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  1. ashbury
    Most years the average starter has an ERA+ under 100. It's the nature of the role. Doesn't make him an ace, but #5 is way undervaluing that kind of production.
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    Boston Globe has a thriving cluster of them, catering to all interests. I like the "108 Stitches" baseball one - it's Red Sox oriented of course.
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    The backup catcher needs to be on-call for far more than 16-20 starts a season, even with an All Star as the starter, which we don't have. Coincidentally, we have such a comparison to look at - 2008 Joe Mauer was rested for 28 starts, and as a 25-year old that was his high water mark as a starter. Appearances by a third catcher, if that's what you really have in mind, in fewer than two dozen games doesn't move the needle on winning lots more games, and amounts to more of a publicity stunt if done using Mauer. Which is all aside of the statements from the team that Mauer's health isn't going to be risked by playing behind the plate.
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    I don't see a contradiction. If the batter's putting his best swing on the ball, in most cases an outside pitch will go the opposite way, while an inside pitch will be pulled. The TV guys can use the results as a guide.
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  8. ashbury
    The rule also doesn't let you retain the option of inserting a DH once your Babe Ruth clone hits the showers. If you submit a lineup without a DH, you lose it for the entire game. If you're sure your pitcher will go 6+ innings, maybe it's worth the hassle/risk of having to pinch-hit for the rest of the game.
  9. ashbury
    "Ah, but nothing personal, kid. It's a business." / "Kid? I turn 29 in a month."
  10. ashbury
    To be an innings eater you first have to be able to get out of the fourth inning against major league hitters on a consistent basis. Is Haley that guy?
  11. ashbury
    Is the latter a crime, or a punishment? The lines blur.
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    <BYTO in-joke> / not having been a part of that scene, I can't dial one up at the moment
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    Congratulations and best wishes for many more birthdays! http://www.rgbstock.com/cache1nu5gs/users/b/ba/ba1969/300/meMDlyQ.jpg
  14. ashbury
    As a Netflix virgin, I feel confident in saying that such behavior in others is morally reprehensible and deserves social ostracization. A scarlet 'N', perhaps?
  15. ashbury
    March 20-27 for me.
  16. ashbury
    Because Pittsburgh said, "that's our offer, take it or leave it," and the Twins took it in preference to losing the player for nothing? / edit - ninja'd by Mr Brooks
  17. ashbury
    Fair enough. They'll use the spring to separate the wheat from the chaff. / and then keep the chaff. Ba-dum-tssschhh.
  18. ashbury
    You mean crowded like when a dozen pitchers shag flies during batting practice? Because, these two signings will have just about the same impact on the parent team. Necessary organizational filler; Romanski could be a fun feel-good story for spring.
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    I think his 1000 PA (or whatever) rule of thumb was cautionary: if someone starts his career hot, don't get too excited until things run their course. I don't think he advocated the other direction, of giving every prospect his 1000 PA, fair and square.
  20. ashbury
    Is the eleven-man pitching staff even a thing, anymore?
  21. ashbury
    You're talking about for 2017? I don't see his bat as being ready for MLB. He'd be doing well to OPS above .600.
  22. ashbury
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_transactions#Waivers I think it's only 3 days. The business about 7 is the obscure case where a team might DFA but not waive the player right away: since DFA has to be concluded within 10 days, they can't delay starting the waiver process for longer than 7 of those days.
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    b-r.com gives AY-ray AY-dree-an-zuh
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    Something they were counting on in a subsequent pick didn't occur, and a trade opportunity fell through.
  25. ashbury
    Myjah's analysis, on TwinkieTown: "Why didn’t the Twins just pick Haley first, if that’s what they eventually ended up with? It’s a fair question, but one that probably makes more sense with 20/20 hindsight. The Twins could have originally planned to do something else, but the way the picks fell, that plan didn’t pan out. We really don’t know the full story." http://www.twinkietown.com/2016/12/8/13882710/twins-get-pitcher-justin-haley-lose-catcher-stuart-turner-in-rule-5-draft
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