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  1. USAFChief
    We know Mastro can manage a .580 OPS. What he can't manage is the .721 Aaron Hicks put up last year in 390 PAs as a 25 year old. With good defense, a strong arm, and decent speed. Dave's not the one doing gymnastics.
  2. USAFChief
    The NHL and the NBA? Seriously? We're on page NINE of a thread about a "brawl" in Texas in which one punch was landed, and you want to talk about the NHL and the NBA? It's precisely because MLB self polices so well that this is extremely unusual and we're even talking about it. And that is precisely why I hope it never changes. Jose Bautista can take his preening, "look at ME" act to the NBA, where he'd fit right in, and I won't have to look at it. And baseball can continue to be a place where people act like professionals.
  3. USAFChief
    My guess would be if anyone takes Hughes' place in the rotation, the most likely candidate is Gibson.
  4. USAFChief
    I would disagree, to one degree or another, with pretty much everything in this post. Which means little, except to illustrate that we are both expressing opinions, not facts.
  5. USAFChief
    Another failed corner outfielder, signed days ago, sporting a sub .400 SLG in over 4000 professional PAs. That should help.
  6. USAFChief
    I think, and argued long and hard for it years ago on BYTO, that the worst thing to do was let Mauer continue to catch. He should be in his 10th year as the Twins third baseman, and perhaps then we're not having this conversation.
  7. USAFChief
    Maybe. But when it's item 37 on the list, not including offense, it's not hard to agree with this demotion, IMO.
  8. USAFChief
    Sano! //ducks//
  9. USAFChief
    Concur. Strongly.
  10. USAFChief
    A big league GM should know better than to depend on a guy like Rosario to productively hold down a full time big league job. You can't win a gamble like that very often. Zero strike zone control, modest power. Not a lot of high minor's success. I keep coming back to how I think you treat minor leaguers, including phenoms (which Rosario wasn't): you never, ever make room for them and count on them. You make them force their way onto the big league team through production, and earn progressively more playing time once they get there.
  11. USAFChief
    I'm not sure what they should do, but I do think the Mauer contract prevents them from doing things. I agree they SHOULDN'T let it, but they operate with a self imposed salary cap. In their eyes, they will spend X amount, and Mauer eats up a good chunk of that. It's a bad contract, eating up salary and returning little production. Not as bad, perhaps, but similar to Nolasco's contract, or Hughes', or other bad contracts. Closing our collective eyes, putting our fingers in our ears, and "lah lah lah'ing" doesn't help.
  12. USAFChief
    I honestly think they're at the point where Molitor has to be fired. Tonight. It's that bad. It's certainly not all his fault, but what else is to be done? They have to do SOMEthing. They've already been through roster churn.
  13. USAFChief
    pfft. He has a good wRC with RISP, or something, according to Fangraphs.
  14. USAFChief
    It's come to this: I feel bad for Ricky Nolasco. JHFC.
  15. USAFChief
    Provus: "SWUNG on and missed."
  16. USAFChief
    looking forward to using this against you, in context.
  17. USAFChief
    new leader.
  18. USAFChief
    On a serious note, I'm completely over any leftover infatuation I might have had for Rosario. He's just not a good baseball player.
  19. USAFChief
    early leader for post of the game.
  20. USAFChief
    extra innings. completely not outa the question.
  21. USAFChief
    "What's that flashing?" "A drunken fan," said Terry, turning away in disgust. "Call security." I laughed.
  22. USAFChief
    Thanks.
  23. USAFChief
    Can someone please share Molitor's post-game comments?
  24. USAFChief
    Yeah, I don't get the impression Dick drinks. Bert, on the other hand...
  25. USAFChief
    Teams can and do misjudge a player's ability to make the adjustments, or improvements necessary to hit big league pitching. It's a difficult and inexact thing to do. Teams rarely spend years looking at a guy play defense and err on the side of too much caution when it comes to playing middle infield. If they have doubts about his ability to play SS in the big leagues, there's a very strong probability they're correct.
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