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Post by Ashitaka on Mar 13, 2023 15:28:03 GMT -6
So the question with Bauer... Is this because nobody thinks he'll be good this year after missing time and he's having to prove that he can be good again, or did every team agree that he's a freak and didn't want him regardless of talent? Both. I think it's only the latter. Look at some of the deals that broke down old vets give. There's no chance some team doesn't give a guy in his prime that's only a year removed from elite performance (and who missed the time due not to health issues) at least a one-year, $10-15 million deal. Probably a lot more than that. This is totally about the freaky stuff IMO. Put it this way; if it had been discovered and reported that the allegations were a total fabrication, the woman was a creepy stalker who never had any contact with him but just 100% made it up to destroy him, he absolutely gets a multi-year deal with an MLB team. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 13, 2023 16:01:59 GMT -6
Put it this way; if it had been discovered and reported that the allegations were a total fabrication, the woman was a creepy stalker who never had any contact with him but just 100% made it up to destroy him, he absolutely gets a multi-year deal with an MLB team. I don’t know, PR is a huge deal and is something difficult from which to recover. Look how long the Astros took to get into people’s good graces and that took another championship. Now, imagine voluntarily taking on a PR hit even if the story was a total fabrication. It’s clear why he had to go to a different league. I’m sure the Japanese press won’t divulge Bauer’s issues to an audience who doesn’t really follow the sordid news of American players. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 13, 2023 16:08:17 GMT -6
So the question with Bauer... Is this because nobody thinks he'll be good this year after missing time and he's having to prove that he can be good again, or did every team agree that he's a freak and didn't want him regardless of talent? I don’t think any team would want to be responsible for bringing that sick sob to their city. I want to believe that's the case. If so, MLB has come along way with that kind of thing. There has been a ton of change in professional sports over the last 20 years or so (and even more recently) with a lot of it not necessarily for the better, imo. But collectively taking a harsher stance on players with this type of reputation is some change for the good. (Rather than pretending it didn't happen, looking at you Ray Lewis.) |
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Post by olpapa on Mar 13, 2023 16:58:21 GMT -6
McCullers got a 5-year $85 million extension at age 26. I think it will take more than that to extend Framber.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Mar 13, 2023 17:35:43 GMT -6
Sometimes, your talent is overwritten by your worthlessness as a human being.
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 13, 2023 17:56:56 GMT -6
Sometimes, your talent is overwritten by your worthlessness as a human being. Leave Todd alone. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Mar 13, 2023 19:49:12 GMT -6
Sometimes, your talent is overwritten by your worthlessness as a human being. Leave Todd alone. Todd has talent? |
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 13, 2023 20:06:56 GMT -6
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talshill
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Post by talshill on Mar 13, 2023 20:29:31 GMT -6
So the question with Bauer... Is this because nobody thinks he'll be good this year after missing time and he's having to prove that he can be good again, or did every team agree that he's a freak and didn't want him regardless of talent? The dude seems to be a degenerate but in some ways he’s gotten a raw deal. I mean if you’re a woman who agrees to weird crap don’t complain when it happens. Seems like a situation where she got pissed about something and tried to (successfully) embarrass him. OTOH he’s a generally unlikeable fellow. Narcissists tend to be that way when they’re exposed. I think most teams just don’t want the headache. |
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Post by talshill on Mar 13, 2023 20:31:51 GMT -6
Sometimes, your talent is overwritten by your worthlessness as a human being. (De Niro voice) “Are you lookin’ at me? ARE YOU LOOKIN’ AT ME???” |
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Post by Saint on Mar 14, 2023 7:16:06 GMT -6
No. Which is why I post here with you losers. |
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Post by Hunter McCormick on Mar 14, 2023 9:14:44 GMT -6
The Nats weren't a choice so I didn't participate in the poll.
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Post by thomasj13 on Mar 14, 2023 11:37:19 GMT -6
No. Which is why I post here with you losers. We feel so dishonored |
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Post by Saint on Mar 14, 2023 12:03:29 GMT -6
No. Which is why I post here with you losers. We feel so dishonored I would expect nothing more. |
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Post by Saint on Mar 14, 2023 12:08:00 GMT -6
At this point I'm hoping Dirden gets a chance over Meyers if Brantley isn't ready by OD.
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 14, 2023 12:48:41 GMT -6
At this point I'm hoping Dirden gets a chance over Meyers if Brantley isn't ready by OD. Wasn’t one of their selling points for Brantley that he’d be ready by Opening Day? At his age and with a lingering rehab, his one-year deal has decreasing value so far. I hope he can play at least 100 games at this point. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Mar 14, 2023 14:25:08 GMT -6
At this point I'm hoping Dirden gets a chance over Meyers if Brantley isn't ready by OD. Wasn’t one of their selling points for Brantley that he’d be ready by Opening Day? At his age and with a lingering rehab, his one-year deal has decreasing value so far. I hope he can play at least 100 games at this point. Dana Brown's interview from yesterday is pertinent to this. Says Brantley has been out due to family issues rather than health. Also says he likes Dirden but thinks he needs some kind of adjustment in his swing still: www.mlb.com/astros/news/gm-dana-brown-discusses-astros-depth |
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Post by olpapa on Mar 14, 2023 14:42:09 GMT -6
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Post by olpapa on Mar 14, 2023 14:43:43 GMT -6
At this point I'm hoping Dirden gets a chance over Meyers if Brantley isn't ready by OD. The kid can hit and you sure as heck don’t want to run on him. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Mar 14, 2023 14:48:31 GMT -6
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Mar 14, 2023 14:55:46 GMT -6
At this point I'm hoping Dirden gets a chance over Meyers if Brantley isn't ready by OD. Wasn’t one of their selling points for Brantley that he’d be ready by Opening Day? At his age and with a lingering rehab, his one-year deal has decreasing value so far. I hope he can play at least 100 games at this point. I don't really think it's realistic to deduct value points from him when the first pitch of the season hasn't been thrown and he isn't on the IL. He's dealing with family issues, they say. Quit being such a cocksnorfler. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Mar 14, 2023 15:28:59 GMT -6
Wasn’t one of their selling points for Brantley that he’d be ready by Opening Day? At his age and with a lingering rehab, his one-year deal has decreasing value so far. I hope he can play at least 100 games at this point. I don't really think it's realistic to deduct value points from him when the first pitch of the season hasn't been thrown and he isn't on the IL. He's dealing with family issues, they say. Quit being such a cocksnorfler. You went full Wendy on him. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Mar 14, 2023 15:38:35 GMT -6
Wasn’t one of their selling points for Brantley that he’d be ready by Opening Day? At his age and with a lingering rehab, his one-year deal has decreasing value so far. I hope he can play at least 100 games at this point. I don't really think it's realistic to deduct value points from him when the first pitch of the season hasn't been thrown and he isn't on the IL. He's dealing with family issues, they say. Quit being such a cocksnorfler. Like I said, if he can play 100 games or more, it’s fine. |
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Post by olpapa on Mar 14, 2023 15:54:21 GMT -6
I found this interesting in the MLB.com interview with Brown:
“MLB.com: You’ve mentioned you want to try to stretch out reliever Ronel Blanco, and he’s thrown up to 2 2/3 innings in a game this spring. How is that going?
Brown: I think he’s throwing well so far. He’s got [7 2/3] innings, nine punchouts, one earned run. He’s throwing the ball well. I think he’s building up the innings. We’ll keep doing it. As I said before, if it doesn't work, we’re going to end up having a guy that can go multiple innings as opposed to just one. I think it’s a win-win situation with him. He could be a shot in the arm that we need, in terms of starting pitching depth. That’s what my hope is.”
Blanco being stretched out for possible duty as a starter? If he can convert to a starter, it would help with the team’s SP depth.
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Post by Ashitaka on Mar 14, 2023 16:23:23 GMT -6
I found this interesting in the MLB.com interview with Brown: “MLB.com: You’ve mentioned you want to try to stretch out reliever Ronel Blanco, and he’s thrown up to 2 2/3 innings in a game this spring. How is that going? Brown: I think he’s throwing well so far. He’s got [7 2/3] innings, nine punchouts, one earned run. He’s throwing the ball well. I think he’s building up the innings. We’ll keep doing it. As I said before, if it doesn't work, we’re going to end up having a guy that can go multiple innings as opposed to just one. I think it’s a win-win situation with him. He could be a shot in the arm that we need, in terms of starting pitching depth. That’s what my hope is.” Blanco being stretched out for possible duty as a starter? If he can convert to a starter, it would help with the team’s SP depth. I'm skeptical that a guy with essentially two pitches and merely decent command of them in a relief role will suddenly become an effective starter at age 29 when he's already been in the system for at least 7 years, but we'll see. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Mar 14, 2023 16:55:32 GMT -6
I found this interesting in the MLB.com interview with Brown: “MLB.com: You’ve mentioned you want to try to stretch out reliever Ronel Blanco, and he’s thrown up to 2 2/3 innings in a game this spring. How is that going? Brown: I think he’s throwing well so far. He’s got [7 2/3] innings, nine punchouts, one earned run. He’s throwing the ball well. I think he’s building up the innings. We’ll keep doing it. As I said before, if it doesn't work, we’re going to end up having a guy that can go multiple innings as opposed to just one. I think it’s a win-win situation with him. He could be a shot in the arm that we need, in terms of starting pitching depth. That’s what my hope is.” Blanco being stretched out for possible duty as a starter? If he can convert to a starter, it would help with the team’s SP depth. I'm skeptical that a guy with essentially two pitches and merely decent command of them in a relief role will suddenly become an effective starter at age 29 when he's already been in the system for at least 7 years, but we'll see. Bad time to be Blanco? |
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Post by Saint on Mar 14, 2023 21:52:06 GMT -6
At this point I'm hoping Dirden gets a chance over Meyers if Brantley isn't ready by OD. Wasn’t one of their selling points for Brantley that he’d be ready by Opening Day? At his age and with a lingering rehab, his one-year deal has decreasing value so far. I hope he can play at least 100 games at this point. I'm not sure what your point is. Did you not want them to sign a LFer? |
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Post by Saint on Mar 14, 2023 21:53:34 GMT -6
I found this interesting in the MLB.com interview with Brown: “MLB.com: You’ve mentioned you want to try to stretch out reliever Ronel Blanco, and he’s thrown up to 2 2/3 innings in a game this spring. How is that going? Brown: I think he’s throwing well so far. He’s got [7 2/3] innings, nine punchouts, one earned run. He’s throwing the ball well. I think he’s building up the innings. We’ll keep doing it. As I said before, if it doesn't work, we’re going to end up having a guy that can go multiple innings as opposed to just one. I think it’s a win-win situation with him. He could be a shot in the arm that we need, in terms of starting pitching depth. That’s what my hope is.” Blanco being stretched out for possible duty as a starter? If he can convert to a starter, it would help with the team’s SP depth. I think he's just hyping the guy. Give him confidence and maybe get other teams thinking he could have some value in a trade. |
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Post by Ashitaka on Mar 14, 2023 22:31:52 GMT -6
I found this interesting in the MLB.com interview with Brown: “MLB.com: You’ve mentioned you want to try to stretch out reliever Ronel Blanco, and he’s thrown up to 2 2/3 innings in a game this spring. How is that going? Brown: I think he’s throwing well so far. He’s got [7 2/3] innings, nine punchouts, one earned run. He’s throwing the ball well. I think he’s building up the innings. We’ll keep doing it. As I said before, if it doesn't work, we’re going to end up having a guy that can go multiple innings as opposed to just one. I think it’s a win-win situation with him. He could be a shot in the arm that we need, in terms of starting pitching depth. That’s what my hope is.” Blanco being stretched out for possible duty as a starter? If he can convert to a starter, it would help with the team’s SP depth. I think he's just hyping the guy. Give him confidence and maybe get other teams thinking he could have some value in a trade. I think he'd already have some trade value. Good stuff, pitched well in AAA the last two years with a huge strikeout rate, and still has all six years of club control left. I imagine a bunch of teams would have him penciled in for a Major League role right now if we were to deal him. |
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Post by olpapa on Mar 15, 2023 7:15:48 GMT -6
With Dirden doing so well, I’m thinking that Meyers’ days with the Astros are numbered.
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