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Teoscar in CF seems only marginally worse than putting Rowdy Tellez at shortstop. The guy is a lousy defensive corner outfielder. Bizarre.
Man, Atkins really wants Emerson Hancock.Teoscar in CF seems only marginally worse than putting Rowdy Tellez at shortstop. The guy is a lousy defensive corner outfielder. Bizarre.
5 MLB games this year for him
It was nice of the yanks to take some of that salary on for us. What a fall from grace for Tulo
Teoscar in CF seems only marginally worse than putting Rowdy Tellez at shortstop. The guy is a lousy defensive corner outfielder. Bizarre.
Any reviews/grades on the Jays draft yet?
The other day, a high-ranking baseball executive referred to a time when most teams operated very, very differently than they do now, and remembered how aggressively clubs used to pursue a wild-card entry into the playoffs, how they would be willing to overpay in a midseason trade to merely reach the postseason.
Really, it was just a decade ago. But given the explosion in baseball analytics and the change in the rules for postseason berths, with wild-card entrants guaranteed only one game, the executive said, teams have a different perspective. "Nobody's going to be hyperaggressive if they think their only shot [for the playoffs] is a possible wild card," he said. "Nobody thinks that way anymore."
This is important to remember in framing the upcoming trade market, because it appears that half of the division races will be regarded by front offices as locked down.
The Twins, Dodgers and Astros probably won't overpay for anything these days, given their current context.
If there are fewer buyers, as it appears, then teams such as the Phillies, Braves, Yankees and Rays could benefit. The Yankees need a starting pitcher, and as they talk with Keuchel about a possible deal, they have the leverage of understanding that there are plenty of other market options to consider -- Madison Bumgarner, the Jays' Marcus Stroman and Aaron Sanchez, the Mariners' Marco Gonzales, perhaps Mike Minor of the Rangers and Matthew Boyd of the Tigers. Even if the Yankees, Braves and Phillies wait out the high prices, they're probably bound to get somebody decent.
A common practice of sellers is to try to dump salary close to the trade deadline, leaving big-market teams in a commanding position to grab more expensive veterans -- an advantage the Phillies might have over the Braves, because the Phillies are flush in available dollars and Atlanta has very little flexibility.
Great, another buyer's market.
Any reviews/grades on the Jays draft yet?
Great, another buyer's market.
Why is it every time we have decent players to trade the asset bubble bursts?