David

i'm not bringing anything that fancy to our little shindig. some slow cooker meatballs, some pigs in blankets, and a couple of take n bake pizzas

not to mention how marginalized basically every guy who plays a position other than 1B/LF/whatever but doesn't play elite defense would become.

nah that ship has sailed the past couple years imo aside from the injuries and the concern they cause (vs. arenado who has played at least 155 games every year since 2015), arenado fields 3B at an elite level and is just about as good a hitter. kb's defensive numbers have taken a big step back the past couple years from where the were in 2016.

ummmm... well this is one KB trade scenario i'd be more than A-OK with how can this possibly be real? saw someone else say he mentioned as much as $7-8M per year (!!??) on arenado being picked up by the rockies

Why do people keep pretending there is strategy involved here? Because there is? It's a lost battle and I've reconciled myself to that fact. I agree that it is stupid to have different rules in different leagues - which of course would have been just as easily fixed by eliminating the DH. AL managers refer to not having to worry about deciding whether to swap out pitchers when behind in a game all the time; so to say there is no strategy involved is absurd. You can argue about the value to the game about having to make those decisions but to say there is no strategy involved is disingenuous and undermines the integrity of any other point trying to be made. The continuation of the logic at play is then to simply have a fielding line up and a hitting line up - which I have to believe everyone would think would be an abomination. The simple litmus test for MYSELF is that this makes the game easier and to me that is just an indication that it is pandering to the masses. Lets move all outfield fences in 75 feet, start each inning with 1 out and a runner on 1st and second. We can have average scores akin to the NFL and games will last 90 minutes. My 2 cents as I sink down into the cold, welcoming water for the third time. i actually think this question is a least a little interesting despite the fact that it'll never happen and i would probably prefer it not (would be cool to see in maybe an all star game or something tho)

about time

Apparently this guy was his agent And he liked this Tweet:

Already being discussed in another thread /locked -outshinedone

this offseason is horsefeathering crazy the astros went from being the model of a modern day innovative and progressive organization to being outed as a bunch of dirty cheaters and hiring dusty horsefeathering baker to manage

even with castellanos, meh? they'll be a pain in the ass tho Isn't replacement level wins roughly 52? That would put this projection at 87.6 wins before Castellanos (though he probably adds like 1 win at most replacing other production) This article is damn near 7 years old from when they tried to align fWAR more closely with bWAR, so take it with a bit of a grain of salt, but it's all I could find from Fangraphs... https://blogs.fangraphs.com/unifying-replacement-level/

Lol wut? I dont think its the union thats holding on to the DH. I mean, look how much the union has given up already.

Lol wut Lol wut?

no Counter-point: yes they're two very different skills with very little overlap in terms of the traits that enable you to be MLB caliber at them. the guys who can do either one are exceedingly rare. the ones who can do both are almost by definition considerably more rare (they practically don't exist).

Pitchers don't suck at hitting because they don't work on it enough, they suck at it because hitting his hard and pitching gets better and better. Scrappy McJunkball could scratch out a hit or two against the scrubs that pitched in yesteryear, not because he put in the time and effort. Except that in high school (and travel ball), the pitchers are often also the best hitters, because they're the best athletes on the team. So pitchers don't inherently suck at hitting, they just get asked to stop doing it the second they turn pro no

Right, and pitchers are the only guys on the field who are there almost entirely for their extremely valuable contribution to run prevention. Just about everyone else advanced in the game because of what they can do for run scoring primarily. The dudes who have both the natural talent to hit MLB pitching well and pitch well to MLB hitters are beyond absurdly rare. Out of curiosity, would you be in favor of adding a DH for the catcher spot as well? Not to be flippant, but if catchers ever get to the point where their triple slash numbers all start with a .1, sure.

Pitchers don't suck at hitting because they don't work on it enough, they suck at it because hitting his hard and pitching gets better and better. Scrappy McJunkball could scratch out a hit or two against the scrubs that pitched in yesteryear, not because he put in the time and effort. Right, and pitchers are the only guys on the field who are there almost entirely for their extremely valuable contribution to run prevention. Just about everyone else advanced in the game because of what they can do for run scoring primarily. The dudes who have both the natural talent to hit MLB pitching well and pitch well to MLB hitters are beyond absurdly rare.

Yeah, I'm under no illusions. It's coming sooner rather than later. Honestly, the writing was on the wall as soon as the AL adopted it. Both leagues couldn't keep different rules forever, and the union would never agree to give up a well-paying job like the DH. And once interleague play became a thing, that really speed up the process. Still, I'm allowed not to be happy about this. It's a dumb change. Huh? I'd say that's some terrible speeding up considering it's been 23 years. And it's damn near 50 since the AL did it. If anything, it's long overdue (based on the things you said). There's been nothing even a little fast about it, whether you like the DH or not. It's been so insanely and illogically long that I am still in believe it when I see it mode. Also - the NL would've adopted it in like 1981 if some guy (the owner of the Phillies) hadn't been out on a fishing trip and unreachable at the time of the vote.

give me georgie instead

like how about the strategy involved with a pitcher having to get an actual hitter out instead of being able to sleep walk through an at bat

interesting strategic decisions? come on whatever is remotely "interesting" or "strategic" about those decisions is vastly outweighed by the fact that you have to watch pitchers putz around at the plate 10 times instead of actual major league hitters

I hope Ralph is right on this one...

even with castellanos, meh? they'll be a pain in the ass tho

Pretty much where I stand. He isn't a particularly good fit for this roster unless significant changes were made, and I'd rather keep Schwarber.