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  1. jimmer
    and a FIP of 4.69 which would rank him lower than Nolasco, Gibson, Correia, Hughes.
  2. jimmer
    Yeah, I agree. He was 19 and pitching in A ball. Almost 3 years younger than the average age of players there. If things keep going smoothly, we should see him mid-late 2017. That's pretty quick and something I'd like to see from such a high draft pick.
  3. jimmer
    As a staff, I don't think we've embraced this part of pitching in a long time. Santana would do it, but I think the team's strict throw strikes at all costs policy makes opposing batters too comfy at the plate. The opposing batters know that most of the time, even in pitcher's counts, they'll get a hitter's pitch.
  4. jimmer
    Not being argumentative, but what starts are you referring to when you call them Koufax kind of starts? Seems like an unusual type of reference for many reasons not the least of which is the fact he doesn't strike people out and didn't have one complete game. Of those 12 games you mentioned, something like half of them he didn't even go 7 innings. Koufax and Gibson have like two things in common. They both started in the major leagues and they both have 6 letters in their last name :-) Having said all that, I'm not opposed to him getting a spot at all. His FIP says he deserves better than what he got.
  5. jimmer
    IMO, there really should be a battle for the 3-5 spot. I know that's not realistic, but it'd be nice.
  6. jimmer
    I look forward to seeing him in the Twins rotation mid-late 2017.
  7. jimmer
    exactly. contenders are always looking for better pitching down the stretch and the best offer Beane apparently got was Fuld from a non-contender.
  8. jimmer
    There's nothing wrong with my character, thank you very much. As far as Milone goes, Baseball is a business. Teams have options. They are within their rights to use all of those options and players need to accept that. What should Beane have done, not go out and get players clearly better so as not to upset Milone? They had better pitchers for the rotation than him so they optioned him down. Then he COMPLAINED and demanded/requested (depending on what stories you want to believe, I'm guessing you want to believe the requested side) a trade instead of accepting the business side and that he wasn't one of their best five starters. Beane had five SPs better than Milone and didn't think it would be good for Milone to go to the bullpen, so there is only one choice. Milone could have looked forward and seen that starting pitchers would be leaving town this offseason and he'd likely be back in the rotation this year, but instead he did what he did. Now he's dealing with the same situation on a team with nowhere near the same talent in the rotation as the As had in their rotation when he got demoted.
  9. jimmer
    Beane said he made those trades because he saw the weakness and that the team would be going downhill in the 2nd half and he brought in players to ensure he didn't get out of the playoff picture. I wonder how bad it would have been if he hadn't done what he did. Cespedes is a pretty overrated player. He doesn't get on base and regardless of that one beautiful throw we all know, he's a below average defender. He's not a difference maker, IMO.
  10. jimmer
    the guy was a complainer there who needed the As defense and huge foul territory to be 'effective'. They didn't need him and they got something for him.
  11. jimmer
    yep, all because they let Milone go. :-)
  12. jimmer
    yep, a very smart decision by Beane.
  13. jimmer
    'Revised Zone Rating (RZR) measures, “the proportion of balls hit into a fielder’s zone that he successfully converted into an out. RZR measures a player’s range, taking three things into account: the amount of Balls In Zone (BIZ) a player receives, a player’s total Plays Made, and a player’s total amount of Out Of Zone Plays Made (OOZ). It is, essentially, a simplified version of UZR. So it measures the range as opposed to the stat that is called range factor. Range factor is calculated by dividing putouts and assists by the number of innings or games played at a given defense position. For me, it seems there's a difference between speed and quickness.
  14. jimmer
    Whenever I watch Hardy seems he has great range and an accurate arm. In the year he played for us, RZR (range) listed him 2nd.
  15. jimmer
    I think Dozier floats between a 3-4 WAR player for a few years. That's a valuable player.
  16. jimmer
    Sorry, but I barely know you and I'd take your word over Heyman if the two of you disagreed. I don't doubt the possibility he's right in this situation, but his word brings no value to me. We can add Harold Reynolds to that :-)
  17. jimmer
    I agree both are untouchable, but are you saying you think Buxton could be better than Trout? Cause a guy like Trout comes along once in a generation and I'd rather not put those kind of expectations on our guy. I think some (not you necessarily) under-estimate how excellent Trout is. I'd be unbelievably happy if Buxton was a healthy Eric Davis.
  18. jimmer
    Amaro wants a top notch prospect AND for the team getting Hamels to pay his whole contract. That's the problem. If it took just one really good prospect and Philly ate a good chunk of Hamels contract, he'd be traded already.
  19. jimmer
    24 year old Scherzer had a 3.0 WAR his first, and only, full year starting in Arizona. During his brief time in Arizona, he sported a 3.73 FIP and a 3.86 ERA and more Ks than IP. I don't think it was a stretch to think he might be extremely good. I don't think he was over-hyped.
  20. jimmer
    I think a #3 pitcher isn't just slightly above average. Most relievers are pitchers who aren't good enough to start. They have to be included into the mix. A typical #3 pitcher is a quality pitcher.
  21. jimmer
    I think his point was at 25, we are already due to get his whole prime. Some would argue the prime is even earlier and we wasted last year. I still think he doesn't make the team out of ST. I think service time WILL factor into it, whether it should or not. And I think they have excuses they can use to try and justify it.
  22. jimmer
    I agree with this 100%.
  23. jimmer
    yeah, I read the other posts, and I've read a lot of things concerning the length of game and how that extra 15, 20 minutes is such a problem and how the new Commish wants to shorten it. My point was, I have no issues with the game being longer. If I'm at a game, I ESPECIALLY like that the game takes longer. I enjoy the experience. But I'm not part of the ADD crowd or people who need to rush through things to get to other things. I can just sit back, relax, and take it all in. I hate two hour baseball games though, especially if I paid to go.
  24. jimmer
    I honestly don't know why people are so worried about game time.
  25. jimmer
    From what I see, they are currently the best team in the division. They should win it. 100 wins is a lot, but yeah, it wouldn't surprise me.
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