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I dont think it matters in the playoffs. You need a little bit of luck in a 5 or a 3 game series. -
By Can_of_corn · Posted
I don't think most of the issues with Rays attendance and engagement is because of the roster churn. It's because of the stadium, the competition from the Lightning and Bucs for entertainment dollars and the transient fanbase mostly having allegiances to other teams. -
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It's been said many times already but the Rangers won with pitchers NO ONE would have said were much better than Cole Irvin last year. In addition, Atlanta lost in the NLDS despite having maybe one of the best rosters ever assembled. As for ownership, as stated all evidence is Elias is not going chips all in on one season as much as you may want him to. Rubenstein has said hes taking a hands off approach especially in this first season as has totally faith in the front office. Unless you want a repeat of the Duquette years, going all in, prospects be damned, is a strategy from a bygone era.
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By Just Regular · Posted
Is Justin Verlander toast? Maybe the future resembles the past. In Bradish's presumed absence, he's an interesting possible character as one of the three lead SP. I do believe the Astros staggered his start this year knowing at his age 26 weeks + October is too heavy a lift. He's presently sidelined with a sore neck after getting scratched a couple days ago (and the Astros getting routed when they had to accelerate a kiddo). Last October he had two good games and one bad game against MIN and TEX. Astros this week have a cold/hot mix with the White Sox before us this weekend, when we might get a live look. -
By Bemorewins · Posted
IMO because all big contracts come with various degrees of risk. The wisest course is to spend on the best/most talented player. They are the ones who most likely have the longest run of great to good in them, even if they cost the most. What you don't want to do is spend money on guys who fall off of cliffs early or are injury prone or who do not have the mentality to handle success or who do not have very strong work habits and will likely become comfortable after getting paid. That is why I think (like many others) that Gunnar is the guy you want to extend even if you have to move heaven and earth to do so. I just don't see anything in his profile/short history that are any kind of "red flags". It is likely to be worth it (at least for a long time - at least next decade). Also taking into account the momentum that the O's are riding with winning, so many young homegrown stars, and new ownership. IF they were to extend a Henderson and/or Rustchman IMO it will take the org to a new level and provide even greater momentum and fan interest/marketplace growth. That is how you become the next "big player/franchise" that can sustain winning beyond a short/6 yr team control window. I've stated before that I worry that a Rays model of ongoing rebuilding, never spending meaningfully, and never being invested enough as an org to be fully committed to winning sends the wrong message to your customer/fanbase and will never really engage a community/marketplace fully. -
I doubt they give him a 2-3 year deal, I do think if he's here it's because they give a QO and he takes it, which I also doubt he'd do, because someone is going to pay him more for longer.
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