JS19
Legends Never Die
I wonder when people will realize that 30+ Stroman starts is better than 11 Price starts...
What's more intriguing is I wonder when people will realize that Hendriks isn't as good as they think.
I wonder when people will realize that 30+ Stroman starts is better than 11 Price starts...
I wonder when people will realize that 30+ Stroman starts is better than 11 Price starts...
Is there any talk about him having an innings limit? Is it realistic to think he can hit 200 innings?
Is there any talk about him having an innings limit? Is it realistic to think he can hit 200 innings?
Is there any talk about him having an innings limit? Is it realistic to think he can hit 200 innings?
They got Price and a couple of really nice bullpen pieces in Smith and Kimbrel and they bring back pretty much everyone from an offense that was 4th in the majors last year (and unlike the Yankees, most of the guys who contributed to that are in the upward stage of their careers).
Throw in the inevitable dead cat bounce from Hanley and Sandoval and that's a damn good team.
of course it's debatable. actually way more than just debatable. yankees have been the far better team in each of the last 2yrs, and have improved significantly this offseason.
boston was overrated 2yrs ago. overrated last year. and are overrated this year again. they had as many significant overachievers last year as they did underachievers. the fact that they had a babip-infused hot streak in august after they were virtually eliminated is meaningless. adding price is a nice upgrade, but not enough to turn a last place team into a favorite.
Sanchez-Cecil-Osuna is a damn good back end of the pen. It's the middle relief arms that I worry about.
Woah who's that in your pic? Looks like Eden Hazard lol
Jonathan Diaz
Don't get TF97 started. Once you bring Diaz up, he never stops
Bapip-infused? c'mon now.
You know the underachieved. I know they underachieved.
I hate the Redsox. It's an obnoxious fanbase. They aren't very likable. But that team is a hell of a lot better than we saw last season. The Yankees are an old team relying heavily on a 40 year old Arod, a 35 year old broken down Teixera and a rotation made of glass. You can't sit there and tell me you thought they had the second best offense in baseball last year hence, overachieving. The Yankees are taking the Royals approach in that they're not going to try and rely on their starts and just get to the 7th inning.
Everything that went wrong for Boston last year, did. Everyone in that lineup outside of Ortiz and Betts was pretty damn bad for the most part. The only reliable starter they had was Buchholz and I strongly doubt that happens again. Boston likely takes this division IMO unless the Yankees or Jays get some starting help.
there is no inevitable dead cat bounce from ramirez and sandoval. just like there wasn't last year from craig masterson victorino. the more likely scenario after years as bad as those is that they are permanently broken. but as with the likes of victorino masterson craig last year, the projections will overrate these guys.
The projections will like those guys specifically because a bounceback season IS the most likely scenario, based on historical precedent. You may not expect a bounceback, and that's perfectly fair, but based on their ages and track records, 2015 is not likely the new norm.
Jonathan Diaz
Don't get TF97 started. Once you bring Diaz up, he never stops
So...Mat Latos is still a free agent....I know he's apparently a jerk, but that ceiling...
Could probably get him on a one year deal. I feel like there's enough strong personalities in the clubhouse that having one jerk shouldn't affect things too much.
There's some causes for alarm with both.
Hanley's BB% was the lowest of his career, pull % the second lowest of his career, and soft contact % the highest of his career. Couple that with the fact that he's positionless, and yikes.
Sandoval; lowest BB%, highest K%, lowest iso, lowest pull %, lowest hard contact rate. Coupled with the worst defensive season of his career, and also yikes.
It's actually quite interesting just how generous steamer is to both considering it is the regression machine.
Them bouncing back next year IS regression.
Projecting a 32 year old to have his second highest iso mark in five calendar years is not proper regression.
Ditto goes for Sandoval, who's iso and walk rate have steadily declined since 2012.
A lot of career noise in the steamer projections for both.
The yankees have 2 old guys they rely in key roles - a 40yr old DH and a 35yr old 1B. the only others over 32 are a guy battling for the #5sp slot and a bench OF.
The Sox also have 2 key old guys - a 40yr old DH, as well as a 41yr old as their 2nd best reliver. Add in a 35yr old platoon catcher.
The yanks boast a young deep rotation, a ******** and young bullpen, and as deep a lineup as any team in baseball. They are even better this year than the very good team they were last year.
McCann will be 32, Headley will be 32, Gardner is 32, Beltran is 38 (and their starting RFer), and Ellsbury is 32. Why cutoff at that age when they are all clearly past their peak but heavily relied upon?