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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
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Originally Posted by
dougdirt
I am not saying EE has changed. I am saying that the excuse that anyone could have had him for free at some point in time doesn't tell us much of anything. I conveyed that poorly in my previous post.
It tells us more than the Bautista example does in that context.
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
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Originally Posted by
dougdirt
I am not saying EE has changed. I am saying that the excuse that anyone could have had him for free at some point in time doesn't tell us much of anything. I conveyed that poorly in my previous post.
Teams could have had Josh Hamilton and Johan Santana for $50,000 in the rule five draft, and every team had 15 chances to pick Albert Pujols in the June draft.
The fact that a handfull of players eligible for the rule five draft and available in the 16th round of the June draft turned out to be great, doesn't change the fact that 99% of them aren't very good. The same is true for players placed on waivers.
The fact that a player was once placed on waivers tells us bostloads about that player. It tells us that the odds are high that he will ever be at least a league average player. Sure some do, but the vast majority do not.
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
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Originally Posted by
757690
Teams could have had Josh Hamilton and Johan Santana for $50,000 in the rule five draft, and every team had 15 chances to pick Albert Pujols in the June draft.
The fact that a handfull of players eligible for the rule five draft and available in the 16th round of the June draft turned out to be great, doesn't change the fact that 99% of them aren't very good. The same is true for players placed on waivers.
The fact that a player was once placed on waivers tells us bostloads about that player. It tells us that the odds are high that he will ever be at least a league average player. Sure some do, but the vast majority do not.
Edwin has actually been an above average hitter in his career, with a career 106 OPS+.
And while you are right that someone being placed on waivers probably tells us something about that player, it doesn't mean that there aren't exceptions. Edwin has generally been a solid hitter, it has been his defense that has been the problem in his game.
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
Edwin just clubbed another HR.
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
Speaking of EE, Josh Roenicke and Zach Stewart have been pitching out of the bullpen for the Rockies and White Sox, respectively.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...oenijo01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...tewaza01.shtml
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
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Originally Posted by
Tom Servo
Edwin just clubbed another HR.
Edwin is crazy at the Skydome.
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
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Originally Posted by
edabbs44
Edwin is crazy at the Skydome.
Indeed. MUCH easier to hit there than pitcher friendly GABP...wait, what?
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
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Originally Posted by
membengal
Indeed. MUCH easier to hit there than pitcher friendly GABP...wait, what?
Just makes you wonder.
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
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Originally Posted by
membengal
Indeed. MUCH easier to hit there than pitcher friendly GABP...wait, what?
Rogers Centre has been a better hitters park than GABP every year from 2009 to now, according to MLB Park Factors.
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
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Originally Posted by
757690
Rogers Centre has been a better hitters park than GABP every year from 2009 to now, according to MLB Park Factors.
Cool. And GABP is such a pitcher's paradise, right?
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
The EE hate on this board is silly.
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
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Originally Posted by
edabbs44
Just makes you wonder.
Oh. I would guess that's another one of your veiled accusations of steroid use by a player. Ok.
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
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Originally Posted by
757690
Rogers Centre has been a better hitters park than GABP every year from 2009 to now, according to MLB Park Factors.
Anyone see Coco blow a save there on Friday night? He had some horrible defense behind him but he still was very hittable. Same old Coco. We know him well
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
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Originally Posted by
membengal
Oh. I would guess that's another one of your veiled accusations of steroid use by a player. Ok.
A one instrument band that is
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Re: Tracking - Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger, Sappelt, Wood, Torreyes
DENO sighting, 926 OPS plus beard