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  1. Clem Fandango
    Maybe it's the way his name resembles it, but I always assumed he was a beat writer for Texas, which at first was confounding to me as to why he was reporting so many Cubs rumors.
  2. Clem Fandango
    It was probably a text from Loxas and then after he texted him back after the show Loxas was probably like "TACO TUESDAY!"
  3. Clem Fandango
    Where did initial notice robot stem from? Don't think I was around for that one. Or at least around the thread it was made in.
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    It was totally one of those kids
  7. Clem Fandango
    I expect he'll have a hard time striking out at a similar rate to his minor league rate in the major leagues I do too, but if we also anticipate Bryant to adapt and lower his K% over time, Dunn's comp will be the first he'll approach.
  8. Clem Fandango
    Well really Dunn's K% is propped up from the last few seasons when his K% has been above 30% since 2010. Prior to his first 30% K rate in 2010 his average was 26.4%, right about what Bryant is at the moment in the minors (26.7%). So like I said, if Bryant can settle in to Adam Dunn numbers it wouldn't surprise me as his numbers would likely be the first ones he comes close to emulating based on the players listed. I'm actually kind of surprised no one else has made the comparison, at least from an offensive standpoint.
  9. Clem Fandango
    Dunn struck out 18% of the time in the minors. Uhh... so did everyone else except Bagwell that's being used in these comparisons. NAME: MLB K% (MiLB K%) Bagwell: 16.5% (9.7%) Glaus: 21.7% (20.3%) Sexon: 23.4% (18.7%) Burrell: 24% (19.9%) Dunn: 28.6% (18.2%) Dunn struck out less in the minors than the others not named Bagwell, but had the higher career K% in the majors. Given Bryant's K% is 26.7% right now, if anything Dunn is probably the more apt comparison if you're using K% and are assuming a player's K% will increase when facing MLB pitching as he's likely closest to a % Bryant will likely approach first.
  10. Clem Fandango
    I'm kind of thinking he could wind up being a right handed Adam Dunn, but with actually decent defense. Like 2004-2010 era Adam Dunn, when he averaged 26.9 on FG's offense metric. Dunn's fWAR was always low because of his defense (-25 average defense over that span [ouch]), but if you have a guy putting up that kind of offense with average defense he's probably an easy 5+ WAR player. Would anyone be surprised if Bryant put up this type of offensive line: .247/.387/.540/.927 40HR 101RBI 35-2B 114BB 168K
  11. Clem Fandango
    On the bright side, if the Cubs go 7 years when others aren't willing, Scherzer is going to demand 7 years too and then they're gonna have to be all like "Ugh fine! We should've just done that with Lester!" and then Theo and Jed will be all like http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/article/media_slots/photos/001/051/764/original_original.gif
  12. Clem Fandango
    I kinda wish they would just this once 7 years is a joke for a 31 yo with a ton of miles on his arm. I won't be disappointed if Theo walks under these terms. http://img.pandawhale.com/post-30526-Hot-Fuzz-greater-good-gif-Simo-fRNY.gif
  13. Clem Fandango
    I kinda wish they would just this once
  14. Clem Fandango
    Who was it a year or two ago who was supposed to have signed during the winter meetings but ended up signing weeks later and practically nothing of huge importance happened at the winter meetings as a result?
  15. Clem Fandango
    I wasn't being serious You can't be too sure this time a year.
  16. Clem Fandango
    So if the offseason was Lester, Hammel, and Montero... that'd put those three players at roughly $45-$50 million in commitments next season (unless they backload Lester's deal if he signs). Do the Cubs make any more big moves in that situation or are they done?
  17. Clem Fandango
    Maybe the White Sox just want to acquire good players so they can compete better within their division
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    http://i.imgur.com/ifTxu.gif
  19. Clem Fandango
    Neat. Too bad it's not Grandal, but neat nonetheless.
  20. Clem Fandango
    WTF would a scout know about FO dealings this late in the game at the winter meetings?
  21. Clem Fandango
    6/150 with a 7th year vesting option to take it to 7/175.
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    http://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/ken-tremendous-30-rock-21.gif?w=245
  23. Clem Fandango
    Never heard of him. Nice numbers.
  24. Clem Fandango
    What/who is in Fort Myers? Touché.
  25. Clem Fandango
    C.J. Wilson is being made available for trade. I know he had a rough year but is there anything to suggest it was a fluke or is it most likely declining performance? Only thing I can see on FG is that his cutter and slider usage dropped while his changeup usage increased. 2013 (velocity in parenthesis) Fastball: 32.8% (90.9) 2-Seamer: 16.7% (91.4) Cutter: 11.1% (89.2) Slider: 19.1% (82.8) Curve: 14.7% (77.5) Change: 5.3% (85.3) 2014 Fastball: 29.3% (90.6) 2 Seamer: 23.0% (90.9) Cutter: 7.9% (88.4) Slider: 9.7% (82.5) Curve: 17.4% (76.5) Change: 12.1% (85.1) Velocity stayed very similar year to year. Just a shift in pitch usage. Is he salvageable? He's due $38 million over the next two seasons and has a limited no trade clause.
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