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  1. wsnydes
    I actually played some traveling summer ball with Dave's son. He was a few years behind me, but was already a pretty good player and pitcher. I aged out, so I don't know much about what he did after that, but I had a couple of opportunities to talk to Dave. Nice guy, approachable and willing to chat a bit.
  2. wsnydes
    HoF voters have a hard enough time with baseball, why complicate things with music? 😁 I agree though. It would be cool to see both get in quickly.
  3. wsnydes
    Sorry to hear this. Condolences to his family.
  4. wsnydes
    Surely there's another "Player X can NOT be traded" or Luis Arraez thread to be hashed over for another couple of weeks, no?! 😉
  5. wsnydes
    He's not even 29 yet! He could play until he's 45 and become a no doubt first ballot guy or blow out his "suspect" ankle tomorrow and never play again. Can we just enjoy his presence and talk about the end of his career later?
  6. wsnydes
    Not super surprised by this. He probably has more value at the trade deadline. I imagine that if a reasonable offer came around between now and Spring Training, or at any point in the offseason, it was/would be seriously considered.
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    Well, with the injury history of the rotation they've built, I can't say that I blame them on the last part! I suppose that it's just as plausible that they don't want to have to make a decision on such a thing before they have to and prefer to see how things pan out in Spring Training and making a decision at that point. I'm completely fine with that approach. No reason to create a firestorm (from either side of the coin) if one doesn't need to be made.
  8. wsnydes
    Have they ruled this out? I don't recall seeing anything one way or the other.
  9. wsnydes
    Agreed. Ober's stuff seems like it would play better as a rotation guy. Winder is basically the opposite.
  10. wsnydes
    I'm surprised and not at all surprised by this all at the same time. Given the fact that they have multiple rotation guys coming back from injury, it stands to reason that they could move at least one of those to the pen. Same with a couple of the prospects. I'd still rather they bring in at least one more solid reliever. All that said, you can never have enough pitching.
  11. wsnydes
    I think Ryan's struggles against good teams is his youth showing. Good teams will make you work much harder than a lesser lineup. Also, having not looked up the timing of the outings against better teams, what effect did his covid stint play into those numbers? I agree completely with the remainder of the list. Though, I think Kirilloff and Larnach are pretty important. Maybe more important that Alcala even. That might be splitting hairs though.
  12. wsnydes
    No, that's fair. I haven't either, frankly. We weren't going to get that in this article though.
  13. wsnydes
    I'm not a huge stathead, but I do reference B-Ref quite a bit if I'm looking something up. I do think I need to use Fangraphs more than I do though.
  14. wsnydes
    I love a good Hollywood story and I'm rooting for the guy, but I think his days as a starter are done. I need to see a lot before putting him on the active roster in any capacity.
  15. wsnydes
    The article was about the youth of the organization. Buxton is 29, so not really in that conversation anymore. That said, no mention of Lewis either. I still think he's extremely important to the organization's future, either on the roster and healthy or by being trade bait for a key upgrade.
  16. wsnydes
    I think Larnach and Kirilloff are pretty important to the long term potential of this club. Seeing them both have a full and at least mostly healthy season would be huge for them and the club.
  17. wsnydes
    I think the Correa saga energized the FO more than many appreciate. I didn't think they were done before the signing, but I think they were pretty rudderless at that point. Once Correa was signed, that gave them more of a compass in which to direct the remaining offseason. I don't think they're done yet either. They do appear to see that the division is still very weak and ripe for the taking and they are making moves accordingly. If the roster can stay healthier, that will go a long way towards being competitive in the division. I don't think they're much of a threat outside of it one way or another though. Sports front offices have a lot more patience than fans, as they should. It often comes across as not wanting to let go and admit a mistake (though there are definitely times when it's exactly that), but they're usually going to be patient enough to let a guy try to work through things. That's hard to sell to fans.
  18. wsnydes
    Does the training staff accumulate WAR for keeping guys on the field and productive? Cause if so, they're my choice! Otherwise, I'll go Buxton, Correa, Miranda, AK.
  19. wsnydes
    When I cut the cord and went to Hulu a few years ago, the lack of MLB Network hit me a lot harder than I thought it would. It was always my weekend morning coffee programming. If they're going to start pulling back on its distribution too, that doesn't bode well for getting wider game distribution.
  20. wsnydes
    Also concur!
  21. wsnydes
    I'm not convinced that acquiring Taylor guarantees a Kepler deal. I see Taylor as insurance for Buxton, so Taylor and Kepler could coexist on the same team. DH is still open. LF is kinda up for grabs yet. With Buxton's injury history, having someone available to fill those shoes on the roster is a pretty good idea. They almost need to carry 5 outfielders in order to do that. And if they do trade Kepler, I think the Taylor deal allows them to worry less about bringing back a major league player. It can be a borderline ready player that can come up to fill an injury spot and/or be more of a long term solution for something going forward.
  22. wsnydes
    I like this. And they didn't give up all that much for him either.
  23. wsnydes
    Agreed. If the FO didn't think they'd be able to cover the loss, it wouldn't have made the deal. They have options to fill the void. They dealt from a position of depth to acquire a position of weakness.
  24. wsnydes
    Not a demonstrably large enough difference that would tell me that he's incapable of simply slapping the ball through a hole on the left side created by the shift. He's not a power threat, so he's going to find the hole. That's his skill set. And his line drive hits look to favor the left side. Why would you make his life easier by creating holes for him to ground it through instead of forcing him to line it to LF?
  25. wsnydes
    You expect a real impact of the shift ban on a guy that was shifted a whole 2% of his PAs? That means he was shifted on in 12 PAs. There's no meaningful impact to be had there. And I don't know why you'd think he'd get shifted more based on that spray chart. That's the definition of using all fields.
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