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QUOTE (hi8is @ May 4, 2016 -> 03:00 PM) Not sure what I've been missing as AJax hasn't had any issues according to the eye test subjected by yours truly. Any idea why the metrics aren't high on him? Metrics are saying he's had poor range and a below-average arm.

The Angels are about to be swept by the Brewers, and the Phillies swept the Indians. Some of the AL teams didn't get the memo about how bad the NL is.

Our offense is now 13th in the MLB in BB%, that's a big turnaround from the first few weeks (3rd behind Giants and Cubs the last two weeks at 11.7%).

Nationals up 4-0 on the Royals already and there's still nobody out in the top of the 1st.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 4, 2016 -> 12:47 PM) Oh my god, it doesn't even matter anymore. Revenue is collected from different resources nowadays +1, it's not nearly enough of a big deal to justify the constant b****ing about it, especially considering it's preaching to the choir here, we all likely go to as many games as we can.

I think they'll both be great pitchers, but Rodon has the higher ceiling, while Nola has the higher floor.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/chris-sale-...to-contact-now/ Good balance of laying out the pros and cons of his new approach.

Honestly, for game experience, my ideal is 20-25,000. That's enough fans to have an atmosphere, but not enough that there's going to be long lines at concessions and in the bathrooms, and then it won't take forever to get out of the ballpark and get home. Plus there will be guaranteed good seats available.

It's only going to get worse tonight, as Buchholz has one of the slowest paces in the league.

So Quintana's last three starts he's faced arguably the three most potent offenses in the league and he posts a line of 21 IP, 1 ER, 5 BB, 19 K. What a stud. Over the past calendar year, he now has the lowest ERA (2.75) in the AL (5th lowest overall), and is third in fWAR (5th overall) behind Sale and Price. God damn.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ May 4, 2016 -> 08:30 AM) Tehran is a mid rotation guy who would help more to get to the playoffs than in the playoffs. That may be his price but it's too much. Such trades of course rarely help and usually cause harm. But that doesn't stop the exuberance for them. Heck no one is even talking about Frazier, the super super slugger, and his Dunn-like output. Frazier is on pace for 3 WAR, he's not one to complain about.

Who cares? Just win.

Still no outs.

Let Q finish now?

4 more outs.

Depending on the deal, I'd be for it.

The hate for the Twins has faded a bit since 2010, but in 2008 there wasn't a team in sports I hated more than them. That made beating them in the Blackout game that much sweeter, and Danks was a huge part of that. Despite the poor results over the past few years, I never stopped liking the guy.

Sad to see it go out like this, thanks for the blackout game, Danks, easily a top-5 sports moment for me.

Red Sox scare me more than any other team in the AL, and I still hate Wright for helping ruin our trip back to .500 last July. Big game today!

I don't think even J4L is bold enough to make that kind of prediction.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 2, 2016 -> 11:25 PM) I couldn't find room for Eaton in my top 5. His OBP is good but 3rd on the team and as good as his defense has been its just not enough because of the great pitching the team has got and the better power stats of Lawrie and Frazier. Eaton is a big reason why the pitching has looked great.

Twins crush Keuchel, who isn't getting the borderline calls he was getting last year, so he's walking everybody this year. Astros are screwed.

My choice is Eaton. Hot start to the season set the tone, and you can't say enough good things about his defense so far.

https://glovepop.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/c...itch-strikeout/ Compilation of Sale's hit by pitch strikeouts.

Remember when we were all worried about his arm? Amazing turnaround since that first week.