March 13, 201412 yr Has him at 12/1, sounds reasonable. http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/oddsma...young-candidate But Buccholz at 10/1 is patently ridiculous - those are the odds that he'll make 20 starts in any season for the rest of his career.
March 13, 201412 yr QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 08:52 AM) Has him at 12/1, sounds reasonable. http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/oddsma...young-candidate But Buccholz at 10/1 is patently ridiculous - those are the odds that he'll make 20 starts in any season for the rest of his career. Odds are based on the number of people putting money on something. AKA, Boston fans are idiots.
March 13, 201412 yr QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 08:52 AM) Has him at 12/1, sounds reasonable. http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/oddsma...young-candidate But Buccholz at 10/1 is patently ridiculous - those are the odds that he'll make 20 starts in any season for the rest of his career. It sort of makes sense if you think that the record of the team significantly affects the voting. If so, Buccholz would get a ton of bonus points simply by being the best pitcher on the reigning champs.
March 13, 201412 yr Author QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Mar 13, 2014 -> 09:05 AM) It sort of makes sense if you think that the record of the team significantly affects the voting. If so, Buccholz would get a ton of bonus points simply by being the best pitcher on the reigning champs. Despite Scherzer's win last year, this effect is lessening. But it will be continue to be a factor when things are really close among a group of candidates.
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