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  1. Kelly Vance
    I'd trade Keps for Cutch, not Eddie or Buck.
  2. Kelly Vance
    Buck is a stud. The best defender in all of baseball at any position. Steals 29 bases in 30 attempts and the time he was out he over slid. With his speed, if he batted left and drag bunted he would likely cross first base before the fielder even reached the ball. But in terms of hitting. He found it in 2017. He was hot and all star caliber for several months. He lost it again last year, but he had health issues. I bet he finds it again. Anybody willing to throw Buck and Miggie out with the bath water don't know what value is. These are potential all starts that played hurt last year. But I want those critics in my fantasy league. They would hand over good players for a handful of magic beans. These are young talents that need good coaching. You gotta rub the lamp to make the Genie appear.
  3. Kelly Vance
    Do NOT sign Manny Machado. He is a dog
  4. Kelly Vance
    Not to be condescending or anything.... analytics have not improved the game one bit. It has given baseball nerds stuff to argue about, mainly. And just because something is a new fad, doesn't mean it is a good idea. Think bell bottom jeans. You still have to field a team of guys who can throw, hit and field. And analysis means nothing in that blink of an eye when you have to hit a 97 mph four seamer. Analysis tells you that the shift is employed a lot. But an intelligent analysis will also tell you that you can beat the shift every time by hitting it the other way, dropping a bunt etc. But if you do stats against a stubborn cuss that won't adapt (Think Ted Williams... but he was a special case) the success of the shift gets exaggerated. Against a bunch of guys who know how to handle a bat, the shift should fail more than it succeeds. So analytics that tell you to employ the shift should change back once guys consistently try to beat it. I have used the opener idea. I think I won two championship games (middle school) doing it. But it was a playoff game and there is no tomorrow. Fresh arms can go 3 innings easy. I see it wearing down over a long season. I also think it slaps your starters in the face and will end the incentive contract. Openers will never get a win. Bummer man. The guy who comes in after the first three innings can get the win, even if the opener did as much to earn the win. Being old school don't make you wrong.
  5. Kelly Vance
    Baseball has been around since the 1880s or something. If this was a real idea, it woulda been a change in the game by 1900. I say its a dumb gimmick
  6. Kelly Vance
    I think openers and stacking etc is just silly. If it ain't broken, don't fix it.
  7. Kelly Vance
    I don't believe in the tear down approach, especially when we were so snakebitten by injuries to Sano and Buck and Castro. Don't over react Buck and Sano need to return to their 2017 abilities. Sano hit 28 homers in a shortened season and Buck was the best fielder in the majors at any position.These are not throwaway guys. We need coaches who can improve these guys. I keep Gibby and Odo and try to turn the 5th spot into a #1 or #2 starter, rather than wait for a #5 to emerge. Unless Romero is ready (which he is probably not quite) Lucroy at C. Couple stud relievers (Allen and Kelly) and a stud SP will help immeasurably. Keps may be pushed by Cave, but we need 4 outfielders and Robby is not a good outfielder Polanco and someone not named Ehire can handle the middle. Austin/Sano at 1b/DH Which leaves Sano/??? at 3b. I don't see a rebuild. We need one good SP and two or maybe 3 strong BP arms and a relief 3b and new 2b.
  8. Kelly Vance
    I like both Allen and Kelly. Iglesias, yes please. Lucroy would solve a big problem. I think if we signed these four, it would look even better on the field than on paper Herrera is risky, but its a high reward.
  9. Kelly Vance
    Glad no mention of Manny Machado. He showed a lot of short comings in the Series.
  10. Kelly Vance
    Don't want Machado. He shows dog and a bad attitude
  11. Kelly Vance
    I'd extend Gibson, not trade him. He has earned more respect that he is getting. I agree with finding another front line starter. If we have numbers to trade 3 for 1 I'd try to do that. I think the way to win a Series is to have two stud pitchers (Sale and Price level) and then some other guys until we go back to 1 and 2. Nobody has ever won a World Series with a ****ty pitching staff
  12. Kelly Vance
    I shake my head at all the fault finders and unfair critics. Throw 2018 out. Its not fair to cite a year filled with injuries. Buck showed what he could do in 2017. I hope he returns to that level once healthy.
  13. Kelly Vance
    Manny is fools gold. He doesn't belong in Minnesota and it would be a huge mistake to sign him.
  14. Kelly Vance
    Red Dawg
  15. Kelly Vance
    On behalf of Eddie, I resent the disrespect. He comes to play each and every day. And if it is me, and I strike out, I wanna meet Eddie on his way to the plate, picking me up. And watching him homer.
  16. Kelly Vance
    Doubt it
  17. Kelly Vance
    Wait a minute.... really? "People disagree with you?" Sorry, but that is something that I would challenge. What people?
  18. Kelly Vance
    Keps runs too well to waste his defensive OF skills on first base. Austin can play most of the games with Sano and others spelling him. We need a solid new IF stud at middle infield somewhere and a solid RBI/Homer guy for DH. Plus pitchers
  19. Kelly Vance
    Gibson has finally leaned how to pitch, and it shows. Besides, I think he has 5 or so good years left. A short extension rewards him for his work and vindicates our faith
  20. Kelly Vance
    I have always liked Andrew, same as Lo Cain. These are guys I'd just like to see on the team.
  21. Kelly Vance
    I think it is the specific players that matter. I have always liked Lorenzo Cain. I think he is a winner who brings a lot more to the team than his stats. So I think it matters a lot who you acquire. Willingness to win means that you look for those kinda guys.
  22. Kelly Vance
    Remember, Puck was a hall of famer. But I was making a point. There are some guys who are low ball hitters, some are high ball hitters, some are high ball drinkers...... but I digress. There are also bad ball hitters. They defy convention. I think Eddie is one of those. But sure, you gotta hit it if you are going to be allowed to swing at bad balls. And it is true, once the word gets out, that is likely all you are gonna see. So, I agree with you that, you better hit the damn pitch if you are going to chase a pitch outside the box. When I coach, I stress swinging at only strikes, and only good strikes early in the count. Still, I occasionally get a bad ball hitter on my team. When one crushes a homer on a pitch up in his eyes, I don't make him run laps. I go get the ball and sign and date it for him to celebrate the homer. Then we talk about getting back to basics
  23. Kelly Vance
    OPS is not my big deal. It shows only what it shows. Sure, you want a guy with high slugging percentage hitting 3-4-5. You want on base guys with high OBP batting 1-2, as table setters. But you can have a high OPS and not matter in the box score. RBIs matter more to me. Because it is more of a direct reflection of scoring. Winning games is the only stat that I really care about. Rosie wins games. On defense, with homers, etc. You got down on him for losing plate discipline. I see a guy that is trying too hard to fill the gap. I don't get down on a good player for doing that. We make adjustments and move forward. We get it back in the front of his brain that in order to cream the pitch you have to hit the ball on the bat's sweet spot. That is easier to do when the ball is in the zone. Rosie is one of our best players and still young. Don't be so harsh.
  24. Kelly Vance
    I don't let myself be glued to OPS as if it is the only stat. As Mark Twain said, "There are lies, damn lies, and statistics." Thing is, Eddie makes things happen. He is a catalyst kind of player. Every team needs one of these guys. Eddie swings at bad pitches (et tu Mike Cuddy?) and so did Kirby, Oliva, etc. Its not the swinging at bad pitches I mind, its the "not hitting it" part that bothers. But Rosie throws guys out on defense, covers LF well, and starts rallies. On this team he is what passes for reliable on offense. Anyway, you don't kick his kind of player with 20 homer potential aside.
  25. Kelly Vance
    You could be describing Kirby Puckett
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