If you say so. I had to Google around to see what was hot to make the damn joke work.Originally Posted by mvp 78
If you say so. I had to Google around to see what was hot to make the damn joke work.
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Fortnite is still really popular, but I think it's probably more of a casual or kids game at this point.
Aside from League of Legends (probably the most famous esports game), I think Dota 2 is probably the "cooler" esports game at the moment. I haven't heard much about the others and don't really play any online games to begin with.
No surprise.
I'd like to see Lin accept a minor league deal with us.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Now that he has been DFA'd I'm ok with bringing Lin back as a non-40 man player. BBut if they let him go or he elects free agency or a return back home, that';s fine, too. He's not exactly irreplaceable.
Of course, this move is to open spaces on the 40-man to protect Rule 5 eligible players. As the Sox have 6 very obvious candidates (Groome, Mata, Seabold, Rosario, Potts and Downs), so someone else is obviously gone within a couple weeks as well. There is no shortage of obvious candidates or DFA...
You're using fuzzy math.
Price's birthday is August 26.
Mookie's is October 7.
That's a difference of only 42 days, but you're making it into a full year.
Might as well use exact ages down to the days, if you're going to do a fair comparison.
Edit: Or you can just use the same method Baseball-Reference uses, the player's age at the start of the season.
That makes Price's 2016 season his age 30 season, and Mookie's 2021 season his age 28 season.
2 years difference.
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Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
That's kind of scary right there.
You're paying for 9 post-prime years.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
So all pitchers are injury-prone.
Maybe we should stay away from them altogether.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
I assume when "Making a Strawman" becomes an Olympic event, you will be representing Canada?So all pitchers are injury-prone.
Maybe we should stay away from them altogether.
I do think it is a good idea to not give $200 mill/7 year contracts to pitchers over 30. Not really sure how that equates to "avoid pitchers altogether."
No, I said I'd make it 2 years, and I did.
All I said was Betts will be 28 his whole. first year. I did not argue that Price should count as a year older due to 42 days.
I'll take 3 prime and 9 post prime over 0 prime and 7 post prime.
If you want to break it down further as 26-30 prime, 31-34 post prime and 35+ past post prime, we have this:
Price: 0-4-3
Betts: 3-4-5
The real difference in Betts has 3 more prime and 2 more past post prime.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
One would expect Betts to be better at 37 than a pitcher.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Again, it would be 1 and 6 for Price, since he was 30 at the start of 2016.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
When I pointed out that the difference between Price and Betts was 2 years instead of the 4 you've been quoting, you dismissed it and deflected to the "But Price is a pitcher" argument.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
I'm sure the Angels thought the same about Pujols.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Once could argue most of the "near expendables" are players that could easily be replaced. They are not likely to be DFA'd, but trading some for prospects or players not 40-man roster required could be options:
11 Near Expendable:
Walden
Brasier
Brewer
Taylor
Weber
Arauz
Mazza
Plawecki
Valdez
Covey
Grullon
Only Plawecki and Taylor have clear roles on the 2021 team, and both could be easily replaced.
Add these 11 to the list of "expendables," and you get 22 players that are not really prized in any way.
This has to be one of the weakest bottom halves of a 40 man roster of any Sox team in a very long time.
Yes, I'm bringing up his name: thanks DD!
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Of the 18 "Keepers," ERod and Sale will likely start on the 60 Day IL, Beni and Eovaldi are questionable, Barnes & Perez are in their last year of team control, and Munoz, Arroyo and Pivetta are not really anyone to get too excited about. (I'll chalk 2021 up as an outlier for JD.) Vaz has been up and down. Houck started 6 games. Chavis could be mini-Middy. DHern still walks too many batters, and Dalbec's sample size is rather small.
Our core of healthy and durable players is rather small. One could view it as only 11 players, 2 of whom are FAs after 2021.:
Vaz
Bogey
Barnes
ERod
Devers
JD
DHern
Dalbec
Perez
Verdugo
Houck
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
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