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22 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:
I'd have preferred it if he went this crazy on arms. Like my strategy from a few years ago, just draft nothing but pitching, rounds 1-50. Someone good would have had to have landed.
Just on a flat monetary value, wouldn't it make sense to do the opposite? Pitchers are more likely to get hurt and they play fewer innings than the position players. Why not draft and develop a ton of position players, let other organizations take risk on pitching, and when a good pitcher(success w/o injury history) emerges trade with the surplus of position players.
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4 hours ago, LookinUp said:
We've been waiting a few years for this to be true. Hopefully we don't have to wait another 1+ years to start the fun part of this process.
I have a feeling they make some exciting trades to bolster(start to build) the rotation next year. Means, FA, Trade acquisition, the rest in house. Try to pick up another SP via Trade & FA the following year and fill out the pen with the SP rejects.
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Everyone says we are going to have to out smart the other organizations. Well, he sure is trying something new here and I like it. Pitchers taking shorter deals and pitching strategies changing completely is changing the market and players value. With pitchers going fewer and fewer innings their value goes down. Try to hit on a home grown arm, trade for a stud with surplus, and sign some short term deals It will be interesting to see what Phase 2 is. I suppose the first trade for P or P FA signing will trigger Phase 2. Next few years are going to be exciting.
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17 hours ago, Sports Guy said:
Pirates went underslot with the 1st pick and have now taken 2 high upside HS players. This is what you do when you go underslot.
Have the O's reached out yet to offer you a job? Seems like a no brainer.
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18 hours ago, Ruzious said:
Terrific numbers, and the competition couldn't have been too bad - considering the Vanderbilt games. Good defensively according to the scouting reports.
Don't sleep on ECU. One of top programs on all east coast, easily.
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14 hours ago, Philip said:
The Cardinals never have a high draft choice, and they always have a good team. I can’t remember them drafting in the single digits ever.
That's where Elias cut his teeth.
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I think they take Lawlar. One of the smoothest RH swings you'll ever see. Looks like a special batt at SS, can't pass on that.
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7 hours ago, Aristotelian said:
I haven't been following his promotion closely. Can anyone explain why they waited until end of June? Does that have to do with Super 2? I assume he didn't just take his performance to a new level in the last month...
Rays have been in a slump since losing Glasnow. Doesn't effect service time. Wanted a jolt. Got one. Stoked he's been on my bench for 2 years in my AL only Dynasty league.
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Devo! My favorite Oriole growing up. I loved watcing him rob home runs.
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Your schtik is old. Please just save it.
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8 minutes ago, BohKnowsBmore said:
The mound not in the middle of the diamond feels even more blasphemous than seven inning games or a runner on second to start extras.
The mound is 66’ 9” from second base.
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Would be nice to see him finish on a high note. He has great stuff. I think we will see a good bit of him next year.
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I hope Hays can learn to stop diving a balls 2-3' away from him that he has no chance of catching. Its great he plays all out, but hes a liability to his own future.
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On 9/16/2020 at 12:34 PM, Frobby said:
Have you heard the story of the time the Oakland A’s had a $1 mm discrepancy in their accounting records, and eventually traced it to a $1 mm check that Rickey Henderson had never cashed? Turns out that he had framed the check and hung it on the wall. I guess cash flow was not a concern for him!
I love Rickey Stories. My buddy (writer @ WaPo from San Fran) tells a story he heard from his mom who worked at Pac Bell. Apparently Rickey had overpaid his phone bill one month and his invoice showed an credit in (). He thought he owed more and continued to pay double bill for a few months until they finally called him and told him to stop paying his phone bill for a while.
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A lot of balls could have been strikes. Look like ump missed quite a bit. He wasn't missing by much. Will be interesting to see how dominant he can be if he can get ahead in the count.
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I would be astonished, completely astonished if there is a season this year.
Frankly, I think teams are going to really struggle to stay afloat. No revenue coming in and they are on the line for an incredible amount of owed money to players, staff, and other obligations.
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Will try to figure out how to post the video from my phone. I was very impressed With Cole Wilcox. Big big boy. 6’5” 230 very well built. Sat 95/96 through 5 and hit 98 a few times. Only saw 94 a few times. Curve ball 86-88. Great command.
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Just got to Athens to watch my old squad (UR) Play my wife’s alma mater (UGA). Fun weekend for kids. We missed the spiders knocking Hancock around last night. Excited to get a good look at Cole Wilcox. Will try to get some video.
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19 hours ago, Philip said:
That’s what I was thinking as well, soccer is easy. At least soccer looks easy. You just have to have unbelievable stamina. I’m pretty sure there’s more to it than that, but it’s hard to see. On the other hand, Money sure does stimulate interest.
US soccer is terrible because the best athletes play basketball and football. If Lebron James was a center back and (name a fast running back) was attacking forward we would never loose the World Cup.
Any player in USA who plays soccer and is good goes to Europe at a young age. Thing is, those kids arent the elite American athletes.
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21 hours ago, Philip said:
The NBA is seeing more European participation, does the MLB have any scouts or investigators in Europe? Baseball is not very big over there, but if you can throw 95, run, have quick reflexes, And you’re 16, I bet major-league baseball would be happy to take a look at you.
I played baseball in Europe. You don’t see 95. You don’t often see 90. The best players on euro squads are the 3 international slots they allow which are typically taken by Dominicans, Cubans, and Venezuelans.
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On 1/16/2020 at 10:10 PM, Frobby said:
This actually might be the biggest black eye baseball has had since the Black Sox scandal. It’s really tarnished the game.
It’s the first time I can remember the national media talking about baseball in January.
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On 8/11/2019 at 11:17 AM, joelala said:
Sitting 96-97?! If so, that would be amazing. He usually sits 91-93, no? Anyone else see the game on Friday? Cuz if he can sit even 94-95, gotta think the ceiling is higher than a #3...
Every time I looked at the radar after a FB it said 96/97. I don't remember seeing many 95's and don't think I saw any 94's, but let's be honest I probably looked over at the radar reading 15-20 pitches or so. My guess is gun was a little hot, but man did he make the glove explode. We watched the first two innings behind visiting dugout, the kids came back after striking out shaking their heads and laughing. We walked out to the deck that goes behind the fence at shorebirds stadium and the sound the glove was making on FBs was unreal. I was most impressed by his curveball, it was missing bats by wide margin. I don't recall seeing many change-ups. It was very impressive. He is a big boy
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Kid looks unhitable right now. Filthy curve. Sitting at 96-97
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Orioles, Valencia CF, and any College/NBA team that has a DeMatha player on it.
2021 4th round pick (106): Donta Williams - OF - (Senior) Arizona
in O's Amateur Draft and International Signings
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Yes. I think that is the idea. At least to be able to do that, if need be, for the right player.