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  1. In a vacuum, Adley wouldn’t be the guy I most want to lock up, but he might be the easiest one and might be the cornerstone that allows others to decide they want in, too. So if he’s willing to play ball, I say go for it. I realize most catchers don’t age that well, but Adley is a guy whose value to the team isn’t measured solely by offensive stats. He’s an important leader on the team, whose presence on the roster made an enormous difference the minute he stepped on the field. The rebuilding era ended the instant he joined the club. And everyone in the clubhouse knows it. So, fine with me if Adley’s the first guy we lock up. It may make it easier to go after others. And I’ll bet on the guy earning his deal.
  2. Right. We’ll see what Elias wants to do. My guess is Elias would like to spend more, but still won’t want to overpay as compared to whatever value his models suggest. So we’re still going to be outbid when other teams are willing to be stupid, and there may be players in our organization who’d rather try to get some team to pay stupid money rather than signing a reasonable extension here.
  3. He has to build up to 5 innings/80+ pitches just like other pitchers did this spring. I’d say 4 outings minimum.
  4. Any thoughts yet? This looks complicated to navigate.
  5. They’re too good. They bore me.
  6. As I said in another thread, 10 years is long but you have to consider that the price is only $140 mm, so they can eat a couple of unproductive years at the end if they need to. For example, Realmuto got $115 mm for 5 years, starting at age 30. This is a useful data point for an Adley extension. I think I suggested 10/$200 mm a year ago, and elsewhere I saw some pundit proposed 8/$156 mm.
  7. To be clear, ZiPS does. The official Fangraphs projections are based partly on ZiPS, partly on Steamer, and their methodology of playing out the different scenarios is different than what Szymborski uses for ZiPS, too.
  8. Best record in the AL? Works for me!
  9. I don’t interpret it quite the same way you do. But I’m glad he has the input and recommendations of all relevant parts of the organization. It’s working.
  10. I’m not that worried about the 10 years because the total dollar amount is relatively modest. Look at it this way, Realmuto got 5/$115 mm beginning at age 30. I’d give Adley this deal in a heartbeat.
  11. Rubenstein is already proving to be very PR savvy, with the Twitter messages and video snippets over the last few days. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s presser.
  12. The part of her interview I cited gives a full description of how it’s done. And I’ve never read or heard anything from Elias or Hyde that is any different from what Eve said. It’s Hyde’s decision, with a lot of advance input from others.
  13. Let’s be honest - Governor Moore is not going to micromanage the bridge response or spend 24 hours a day on that. There are people in his administration who are directly responsible for such things and he will participate as needed. That said, I don’t really know why he’d be part of this press conference.
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