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  1. TruffleShuffle
    not quite... tied for 11th. his slugging percentage is more than 100 points higher than the league leader, though. :lol:
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    :scratch:
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    off a guy named baez.
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    it's just an example of a bad contract. take a player like choo, for example - if you had him a 6 year contract and his bat starts to go south, you're left with a player producing 1 or 2 wins a year and getting paid probably upwards of $15m per year to do it. anyway, mcleod's comments were intended to be complimentary toward the division rivals, not "whelp the next 2+ seasons are a write-off" unless you're Negatron Kyle.
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    the white sox could probably compete next year, if they really feel like it. they've already got some good starting pitching. if players like flowers, ramirez and viciedo perform a little closer to expectations, then there's some offensive improvement. then they could chuck huge contracts at choo/ellsbury and cano, and that's not a terrible team on paper. probably enough to at least compete in a poor division. but the point isn't really to throw ridiculous contracts at players in an effort to maybe make the playoffs this year or next, to the long term detriment of the organization. ryan howard certainly helped the phillies compete from 2008-2012, but that doesn't make it great that the phillies are paying him $25m a year for the next few years. the cubs are trying to build a model for sustained success; failing to do this was probably hendry's greatest weakness.
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    dunston is back for boise, batting second.
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    We're talking about it being inexcusable to not compete for a playoff spot until 2015, not what their record was last year. Did I read the McLeod quote wrong? He basically said tough [expletive], we won't be in the playoffs in 2015 either, not when we have to compete with the Pirates AND the Reds yes, you definitely read it wrong.
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    i hope that rizzo singles bryant home and vogelbach is playing for some american league organization that traded us a really good starting pitcher.
  9. TruffleShuffle
    i'm trying to decide if i should worry about the swing-and-miss in bryant's game, or just ride the wave of 70 power.
  10. TruffleShuffle
    it's days like this i wish FJM were still around, to ridicule the inevitable barrage of terrible articles from traditionalists.
  11. TruffleShuffle
    olt has a .151 babip since the trade.
  12. TruffleShuffle
    possibly the worst "rub it in" bump in history.
  13. TruffleShuffle
    i don't know how many have been fielding versus throwing. probably can't help much throwing to fat justin bour at first base.
  14. TruffleShuffle
    on the subject of third base prospects, jeimer hit a home run and also walked tonight. i'm too lazy to figure out his combined july/august line, but it's quite good.
  15. TruffleShuffle
    gee - ya think? still suffering from corey patterson/ryan harvey high upside first round draft pick PTSD.
  16. TruffleShuffle
    Man, those cherry picked stats are nice, but the guy's OPSed .800 once in his MiL career so far and is striking out 4 times for every walk. Throw in the errors and I'm not terribly optimistic. I hate agreeing with Kyle. saying "OPS'ed once in his MiL career" is a really kyle way of looking at it. he's been in the high .700s every year and has mostly played in leagues that are more favorable to pitchers (south atlantic league, carolina league, florida state league, southern league) and has been significantly better than league average while playing as one of the younger players in each league. 2011 (age 20): .278/.338/.465/.803 2011 south atlantic league average: .259/.332/.392/.724 2012 (age 21): .285/.356/.421/.777 2012 carolina league average: .257/.327/.390/.717 2012 (age 21, after trade): .250/.337/.452/.789 2012 florida state league average: .255/.326/.373/.699 2013 (age 22): .266/.318/.466/.784 2013 southern league average: .244/.321/.365/.686 i'm not saying that he has the upside of baez; i'm saying that i think he has a pretty good chance at turning into a solid everyday 3b at the major league level. and errors are a terrible way to evaluate a player's defense. baez has made 40 errors at SS this year, but scouts are optimistic about his ability to stay at that position.
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    tennessee has been rolling in the second half (30-20) and the closest team behind them won the division in the southern league first half. daytona is looking good to win their second half crown, and iowa still has a chance at their pathetic division. there's quite a bit of talent stacked up at daytona and tennessee now, so it will be cool if they can each make the playoffs and play some extra baseball.
  18. TruffleShuffle
    Hits his SL leading 35th double. plus defense, plus makeup, leading the league in doubles and extra base hits at age 22. who is with me on the bandwagon?!?
  19. TruffleShuffle
    alcantara tonight: 3 walks and a sac bunt (???)
  20. TruffleShuffle
    villanueva is 1-2 with a walk, and his out was a fly out to the fence. he's been on a roll lately: .289/.347/.556/.902 in august and .296/.340/.520/.860 since the southern league all star break. underrated prospect IMO.
  21. TruffleShuffle
    how did this happen with runners on second and third? couldn't have been the usual runner from first stealing second and drawing a throw. maybe the pitcher just fell asleep?
  22. TruffleShuffle
    i am starting to think that ranking baez 4th on my cubs midseason list was too low.
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    http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Jerry-Seinfeld-No-Thanks-and-Leave.gif
  24. TruffleShuffle
    sanchez can join that henry rodriguez guy on the "would actually be good if they had any command whatsoever" list.
  25. TruffleShuffle
    bad game for hendricks :(
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