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  1. USAFChief
    Going to agree with Riverbrian...the contract needed to happen, should have happened. But right now, it's a failure. Lotta time left though.
  2. USAFChief
    Lopez not doing his part to suppress any Arraez talk.
  3. USAFChief
    Unless we're talking Navy. .. Or Coast Guard.
  4. USAFChief
    IMO it was taking the 2-0 fastball right in the *whomp-em zone for lefties. 2 out, runner on 1st, that pitch is where you need to take a HR hack. *officially recognized label for down and in to a lefties.
  5. USAFChief
    For pitchers, fWAR uses FIP. bWAR uses RA/9. Short story long: Fangraphs prefers "what SHOULD have happened." BRef prefers "what DID happen."
  6. USAFChief
    Pfft. Took him until the 9th try.
  7. USAFChief
    1. Let's get this out of the way first: there are no low leverage relievers. Everyone in your pen will pitch multiple times with the game close. It's inevitable. "He's just fine pitching when it doesn't matter" won't happen. And if that's the plan, you're rostering the wrong player. 2. Varland didn't pitch very well, but he also didn't get a lot of help, battled, and pitched 4+ times more innings than Pagan. He did enough to leave with the lead. 3. I don't agree "(Pagan's) numbers are better than Varland." Maybe superficially, but they don't have the same job description. 4. With Duran unavailable, Lopez would have had the 9th. Pagan's job was 1 effing inning against the 7-8-9 hitters. With a 2 run lead. See pt nr 1. 5. Pagan's struggles aren't a recent development. He's been bad for several years now.
  8. USAFChief
    I agree the idea of Trading Kepler is unlikely at best. However, it's not because he's too streaky. He's maddeningly consistent. That's the issue. Entire seasons of "meh."
  9. USAFChief
    Both Pagan's and Cimber's use are just more proof there is no such thing as a "low leverage" reliever. They're all going to be in situations where the game is on the line, pitching in close games. Pretending "the bottom of the pen" is unimportant is folly.
  10. USAFChief
    I believe the article says more about fWAR than about Max Kepler.
  11. USAFChief
    No. Any decent GM should be able to find better use for that kind of cash over the next 2 seasons than the possibility of one season from Mahle. Fill some holes rather than pay for rehab. Start with next year's bullpen.
  12. USAFChief
    They're a .500-ish team. Too little offense, and too little bullpen, to be much more, even if the starters maintain this pace all year, which isn't a given. The question is, will that win the ALC? I'm going to say "no." It's a close call, but one of Cleveland or Chicago will end up a little better. As noted, though, it's a close call. Neither of those teams are exactly juggernauts either. I do think Chicago is more talented, and Cleveland has Francona, who always seems to squeeze the most out of what he has, vs Rocco who seems to me to get less. ~.500 won't be a wild card. So I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see the Twins in the postseason. I WILL say, there's certainly potential for better offense than they've shown, One thing is, I wonder if they have the courage to do what needs doing on offense. Julien's bat plays...does he? Primary DH when Polo comes back, with Buxton in CF? Get some offense from RF? Stop letting the opposition manager take Kirilloff out of the lineup?
  13. USAFChief
    Varland wasn't good enough. Bullpen wasn't good enough. Offense scored 6, but when needed, gagged on insurance run situations. Disappointing, to say thr least
  14. USAFChief
    Meanwhile, pretty disappointing swing on 1-0 from Kirilloff.
  15. USAFChief
    Just a little reminder: there is no such thing as a "low leverage" reliever.
  16. USAFChief
    Sometimes the answers you seek are right in front of you.
  17. USAFChief
    What, Stewart wasn't available for the 9th day in a row?
  18. USAFChief
    Close, but I don't think that's correct. In fact, I have... Wait for it... No eye deer.
  19. USAFChief
    That reminds me...what do you call a fawn born without sight?
  20. USAFChief
    What would the umpires forfeit?
  21. USAFChief
    Lucky that was only a single from Varsho.
  22. USAFChief
    FTFY.
  23. USAFChief
    Show of hands...who did this in your head to check?
  24. USAFChief
    Kep's got this.
  25. USAFChief
    Larnach...uffda
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