Jose Abreu

While Bailey passes all the tests (young, not repeating the league, etc.), Mendoza and Laureano still seem pretty interesting.

I agree with your overall point, especially the bold part, and that's why I like looking at innings pitched per start alongside hit rate, home run rate, strikeout rate, walk rate, and then the more advanced batted ball metrics. I get where you're coming from and I know what value you're trying to identify that many of the newer stats admittedly do not always capture. There are just other methods of discovering that value that I prefer to use.

You absolutely should be taking information from multiple sources of data, yes. It's just a better idea when those data points are something the actor can actually control, which is why W/L record is largely ignored for pitchers. If you want to use it in conjunction with statistics, it's not my place to tell you that you can't, but I would at least suggest that it be weighted less than basically anything else you examine.

I don't think we need either of them. Assuming Eloy in LF, Robert in CF, and a FA in RF, I don't see the point. Just keep Leury as the super sub

He has been the subject of some allegations in the past from his now ex-wife (I don't think it was domestic violence but from what I remember, it certainly didn't make him come off in a positive light), but he also was just never good to begin with

Benyamin Bailey with a BenyaBomb!

Yeah I don't blame you for that. I've talked to upwards of a dozen people who have been there every day possible, and they're convinced that the local media is either just horrible at evaluating practice play or just has some anti-Trubisky agenda, because they think he has looked average at worst. And FWIW, today he apparently looks really, really good

I've been talking to people who have been at every open practice and none of them used the word "awful". He had one subpar day, a few average days, and a few good days. If anything he has looked good, according to them, and they're perplexed by the ultra-negative reports

Sorry, I did mean 34. And yeah, I 100% agree that the offer was inadequate and those years should have been guaranteed. All I'm saying is that, as long as his production wouldn't fall off a cliff and/or he misses a third of the season or more, I think the options would vest. Which I suppose makes the non-guarantee even worse.

I have a hard time believing that Machado would hit .178/.275/.301 in his age 32 season

Imagine how super the superthread would be if it also included all of the deleted ones!

There's nothing to justify because he has been really good

This is glorious. Thank you

It was a bad offer and was handled horribly by the front office, but I still believe the outrage over the vesting options is unwarranted. 550 PAs really isn't that much. All you're asking is that he plays ~125 games or more.

SSS but that's quite the slash line

It sure would be a convenient service time excuse for the front office.

It annoys me to no end that Skole got the call over Collins

I know it's not really the question, but for all the talk these two get around here: Basabe > Gonzalez > Walker > Rutherford

A lineup with Jimenez, Anderson, Robert, Madrigal, Mercedes, and Collins would actually be better than our current (non-Moncada) lineup with Abreu, Reed, Jay, Sanchez, Engel, Goins, etc.

Andrew Vaughn will fill that void soon enough

Abreu

If we were the ones that traded Colome for Narvaez, you'd be the first to point out that Narvaez has horrible batted ball metrics and is a major regression candidate

Don't forget The Great Jake Peter Meltdown

I mean plenty is happening. Actually pretty active overall. Just not anything with us

Why? I know Abreu has very little trade value but Faria isn't good