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    Hey! Next time, mark the subject line with "SPOILERS!!!" or something. You just ruined my weekend, chump.
  3. ashbury
    Gotta find a team thirsting for lots of players needing 40-man space. And yeah, a rebuilding team might fit that description to a tee.
  4. ashbury
    Is Kirilloff eligible for the Rule 5 Draft next December? If not, then that's a good reason to not add him to the 40-man roster, unless you feel absolutely certain he is ready to face major league pitching. The extra option year you "gain" is just a wash, compared to just not starting the options clock yet, if you think in terms of his 2022 or 2023 or 2024 seasons - the ability or inability to option him will be the same in those seasons either way. I guess we're all assuming he's a lock to be major-league ready, which colors our thinking on this. But angling for an extra option year is letting the tail wag the dog, isn't it? 40-man slots are precious. You don't use one merely to give a promising kid a speculative look-see, because then you can't easily remove him in favor of someone else.
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    Oh, that's right! I wonder what their plan is, then.
  6. ashbury
    Reed is not on the 40-man, so almost certainly he will have to wait until the FO makes a decision that some current player simply can not be salvaged. It's May now, so that time may come soon.
  7. ashbury
    The present plan surely is that Cruz will be here in 2020. That means just 2021 for a DH'ing Sano, before a decision has to be made regarding his impending free-agency. Ugh, this isn't working out anything like we all had envisioned. Also, I'm not too sure his perceived 100-120 game ceiling has very much to do with his being a position player, based on past injuries.
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    Yes, and uphill to each base. Like this, only in reverse:
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    I already used up my Nathan Fillion GIF quota for the week, sorry.
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    Wait, that's not the Antarctic Blue Super Sports Wagon with the C.B. and optional rally fun pack. Brian, isn't that what you told us you were getting? This looks like Metallic Pea.
  12. ashbury
    That's all well and good, when playing bad teams like the Orioles. Good teams like the Astros have a bad habit of dictating where the game comes (and goes). Here's hoping he improves on his marks in Houston last week.
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    Stew Thornley, who is one of the Twins' official scorers. I had him in mind when I hedged on the case when the runner is caught leaning.
  14. ashbury
    I presume every other team is getting gift hits like that from the Orioles. We shouldn't toss ours back either.
  15. ashbury
    When you take away the best results, and they still are on a 96-win pace, that's a pretty awesome year.
  16. ashbury
    No, that's specifically covered in the rules. Here's an MLB page with a pretty readable explanation. http://m.mlb.com/glossary/standard-stats/caught-stealing If he dives back to first, then it's not CS. If, less-commonly, he is caught so badly that he tries for second, then it probably is; the Official Scorer might have to make the determination.
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    If Castro moves any deeper, the umpire will stop giving the borderline calls, on the grounds that he can not see. The importance of Castro lies almost entirely in the rules, namely how guys without minor-league options can not be treated the same way as those who do still have them. Had we dispensed with Castro earlier in 2019, we'd be feeling uncomfortable now, with Astudillo dinged up. Had Astudillo been optioned (the other main alternative if that spot on the roster was needed), and then got dinged up at Rochester, we still have two MLB-caliber catchers - and if one of the other two catchers was dinged instead, likewise with a quick call-up. It boils down to not doing the irreversible roster move until you have to.
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    I am more concerned that the league is going to look into Melvi Acosta slamming doors on opponents.
  19. ashbury
    A quick look reveals that offense is low, so far, in all the high-A leagues this season.
  20. ashbury
    FSL has been a pitcher's league in past years when I have looked. Maybe that's changed but I doubt it. California League is where I look for gaudy inflated offensive numbers.
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    The team of moderators wishes to apologize that at the present time only one copy of the above-mentioned post can be viewed at this time. We are working to correct the situation and to bring you all three four five six copies in their full glorious slop, as soon as practicable, given that we have all just been sacked.
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    Agreed. I think there was considerable luck in the way the carom came basically straight to Rosario. He chose a reasonable spot to be at, but the ball could have gone in a variety of other directions.
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    He has by now become a longshot for eventual enshrinement in the Hall Of Fame. But if Byron Buxton gets there, it won't be as a ninth-spot hitter. Still, I'm not in a rush. Riverbrian and I went back and forth on this already, and I still feel that there's no urgency to change something that is currently working. Buxton struggled for so long, and one of the ideas was to bat him ninth to remove some of the pressure. The fact it's working doesn't tell you when it's time to change. If Rocco announces tomorrow that Byron's batting leadoff, I won't be upset and won't second guess. I think it's nearly impossible for someone on the outside looking in to know the exact set of conditions that need to be met in order to move him up. This is as much about his mindset as anything else.
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    It killed me.
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