Look at Ray Ray Run

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You can never have too much pitching. Crochet almost was down and out after a short stint. A '23 arrival goal for a guy who has never pitched a professional game above a couple innings in RK ball his drafted year is optimistic to say the least.

Stroman will be significantly cheaper, and by all accounts has been about as good over the past 4 years.

Man, this was kind of surprising to me. I guess the Giants were going to spend anyway; gotta figure he takes that.

Steroids turned AAAA players into everyday mlb starters. Turned average players into stars, stars into superstars, and superstars into aliens

Come on... Yes, that's why all the astros broke homerun records year after year, and its why one of the asteos hit more home runs than times they swung and missed... oh wait that was Barry. Alex Wood is saying that because he personally feels cheated. There is no evidence that this is anywhere near as beneficial as steroids and insinuating otherwise is just putting your head in the sand and ignoring results. Alex Bregman, Correa, altuve, springer and etc are very good. They werent significantly better than their career numbers in those years. Also, your assumption is just flat out wrong. There were multiple astros who refused the help because they didn't want the distraction. Just as some of your teammates don't want you telling them signs when you're on second base because it's distracting and: Even if a pitch is called to a quadrant it does not mean the pitcher will throw it there. Lastly, hitting for some is entirely reactionary and they have no desire to know what might be coming. Astros cheated, but trevor bauer scuffing the ball to get more spin is more beneficial than a batter being relayed signs. The results simply don't lie.

Sigh. This is just absurd. One scandal destroyed the record books of baseball. The other one gave a team the runner on 2nd advantage all game.

This take bothers me for some reason every time I read it. 1. Players have been stealing signs since the game was invented. Stealing signs is very easy to combat - you change them. 2. The astros used tech to steal signs, it was wrong and bad. They took the cheating tooooo fa4. 3. Citing 1 player in a clubhouse doing steroids or a couple and comparing it to 80% of a roster is just being convenient. The astros took sign stealing - something you try to do as a 12 year old in travel ball - and took it to a real shitty level. The a's took steroids to a level they had never been before. The difference is, i can't change my signs to prevent steroid use. Im totally out of control. Steroids were significantly worse. Its not even comparable.

Uh.. this is a little awkward... not sure how to tell you but just want to let you know that you have also done none of those things and are also giving your opinion.

He was 18 years old. He had never played the position. He was a 2nd round pick as a SS. Good for Keith law. He also told me sale had a 40 grade slider. Now find me his draft day reports from BA (which I already read) and his showcase numbers which, you guessed it, were elite from arm strength to lateral movement. Speed means literally nothing at third. Arenado was a star within 1 year of milb baseball. He was a top 100 prospect despite being a 2nd round hs pick after 150 milb games. He was the best defensive 3rd baseman in a ball league at 20. Weird. Have a good night bud!

who the hell projected Nolan arenado to be a bad defender? Arenado was a high school SS prospect who people weren't sure whether he'd stay at short, move to third or catcher as an 18 year old kid. Like most growing high school drafteez his position wasn't certain. He was ALWAYS an elite defensive athlete and from about day 2 at third base in the minors he was a star with the glove despite never playing there. Arenados problem was he had never played the position until pro ball. Eloy has played outgield his entire life. I just dont think you realize how ignorant you sound calling into question the work ethic of a + to ++ MLB hitter who is at the absolute peak of his career.

Exactly! You'd think of all people who would understand, it would be him. Projection can be a pain for all of us!

What the fuck does his production as a left fielder have to do with how hard he works? You haven't made a reasonable point or statement since you started posting here but i know youre trying your hardest. You seem to be confusing effort and skill. Must be hard.

White sox were a top 10 defense this year after being much worse the years prior.

The three year stretch the A's had in the 80's to 1990 - in which 75% of the roster was chewing on flinstone vitamins for fun - was one of the most dominant rosters the game has ever seen. They won something like 35 more games than any other AL team in the 3 year stretch. The won 25+ more games than any team in baseball. They were the only team to win their division all three of those years. At that point, steroids were so openly used players kept them IN THEIR LOCKER and did them in the clubhouse. People cite andro, but that was honestly McGwire just claiming the least damning of the shit he kept with him. While other teams went on to cheat, and Barry did cheat (Barry is also the greatest of all-time without ever cheating, and just proved how absurd steroids are), the A's started it all. They also exploited it more than anyone. The closest other team I can compare them too is the Red Sox team who had like 6 guys chewing on Barney and Fred. La Russa knew, and had no problem with it. Him and Selig benefited more than almost anyone else monetarily and reputation-wise while the players were ostracized and treated like criminals. It's laughable.

I mean, he looks smooth while being bad in the field but yes; I mean his swing and approach at the plate haha

Man, I didn't realize Brantley was only 33. Feels like he's been in the league for 20 years. I think he'll age really well too because his game is so damn smooth, and he has a bunch of real good tools but doesn't rely on one great one.

You been pushing for Nimmo for what feels like 6 years; with Cohen in charge, nobody talented is going anywhere for that team. I agree that Nimmo is underrated and really solid. I'm not done with Cease yet; want to give him another off-season tweaking at the least. I think you see the Mets splurge big time in FA and it'll be more offensive than anything ever because he's basically spending our money to buy players that our team doesn't spend our money on.

In what world can someone write this on the internet and feel confident doing so? 1. You don't know Tony La Russa, and as a baseball manager it's safe to say his primary profession wasn't "helping people" - a teacher, for example, has helped far more people than TLR lol 2. You don't know anyone here personally, nor do you know what they do. Good stuff all around. Oh, and accomplishments are to the eye of the beholder. Now, do I wish I won 3 World Series as a manager? You bet your ass I do... Does my mom? No, she couldn't give a shit about being a World Series manager. Just because you clapped when it happened doesn't mean it's a universally viewed grand accomplishment.

Yeah, let me clarify. I am worried it's a sign that the Sox will push all-in with La Russa and that could mean bye by to some younger players. A Kopech, Vaughn, Cease type; maybe even Nicky Big Sticks. I love the idea of having some older stop-gap starters pitchers with high ceilings coming in every year or two.

I love Morton, but shit if that doesn't feel like an all-in move for a year or two which I hate..... if it comes at the expense of young players. I will say that Leury feels like a good sign that they're not going to be super cheap. Could have easily replaced him for less

It's only been a day, why would players say anything!?!?!!?!

I mean, he sat Scott Rolen in an NLCS game because he had a bad couple games.

my bad, im just already dreading everyone talking about Tony's "observational analytics." Its exhausting. The assault on analytics has begun; thanks CASH!