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  1. Sammy Sofa
    That's some pretty flimsy comparison analysis bordering on hot taking. I'm also assuming you just plain forgot about Mirotic, which is pretty damn big.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    How much further can his velo go down? He is what he is for the forceable future. He can spot all of his pitches and change speeds very well. He may never be a a great pitcher, but he's already a decent pitcher. That's my thinking on Hendricks. Oh, I don't think he sucks or anything; I just didn't think anyone saw him as a legitimate long term option or anything. See what you can get out of him for 3-4 years, if you can, and move on.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    Dunleavy has only been a Bull for 2 seasons.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    I like Hendricks, but I guess I just figured everyone thought he'd have a pretty short shelf life.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    I like those odds.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    Man, when Montero goes cold he goes cold. The last 2 weeks: 212 .278 .212 .490
  7. Sammy Sofa
    Except, y'know, much better.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    I don't think the Phillies are desperate to free up money. Not by your McDuck-ian standards, no.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, Olt would likely just suck all over again, Al Contra is best not even being talked about right now and Soler coming back really just pushes Denorfia to the bench sometimes since he'll be platooning with Coghlan. The bench blooooooooows.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, meatballs rant about Castro like he's baseball cancer, but other GM's are going to see a 25-year-old player signed to a very team-friendly deal who has had a lot of success already to this point in his career. No, it wouldn't be selling as high as they could have, but plenty of teams are going to look at his struggles as something they think they can fix. And Baez stills holds plenty of appeal; yeah, his risk is huge, but the potential reward is also huge. Yes, players like Almora and Vogelbach are add-ons as opposed to main pieces, but Castro and Baez are players the Cubs should rightly expect a damn good return on despite their recent struggles.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    See what you guys did. http://img.pandawhale.com/post-30526-Hot-Fuzz-greater-good-gif-Simo-fRNY.gif
  12. Sammy Sofa
    Hamels is a stud on an ass-end team desperate to free up money and run by a moron. It's not outlandish at all to think that he could he had without being pushed over a barrel.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    I keep saying hey get that Trout guy from the Angels and nobody listens.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    I'd be fine trading Baez or Castro for him.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    It's almost as if he hasn't played in a month.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    Even if he was beating up on minor league pitching it doesn't mean his "swing is back."
  17. Sammy Sofa
    But that's not what he said. He simply said he may need more time to get back into rhythm, which is actually perfectly reasonable. I mean, he says lots of dumb stuff, but this probably shouldn't be included in that grouping. ETA: And then he follows up with that. Ugh. http://i.giphy.com/KYNywoibU1PQ4.gif
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Ah, to be a meatball; every struggle can be fixed by being sent down or being sent to the bench.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    I'm all about that big bat, but CarGo is not it. His numbers stink this year, plus while he may be injury-free now, his track record shows that's not likely to last. If you're moving Schwarber and others you target someone a bit younger and a lot better.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    Look, the obvious answer is to trade him, Schwarber and Castro. I say go nuts.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    No. It's been basically unchanged all season. Ah well. He's still fun to watch.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    That's not tremendously reassuring.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    http://i.giphy.com/Mho1Sle2RS4eI.gif
  24. Sammy Sofa
    Motte's K/9 the last 2 years before TJS was 8.34 and 10.75. This year it's 5.65. Unless he sustains an unsustainable BABIP he can't continue to succeed doing what he's been doing so far - not at this level, anyway. Motte has always been a fastball pitcher, yes. But he was only about 1 MPH faster those last two seasons, so velocity isn't the difference. He was throwing 20-25% cutters, and clearly it was an effective knockout pitch for him. If he's going to keep up his current success, he's going to need to get the same mileage out of that pitch. And he threw the best one I've seen him throw this season tonight. Isn't his K/9 also dragged down by how crappy he initially was?
  25. Sammy Sofa
    http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schmimi01.shtml Look at his first couple partial years as he tried to break in. His 40 PA year or his year where he was averageish? All either does it make me even more worried about Baez given how terrible his time was. We would have killed for him to have those numbers.
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