General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[rocket]

Sandoval had a good career in the sense that's played baseball for a while and made good money, sure.

 

That Starlin Castro-esque career WAR, however (and take your pick from FG or BR)...

 

i'm sure 99% of minor leaguers would sign up to have castro's career, i'd put him in the good category too.

[Sammy Sofa]

You're a kind soul.

[Backtobanks]

You're a kind soul.

 

 

I'm sure a whole bunch of ML players would love to have Castro's career numbers. So far: 10 year career, 4 All Star games, hit .300 twice, .281 career BA, led the league in hits once, and has made $58 million. Certainly not HOF numbers, but a very good career.

[Sammy Sofa]

Nah. They've had OK careers. Definitely pretty big disappointments relative to potential, plus overall value pans out to being an average regular starting player at best.

[rocket]

Nah. They've had OK careers. Definitely pretty big disappointments relative to potential, plus overall value pans out to being an average regular starting player at best.

 

i know it's splitting hairs, but an average player lasting 10+ seasons would qualify as a good career to me

[Derwood]

Nah. They've had OK careers. Definitely pretty big disappointments relative to potential, plus overall value pans out to being an average regular starting player at best.

 

i know it's splitting hairs, but an average player lasting 10+ seasons would qualify as a good career to me

 

I think that if you told Jays fans that Vlad Jr.'s career would match Starlin Castro, they wouldn't be happy to hear it

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

Nah. They've had OK careers. Definitely pretty big disappointments relative to potential, plus overall value pans out to being an average regular starting player at best.

 

i know it's splitting hairs, but an average player lasting 10+ seasons would qualify as a good career to me

Hairsplitting is this board's MO.

[WrigleyField 22]

Nah. They've had OK careers. Definitely pretty big disappointments relative to potential, plus overall value pans out to being an average regular starting player at best.

 

i know it's splitting hairs, but an average player lasting 10+ seasons would qualify as a good career to me

 

I think that if you told Jays fans that Vlad Jr.'s career would match Starlin Castro, they wouldn't be happy to hear it

Yea. Most ML players would be happy with Starlins career and most ML players aren't Vlad Jr. Most aren't even prospect-Starlin.

[Backtobanks]

Nah. They've had OK careers. Definitely pretty big disappointments relative to potential, plus overall value pans out to being an average regular starting player at best.

 

i know it's splitting hairs, but an average player lasting 10+ seasons would qualify as a good career to me

 

 

Not just a 10+ year career, but basically a starter every year.

[Sammy Sofa]

If I had said David Eckstein instead of Castro you dorks would be choking on how much you were harrumphing in agreement instead of being all, "well, yes, job security is indeed the true hallmark of a good career in this field of baseball!"

[Derwood]

If I had said David Eckstein instead of Castro you dorks would be choking on how much you were harrumphing in agreement instead of being all, "well, yes, job security is indeed the true hallmark of a good career in this field of baseball!"

 

Fun fact:

 

Starlin Castro career fWAR: 16.9

David Eckstein career fWAR: 16.7

[Sammy Sofa]

If I had said David Eckstein instead of Castro you dorks would be choking on how much you were harrumphing in agreement instead of being all, "well, yes, job security is indeed the true hallmark of a good career in this field of baseball!"

 

Fun fact:

 

Starlin Castro career fWAR: 16.9

David Eckstein career fWAR: 16.7

 

It's almost like that name wasn't chosen at random...

[rocket]

If I had said David Eckstein instead of Castro you dorks would be choking on how much you were harrumphing in agreement instead of being all, "well, yes, job security is indeed the true hallmark of a good career in this field of baseball!"

 

a world series mvp, 2 rings, 2 all star appearances, 10 seasons, a shout out on parks and rec, hell yeah sign me up for eckstein's career

[jersey cubs fan]

If I had said David Eckstein instead of Castro you dorks would be choking on how much you were harrumphing in agreement instead of being all, "well, yes, job security is indeed the true hallmark of a good career in this field of baseball!"

 

a world series mvp

 

I enjoy forgetting things.

[Sammy Sofa]

If I had said David Eckstein instead of Castro you dorks would be choking on how much you were harrumphing in agreement instead of being all, "well, yes, job security is indeed the true hallmark of a good career in this field of baseball!"

 

a world series mvp

 

I enjoy forgetting things.

 

Ryan Theriot has 2 WS rings. NEVER FORGET.

[rocket]

 

a world series mvp

 

I enjoy forgetting things.

 

Ryan Theriot has 2 WS rings. NEVER FORGET.

 

theo probably gave him a 3rd just cuz

[Sammy Sofa]

Now Jeromy Burnitz...THAT was a really, really good career.

 

[David]

Shawon Dunston had a long career as a big league regular and he horsefeathering sucked.

 

1800+ games and 17 years of garbage.

[Sammy Sofa]

Shawon Dunston had a long career as a big league regular and he horsefeathering sucked.

 

1800+ games and 17 years of garbage.

 

Yeah, I figured when someone is trying to gauge whether or not someone had a "good career" as a baseball player, why are we, as fans, going to weigh whether or not they basically had job stability as a factor? Tons of average and unremarkable players have very, very long careers (as starting players), and dudes like Panda and Castro ultimately have put up numbers that show them to generally be pretty average guys.

[WrigleyField 22]

Hey its really hard being average that long.

[CyHawk_Cub]

You gotta be really good to be allowed to be so average for so long.

[David]

Shawon Dunston had a long career as a big league regular and he horsefeathering sucked.

 

1800+ games and 17 years of garbage.

 

Yeah, I figured when someone is trying to gauge whether or not someone had a "good career" as a baseball player, why are we, as fans, going to weigh whether or not they basically had job stability as a factor? Tons of average and unremarkable players have very, very long careers (as starting players), and dudes like Panda and Castro ultimately have put up numbers that show them to generally be pretty average guys.

 

this reminds me of when the tebow thing was happening and i was telling my coworker that tebow sucks and he's all "well he must not suck, he's in the nfl!"

[NonProfitCow]

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/rich-hill-mlb-dodgers

 

 

 

Jesus

[Andy]

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/rich-hill-mlb-dodgers

 

 

 

Jesus

Gutting. I have two sons, 2 1/2 and 11 months, and I always hug them a little tighter after reading things like this.

[David]

why did i read that