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The last two people on earth I expect to hear from telling what they’re really thinking, are Theo and Jed.
The last two people on earth I expect to hear from telling what they’re really thinking, are Theo and Jed.
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Machado’s bat is one thing. But if not him, we do not need to trade a top defensive SS for a different SS!!!
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Why would giving one of their player a vote of confidence have to be a secret
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Andrus better defensively
Andrus much better hitter
Andrus under contract next 5 yrs for just 15 per
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Overall Russell is a very average player with a puss arm
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I will take that kind of “average” any day.
Premier defensive SS are not “average”. He’s not winning a gold glove, but our team ERA has been aided greatly by his D.
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And yet you suggest Texas trade him for Russell. Explain.
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He is a very average SS and could be easily replaced. His arm is below average
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https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/997537724532916229?s=19
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So, what you are saying is...you don’t evaluate whether a rumored deal is plausible. You simply rehash what the tabloids say.
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I never said it was a rumored deal..
I simply suggested that if they didn't want to do a rental deal for Machado that Andrus is available
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Makes you go hmmmmmm
https://twitter.com/PJ_Mooney/status/997871765505368064?s=19
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https://twitter.com/PJ_Mooney/status/997871765505368064?s=19
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And angle I haven't seen anyone mention yet is the idea behind pressuring young guys to sign extensions. Just as a for example here, you could theoretically float this Machado idea and then go to the player saying hey we like you...etc but we have the opportunity to bring in Machado...etc. If you are willing to hammer out an extension....etc. You could in theory offer that same kind of play to both Baez and Russell. If one is willing to talk extension and the other isn't that might be a reason to consider moving someone.
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Kerry Wood lost a record today.
Fastest pitcher to 100 K's in a season was held by Kerry Wood at 65 2/3. He was also tied for 2nd at 66.
Max Scherzer did it in 63 innings.
Fastest pitcher to 100 K's in a season was held by Kerry Wood at 65 2/3. He was also tied for 2nd at 66.
Max Scherzer did it in 63 innings.
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Not as impressive today when K rates are so high.
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Yeah -- the game has changed so much, and so abruptly, in the past 10 years or so. It's now *good* to strike out a lot, if you have a lot of power when you connect.
MLB has morphed into Earl Weaver's Baseball -- now, it seems, the only acceptable way to structure an offense is to assiduously work the two-guys-walk-and-then-get-the-three-run-homer scenario.
Weaver's entire theory of baseball offense was to get the three-run homer as often as possible, preferably on one or two hits. If you can't hit the ball out of the park, best to not even try to make contact -- take your walks and get on base for the big lumber. And when you can't walk, striking out is better than making weak contact. Weaver fined players for hitting singles when they had three-ball counts, if that gives you an idea...
I dunno, I liked it better when some teams tried that approach, while others had a Rickey Henderson, or Vinnie "Pickles" Coleman, etc., and worked the small-ball scenario far more than the three-run-homer scenario. And to be honest, the power game is all that gets praise in the baseball media these days. The narrative has become "How many home runs can be hit by one team, and the league in general, this season?" There are no other narratives out there, with the possible exception of the Ohtani aberration.
It seems that the baseball writers/pundits want to award a World Championship based solely on the total number of homers hit by a team, and don't give a rat's ass if that same team strikes out a record number of times in the process. And the Homer Champions will seemingly be crowned whether or not they even make a World Series appearance.
It's just not how baseball is supposed to be... sigh... if you want the home run to be the be-all and end-all of the sport, just change it to 162 two-hour editions of Home Run Derby. Do away with base running and defense, put together teams of sluggers, have BP pitchers toss them up big fat ones, and watch 50 or 60 balls go out a night in every "game".
Just don't call it baseball. The bases will have become superfluous.
MLB has morphed into Earl Weaver's Baseball -- now, it seems, the only acceptable way to structure an offense is to assiduously work the two-guys-walk-and-then-get-the-three-run-homer scenario.
Weaver's entire theory of baseball offense was to get the three-run homer as often as possible, preferably on one or two hits. If you can't hit the ball out of the park, best to not even try to make contact -- take your walks and get on base for the big lumber. And when you can't walk, striking out is better than making weak contact. Weaver fined players for hitting singles when they had three-ball counts, if that gives you an idea...
I dunno, I liked it better when some teams tried that approach, while others had a Rickey Henderson, or Vinnie "Pickles" Coleman, etc., and worked the small-ball scenario far more than the three-run-homer scenario. And to be honest, the power game is all that gets praise in the baseball media these days. The narrative has become "How many home runs can be hit by one team, and the league in general, this season?" There are no other narratives out there, with the possible exception of the Ohtani aberration.
It seems that the baseball writers/pundits want to award a World Championship based solely on the total number of homers hit by a team, and don't give a rat's ass if that same team strikes out a record number of times in the process. And the Homer Champions will seemingly be crowned whether or not they even make a World Series appearance.
It's just not how baseball is supposed to be... sigh... if you want the home run to be the be-all and end-all of the sport, just change it to 162 two-hour editions of Home Run Derby. Do away with base running and defense, put together teams of sluggers, have BP pitchers toss them up big fat ones, and watch 50 or 60 balls go out a night in every "game".
Just don't call it baseball. The bases will have become superfluous.
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With some quality arms in lower level like Hancock and Rosario looking like they could be good bullpen pieces and Butler returning next month..
Wonder if we may see Montgomery who itching to be a starter and Wilson involved in some near future transactions
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Wonder if we may see Montgomery who itching to be a starter and Wilson involved in some near future transactions
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Speaking of potential rest-of-season rentals... does anyone think it possible that the Nats will be tanking enough by the TD that they might shop Harper around as a rental? Especially if some of their key pitching goes on extended visits to the DL?
I could see management pulling that kind of trigger to try and cash in on a rental of a soon-to-be FA. Especially if Scherzer and/or Strasberg, who have proven to be somewhat fragile at times, should go on the DL and the team fade far enough back that cashing in on a rental starts to make sense...
I could see management pulling that kind of trigger to try and cash in on a rental of a soon-to-be FA. Especially if Scherzer and/or Strasberg, who have proven to be somewhat fragile at times, should go on the DL and the team fade far enough back that cashing in on a rental starts to make sense...
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The first part is that they aren't going to be sellers at the deadline. They're going to do whatever it takes to win like bringing up Juan Soto from AA. They're not going in the tank when Harper leaves but this is their last chance in the last couple of years to dominate and I expect them to do that. Now when you say key pitchers is that Scherzer or Strasburg, and if so do you mean weeks or season ending? I think it would take both out for the year for them to unload.