The value of the slots...

[Jammer7]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

More likely to hurt yourself than anyone else with a dull pitchfork.  You get to stabbing and you have to press too hard to get good penetration and Boom, you throw your back out.

I’m taking notes, go on...

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Jammer7 said:

I’m taking notes, go on...

As I said, first thing is you want sharp tines, between three and five is standard.  Now if you don't pitchfork often you are going to want to get a pair of gloves, you don't want splinters or blisters forming. 

Now ordinarily you are going to have a bit of a stooped posture when you are pitchforking but if you are pitchforking as part of a mob you want to use more of an upright stance.  You want to make sure you are on the outskirts of the mob so you are unlikely to accidentally puncture a fellow mob member.  Remember the middle of the mob is for the torch throwers.

You lower body is where you are going to generate your power, you pitchfork with just your upper body and your stamina is going to be shot.  Use your hips and stay fluid.  Speaking of fluids, mobs are hot, particularly in the summer in Baltimore so stay hydrated out there.

[Jammer7]

33 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

As I said, first thing is you want sharp tines, between three and five is standard.  Now if you don't pitchfork often you are going to want to get a pair of gloves, you don't want splinters or blisters forming. 

Now ordinarily you are going to have a bit of a stooped posture when you are pitchforking but if you are pitchforking as part of a mob you want to use more of an upright stance.  You want to make sure you are on the outskirts of the mob so you are unlikely to accidentally puncture a fellow mob member.  Remember the middle of the mob is for the torch throwers.

You lower body is where you are going to generate your power, you pitchfork with just your upper body and your stamina is going to be shot.  Use your hips and stay fluid.  Speaking of fluids, mobs are hot, particularly in the summer in Baltimore so stay hydrated out there.

Master, I am not worthy.

[interloper]

5 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'm convinced that the O's didn't have the money in the budget to be particularly active in the market this year.

This has been so thoroughly debunked so many times. Just stop.

[Can_of_corn]

9 minutes ago, interloper said:

This has been so thoroughly debunked so many times. Just stop.

Any luck finding that quote you attributed to me?  The trash one?  I asked folks to help you out.

[interloper]

6 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Any luck finding that quote you attributed to me?  The trash one?  I asked folks to help you out.

I never quoted you. I'm simply saying that I've seen you criticize when they don't sign players, when they do sign players (signed a bunch this year despite the trades), when they trade the slots, when they don't trade the slots... 

You've covered your bases pretty well this year.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, interloper said:

I never quoted you. I'm simply saying that I've seen you criticize when they don't sign players, when they do sign players (signed a bunch this year despite the trades), when they trade the slots, when they don't trade the slots... 

You've covered your bases pretty well this year.

OK, find me where I criticized the signings they made.

Didn't happen.  I want them to do more, I'm certainly not going to be upset with them for signing guys.

You post insinuated that I called low dollar signings trash and was instead calling for them to sign high dollar players. 

That is untrue.  I want them to add as much talent as possible.  Low end, middle, high end, I want them to spend all they can spend given the constraints in place.

 

[Can_of_corn]

Just going to add this here instead of starting another thread.

http://cpblstats.com/los-angeles-dodgers-sign-cheng-hao-chun-pending-physical/

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According to ETtoday, the Los Angeles Dodgers have reportedly agreed to terms with 21-year-old Taiwanese right-hander 鄭浩均 (Cheng Hao-Chun), pending physical.

While Cheng’s agency declined to comments, the signing bonus is said to be $200,000 USD plus an additional $20,000 for educational expenses.

http://cpblstats.com/cheng-hao-chun-receives-offers-dodgers-pirates-brewers-mlb-taiwan/

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Cheng Hao-Chun stands 188cm and weight 89kg. He throws a fastball topping out at 153kph (95mph) along with a sinker, curveball, slider, changeup and forkball.

 

[hoosiers]

Count me in the clear minority that would rather have 21 lottery tickets than PedroA - though like many here I will give our FO a pass.

The point that was not contested is that some folks appear to have assumed the Os had 21 prospects lined up for $750k and chose PedroA instead.  I, instead, would assume we have signed pretty much everyone that we wanted to sign and that we didn't have 21 prospects lined up to sign like the ChiCubs did.

[weams]

7 hours ago, interloper said:

This has been so thoroughly debunked so many times. Just stop.

It was never debunked. 

[Frobby]

13 hours ago, hoosiers said:

Count me in the clear minority that would rather have 21 lottery tickets than PedroA - though like many here I will give our FO a pass.

The point that was not contested is that some folks appear to have assumed the Os had 21 prospects lined up for $750k and chose PedroA instead.  I, instead, would assume we have signed pretty much everyone that we wanted to sign and that we didn't have 21 prospects lined up to sign like the ChiCubs did.

I concur.   I haven’t studied the Cubs’ situation enough to understand how they found themselves in the position of needing/wanting to sign 21 guys in the last 3 months of the signing period.    Nor do I plan to study it.  We signed 24 players since trading the slots we used to get Araujo.  Should we have signed 45 instead?

[LookinUp]

Yup. All we can do is speculate on what the O's and/or Cubs are thinking. We certainly are not going to get every single good international player. Elias has stated that he doesn't plan on trading away slots going forward. If that's true, it's a signal that he intends to spend most of our allotment as his program matures. If he does that, this discussion is over.