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QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 01:40 PM) Consider that based on "that stat" Joe Maddon isn't listed in either top-5 but Rick Renteria is... That stat is also a very incomplete way to look at the impact of a manager. Pythagorean W-L has value as a stat, but I feel like it's way to simplistic to say that the manager is purely responsible for whether a team over or under-achieved based on how many runs they scored and gave up.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 10:42 AM) Joe Maddon can, and anyone who replaces Robin Ventura adds a lot more than that. I'm one of the first people to tell you that a good manager can make a big difference in a team, but 16 wins is, like I said, completely asinine. Lineup optimization adds something like 1.5-2 wins over 162 games and that's one of the manager's biggest roles on a team. I haven't seen the numbers on bullpen management, but I'm pretty damn positive it's not at 14.5 wins.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 10:47 AM) Wasn't Noesi's line with just the White Sox much better overall? I seem to remember a third of a run difference in his overall ERA and his White Sox only ERA. His ERA was 4.39. But his FIP was around 4.7. In other words, he wasn't that good. As a 5th starter, he's acceptable, but if you want to be a contender, you need to have arms better than him and Danks as your 4 and 5.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 10:15 AM) ESPN just told me that Joe Maddon is worth 16 wins to the Cubs, yup. No manager can add 16 wins to a team. It's asinine.

Hopefully it won't be a long deal. I'm still not sold on Volquez's season last year. Career low in BABIP at .263. K/BB rates were very average.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 01:24 AM) They don't have room, but they are going to sign Gomes and Ross it sounds like. Gomes on the Cubs will only make me hate him more.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 01:09 AM) Max will get way more With Lester off the market, I can see how that would be to Scherzer's advantage, but if you're a team looking to sign a big name starter, is Scherzer that much of a better option than Lester? Lester was actually better last year and if you ask me, his mechanics are a lot cleaner, meaning he should be able to actually maintain his form for the majority of his contract. I'm not sure if I can say the same for Scherzer.

I wonder what kind of contract Shields will get. We all know Scherzer will get similar, if not more, money than Lester.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 05:09 PM) Ha Dennis Rodman bashing the Knicks... "I learned that in probably 15 minutes when I was in Chicago," Rodman said. "It's not that difficult. It's a triangle." And Dennis is not a smart man.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 10, 2014 -> 12:41 AM) Ethier/Kemp/Crawford/Van Slyke Rasmus Morse (that would be the equivalent of Viciedo, or worse) Aoki Melky Cabrera Jay Bruce Alex Rios (haha) Snider/Lambo Parra Carlos Gonzalez/Dickerson/Blackmon I like Van Slyke. He's been such a good hitter for LA the past few years in limited time. Not sure why LA would trade him though. He's cheap and a great 4th OFer that can probably start on a lot of other teams.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 01:54 PM) MLB Trade Rumors ‏@mlbtraderumors 13m13 minutes ago Tigers Focused On Retaining Max Scherzer http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/?p=44711 Yes, keep spending ludicrous amounts of money Ilitch.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 01:59 PM) http://grantland.com/the-triangle/white-so...eff-samardzija/ Can't stand seeing "above average inning's eater" on the Q part, while waxing poetic on Samardjiza. Quintana > Samardzija. All day everyday.

I'd like the Sox to take a look at Lowrie. He wasn't real good last year, but I've always liked his game.

QUOTE (shipps @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 12:33 PM) Shouldn't he get whatever Shields gets this year? Or something similar. He should get even more since he's 3 years younger and just as good at this point.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 12:20 PM) Cam Newton injured in a car accident http://www.tmz.com/2014/12/09/cam-newton-i...d-in-car-wreck/ Cam's year cannot get any worse.

Crawford wouldn't be the worst if LA will pony up $30 million along with him. However, the guy's always hurt and when he does play, he's an alright player. I'd much rather have Kemp, but I have to imagine he'd cost a lot more.

So...did nobody else offer what we did for Samardzija? This just seems like a crappy return to me.

MLBTR via Susan Slusser says Semien, Bassit, and TBD. Beane must like Semien a lot, otherwise he just traded Addison Russel for half a season of Samardzija, Hammel, Semien, and Chris Bassit.

My season's done in the league I care about. Julio Jones killed me.

WOW. I did not see this coming whatsoever.

Anyone here play FIFA Ultimate Team?

If we do trade Anderson, we better get more than just Samardzija back. I'd love to have Josh Reddick in RF as opposed to Garcia next year. Plus he's a left handed bat you can stick near the bottom of the order to space out our right handed hitters down there. He's also got good pop. He can probably hit 20+ homers with ease at the Cell. Oakland is terrible for hitters. 1. Eaton CF (L) 2. Ramirez SS 3. LaRoche DH (L) 4. Abreu 1B 5. Reddick RF (L) 6. Garcia LF 7. Gillaspie 3B (L) 8. Semien 2B 9. Flowers C

Anyone but Anderson is my motto here. Semien's a nice player, but I think he's expendable, but I have a hard time saying the same with Anderson.

Brantly actually had a good year at the plate in 2012.

QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 5, 2014 -> 09:59 AM) Just got Lollipop on my HTC One and this thing is beautiful. I want to use it just to look at it. Some of the animations are awesome. I had it on my Nexus 5 and felt like it wasn't any faster than Kit Kat. But then I got the Nexus 6 and everything is smooth as hell.