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  1. ashbury
    Let the Cubs eat Bellinger's remaining salary, we'll eat Gallo's, and trade them even-up. Fair and square.
  2. ashbury
    Yes we swept Oakland but each of the games looked like it was in jeopardy and the sweep might have gone the other way. It's maddening not to put away an opponent of that caliber when you can. It's like watching the box scores for Dallas Keuchel in his time with St Paul so far - yes the ERA is shiny, but he's allowing runners on base (or putting them there, WHIP 1.4) and just generally not putting away these AAA hitters like you would hope for someone who may turn out to be needed. The results in both cases are what you want, but the forecast of how it would go against the next level of competition isn't as rosy. I think that's where the glass half full / glass half empty discussion is coming from. We swept Oakland, yay, three wins closer to the post-season, against teams who won't be Oakland.
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    If I were chief of baseball operations for a team, I'd try to rein in the urge to micromanage, but I'd set out a general principle to my GM that anyone not on his 40-man at age 25 and above is either at AAA or else has been given The Talk: "we think you might be a good coach someday, and if you would like to continue your playing career until then we'll find a spot for you to work with the younger players coming up and teach them your good work ethic by example." And then I'd want my GM's monthly written report to me to contain a section on "25-year old non-roster player progress" for the occasional exceptions to this rule. IOW, concur. Why TF is Seth Gray or DaShawn Keirsey in Wichita? Make a decision - give yourself some meaningful AAA data to make that decision - and even if you guess wrong there'll be another crop of 25-year olds this time next year.
  5. ashbury
    This explains a lot about the "business" side of signing draft picks. #20 suddenly looks like a smart pick, at less than 10% chance he actually signs. I mean, by #20 you'd otherwise be picking someone not on any other team's radar anyway. So, go sign whoever you would otherwise have taken, as an undrafted free agent, and others, to fill out whatever low-minors roster gaps you still have.
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    Living near Reno, I am always skeptical of gaudy hitting numbers in the PCL, and often intrigued by a starting pitcher who can maintain a 4.50 ERA there. With International League ERA sitting at 5.57 currently (PCL is 5.88) further re-calibration might be necessary; Oklahoma City Dodgers have a 4.30 team ERA, make some small trades and grab that talent! I favor automated ball-strike calls, but I think I've said for a long while that it will favor hitters and probably some slight tweak will be necessary to maintain whatever balance in the game that the powers that be deem desirable. Pitching is all about disrupting the batter, and taking away any type of uncertainty from the batter will be to his benefit. Pitchers will appreciate getting a consistent strike called on a daily basis, but will be dismayed that marginal batters suddenly stop fishing for previously borderline pitches as much. Anyway, congrats and good for you, Trey!
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  8. ashbury
    Gray starts and wins Game 7 of the World Series. Book it. (I've said elsewhere I would not entertain offers for Gray.)
  9. ashbury
    Yes, it definitely takes everyone time. 😀
  10. ashbury
    No, but I poked around and last year's deadline was August 2, so probably it's sometime similar this year.
  11. ashbury
    Has the Cleveland game started yet? I really hope they lose.
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  13. ashbury
    Welp, off with Mrs Ash now to see Mission Impossible. But, enough about the Minnesota Twins.
  14. ashbury
    Francona, probably.
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  16. ashbury
    Joe Mauer's contract always was an albatross that the team had to work around.
  17. ashbury
    Especially the first of those, and also equally the second.
  18. ashbury
    The math checks out.
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  20. ashbury
    Oh you probably have used this word all your life, just incorrectly.
  21. ashbury
    My recollection is that the reason was, um, a little more down to earth and non-baseball related than that.
  22. ashbury
    The Cleveland game, you mean? I think it's already in the books. Someone tell us the outcome, please.
  23. ashbury
    Can't wait for the Cleveland game to start. Texas could do us a big favor here.
  24. ashbury
    That was with the bases loaded, correct?
  25. ashbury
    Which was?
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