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  1. Transmogrified Tiger
    http://www.fangraphs.com/pitchfxo.aspx?playerid=168&position=P&pitch=FA He hasn't hit 90 yet this year.
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    There was an article I read within the last 2 weeks showing that Harden wasn't varying velocities on his fastball as much as years past, possibly explaining the HR. Makes sense, since he essentially throws the same pitch anywhere from 80 to 97 mph, so if he's grouping them too close together velocity-wise, then some of them would get smoked.
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    Even with his decent OBP, Lugo hasn't been all that great offensively this year. Considering his age and the fact that he hasn't hit well in years, I don't think he's all that likely to turn things around(and I'd bet on Fontenot to be the better hitter going forward). Also, like SSR mentioned, his defense seems to have taken a turn for the worse. Since Fontenot is a pretty good defender, Lugo has to outhit him by a significant margin to be a better option. Now, if someone wants Lugo to be the next Scales/Blanco/Baker/Miles guy to plaatoon with Fontenot, I don't think I'd be all that opposed to giving him a shot. I really doubt the team would pursue that so soon after giving up something(even if it was next to nothing) for Baker though.
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    Speaking of this, do think Ryan will get some of his velocity back as quickly as this year? Basically, what do you think of the move? I don't know about his chances of getting his stuff back, with his walks and way down velocity it seems to indicate that the path to better stuff is surgery. I don't think too much of the move either way. It's a little annoying that some guys who have decent futures as relievers(Stevens, Parker, Gaub) will have fewer innings to develop, but as long as they make sure Ryan doesn't come up to the big leagues without some sort of measurable improvement in velocity, it's not a big deal. And obviously, if he pulls a Kerry Wood and magically gets better, he could help the pen.
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    Man, hindsight's great isn't it? No one thought Reed Johnson was washed up. He's a serviceable backup OF the Jays didn't want to pay arbitration money to, and that's what he's been here. People assumed Edmonds was washed up because that's what the case is for 99% of the players with his career path. Turns out there was a tangible reason for his steep decline, and there were articles and quotes about it within a month of his resurgence. Now, he's nowhere to be found. If you chase someone who used to be okay and is now horrible because Jim Edmonds worked out when 100 other guys didn't, you're wasting resources unless there's something specific you can point to explaining why they'll be serviceable again.
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    They released him because he was late one day, and they found that unacceptable for a mediocre middle reliever.
  7. Transmogrified Tiger
    Reed Johnson was never washed up. Jim Edmonds went off his concussion medicine.
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    There is nothing "very enticing" about Kevin Hart. He's not worthless, but every organization has their own Kevin Hart or 4 Kevin Harts that mean they aren't giddy to receive him in a trade. Kevin Hart and his ilk will always have more value to the team that currently has him than a team that would potentially acquire him.
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    Whatever it is, it's new this year, because he absolutely wrecked shop at Wrigley last year.
  10. Transmogrified Tiger
    Logan Watkins is 20 for his last 39 and 15 of his last 22.
  11. Transmogrified Tiger
    I had no idea teams had to take turns changing lines in hockey.
  12. Transmogrified Tiger
    What's the alternative? Miles? Blanco? Scales? Fontenot against a LHP? There's not much lost by seeing if Baker can get some hits against LHP. yes, i'd take blanco or scales over baker right now. That's not an indefensible position, but can you really blame people who want to give Baker a shot?
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    I don't think Baker is the second coming of Sandberg, but Baker has been injured most of the season and is just coming back. Let's give him a few more ABs before saying he's worthless. how many more at-bats do you want to waste on him? we have to win right now. we can't afford to be giving a crappy player 4 at-bats every night just to see if he might end up being slightly less crappy What's the alternative? Miles? Blanco? Scales? Fontenot against a LHP? There's not much lost by seeing if Baker can get some hits against LHP.
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    He's been in professional baseball less than one year. He has a .395 career OBP, 19 career HR and has shown the ability to adjust. He is a projectable bat with success at ever level he's ever played. He's nearly 23, and he's a college hitter that's more than filled out. I'm not saying he's a bad player, but when you know he's going to be awful defensively, he has to be quite a bat to compensate. The .800ish OPS with a .300 AVG isn't enough extra bases for me to think he's the player you build a deal around Roy Halladay for.
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    Brett Wallace as the centerpiece to a Roy Halladay deal would be just insane for Ricciardi, unless by centerpiece you mean there are like 6 other legit prospects coming with him. He's a DH who hasn't hit for power except for a 2 week stint in the Texas League at the end of last year.
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    Antigua got rocked a bit, but a big day for Boise's hitters. Lee went 2 for 4 with a HBP and 2 SB Watkins went 4 for 5 Jackson went 2 for 4 with a BB Ha went 2 for 5 with 2 doubles and a K
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    Griffin's really talented, but he walks up the floor like 70% of the time.
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    Kaufmann is awesome, and a great place to see a game.
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    I want to say I've also seen him up in Chicago being a clown, carrying the signs around back by Murphys. Reminded me of one of those Fred Phelps church idiots that protest soldiers funerals. Yep, he's the guy Dempster sprayed with a hose in the bleachers a while back.
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    the variance happens because the sample's so small. most analysts agree that you'll need nearly 2-3 years of defensive data for UZR to be a good reliable indicator of defensive value. i know it's not entirely analogous, but looking at AVG right now, i have trouble believing Jason Bartlett is a .370 hitter. But does that help? We already know that AVG is a pretty bad measure of the offensive value of a player. For the record, I think Bartlett is hitting closer to .350, but your point remains. Then again, if you're saying you also don't think Bartlett is a .930 OPS player...well, I don't know what to say. To continue using the Bradley example, looking at his OPS this year you could conclude that OPS is garbage using similar logic used to criticize UZR(not that all the criticisms on that front are illogical or not valid). Because fielding has been so subjective for so long we like to think of it as a static ability. Jim Edmonds is a great defender, Adam Dunn is a terrible defender, etc. But guys can have fielding slumps just like hitting ones, especially when it comes to stuff like range and cutting off balls in the outfield, that's more difficult for us watching at home to identify.
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    That guy is also wearing a Cardinals #101 jersey that says Bartman on the back. He has numerous signs that he takes to games, including a bunch of really dumb anti-Cub ones. He's a complete joke, and even if he weren't a fan so invested in being anti-Cub he'd be obnoxious because he ruins the game for those sitting around him with those signs.
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    If I ever met that guy, I'd have a hard time not punching him in the throat.
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    What makes the results ridiculous?
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    Going back to Rasmus, he's a very valuable player. Elite defense at an important position and acquitting himself well offensively at his age is very good. It's worth noting that he gets shielded from LHP at this point though(.900 OPS against RHP, .500 against LHP), and if his at bats were in proportion with someone that plays everyday like Pujols, he'd be about a .785 OPS right now. Still more than fine with his age, position, and defense, but a more tempered look at his first half performance.
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    Bruce does have a disproportionately small number of home runs in high leverage situations.
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