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Sounds like an April Fools joke.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 1, 2010 -> 11:03 AM) WAR. What is it good for? Absolutely something.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 1, 2010 -> 12:30 AM) There's is some obvious slurpage going on, but it's a fantasy based site and Beckett has still been a pretty damn good fantasy pitcher over the past 4 seasons. He's going to get double digit wins and usually 15+, he strikes people out at a decent clip, doesn't walk people, puts up a respectable ERA, and puts up a good WHIP. He gives up more than his fair share of homers, but overall, he's a great fantasy pitcher. They do believe that Peavy is going to put up an ERA in the 3.50 range this season, and I just don't see that happening. They talk about his struggles on the road, but he pitches in Arizona and Colorado for a few starts each year, and in 2008 when he put up a 4.28 ERA on the road, he pitched at Arizona twice, at Colorado once, at St. Louis (4th best offense in the NL), at Yankee Stadium (not a great offense, but a good one), and at Wrigley (best offense in the NL). Not that is justifies how "poorly" he pitched, but those are 6 games he pitched on the road against good offenses or in hitters parks. And, other than 2008, he really hasn't been a poor pitcher on the road compared to how he pitched at Petco. Peavy's a damn good pitcher, and while I expect his ERA to rise this year due to pitching in the AL and pitching in more of a hitters park, I don' think it's going to rise astronomically. (not that I wouldn't take a 3.50 ERA, I just don't think they are being necessarily fair to Peavy) I think 3.5 is fair for him as a projection.

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 10:08 PM) He's been average or below in three of his last four years in Boston. He's accumulated 17 WAR the past three years. Outside of 06, he's been pretty good...

That bullpen is a joke. Unless the Cubs offense hit like they did in 2008, this is a .500 team at best.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 10:06 AM) Well we know when Vizquel will lead off and DH. There was a time when I thought Sowers might have been something, a lesser Mark Buehrle maybe. But that never panned out...

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 10:47 PM) It was the .224 batting average that got me. Plus, Alexei's glove flip to Paulie easily tops anything Nix has done. I think I've found out why people vote offensively qualified players for gold gloves. They just like them more for it and if you can play defense, then that's just an add-on.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 10:49 PM) Probably, but Nix did do some pretty wacky s*** at 2b in that ESPN ass-kicking we took against the Rangers. Don't forget about that hit he saved Colon against the Angels where he ranged about half the infield to get a screaming liner off of Rivera's bat. What angers me at times is people complaining about some error that Nix made. Truth be told, the majority of the time, your usual second baseman doesn't get to the ball Nix gets to.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 10:51 PM) Former Stanford player. Wonder if KW is looking at him.. s*** I would take him as a 1B/DH, though I'm sure KW wants a LH stick. Dude has a career .351 OBP and he looks primed for a bounce back year after being brutal in that big SF park. Wonder if Seattle is looking at Kotchman more as potential. I'd rather have him than Mark Kotsay. He'd get much more playing time than Kotsay, although his defense at 1B isn't all that great.

You'd think people would like Nix for his awesome range and his flashy plays, but nooo.... I remember that people loved Alexei at second and he made boneheaded plays there too.

For a team that needs offensive help, I don't think that's a good move at all.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 06:04 PM) Do you think Twins have the best lineup in MLB? Buster Olney does. PS: Video. That's just ESPN trying to create some kind of a non-story. There's no way the Twins have the best lineup in baseball. The Yankees, Red Sox, and Phillies all have better lineups.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 10:09 AM) Did you see the allstar game last year? Or the playoffs in 05? Obama has given plenty of love. He has some duties and pretending to support DC sports is one of them. GWB did it too I believe Didn't Obama throw the first pitch out last year too though?

I really don't see the Indians finishing any higher than 3rd.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 08:35 AM) The Nationals get the President for their first pitch. Ridiculous... Why can't we get some love here?

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Mar 29, 2010 -> 03:31 PM) No...no he did not.....really? My goodness. Do people really have this hard of a time with the spelling of "Teahen"? I mean, I expect it from a name like Jeff Samardzija. But Mark Teahen? Tea Hen. Come on...

This is a bad idea. This guy can't draw a walk to save his life. Have real pitchers throw to him and he's going to hit .250 with a .280 OBP. Ugly.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 11:14 PM) Like I said, some of the complaints are valid. I agree that some of the complaining is over the top. I used to be one to dismiss UZR and go strictly with my eyes. But as I've read and studied (not just UZR, but sabermetrics in general), I've come to accept and, more importantly, understand them more. And the value they bring to the table. But they're not bulletproof. How does Adam Jones go from being a + defender to a negative defender in one year? Did he have a range slump? Those kinds of questions are legitimate. They're legitimate to a point. A one year sample of UZR is not enough to prove the defensive capability of a player. UZR needs a large sample size, which is one of its down falls. To simply call out a large fluctuation one year and say, "hey, this doesn't make sense at all, this stat sucks" is ignorant and that's what a lot of people do.

QUOTE (JDsDirtySox @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 10:11 PM) Yes Santos is Pitcher #12... So the final roster spot is basically a 13th pitcher or Nix. What's the use of a 13th pitcher when we have one of the best rotations in baseball?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 05:55 PM) Some of the "b****ing" is legitimate. Everybody knows what the flaws are. But it's the best tool we have right now (emphasis on right now). And it looks like it's only going to evolve. I might just get that book. Looks like a really interesting read. It's like being a spoiled child. Would you rather have UZR or would you rather have fielding%? To totally disregard it for its few flaws and constantly b**** about it is not something you should do, especially when it's the best thing out there right now.

Santos is on the team already right? If that's the case, definitely Nix.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 02:31 PM) In the next two to five years the baseball world is gonna advance in monumental proportions. http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/index.php/...ional_analysis/ Then people will finally stop b****ing about UZR being inaccurate...

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 11:14 AM) Which despite stats I'll call bulls*** on. He's not great anymore but he was one of the best defensive cf's I've ever seen for a long time and that lasted passed 2003. Perception vs. reality. It depends.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 01:33 AM) Palmero winning one playing something like 20 games at 1b and Jeter winning multiple ones have made them completely worthless in my eyes, even when a White Sox player wins one or they occasionally get one or two positions right a year. You gotta wonder what percentage of baseball fans (casual and hardcore alike) actually think those two deserved it.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 11:23 PM) Once Jeter stops winning them, the future of gold gloves in the SS position should be headed towards Texas every season. People around the league love Andrus way too much not to.