chitownsportsfan

Not sure what you're looking at but the Sox have gotten -.8 bWAR from their DH spot this year, that includes over 120 PA from Jose there. That's dead last in MLB. DH is a HUGE spot to upgrade going into next season and Jose is a part of that.

You're looking at WAA not WAR.

And will be a year older. His BABIP is down because his batted ball profile is becoming more pull and ground ball oriented. I'm not going to bother posting his ZIPS projections any more but people should look at them. He's projected at a 1 WAR 1B next year. He's aging right off a cliff. He's not going to get better without serious vitamins. I'd honestly suggest he try some.

He brings sorely needed depth to the 6th spot. With the injuries in the upper minors pitching this year there's not any depth. The Sox need to add two SP, preferably a 2nd and 3rd starter, or a 1st and a 4th, and then find a group of 6-7 guys they can rely on next year. Nova should absolutely be considered in that group.

Yes, well said. They are slow playing the fuck out of it and I'm fine with it. Last thing we want is for this to linger into the offseason. Hopefully he can adjust his training to prevent the minor hamstring problems he's had this year.

he's a 6th starter or "headliner" on a good team. He should be resigned if he's open to a 3-5 million dollar deal with incentives. If not fuck it.

Has lowered his FIP under 5 and is up to 1.6 fWAR or so. It's too bad the Sox don't have a cheap ass option on him, although I bet there's some mutual interest. Rare decent Hahn dumpster dive.

Yea it's been a win win for both clubs no doubt: but from this point on it's going to be a bloodbath for them and a massive win for the Sox.

One day maybe the focus on the South Side will be on winning. Until thing I'll continue to find myself in August ignoring the team and waiting for CFB season to start. This is just another circus for JR to make some money off. I'm tired of circuses I want a winning team.

just checking in to say TA is a star, wow.

Hopefully nobody unless it's an intriguing waiver guy. Keep the spot clear.

there was a game yesterday?

No shit?

But why? OBP is purely a component of offensive value which is merely a component of overall value including defensive contribution and staying healthy (posting). That's why we have WAR. It combines all of those components and then calculates a player's relative value. Relative value is important as clearly baseball goes through different eras of production and a .350 OBP at the height of the silly ball era was a lot less impressive then during the dead ball era or the astroturf era. WAR allows us to contextualize contributions across every era. As for WHIP you're introducing a third element beyond a pitcher's control into your evaluation and that's the defense behind him. A good defense is going to save a hit or two every start over a poor one. Why should we credit the pitcher for having a great defense? Or punish him for having a poor one? That's why DIPS theory was invented and has evolved into SIERA and xFIP and other various defense independent metrics.

A clown show for a clown franchise. Fitting really.

JFC.

His hamstring problems have lingered all year there's no reason to rush it that's how you turn into Chris Paul by 30. I bet he's back 10 days from today or possibly a week.

No kidding. And you're on the road for 5 months of the year and have the other 7 to make your home wherever the hell you want. He can have a penthouse in Chicago or the burbs for his family and then the rest of the year live sea side in SD or LA or whatever. Open the wallet and the FAs will come. Win the bidding, don't just be "competitive".

He's doing his yearly "the Sox are 20 games back" time to start hitting thing and he'll finish with an OPS+ around 110, a WAR around 1.5 and everybody will be clamoring to bring back one of the "elite RBI guys in all of baseball". Awesome. Can't wait to watch every ball between 1st and 2nd roll into RF next year and fuck all our young pitchers.

Ahem. I've been saying it was a good signing since he was pitching in march and the velocity was there. You can do a lot worse than Nova as your 5th starter in a rebuild year. And next year bringing him back as the 6th guy and swing man makes a lot of sense. His stats coming into this year suggested he could be a passable 5th starter and that's basically what he's been. If Hahn can do more work like this the Sox won't have to rely on shitty AAAA guys the next few years when injuries inevitably crop up again.

The mariners have been doing more 6pm starts here and they did a session on it recently with the local sports radio station and a lot of parents really liked it. It limits the walkup you'd probably get from a bored after work crowd as people are just getting home around 6pm here, but for parents I can see it being a big deal getting the kids home and in bed by 10 instead of 11 or later.

Yea 7 is way too late the way the games go now.

Overall I prefer it for sports viewing but for soccer and college football it can be worse. NFL Sundays are great the "late" game starts at 5 and you can get to bed at a decent hour after watching FB all day. NBA is also perfect the games usually start at 4-5 then the late games are on at 7pm. You'll like it out here the weather is probably the best in the country outside of SoCal and if you get the blues in winter the beaches of SD or Mexico are a $300 flight away. I usually try and get somewhere south for a week in February and I'm good. Springs can be a bit trying with the marine layers but it also keeps it nice and pleasant for most of summer.

You have to wake up at 6AM here to catch some early starts in the European leagues, it's brutal. There's just something about sports that don't go well with the ass crack of dawn. CFB starts at 9AM here and that's bad too. You want to be able to enjoy your morning, laze around, then turn on the game imo.

I've been on the Girardi train since he was let go in NY 2 years ago. He'd be the perfect fit.