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  1. Jham
    You of all posters should know how difficult it is for people to admit they're wrong. My point is that what may be obvious to everyone else might not be obvious to the front office. Pride gets in the way. As of now they can talk about the prospects in return, the uncertainty of resigning him etc. But signing Kimbrel for 2 or 3x Pressley's extension is basically the same as an admission they screwed up. Admissions are always more obvious than omissions.
  2. Jham
    What would you give up to get Pressley back? Never should have traded him. Find it unlikely the FO will pay way more for Kimbrel when they just traded Pressley. This way, it's not so obvious they screwed up.
  3. Jham
    Now... imagine this team with Ryan Pressley. Perhaps that's the real reason we never got serious ob Kimbrel. Spend that money on a guy likely worse than the cat you just traded away. Until that trade bears fruit this FO will not sign or trade for an impact RH relief pitcher.
  4. Jham
    Mejia is a dinosaur. Like most Rule 5 guys. He's a vestige of the way baseball was once played. The fact that he has no options hamstrings the club. He can't go to AAA and get work, and he's not trust worthy on the roster. A rotating spot for fresh arms or an extra guy when someone gets banged up but not enough to go to the IL is valuable and would be used all year. My guess, like Austin, we'll end up releasing him anyway. And I actually like Mejia. Apparently incredible spin rate on the 4 seamer. But no options equals no flexibility.
  5. Jham
    Our pen has no depth and lacks 1 more wipe out arm. Burdi, Boozy, Reed, Reed, and Jay effed us. Vasquez better find his ****. Who has the cat we brought in from the Royals this winter?
  6. Jham
    4 such hits.. Schoop has 3... Cruz has 1... Buck has...? I guess we're having fun with numbers!
  7. Jham
    "looks like we're going to squeeze this game in!" Odo - "Hold my beer. no seriously, I've been drinking."
  8. Jham
    Pizza Ranch for the win!
  9. Jham
    Boxberger vs Hildenberger vs Whopper?
  10. Jham
    Buxton is so gifted athletically that we hardly notice how awkward he looks going back on baseballs. especially near the wall. Great ones like Edmonds, Griffey, Hunter, and Randy Moss could take their eyes off the ball and run to a spot and the ball would be there. Buxton lacks that natural tracking and timing. Not that robbing HR is easy, but poor timing and body control plus Olympic speed plus wall equals dangerous. He needs to play deeper.
  11. Jham
    Perfect examples of why I distrust defensive metrics in this game. Merrifield will get killed by the metrics for missing that pop up, that if Hamilton catches he gets extra points. Kepler missed a couple this year that he caught last year. Rosario gets little credit for his fire hose while Gordon will prolly win another gold glove for potentially costing his team a run with a less than 100% approach on single to left.
  12. Jham
    Also true. What a nuanced sport.
  13. Jham
    I never said we shouldn't start Castro. Just that a tick below league average ops is pretty low for a starter. He's good at framing, but that doesn't make him immune from fair analysis or comparisons.
  14. Jham
    ... but every team carries at least 2 catchers with maybe a quarter of those at bats coming from backups. League average probably places you pretty low on the list of starting catchers I'd think.
  15. Jham
    81
  16. Jham
    I can't figure out why duffey can't be a good reliever. Touch and feel of the curve can come and go. Especially if you throw multiple variations. I question Harper's st success but also still (foolishly?) hold out hope for Duffey.
  17. Jham
    must be our year...
  18. Jham
    His numbers never really matched his stuff.. or his other numbers. .. basically, I've come to the conclusion that if your stuff can't strike out minor leaguers at 10+/9ip you probably don't have that great of stuff. Doubly so for guys like Romero who give up fair numbers of hits and walks. That's why I don't understand why we use k's/9ip rather than k%. If you're consistently facing extra batters, you should be getting more k's. To me, Romero profiles as a back end starter/primary competent reliever. Not so much an ace or shut down guy.
  19. Jham
    I dunno how the new age pen will work out. It sounds good in theory and on paper, but in practice, with real people, the human element is still somewhat unknown. Relievers are sometimes a shakey sort reliant on confidence, routine, and even superstition. The idea is that you may well lose some games in the 9th you might have previously won, but win more games overall. If you take out the routine, you may accidentally reduce the effectiveness of your br est bull pen arms. It's also not clear how arbitrators, general managers, and agents will test the new strategy that deemphasizes closers.
  20. Jham
    Same question.
  21. Jham
    then he steals!
  22. Jham
    buxton has real wheels. starting out with a runner at 3rd. i'd have sent him.
  23. Jham
    Addison Reed to 60 day IL, hopefully.
  24. Jham
    What was up with Romero's outing today? Just didn't feel like getting any outs at all?
  25. Jham
    Because his natural talent and power is obvious, coaches are arrogant types that think they can get to the bottom of every player, and it only takes 1 GM to believe in him.
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