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74 overachieve some, still trade off Shark, Barney, Veras, Bonifacio, Schierholtz

can i get 2B eligibility for Semien? he's their everyday starter there with Beckham on the DL

no inside sources here, but i like McGary to return he's still a year younger than Payne, who improved his stock by returning

wtf are you talking about. he clearly hit his arm No more than most three point attempts. Just seemed like less than most foul calls on threes that guy shot it 14 feet on a three-point try because he's just that weak

can always count on Keith Appling to do brainless things

Kyle Parker, OF, COL

my guess Lake LF Castro SS Rizzo 1B Ruggiano RF Olt 3B Sweeney CF Castillo C Barney 2B

can't unsee http://www.lostlettermen.com/files/images/uploads/made/files/images/uploads/slideshow/3_-_Grinch_133_400_c1.jpg

is mooch up now

who had the record before? i remember Pedroia's done it a few times, and has crazy numbers there

yuck, UK is going to murder us

yeah, pretty much they missed a kick ball for [expletive]'s sake

i got what i wanted to see in that basketball game

.275/.332/.440 vs. .284/.332/.428 for their careers to date but i would love it if Lake knew how to use his speed like Marte does

i like Lake a lot better in LF, where you can be a huge asset defensively on athleticism alone, whereas in CF i think instincts and reps play a much bigger role also, re platooning Olt to start, he's shown a pretty sizable split (790 OPS vs. 960) at the upper levels, so it's not the worst thing to ease his shoulder along and allow him to force the issue for more PA

John Baker had the lowest ISO in baseball the last two seasons (min 250 PA): .034! pretty astounding; Ben Revere was .048, and Theriot .051

is it just the middle infielder thing? because that aside, i'd actually really hope we'll be able to do a whole lot better when we're inevitably stuck trying to trade some of our fringe top-100 prospects (like Travis) than 2 guys who just combined for 1100 semi-sheltered PA and less than 2 WAR: potential non-tender candidates

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then we'll have to clear $15M in the budget if we want to re-sign him

we're going to lose 85+ games again this year regardless, so if i'm to watch the games, i'd stylistically much prefer not to do that in a fashion where we regularly struggle to score 2 runs, and jettisoning Barney (from a starting role) helps accomplish that also one small advantage to punting on a season is the freedom you're allowed to play guys with performance uncertainty to help determine if they might be considered future contributors in meaningful seasons giving Barney 600 PA this year serves no productive purpose

I would say Rizzo in the 3-hole, but with the lack of power in the lineup I'd assume that they'd want him to be their main cleanup guy. I don't think they worry about things like "main cleanup guy". they probably should, numerous lineup studies have suggested that's the 2nd most important spot in the lineup for run production, behind #2

according to BP, for the last two seasons: Kottaras is -44 extra strikes (4700 framing chances), and Baker is +4 extra strikes (3900 chances), which amounts to about a 5-6 run total difference The math checks out. Carry on, Theo. well, they do have Kottaras being substantially better at blocking WP & PB than Baker, with a 6-7 run difference there the other way edit, for those interested: Baker Kottaras

according to BP, for the last two seasons: Kottaras is -44 extra strikes (4700 framing chances), and Baker is +4 extra strikes (3900 chances), which amounts to about a 5-6 run total difference

1. The Process - Kris Bryant, CHC 2. NSBB via Bazingas - Jonathan Gray, COL 3. Lynx - Clint Frazier, Cleveland 4. Chicken of Sea - Mark Appel, the Rastros 5. Harry's Budcrew - Austin Meadows, OF, Pittsburgh 6. Alamo Stealth - Kohl Stewart, RHP, Minnesota 7. Quakers - Joey Gallo -3B Texas 8. Cucamonga Cracker Killers - Sean Manaea, LHP, Kansas City 9. Ron Washington's Dealers - Colin Moran, 3B, Miami 10. Mighty D-Block-- Hunter Renfroe, OF, San Diego 11. Galesburg Hand Sanitizers - Braden Shipley, SP THE Arizona Diamondbacks 12. Scioscia's Tragic Illness - Eduardo Rodriguez, SP Baltimore 13. Kid Rodelo - Trey Ball, SP, World Champion Boston Red Sox 14. The Process - D.J. Peterson, 3B, Seattle 15. Theocracy - Dominic Smith, 1B, NYM 16. Calvinball - JP Crawford, SS, Phil 17. Alamo Stealth (via Calvinball) - Stephen Piscotty, OF, St. Louis 18. Theocracy - Hunter Harvey, SP, BAL 19. Cucamonga Cracker Killers (via NSBB) - Alexander Reyes, SP, STL 20. Kid Rodelo Mookie Betts BOS 21. Scioscia's Tragic Illness Phil Ervin, OF, CIN 22. Cucamonga Cracker Killers (via Galesburg Hand Sanitizers) - Aledmys Diaz, SS, STL 23. Mighty D-Block 24. Ron Washington's Dealers 25. Quakers (via Cucamonga Cracker Killers) 26. Quakers 27. Kid Rodelo (via Alamo Stealth) 28. Harry's Budcrew 29. Chicken of Sea 30. Lynx 31. Bazingas 32. The Process

1. The Process - Kris Bryant, CHC 2. NSBB via Bazingas - Jonathan Gray, COL 3. Lynx - Clint Frazier, Cleveland 4. Chicken of Sea - Mark Appel, the Rastros 5. Harry's Budcrew - Austin Meadows, OF, Pittsburgh 6. Alamo Stealth - Kohl Stewart, RHP, Minnesota 7. Quakers - Joey Gallo -3B Texas 8. Cucamonga Cracker Killers - Sean Manaea, LHP, Kansas City 9. Ron Washington's Dealers - Colin Moran, 3B, Miami 10. Mighty D-Block-- Hunter Renfroe, OF, San Diego 11. Galesburg Hand Sanitizers - Braden Shipley, SP THE Arizona Diamondbacks 12. Scioscia's Tragic Illness - Eduardo Rodriguez, SP Baltimore 13. Kid Rodelo - Trey Ball, SP, World Champion Boston Red Sox 14. The Process - D.J. Peterson, 3B, Seattle 15. Theocracy - Dominic Smith, 1B, NYM 16. Calvinball - JP Crawford, SS, Phil 17. Alamo Stealth (via Calvinball) - Stephen Piscotty, OF, St. Louis 18. Theocracy - Hunter Harvey, SP, BAL 19. Cucamonga Cracker Killers (via NSBB) - Alexander Reyes, SP, STL 20. Kid Rodelo 21. Scioscia's Tragic Illness 22. Cucamonga Cracker Killers (via Galesburg Hand Sanitizers) 23. Mighty D-Block 24. Ron Washington's Dealers 25. Quakers (via Cucamonga Cracker Killers) 26. Quakers 27. Kid Rodelo (via Alamo Stealth) 28. Harry's Budcrew 29. Chicken of Sea 30. Lynx 31. Bazingas 32. The Process