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Are the players rated appropriately in your opinion ?

This off season our controversial commissioner posted a potential new set up for the play-offs. It was criticised heavily by many people, particularly by Trevor Bauer. My question is, what is the optimal play-off set up, as I know some love the excitement of one off or best of three games, whereas others like as long a series as possible, in order to reduce luck/variance impact and increases the chance the best team wins. so what’s the view of you wonderful people. my view without overthinking it too much definitely keeps Series long as I personally want to believe the best team won at the end of the year. I’d probably change the first games to best of seven even if it meant having to make the regular season shorter, to say 154 games. Obviously making the leagues even with 16 teams each would help this a little but overall I wouldn’t care as long as really short series didn’t become key. It almost seems to be casual fans versus avid fans, Manfred seems to spend to much time appeasing the casuals.

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I think in a perfect world Leury is our 4th outfielder and infielder cover. If one of the above push him to 5th outfield or infield cover only he loses at bats.

Even then it’s possible insurance would cover some of this cost too.

To make a fan perspective view on extensions in general. We we can all buy shirts now with SOME (obviously trades) expection these players will hang around. A’s fans hate that they can rarely do this. My next shirt will be a Bummer shirt, as I like having second tier players on my Jerseys.

Hadn’t even thought it through to this conclusion and already loved it.

This is a “why not” moment for me. Cost is low and we get an extra year. Ideally the Rutherfords, Adolfo’s of this world over take him and its a small sunk cost. Worst case is he gets 400 at bats and we didn’t pay a lot for it. When those are your options you don’t have a lot to lose.

There are loosely three potential futures for Bummer. 1)Closes games in the future with a 2ERA. In this scenario we make MASSIVE savings over arb and in the option years. 2) takes a small step back and is a 3era player - looking at what players like this are getting now we still gain value. 3) isn’t what we paid for due to performance or injuries. Well this is the risk you take aiming for the top two. Even then he still likely has some value and it isn’t a full sunk cost as we would have paid him something the next few years anyway. Side notes: using ERA to keep it simple eye sight test:(im no scout) makes me believe if his sinker stays the same he’s going to perform trade: Not that I would, but I believe this improves his trade value. I think this this is a massive EV win. Knowing he is around for a while will probably mean I get his name on a shirt at some point.

He said could, and that is feasible, albeit ALL of us would agree unlikely. Other sports don’t have that issue as the gap between great and good is bigger, and therefore can afford to have bigger play-offs

Hard hit rate and exit velo can improve with swing changes, look at Justin Turner for example.

Defo Collin McHugh at its not even close for me. Currently if a starter gets injured in the second inning or get shelled who pitches ? I hate using an entire pen to get though a game, he could also spot start. I’ll be banging the drum (bin 🤭) for this one until opening day.

Channel four used to put one game on a week at like 1am here. I was about 11 years old and one night stayed up during summer holidays to watch it (not even sure why). The game I saw was was White Sox vs Tigers (I think). Chris Singleton robbed a home run, becoming instantly my favourite player and the Sox won. I then paid attention throughout my teens, happening to work a night job in 05’. The whole World Series that year was shown and I managed to dodge work enough to see most of the key moments. It’s pure luck I’m a Sox fan, seeing as back then normally it was Braves (presenter supported them and their pitching), Red Sox and Yankees on this game of the week. Who knows who i’d support if it wasn’t for timing and Chris Singleton. Its easier now being a fan here in some ways, as my MLB.TV subscription obviously has no black outs. I now watch nearly every game, the following morning without checking the scores so it’s as if it’s live to me.

For context, I’m an English White Sox fan based just north of London. I hadn’t even been to America when I feel in love with the sport. NFL doesn’t have England to itself. Simply MLB got here late. Europe is for the taking. Every veiwer lost to Esports or the internet or whatever is easily replaceable over here. English fans in particular are used to slower sports (test cricket lasts five days). Baseball is far more interesting than cricket and that’s coming from someone who grew up playing it daily.

I’d assume they trade for pitching at the deadline after deciding nothing took thier fancy this off-season.

Agreed, I can’t remember a time watching baseball and seeing a hitter so overmatched at the level he was at. I know it was SSS, but eye test was awful.

Soooo happy with this!!! A+++ off-season.

This should be posted in the locker room when the twinkies visit.

I wouldn’t go as far as having Eloy lead off. But defo would have Robert there over Madrigal or Grandal over Leury Garcia for example.

https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/buying-generic-plate-appearances-by-lineup-spot/ this was designed as a post about fantasy baseball, but you can see what I’m saying using the stats in it. The first batter by the end of the season gets over 100 more at bats per season than the 8th place in the line up. That has to be taken into account in line up construction over speed. the real question is who do you want to get the most at bats in your line up.

I can see the argument for Grandal against RHP and Anderson against LHP to begin with at least. eventually it Robert is what we think he is then he HAS to lead off for two reasons. 1) in a game when it’s tight in the ninth you want him getting an extra AB not Madrigal. 2) He would be our version of Springer. Opening the game with a HR just creates a buzz that would hopefully be followed through the game. When the Marlins on the World Series you could feel something when Pierre got on base in the first, I know the skill set couldn’t be more different. I’m after that feeling. the key thing here is we should hit so well I don’t think many line up choices are terrible.

This would turn the off-season from a B+ to a A for me.

Harris and McHugh are the two from my off season plan. I don’t trust Fry however so would also be interested in a lefty (who given the rule change can get righty’s out).

Harris is a safer option than Betances but either would for me make this a B+ off season, add McHugh as a swingman and it then becomes A-

I’m so happy with this. One of the top targets on my off season plan last year and this. We didn’t over pay and BEARD!