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  1. alarp33
    You haven't read through the hundreds of posts about Buxton close enough then, plenty have
  2. alarp33
    I was replying because you acted like Bradley didn't struggle as much as Buxton, he actually struggled just as much, if not more, over a larger sample. Agree neither were ready, and I think Buxton has been coached poorly
  3. alarp33
    Yes we can have higher expectations. But if you're going to have extremely high expectations, and then choose to write that player off after 350 plate appearances, you might be disappointed more often than not
  4. alarp33
    Through 576 plate appearances Bradley Jr. had a 47 wRC+. Hmm.
  5. alarp33
    I lean towards the latter, seeing as the "25th" man plays nearly every night
  6. alarp33
    Ok. But your stat doesn't prove that, it proves that Buxton's 350 at bats have been very bad. It doesn't show anything about predicting which you are deducting
  7. alarp33
    Ok.
  8. alarp33
    I think everyone does. Some just choose to doom his career based off the 1st 350 plate appearances, and some look at a bigger picture
  9. alarp33
    Using a career stat to backup a point about the start of a career doesn't really work or have any meaning.
  10. alarp33
    Buxton has looked terrible. Buxton is still really young. The sample size is still really small. Why do we keep hearing Chad Allen's name as someone who can work with and fix his swing. What in the hell is Brunansky paid to do? Why is the Manager more concerned about leaking character flaws of Sano to the media, then working with Buxton to try to ease his adjustment to MLB pitching? When is a better time to learn to hit MLB pitching then August of a lost season? Enough bunt talk.
  11. alarp33
    He called it a "so what" trade, I think it was pretty clear what he meant to everyone else. Two bad pitchers being traded for each other, "so what", "nothing to see here"
  12. alarp33
    More than the Angels get from Nolasco's 2017, and Meyer's 6 years of team control.
  13. alarp33
    It doesn't have to be spent on a starting pitcher. Catcher, Bullpen, and potentially LF are all needs.
  14. alarp33
    *That was just posted in a good fun. Obviously 1 start means nothing But I miss Ricky already
  15. alarp33
    http://media.salon.com/2014/07/kermit_lipton.jpg
  16. alarp33
    Saving his arm to let people on base before bearing down, would be a heck of an approach. Best of luck to him with that.
  17. alarp33
    This is quite a stretch. Milone could've been the token lefty and Nolasco still could've been gone, through other methods. Of course Adalberto Mejia could've been an internal LH option next year as well
  18. alarp33
    The next wave of hitters is not very inspiring to say the least... here's to hoping they aren't needed because Sano, Buxton, Kepler and Polanco are doing great.
  19. alarp33
    What does this even mean? The Angels traded for the next 6 years of Alex Meyer, not for just what he is today. Why can't we evaluate it next year, or two years? Do you apply this same standard to the Nunez and Abad trades? Worthless, because the guys they traded for aren't in the Majors today? I'm not sure I'm understanding the fascination with Santiago's age. The Twins only traded for him for 2017, age isn't really a factor in the deal. Yes, if the past couple of seasons have taught us anything, it's that the Twins have TOO MANY bullpen arms they don't know what to do. Boshers, Boyer, Ramirez, etc.
  20. alarp33
    Alright we're just twisting words at this point, I clearly said there's a nonzero chance Meyer is a useful bullpen piece in 2018 or 2019 (which would be more valuable than a slightly better 5th starter in a rebuilding year), I hardly handed him the Cy Young. Appreciate the discussion, have a good night.
  21. alarp33
    6 years of Meyer, for a 2017 (95% chance it's a non playoff season) with Santiago instead of Nolasco (maybe a 1 win difference, assuming good health for each). Like Meyer or not, its a nonzero chance he could be a 2 win relief pitcher in say 2018 or 2019 when they could contend. And this is what the trade is when it comes down to it We can phrase it either way to make our point, the trade sounds a little different when you read my summary instead of yours
  22. alarp33
    I agree he is better in the strictest sense of the term better. I don't think he is "better" in a way that makes the 2017 Twins any better. Does that make any sense? Probably not, but it's late
  23. alarp33
    Well I was strictly commenting on the notion they wouldn't have picked up more of his salary. Again, we'll just have to agree to disagree on Santiago being a better pitcher. Is he a win more valuable in 2017? Sure, I'll concede that. For a team that likely will have a win total in the 70's will that make any sort of difference? That's where I'll say definitely not. If anything, it may prevent them from acquiring a better rotation option, where a Nolasco "salary dump" would've kept that spot open I agree with 95% of your takes on this board, no hard feelings, I just don't share the optimism on this one.
  24. alarp33
    I'm having trouble quoting from my iPad, but go to MLB trade rumors article on the trade, very bottom of the article
  25. alarp33
    No. What I'm saying is they agreed to keep the 2016+2017 payrolls the same, they swapped out Nolasco for Santiago but will be paying the same amount in payroll. They could've picked up all but say, the $3.5 spy cake suggested, and had a payroll in 2017 that was about $3 million less than its currently slated to be (factored in a rookie contract for say, a Mejia)
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