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  1. jimmer
    except that he did have TJ surgery and going into this season, he was Kiley Ms #67 prospect. They also have to actually trade Reyes AND get quality for him. Brock was talking about what the Rockies got in THIS trade, not about what Hoffman was or just assuming the Rockies wouldn't mess up the Reyes trade too., if the trade even happens.
  2. jimmer
    that's 2 years at 22M each year guaranteed and then 4M buyout if the third year isn't exercised. That's 48M for 2 years AND whatever they will owe for this year, like 7M. So around 55-56M for just under 2.5 years of a bad player. They better flip him for some quality or it's really bad for them.
  3. jimmer
    They gave up the best shortstop in baseball and a decent reliever for the Blue Jays salary dump, top 100, but not top 50, prospect and some filler.
  4. jimmer
    First, range factor? Why is that the stat to look at? It doesn't actually measure range. Second, because of one downturn year on defense he'll fall off the map?Because of one season? That's a trend? He accumulated 5.3 WAR in less than 100 games last year and is projected to have 3 more WAR than Reyes next year. What, he's gonna drop like stone right after that at the ripe age of 32?
  5. jimmer
    going into this season, Kiley McDaniel had Berrios #24 and Hoffman # 67. That's not so close. Berrios also got a future value ranking of 60. Hoffman, 55. Tulo will still be a quality player in 2017 and 2018. And they relieved themselves of a big contract as well that they would have had to pay for a worse player, which helps.
  6. jimmer
    I don't believe for a second it would have taken Sano (and what he just got traded for seems to back that up) and losing Gibson doesn't give me even a seconds pause.
  7. jimmer
    He would have? The Rockies just traded him and Hawkins, took on Toronto's salary dump and still didn't get a prospect like Berrios OR a MLB pitcher like Gibson. If we didn't throw a salary dump or ask for Hawkins, you think he STILL costs Berrios plus a bunch more? And depending on what more it would have taken, it's still a good trade for us.
  8. jimmer
    which is why getting Tulo would have been such a good move.
  9. jimmer
    I'd bet he will. He'll be 35 at the end of his contract unless Toronto makes the playoffs in his last year of the contract. He won't be 40. He will, for sure, be a shortstop in 2017 and still an average- good defensive one too.
  10. jimmer
    The most likely is invisible option #3 that says they don't make the playoffs at all because they've overplayed their talent and are coming back down Earth.
  11. jimmer
    How do we know we will be more posited for a run next year? That's an assumption I certainly wouldn't bet on as I look at where this team is at. With our ridiculous May run, we may have a better shot making the playoffs this year than next, as KC will still be rocking, the Tigers will reload and have Miggy back, and the Indians will still have the talent that is under-performing but likely won't again. It's always a good idea to get quality players when you can. Quality players are assets for the current and as pieces to move for prospects later..
  12. jimmer
    IF?
  13. jimmer
    Toronto made a great trade getting the best shortstop in baseball and I think it works well for Colorado because they will flip Reyes at some point and get even more prospects.
  14. jimmer
    yeah, it'll hurt him for sure. Like it has Reyes or Donaldson. Or pretty much anyone I can remember while there. Bautista, Encarnacion... We talking about the Eagles old field, The Vet? I like how people are anticipating Tulo's expectant injuries with so much joy. .
  15. jimmer
    Figures. Rockies are finally my home team where I can watch my favorite player play every game and he gets traded. Good for Toronto.
  16. jimmer
    cough, Hardy almost his whole career, cough :-) But I agree Plouffe has no business playing shortstop with us. He couldn't do it when he was younger, no reason to think he could now. Not sure there is a real reason one would even try not that he's gotten so much better at 3B.
  17. jimmer
    Dozier spent 3 seasons in the minors before he was promoted. Brought to the majors to play a position he could't play, like Plouffe. The system missed the mark on both of them. But he bounced back quickly when moved to 2B and that was that. Twins had to decide between former 1st round pick Plouffe and Luke Hughes when both were out of options.
  18. jimmer
    And offenses across the league have been in a steady decline (in part due to the ever expanding called strike zone). Even if his numbers this year were exactly the same as 2012, his numbers would be more impressive this year than in 2012. And BTW, when comparing 2012 and 2015, his 2015 BA is 25 points higher, his OBP is 18 points higher, and his slg% is and his slg% is 11 points higher. Almost a 30 point increase in overall OPS. That's not stagnation. That's a good improvement as offensive production across the league is declining. Plouffe's wRC+ in 2012 was 105, this year it's 118. Quite an improvement.
  19. jimmer
    Pujols just got called out on strike 3 fastball. The ball was barely above the ankle.
  20. jimmer
    doesn't 0% equal chance equal 0% chance? :-)
  21. jimmer
    Does it matter that prior to 2015, Santana was worth 18M or more in three of the previous four seasons? Most probably don't think it does and maybe it doesn't. Point really is this: There is a reason no one else signed him. No one was desperate enough to overpay him. That hasn't changed after getting nabbed with a PED suspension and him not being able to pitch in the post season. Certainly no contending time would trade for him during this season.
  22. jimmer
    IMO, the talent level this team has doesn't warrant the amount of wins we have now. Seems very good sequencing (or luck, if you will) led us to win more than we should have and we've started falling back down. We had a losing record in Mar/Apr, and June. We're sliding towards a losing month in July. We've had one glorious month which, of course, counts for overall record, but it's not like we had a winning month in every month and the losing has just started. Our win total has exceeded our base runs and pythag. I've enjoyed it. Should we expect that to continue to the level it has the season so far? Probably not. When looking at anything, it's best to take extreme outliers with a grain of salt. They count, of course, but extremes levels of performance one way or the other may give us pause. Our May record and or June record are good examples of extreme outliers (one amazingly awesome, the other below 40% wins). Our Mar/Apr and July win totals say we are right around a .500 team. Base runs says we should probably have a 42-53 record right now. Pythag says we should be 48-47. Nothing suggests we should have 51 wins even though we do. So I'll enjoy that we do.
  23. jimmer
    I read the same article. I'm not sure anyone discounts mentorship. I think most people get that, in the end, it's way more about the talent and the players' ability along with the dedication to apply all forms of coaching(whether it's from a vet or a coach) and the dedication and hard work to implement those things. These articles make it seem Hunter was a major contributor to success of these guys and it discounts all the other contributors to the players' success throughout his professional career,and before, by focusing just on one mentor. Think about how many contribute the success of players in their careers.The same kind of over-praising has happened with many mentors throughout the game. Too much credit given to one guy minimizing the work of all the others who have contributed and the player's actual ability to apply what they learn from all those mentors.
  24. jimmer
    Torii Hunter magic spreads far and wide. Trout wouldn't be a great player without him, Hicks is getting better now because of Torii. Thanks goodness for Torii.
  25. jimmer
    Rockies leadership is clueless. After the stunt they pulled with their W Series tickets, they showed they also don;t care much about their fans. That may extend to keeping Tulo just to make money.
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