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  1. Mr. Brooks
    Not one person expects 8 all stars in the pen. There is a wide gap between reliable, capable relievers, and all stars. The top teams have contributors top to bottom in the bullpen, not 3 or 4 then the rest mop up guys.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    What is the point you are making? This isn't basketball, one guy can't will a team to win.
  3. Mr. Brooks
    5 walks in 4 2/3 innings has nothing to do with the defense. Hopefully it's just a blip on the radar, but Thorpe has always been somewhat finesse over stuff, hopefully this isn't him getting to the level where his stuff no longer plays.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    Raley and Kiriloff are athletic enough to play in the OF. I'm very much opposed to wasting their tools at first base. As for Rooker, what do you expect his milb k rate to translate into in the majors? I don't see it being better than Austin's. Finally, which of those guys do you think the FO would call up today if needed? I'd be much less irked by this if we actually waited until we had a replacement, rather than dumping him because someday we will.
  5. Mr. Brooks
    I wouldn't put much weight behind milb numbers for a relief pitcher, and I'd put absolutely none behind milb ERA. A lot of guys can get milb hitters out. I don't think Vasquez has the stuff to do it in mlb. Also, I didn't realize we were discussing never giving him another chance. Of course he should get another chance. I thought the discussion was should he have been used in that spot. More than anything though, I just don't agree that any amount of milb experience or success qualifies as a "track record" regarding mlb play.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    He has 6 K's and 1 BB in 3 2/3 innings. You are right, that's not solid, it's excellent.
  7. Mr. Brooks
    Is there a way to force a free agent to take way less money and years than they are demanding? If not, then no, they shouldn't have signed him. Signing him to those terms would have been awful.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    Who are you talking about? Vasquez has all of 5 career innings, so not only does he not have a good track record, he doesn't have a track record.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    Cron already has 5 years and 2000 mlb plate appearances, so while improvement is always possible, I'd say it's less likely for him.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    I didn't say I don't care. I said that it wasn't my point. My point is that with a sample size of 200 PA, we don't even know for sure that he actually will have a platoon split, let alone that he can't improve it if he does.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    You might be right. But if you are, he should be recovering on a rehab stint in AAA, not in big league games.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    My point isn't which side of the platoon they are on, or what position they play. My point is cementing someone as a platoon hitter because of a 200 plate appearance is nonsense. That small of a sample size hardly goes past statistical noise, let alone considering that improvement can occur. And I didn't ask what Kepler's platoon split is now, after he improved against lefties, I asked what it was after his first 200 PA's, when he was awful against lefties.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    What did Kepler's platoon splits look like through 200 PA's vs. lefties? How many exclamation points should I have used if I wanted to anoint Kepler as a platoon only player then?
  14. Mr. Brooks
    I know it's not. I dislike both decisions. Signing Cron to begin with, and now dumping Austin.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    They have nearly identical career OPS, even though Cron has had much more developmental time at the MLB level. I don't understand why you think Cron is more likely to hit better this year. I'd argue the opposite.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    I also don't like how our roster dynamic changes should Cron get hurt today. Who becomes our everyday 1B? Astudillo? We don't know if he can play 1B, and even if he can, he's much more valuable at C and 3B. Gonzalez? I'd rather him be the super sub that he was signed to be. Not to mention his bat likely doesn't come close to playing 1B everyday. Kepler? Probably could, but has more value as an elite defensive outfielder, and I'm not sure how I feel about Cave as an everyday player. Garver? Probably makes the most sense, his bat is roughly equal to Cron/Austin, but it sure looks like he's worked hard to become a legit MLB catcher, and he obviously has more value there. I don't think there are any 1B prospects ready to come up today.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    Bellinger's bat plays anywhere. Aside from Kiriloff, we have a long ways to go before any of those other prospects you mention come even close to having a bat that plays at MLB 1B. Kepler is an elite defensive outfielder. I'll be upset if he moves to first base any time soon. Sure, Garver could get hurt and have to move to 1B, but two points on that: 1) That hasn't happened yet, and might not any time soon. 2) Garver's bat isn't any better than Austin's, and Austin is younger. I think we are getting lost in the weeds here debating which prospects might play where and when. My main objection is that I'd rather wait until we actually have better options before we let Austin go, not let him go because some day we will have better options.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    Why is Austin fungible and Cron isn't? My whole point is that I think they chose the wrong one. So when you say, "yeah occasionally you'll get burned by releasing the wrong one", that's kinda where I'm at. I think Austin can easily match anything Cron can do, except he comes with the flexibility of 6 years and less money. Sure, as Mike suggests, another prospect may come along that can replace him. But there isn't one here yet, and I'd rather wait until there is before I throw away that flexibility. Bird in hand/Bush, etc.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    It's not moot to me. My biggest criticism of the situation is that they signed Cron instead of letting Austin have the job for a full season.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    We agree, they are the same player, pretty much. It's just that Austin has already made it to MLB, and I personally think Rooker's ceiling is capped. Again, I'm the extreme low man on Rooker on this site, that's fine I'll wear it if I'm wrong.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    Because the 2 who are most likely to hit are not first basemen. I'm struggling to figure out why you keep using outfield prospects as examples of players that can replace first baseman Tyler Austin. You just did it again with Baddoo. Literally the only guy you've named who I think is a 1B/DH AND has a legit chance to make it to MLB is Rooker. Zander Weil is a 1B/DH type, but is an extreme longshot. The rest have more value in the OF or C, if they even make it.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    I don't think teams evaluate players for trades based on how well they did in their last game. Garver's trade value is exactly the same as it was at this time yesterday.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    Austin isn't an outfielder, and I don't think Wade, Larnach or Kiriloff will be first basemen any time soon. I'd hope Garver is a catcher, not a first baseman. IMO, Rooker's CEILING is what Austin is now, though I know I'm the low man on him. They didn't have to sign Cron, so I don't think it's fair to dismiss that part of the equation. They chose that path, it was only a roster crunch because of that choice. Aside from Kiriloff, and maybe Larnach, all of those prospects you mention are longshots to ever develop into MLB starters. I'm surprised people are counting those chickens before they hatch. I don't expect Austin to be an Ortiz level mistake, but I think as his power continues to develop, and as he figures out hitting right handers, this will be a mistake.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    Same.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    Pitches that are batted wouldn't be on those charts.
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