactly, do pitchers improve their bitches? :-)
  23. jimmer
    May has a FIP of 2.66 and an xFIP of 3.31. Both of these are the best of all the starters. He keeps throwing like this, he deserves to stay in the rotation. Gibson and Milone have been horrible. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=sta&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=2015&ind=0&team=8&rost=0&age=0
  24. jimmer
    'Plouffe could regress. Or he could fail to transition to another position, which would likely cause us moving one of the best prospects we have ever had to play out of position and in a position that will lower his WAR.' If Sano is a very poor/poor defender at 3B his WAR is going to take a hit anyway.
  25. jimmer
    Ow, we want the Funk Give up the Funk Ow, we need the Funk We gotta have that Funk
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