Richie the Rally Goat
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i get Archer and his relative youth and contract sitch. Why Arrieta over Darvish?
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heavily incentive based contracts are unusual for top end players. The MLBPA is very powerful and the owners bring in tons of tv money. The players association and players agents know it and do a very good job of taking advantage. I for one am very thankful that only 10-15% of my income is incentive based. I choose a stable salary at the loss of top end opportunity. My brother in law is in sales and his rate is flipped, 10-15% salary. He has years where he makes twice what I do. He also has years where he makes less than half. I couldn’t handle that kind of uncertainty.
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I disagree with your argument because it’s not relative in context to his peers. He never goes 9 innings so k9 isn’t relevant. No one goes 9 innings, it’s a rate. His k9 is in the top 12 for all starting pitchers. That’s relative to other alternatives who only one guy on that same plane is available and he’s going to go for similar money. If the alternative is wait for next year, it’s always wait for next year. We’ve heard that for 20 years. Next year is less certain than right now. There are no guarantees. I give you a lot of credit for your conviction and well written arguments.
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Fantastic! Thanks for sharing... {clicks to bookmark}
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could be his compatriots in the players union might be giving him a little more urging to make a decision in order to take some leverage away from the teams for the other starters on the market.
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Fascinating the Twins are the only team specified in the tweet - text limits or something more?
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Kyle Gibson k/9 6.24 B.B./9 3.17 FIP 4.35Phil Hughes k/9 7.21 B.B./9 2.17 FIP 4.21 Ricky Nolasco k/9 7.21 BB/9 2.19 FIP 4.56 Alex Cobb k/9 7.33 BB/9 2.62 FIP 3.68 Lance Lynn k/9 8.46 BB/9 3.40 FIP 3.64 You’ve got Hughes and Gibson in the system right now. They cost nothing additional and have all the same question marks in terms of injuries and consistency as Cobb and Lynn Lynn has been facing a pitcher every 9th batter, they’re all coming out relatively the same in the wash. Go big with Darvish, trade for Archer or Erasmo Ramirez, or gamble with In house options. Romero or Gonsalves or Hughes or May; someone will stick. Don’t get sucked in to another TR special 4 year 60(then 50) mil deal for a guy that doesn’t move the needle.
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I think number 5 should be reworded Barring acquisition, Berrios is counted upon to be the number 1 starter. Santana will regress, that has always been a given. Will Berrios rise to the occasion? Take another big step forward?
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signing amount affects the comp pick going to the team who lost the player. It does not affect the team signing said player. This strategy would be great if the teams affected were the Yankees and Dodgers! Im less excited to thumb my nose at St Louis or Tampa Bay. I’m in the Darvish or trade mode. Arrieta is just so risky, Cobb and Lynn aren’t that much better than the Nolasco types, which is to say Gibson and Mejia already fit that mold.... somewhat anyways.... maybe Levine finds that improvement internally with Gonsalves, Romero or May.
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Gibson turns that corner every season. 2017 fell right in line with his career. I do very much believe it would benefit the team for a mediocre starter soak up meaningless innings so that Hildenberger and Reed are available to pitch meaningful innings as well as Rogers and Pressly, et al. There’s a ton of value to avoid the bullpen games.
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I wish I could like this article again. Great career Perk!
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as I see it, the long man is critical to avoiding long losing streaks. I’d like to see Gibson as the long man, but don’t feel strong.
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I made 15,16,17 but had to miss 18. Too bad, the guests were great on the Pod. Stew was great!
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did you remember your pint glass?
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Good post Thrylos. Always more fun this time of year to attempt predictive stats than descriptive
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disagree, more running, less trotting would certainly speed up the game.
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are umpires not employed by the league? Seems like the easiest way to speed the game up is to direct the umpires to not allow time outs by batters so often.
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since when do rule 5 players not have to be on the active roster to stay with the team?
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ERA and Wins are not individual stats, they are team stats. The 2016 Minnesota Twins Won 59 games. That team was historically inept but there was talented individuals on it. As Kab pointed out, May flirts with 12 strikeouts per 9 innings. It’s absolutely worth trying to see if he can do that for extended periods. Pitchers that do that are elite
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the metric top speed, not average speed. Average would be weighed down heavily by the can of corn hit right at you
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Agreed, it is a really good article. It seems like some of defensive metrics need additional data points, or context. It’s absolutely right to ask the question. Is Rosario losing a step? Coming to a conclusion is tricky, and prescribing a solution, harder yet. I don’t argue the data or questions posed by them, just looking for context.
