spot on. It's not Billy Beane all by his lonesome against Boras anymore. There were still some holdouts (the Orioles until recently) but those days are numbered. Analytics have disrupted the business side as much as they have the game on the field.
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Every time I see multiple new posts on this thread I think we signed Harper.
I'm really looking forward to our rotation this year. There will be plenty of opportunity for our young guys James and Forrest to have a shot. And we will also get to see what guys like McHugh and Peacock can do. Can't tell me Peacock isn't trying to learn a new pitch to get some starts.
I'm really looking forward to our rotation this year. There will be plenty of opportunity for our young guys James and Forrest to have a shot. And we will also get to see what guys like McHugh and Peacock can do. Can't tell me Peacock isn't trying to learn a new pitch to get some starts.
I believe this is newly updated
Fangraphs 2019 Top Prospects
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2019-top-100-prospects/
4 Forrest Whitley
10 Kyle Tucker
50 Corbin Martin
88 JB Bukauskas
98 Joshua James
100 Cionel Perez
125 Yordan Alvarez
Fangraphs 2019 Top Prospects
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2019-top-100-prospects/
4 Forrest Whitley
10 Kyle Tucker
50 Corbin Martin
88 JB Bukauskas
98 Joshua James
100 Cionel Perez
125 Yordan Alvarez
cole won his arbitration
Astros 0-2 in major arbitration cases this year?
Farmer1906 said:
I believe this is newly updated
Fangraphs 2019 Top Prospects
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2019-top-100-prospects/
4 Forrest Whitley
10 Kyle Tucker
50 Corbin Martin
88 JB Bukauskas
98 Joshua James
100 Cionel Perez
125 Yordan Alvarez
Martin is flying up the prospect list. I look forward to watching him progress this year.
I think he has a real chance at some time with the big team this year. An injury or two or even during September call-ups.Marvin said:Farmer1906 said:
I believe this is newly updated
Fangraphs 2019 Top Prospects
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2019-top-100-prospects/
4 Forrest Whitley
10 Kyle Tucker
50 Corbin Martin
88 JB Bukauskas
98 Joshua James
100 Cionel Perez
125 Yordan Alvarez
Martin is flying up the prospect list. I look forward to watching him progress this year.
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I think he has a real chance at some time with the big team this year. An injury or two or even during September call-ups.
If he says Arlington or Oakland, no one cares. Mention Boston or New York and it's news.
just that he said it, that it's bulletin board material
Marvin said:Charlie Conway said:he is catching a lot of **** on twitter for this for some bizarre reason, as if it's wrong to want to beat the team that eliminated you....?dshedd41 said:
Is it because he said "city" instead of "team" or just because he said anything at all?
I think he very intentionally said city. If you read the full quote, he had nothing but good things to say about the team. It was the obnoxious chowda heads on Twitter that he wants to shut up.
Phillies re-sign Aaron Nola for four years - $45 mil. that's a good deal for the Phillies.
Attention Keuchel and Boras...this is the future.
Attention Keuchel and Boras...this is the future.
What do you boys want for breakfast BBQ ?.....OK Chili.
MAROON said:
Phillies re-sign Aaron Nola for four years - $45 mil. that's a good deal for the Phillies.
Attention Keuchel and Boras...this is the future.
Tremendous deal for the Phillies.
MAROON said:
Phillies re-sign Aaron Nola for four years - $45 mil. that's a good deal for the Phillies.
Attention Keuchel and Boras...this is the future.
What a terrible deal for Nola! How is one expected to live on only $11m per year. That's barely above the poverty line for MLB players.
This bought out his remaining 3 arb years and added 1 year right?
This isn't a terrible deal for Nola either. He's got 45 million guaranteed now and the ability to be a free agent at 29 I believe.
This isn't a terrible deal for Nola either. He's got 45 million guaranteed now and the ability to be a free agent at 29 I believe.
depends, is he taking the place of Bagwell or is this in addition to? I hope the latter, because Saturday night games with Bags on the mic were the tits
Pahdz said:
depends, is he taking the place of Bagwell or is this in addition to? I hope the latter, because Saturday night games with Bags on the mic were the tits
Tits were definitely squeezed
astros4545 said:Pahdz said:
depends, is he taking the place of Bagwell or is this in addition to? I hope the latter, because Saturday night games with Bags on the mic were the tits
Tits were definitely squeezed
It was a honking good time.
irish pete ag06 said:astros4545 said:Pahdz said:
depends, is he taking the place of Bagwell or is this in addition to? I hope the latter, because Saturday night games with Bags on the mic were the tits
Tits were definitely squeezed
It was a honking good time.
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MAROON said:
Phillies re-sign Aaron Nola for four years - $45 mil. that's a good deal for the Phillies.
Attention Keuchel and Boras...this is the future.
Gave up his first two years of post-arb for $15 and $16 mil (option).
would have helped a ton once Tuve could hardly walk in the Boston series.
I'm glad it didn't knowing how poor our help was down the stretch. It was very unlikely he'd be enough to get us past Boston last year. Now we get to keep JB or at least use him as a piece to trade this deadline.
Luhnow also said today that he "isn't obsessed with looking at ways to improve the roster from the outside right now"... which clearly means "we spent yesterday with Boras via the Cole hearing and have agreed to terms with Harper in principle, but I can't comment on it yet" if you read between the lines.979ag said:
Ouch...
If you have time to kill at work, check out this video. It talks about how awesome Verlander in regards to spin rate.
It shows his "impossible" inning, breaking it down pitch by pitch. He is in a Tigers uniform for the inning, but the video shows why he can be so effective. The guy is a machine on the mound, and he was doing this before the aid of advanced analytics.
It shows his "impossible" inning, breaking it down pitch by pitch. He is in a Tigers uniform for the inning, but the video shows why he can be so effective. The guy is a machine on the mound, and he was doing this before the aid of advanced analytics.
Snip it from that video:
Verlander is 1 of 6 pitchers since 2008 to hit 100mph or more in the 8th inning of a game they started; he's done it 44 times! The other 5 guys did it no more than 4 times each during that stretch.
Verlander is the only pitcher since 2008 to hit 101mph or more in the 8th inning of a game they started; he's done it 16 times!
Verlander is 1 of 6 pitchers since 2008 to hit 100mph or more in the 8th inning of a game they started; he's done it 44 times! The other 5 guys did it no more than 4 times each during that stretch.
Verlander is the only pitcher since 2008 to hit 101mph or more in the 8th inning of a game they started; he's done it 16 times!
JV will be 36 next week. He says he wants to pitch until he's 45. If he wants a 5 year deal after this year (presumably in the $25 million per year ballpark), do you give it to him?
No
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