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vaff87 wrote:Anybody know what happened to Matt Dean?
Chiseled from shoulders to legs; strong core; great backside.
Schadenfreude wrote:
For those curious how (roughly) 20-80 ratings might translate, here's a math-y version.
Thus, Pompey's hit/power tools suggest, by that scale (and making some assumptions about his walk rate), something like a .280/.330/.420, without controlling for park factors and so forth. A .750 OPS is above league-average, and a good defensive center fielder with some speed who hits at a league-average rate is a very valuable asset.
Also, in the Hunter Renfroe writeup:Chiseled from shoulders to legs; strong core; great backside.
Never, ever ceases to amuse me.
vaff87 wrote:Schadenfreude wrote:
For those curious how (roughly) 20-80 ratings might translate, here's a math-y version.
Thus, Pompey's hit/power tools suggest, by that scale (and making some assumptions about his walk rate), something like a .280/.330/.420, without controlling for park factors and so forth. A .750 OPS is above league-average, and a good defensive center fielder with some speed who hits at a league-average rate is a very valuable asset.
Also, in the Hunter Renfroe writeup:Chiseled from shoulders to legs; strong core; great backside.
Never, ever ceases to amuse me.
I'm thinking JPK qualifies for that 20 hit tool these days
Graham's Cracker wrote:vaff87 wrote:Schadenfreude wrote:
For those curious how (roughly) 20-80 ratings might translate, here's a math-y version.
Thus, Pompey's hit/power tools suggest, by that scale (and making some assumptions about his walk rate), something like a .280/.330/.420, without controlling for park factors and so forth. A .750 OPS is above league-average, and a good defensive center fielder with some speed who hits at a league-average rate is a very valuable asset.
Also, in the Hunter Renfroe writeup:
Never, ever ceases to amuse me.
I'm thinking JPK qualifies for that 20 hit tool these days
A 20 bat but an 80 confidence. Hopefully, this demotion humbles him enough that he'll be a little more open-minded.
Schadenfreude wrote:
For those curious how (roughly) 20-80 ratings might translate, here's a math-y version.
Thus, Pompey's hit/power tools suggest, by that scale (and making some assumptions about his walk rate), something like a .280/.330/.420, without controlling for park factors and so forth. A .750 OPS is above league-average, and a good defensive center fielder with some speed who hits at a league-average rate is a very valuable asset.
Hoopstarr wrote:with some speed who hits at a league-average rate is a very valuable asset.
Schadenfreude wrote:dagger wrote:I wonder if AA's fixation with assets just screws up timetables right down the line. Esmail Rogers sucks, but AA isn't going to give him the hook so Stroman has to stay in BUF, McGuire who finally seems to deserve a promotion stays in NH, and Norris who has nothing much to gain from more starts in DUN has to hang in there. If not Stroman, than perhaps Drabek or Nolin (when the latter is healthy). All blocked by Rogers who is only suited for pitching in the wrong end of a bad blowout.
Okay, AA, if it will help balance the ledger, dealing Lincoln for Kratz and Rasmussen worked out well enough. Feel better now?
I'm not a fan of Rogers by any stretch, but I'm not sure that he's blocking anyone. Stroman was already up, and as soon as one of our suddenly-competent scrub starters turns back into a pumpkin, he'll undoubtedly be back up again. Drabek had been getting shellacked in AAA before tonight, and it's still an open question as to whether Nolin has the necessary stuff to beat big league hitters (and it's also concerning that, in a smallish sample, his walk rate has climbed in his AAA starts this year and last).
Now, is Rogers blocking a much better reliever? Definitely. But the travails with the trio of starters probably owe to other considerations.
Top pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard has been placed on the disabled list and will be dispatched to New York for an examination with team doctors after being diagnosed with a flexor pronator strain in his right elbow.
The injury can be a precursor to Tommy John surgery, but the Mets portrayed the injury as "mild" and not overly concerning.
SharoneWright wrote:OT: Syndergaard elbow injuryTop pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard has been placed on the disabled list and will be dispatched to New York for an examination with team doctors after being diagnosed with a flexor pronator strain in his right elbow.
The injury can be a precursor to Tommy John surgery, but the Mets portrayed the injury as "mild" and not overly concerning.
http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_ ... bow-injury
Santoki wrote:
Is it horrible for me to hope him and D'Arnaud never pan out so we can stop judging trades so early?
Schadenfreude wrote:a significant blow in the War of Jenkins' ERA
tecumseh18 wrote:Santoki wrote:
Is it horrible for me to hope him and D'Arnaud never pan out so we can stop judging trades so early?
It's not too early to judge the trade as a massive overpay by the Jays. If Dickie helps us win the Series, then the conversation can start about whether it still may have been worth it.
But especially in the case of Snydergaard, why be so horrible? He was one of our big 3. Since his team is in the other league, we can still take a rooting interest in a guy the Jays scouted and helped to develop. It's not his fault he was traded.
Santoki wrote:tecumseh18 wrote:Santoki wrote:
Is it horrible for me to hope him and D'Arnaud never pan out so we can stop judging trades so early?
It's not too early to judge the trade as a massive overpay by the Jays. If Dickie helps us win the Series, then the conversation can start about whether it still may have been worth it.
But especially in the case of Snydergaard, why be so horrible? He was one of our big 3. Since his team is in the other league, we can still take a rooting interest in a guy the Jays scouted and helped to develop. It's not his fault he was traded.
I never really picked a side in the debate, but something inside me wants both of them to fail to justify the deal. Or at least so we can have a bit more perspective and patience when it comes to these sorts of deals.