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Oh noes. PRIOR IS NOT FREAKIN INJURY PRONE. He got hit in the arm by a freak line drive. NOT INJURY PRONE. Therefore the chance that his arm falls of is highly highly highly HIGHLY unlikely. Then again, Dusty could always trot Prior out there and set all kinds of pitch count records. Great mechanics or not, there is the Baker Factor to take into account. He could do that to every pitcher. does that mean we should have 25 position players on our team to stop that from happening? hmmm now there's an idea. We knew Hendry would find a way to Dusty-proof this team. That hendry; he's smart.
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There is no likelyhood that he will have to move positions. Why does age 31 equate to inability to play SS at the same level? Because history has shown us that middle infielders often have to switch, or risk turning into defensive question marks. He probably won't have to switch at 31, but by 32 or 33 the likelihood increases quite a bit. Ripken waited until he was 35, but wasn't any good in the field from 32-34. Banks moved at 31. Yount moved at 29/30. Larkin had a very tough time being an everyday SS in his 30s. Tony Fernandez went from an everyday SS in his 20s to a part time 3B, part time SS, part time 2B in his 30s. All time great middle infielders make their career in their 20's, and usually take a significant step back in their 30s. It's much easier for slugging first baseman and corner outfielders to age gracefully, the demand on the body isn't as great. No wonder there was no love for nomar this offseason. BTW this is the best argument against this trade that I have seen so far.
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I take what I can get these days! :D ....... :cry:
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Unfortunately that's probably a random stat with no predictive value. Such is the problem of signing middle relievers after their "breakout" season. I understand that, but the point is that Eyre's ERA was better than it looked last year. He was excellent at holding inherited runners on base, which is what you want relievers to do. Put another way, we need not worry when Dusty puts him in in the middle of an inning. So many discussions here (particularly about Remmy) noted that certain pitchers were only effective if they started an inning. This shows that Eyre is valuable with runners on. That's what you want from a LOOGY.
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The link is to NL pitchers here is all:
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You could be very well right. As a Trib shareholder, I was going more conservative. lol. so it's YOUR fault.
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Yeah. lets back up that Guzman train. But insert Rusch for Wood. Oooh two lefties!
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Is that an official "hoops radar reading"?
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Sure, Marshall contributed to Will Carroll's book "Saving the Pitcher". I've been meaning to read that. Is Will Carroll "blackballed" as much as Marshall is claimed to be? Not having either one hired, at the very least, as a consultant to a ML ballclub just seems shortsighted and somewhat arrogant. You'd think that trying to be proactive with a ballclubs players would actually cost a team less in the long-run due to medical expenses. As strong and revolutionary as their opinions are, I doubt they would work well as a "consultant" unless they were the types of consultants that have the power to come in and change everything top to bottom. Not gonna happen.
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Oh boy here we go again... I wish this would just end.
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yeah, and I got to say bequeathed
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No news there. THat's simply a functin of the higher WHIP. (1.03 before, 1.31 after - that's an extra 1/3 of a batter an inning) You give up more hits and walks you're going to use more pitches. Add to it the higher K rate and you've easily accounted for your extra 2.4 pitches per inning.
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Baseball prospectus has an interesting report out. It weighs who benefited most from having the runners he left on when he left the game (bequeathed) stranded by the teammate who relieved him. It sort of turns the concept of inherited runners scored backward and shows an adjusted run average. According to prospectus, Eyre had good teammates who helped keep his (bequeathed) runners from scoring, but he was flat out awesome at holding inherited runners. His ERA was 2.77, but should have been 1.01!! Ohman was bad and had help. Weurtz was good to his teammates and his teammates were good to him. Releivers expected runs
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Yea...can you believe we are breaking up the dynasty that has been the Chicago Cubs? Cant seem to recollect our record last year for the life of me. You make a valid point. But this is Prior. He is part of the solution not the problem. He's young, he's cheap, he's good, and he has significant potential to be the best pitcher in baseball. You keep him.
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Jones, Encarnacion, Rondell White or Reggie Sanders? Sanders>White>Jones>Encarnacion Where do you put Burnitz and P Wilson in that continuum?
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best. news. evar.
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And harder still to believe that no one bit.
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I think Bedard could be a competent 2/3 starter if he manages to keep himself healthy. Markakis seems like he'll be a pretty good OF and Loewen looks like the ground ball version of Rich Hill. Along with Tejada, I'd happily have any of those guys in this organization. But, that kind of move just signals desperation and idiocy on Jim Hendry's part, in my opinion. I'm still concerned about Prior because some one must have thrown a black cat at him, but the fact remains that he has the potential to be the best starting pitcher in baseball and that he'll be under the Cubs' control until 2008. He is the kind of guy I do NOT want to find myself looking back on after watching him win a bunch of Cy Youngs and saying to myself, "I remember when he used to be a Cub...he was pretty good..." while drowning my sorrows in a pint of beer. He's on the same level as Zambrano, in my mind. The multiteam aspect of this deal has me curious, though. I'd like to know who the third and (potentially) fourth teams are and what players are rumored to be moved. Maybe he'll be shipping Derrek Lee off to Boston in exchange for Matt Clement! The 3rd team? My guess would be the Angels. Rotoworld says the third team is the Red Sox and Manny...surprise! Boston gets: Prior Baltimore gets: Manny CHN gets: Tejada and Bedard obviously others would have to be involved to complete the deal. I say skip Tejada. Prior for Manny straight up.
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Hendry Doesn't Have a Plan
Bull replied to kroth1342's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
They were #2 and #3 in ERA in an absolutely loaded league(Both made BA's top 20 for the Southern League as well, IIRC). Pinto and Nolasco are good prospects. You may think that they are worth Pierre, but let's not devalue them by calling them 'mediocre at best' or 'middle relievers'. Feel free to call them whatever you want. I wish to call them middle relief prospects. Why? because they were. The better one was the fifth best pitching prospect in the system. Assuming Wood Prior and Zambrano are staples, that puts 4 prospects ahead of Nolasco for the last two spots in the 2009? rotation. In this system Nolasco and Pinto were destined for trade or middle relief. -
Thanks for all the help guys. Torres and Dibble have already been added, and other whose cards I'm looking for.
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Why Finley? Was he the bane of the '84 playoffs?
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Did Levine mention Sosa?
Bull replied to Ding Dong Johnson's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Was that an intentional double entendre? ????Range factor or Radio frequency???? -
Merker??? also is Torres the one who hit Sammy effectively ending his career? Great list by the way.
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I am working on a list of players most hated by Cubs fans. I am using their cards for one of the walls in my billiards room. Most of my cards are 1985-1992, but I'd be willing to go out and buy say a Roy Ozwalt card, simply because he belongs. So far I've got: Keith Hernandez (I've just always hated him) Eric Show (Knocked Dawson out) Dwight Gooden (killed the Cubs) Willie McGee (Cub killer) Joakin Andujar (jerk) legitimate reasons to put guys on the bad guys list include: Big hit against the Cubs, hitting a Cub batter, general jerk. Please help me with the list.
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Royals sign two ex-Cubs, two others
Bull replied to JeffH's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
None at all. He's better than that. I guess he's in the back-up-for-a-contender-or-start-for-the-Royals category.