I just find it hard to believe that Kevin Towers would prefer Olson to Pie... we know that Towers has tried to get Pie from Hendry multiple times in the past. We know that SD needs a CF with huge range very badly. Something tells me that if he's willing to let Pie head to Baltimore, they're sending more than Olson back in exchange.
Hey Bruce, where are you staying at out in Vegas? My parents are gonna be out there and were wondering where to go if they wanted to catch a few marginal big-leaguers trying to sell themselves to the GMs.
I haven't , but I've heard it is good. Plus, it has Santo on the cover IIRC, and that's pretty badass. Yeah, I was walking through Borders tonight and saw him on the cover of the book. Decided to pick it up. I'll let you know how it is.
The only thing he did that had me really roll my eyes was the Soriano quip. I still don't get why people think he's a terrible defender at a position manned by the likes of Adam Dunn, Manny Ramirez, Raul Ibanez, and Pat Burrell.
Yeah. It's in your user control panel. You want to set him as a "foe." Most everybody else already has. I agree that in no way should we be looking at Dunn, Abreu, or Ibanez... but I'd avoid Winn as well. I'd be just fine going into next season with Pie in CF and Fukudome in RF... with a healthy dose of Reed Johnson for either when there's a lefty on the mound.
Just to pick a fight... park-adjustments aren't specific enough to be of great use when you've got players on the extremes in flyball or groundball tendencies. It doesn't matter much if Juan Pierre is playing in Coors or Petco... but it sure as hell makes a difference for a guy like Khalil Greene. That's a broad generalization of what park factors are and how they work. Specific park factors - like the BB-Ref park factors - sure, you can say that. But we have component park factors and batted ball park factors available to us if we want them. I was under the impression EqA is calculated with broad park factors, and no regard to specific BB data.
Just to pick a fight... park-adjustments aren't specific enough to be of great use when you've got players on the extremes in flyball or groundball tendencies. It doesn't matter much if Juan Pierre is playing in Coors or Petco... but it sure as hell makes a difference for a guy like Khalil Greene.