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  1. Lefty
    What would a normal decline look like? 4.7 WAR would be like 200 IP with a 3.00 ERA, right? I don't buy this precise dollar value to WAR. Nobody has any idea what the economics of baseball is going to be in a few years.
  2. Lefty
    Great offensive platoon by the numbers.
  3. Lefty
    i only like bands that have songs about railroads ...and Pete Seeger.
  4. Lefty
    Any architects here? That thing doesn't look safe.
  5. Lefty
    Sure, but the end was very, very sudden. You mean "the end, end."
  6. Lefty
    Last gasp to have a higher pick.
  7. Lefty
    Ricketts might not see the extra cost as worth it.
  8. Lefty
    I am surprised by the talk of spending big for a top line starter. My impression of the trade with Oakland was that spending 20% of your payroll on someone who starts 33 games is an incredibly bad use of resources. Over a six-year deal you have an aging player, normal injury risk, a couple of years where nagging injuries may hinder performance, and maybe a year or two of unlucky BABIP. While it is important not to get carried away by Bosio magic, a lot he did for Edwin Jackson, the idea of getting 3 or 4 guys like Feldman, Hammel and Arrietta for the same cost and hoping to get one or two of them pitching like an ace every couple of years may be the way to go. We all know the variability of bullpen performance. Maybe the variability of starters only differs to a degree, and in the current pitchers' environment, perhaps the edge is in improving one's offense.
  9. Lefty
    Nickname is "Crash," right?
  10. Lefty
    Should have had a hit and a walk too. That'll even out.
  11. Lefty
    He's been a lot better lately. Last 9 IP after he had 10 days off he has given up no earned runs, but 7 H, 6 BB and 8 K is not that terrific.
  12. Lefty
    Who's the brunette? Emma Watson. I'm shocked.
  13. Lefty
    Who's the brunette?
  14. Lefty
    http://live.wsj.com/video/opinion-is-the-sports-tv-bubble-finally-popping/7C90C3BF-2E9F-44C8-AAB9-00A0323C08B1.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_VideoModule_2#!7C90C3BF-2E9F-44C8-AAB9-00A0323C08B1
  15. Lefty
    I must say that I read Derek Johnson's book over the winter, implemented some changes, and I have better command this year. My strikeout rate is way up and my walks down a bit as well. I'm drinking the Kool-Aid.
  16. Lefty
    I would be concerned about the message we might be sending. A guy signs a relatively team-friendly deal to be part of the foundation, bounces back to what he was, and probably is, and you trade him because you have a shiny new toy? I love Russell, but wouldn't swear that he'll outproduce Castro. A good problem to have that does not have to be addressed now (unless Castro brings us Stanton).
  17. Lefty
    Law said its no one of consequence, to change the balance of the deal. Cafardo mentioned Raul Alcantara as a possibility. (TJS rehab currently, but their 3rd ranked prospect) This can be taken 2 ways, I guess. Oak lands system is awful, maybe Law doesn't think anyone in their system is a player of consequence. Or, Cafardo could just be searching for names and threw him out as a possibility. Even if it IS Alcantara, it doesn't change the balance of the deal for me either. But I'll still guess its not him and some guy that's not going to be considered for a spot in our top 30. Thanks. I remembered that Neil Ramirez was mentioned as the likely PTBNL almost simultaneous with the Garza deal. On a slow day I wanted some news.
  18. Lefty
    Any hints as to the PTBNL?
  19. Lefty
    Why DeRosa?
  20. Lefty
    We need to be a little more skeptical about these ages people.
  21. Lefty
    Did Arietta use the baby-step, almost stretch-like windup last year? I remember watching him and thinking he had no command and was always laboring. The last couple of times I watched him it seemed totally different. I notice he kind of takes his hand out of his glove early and then kind of punches it back in. That might be a timing thing. But has he modified his lower body movement?
  22. Lefty
    you right When I taught at Florida International University I had three or four girls in each class that looked like that. I use to stare high up at the back of the room when I taught for fear that I would get too distracted. My understanding is that most college professors and lecturers go into the business for that very reason. You were taking someone else's spot. Shame!
  23. Lefty
    What does it look like? Are Grimm and Ramirez going to start?
  24. Lefty
    Posted it in Transactions but also appropriate here. So Whiteside and Baker compete for the backup catcher spot. Woof. Nostalgic for Koyie Hill.
  25. Lefty
    Just replacing Murphy's hot streak and Navarro's season is going to be a challenge even if Olt and Ruggiano pan out.
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