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  1. David
    I believe they are playing him in centerfield...if he's not an unmitigated disaster there defensively, that OPS would be very good. And no, I don't think Cespedes made everyone around him perform better, and if you sincerely think that the mere presence of Cespedes elevated all of those players to the degree that you're saying, I find it hard to believe you're as into advanced stats as you say you are.
  2. David
    http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=13110&position=OF#value It's far from laughable. The Mets may not score enough, but if they don't (which they probably will), it won't be because they have one guy putting up a .770 OPS. The Mets second half offensive surge wasn't just because of Cespedes. It was because of Granderson. It was also because of Conforto. Duda was amazing. D'Arnaud was really good. Some of those might be sustainable and some might not be. Oh, and by the way, a .770 OPS is pretty well above average in today's run environment. Probably around 10% above average. In CF it's even better, although you can subtract a few runs defensively for him playing there. You might need to re-calibrate your expectations for what good offense is.
  3. David
    http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11112/111127013/4145280-yosemite+sam+%26+bugs+bunny+-+hare+trimmed+(pistols+at+ten+paces)+(low).flv.gif Sorry Souza was fresh on my mind. Basically I expect Cespedes to be a .270, .320, .450 guy with a ton of strike outs and 25ish HRs. Decent but by no means the star bat the Mets need and paid for. Seems like a guy who got his contract and now won't be as focused. Not good for a guy that already had a lot of swing and miss. strikeouts do not matter if he's putting up the numbers you say and in his first two years he was almost worth his 2016 salary, and in 2014 he was worth $25M and last year (which I understand you consider an aberration, but that doesn't mean you can entirely handwave it away) he was worth more than twice that. the numbers you project him for are worth his salary unless he basically becomes adam dunn as far as defensive contribution and i'm relatively down on cespedes and don't think he'll repeat anything resembling last year...i'm mainly taking issue with what you think x amount of production is worth in dollars.
  4. David
    Ricketts always makes the same Knute Rockne joke about his talk to the team every year
  5. David

    Theo Speak

    David replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Theo isn't leaving. And his thing about staying in one place too long specifically referenced 10 years as the amount of time to spend in one place.
  6. David
    it would be so criminally stupid not to at least tag him that I'll pretend i'm confident that they aren't that stupid
  7. David
    i was driving in and heard it and i couldn't stop myself from texting in I almost drove off the road when they came to the conclusion that the Cubs gained 10 spots in the draft by signing Heyward and letting Fowler go. lol yep
  8. David
    i was driving in and heard it and i couldn't stop myself from texting in
  9. David
    plz dont get hurt jake https://www.instagram.com/p/BCEks_cw-UZ/
  10. David
    [tweet]https://twitter.com/CarrieMuskat/status/702195720384720897[/tweet]
  11. David
    most of this team is more handsome than geo http://www.bleachernation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/geovany-soto-crazy.jpeg
  12. David
    This is not a drill. THIS THING STARTS IN AN HOUR. For a 15% premium and 20% premium...so you have to pay more to get tickets early if I'm understanding that right? That's correct. I think they've been doing this for years now, though.
  13. David
    Mods, maybe update the thread title to let people know about the pre-sale so they don't think the first page of BS is all that's in here?
  14. David
    To anyone who missed it, there's a pre-sale today that started at 10 for season ticket holders, but then at noon for the general public. If you're looking for opening day tickets or some other high demand game, it might be wise to suck it up and pay the pre-sale premium. This is not a drill. THIS THING STARTS IN AN HOUR.
  15. David
    Anyone buy anything in the pre-sale today? I got 4 to Opening Night. Not sure what I'm gonna do with them yet.
  16. David
    So is Rose legitimately looking a lot better and actually good by real metrics/efficiency lately or are people just getting hyped based on counting stats? I haven't been paying much attention.
  17. David
    http://boysofspring.com/more-cubs-photos/
  18. David
    it'll be kinda anticlimactic for me on that end. i don't think that can get better than watching their reaction to literally getting donged into space in the playoffs.
  19. David
    that series was when playoffs and stuff started to feel really real, even though our chance to catch them was still slim. it was a combination of beating their asses good with a bunch of dongs and the slightly crisp weather and the sun at that early fall angle. relevant baseball in september.
  20. David
    This is the info they gave to STH. I'm not sure how it works for single game since IIRC they've been doing dynamic pricing, but it should give an idea at least. http://i.imgur.com/7rEmJ4L.png http://i.imgur.com/uWJZCLX.png
  21. David
    trade fell through
  22. David
    Hammel says he spent the offseason strengthening his legs and altering his mechanics to use his legs more so that he can last longer through the season.
  23. David
    Is this about the grb thread about the Darnell Mcdonald "in blue, out red" shirts?
  24. David
    http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/36497/5-questions-with-p-pedro-strop-cubs-hitter-hed-least-like-to-face
  25. David
    i'd definitely take our lackey signing over this
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