fringe Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Im on board with sabermetrics? Lol, Where did you get that idea? Im sure you can use AI to show Dusty is a bad manager. Truth is hes taken his teams to the playoffs more often than not. Big markets and small markets, inherited and built. He has his faults but guys love to play for him. Maybe thats a metric now. Maybe now they want Harvard snots as managers now and guys like he and Girardi arent the future. We'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 There are no small markets in sports..small markets don't get professional sports franchised...except the wnba. Chicago, San Fran? Dc? Small markets? They're literally top 6 American markets Chicago is three..San Francisco is 5 dc is 6 maybe even higher now..it's been a while since I worked in markets..I do know that dc and San Fran are one and two in most expensive places to live..not nyc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Cincinnati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Cincinnatinot a small market. Cincy is a top 30 market in country of thousands of markets. Now you can argue relativity to baseball, but as I said, small markets do not get professional sports franchises. Every baseball team can and should have payroll of 200 million. Cheap owners want to scream small market...then they should move their teams to some shitty town in Delaware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 The market is not germane to the subject. Hes taken his teams to the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 As far as the big market/small market. Its easier to get a free agent to L A then to Seattle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 As far as the big market/small market. Its easier to get a free agent to L A then to Seattleno it isn't..see cano Robinson If you pay them, they will come..pony up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 no it isn't..see cano Robinson If you pay them, they will come..pony up i didn't say it was impossible, just easier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 i didn't say it was impossible, just easier...if you're talking same money, I agree. But all you have to do, like in every business is outbid the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 if you're talking same money, I agree. But all you have to do, like in every business is outbid the competition. let's see if the Giants get Giancarlo Stanton then I'll be less cranky. Not saying they're a small market team- Their problem attracting sluggers is the ballpark is too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Balls are flying out if every park these days with the change in the balls so I don't think parks are going to make as big of a difference as it used to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I think the Giants got last years shipment. Fake Yankee Stadium and minoot made Park are still tiny. Seriously, that 1 handed shot by Pugh? That was infield fly rule almost! And then how can you say the bullpen sucks when they cant get movement on a piece of glass- and when they do get their pitch the pop up leaves the yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I don't know man..Yankee relivers.. specifically Dave Robertson has been spinning that hook better than Adam Wainwright in his prime. So have many other relief pitchers. Houston has a terrible bullpen, it's just a fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Well tonight lets hope its mostly starters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Tanaka...class act. Stays with yanks. Would have been the best free agent pitcher on the Al market. Arrieta is a nl pitcher and darvish lost it. Mediocre now.. maybe he will get better, but he has regressed every year...and I'm taking his injury into consideration. Tanaka was great in the second half and a beast in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I still havent gotten over Arietta going Deep on Bumgardner. He can rot in hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 My off-season wish list for the Yankees They have to upgrade at back up catcher..Alex Avila is a free agent..grab him. Looks like yogi Berra compared to automatic out no power romine. Left specialist for the awesome bullpen. The guy on the royals is a free agent and is really good against lefties..I forgot his name..once highly touted starter. Mike something Dh and sp could be filled in one guy Otani. On days he pitches, whoever the guy playing third base is will dh and utility infielder plays third...or dh Sanchez and keep your best lineup...or slot otani into the batting order..so many possibilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Otani to be posted. I think the Yankees get him..they have Tanaka, a fellow countryman who will surely make his transition easier. I guess whatever team gets darvish will have the same advantage. Otani fills three needs.. a starting pitcher, a dh and more youth. Then sign sabathia on a one year deal for veteran leadership and a veteran corner infielder that can spell headley and bird.. assuming headley doesn't get traded. Alex Avila would be high on my list too. A back up catcher than can post a positive war almost all don't so it's hard to find, but it can be the difference between the division and the wild card. Austin romine is bad at baseball. He should not be on a major league roster. Upgrading the back up catcher should be a priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Here's my trade idea..Yankees get Marcel ozuna and Giancarlo Stanton. Yankees eat all if Giancarlos contact and trade Clint Frazier, chance Adams and Domingo Acevedo to the marlins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Imagine the outrage if jeter immediately traded his best player to the Yankees. Imagine all the hot takes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I don't think the Yanks are involved- Dodger, Phillies, Giants from what I hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Well, I'd go for ozuna either way..he is a healthier, unheralded version of Bryce Harper. Could get him for pitching prospects and Clint fazier..then lock him up with a 6 year deal in the 100 mil range. Bam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 They have ozuna until 2020. Don't think the Marlins would be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 They need pitching more than any team in the league...the Yankees have a wealth of high upside pitching prospects.. actually they have a wealth of ever prospect. That's why you include Frazier..gives them high upside outfielder to replace ozuna under control until 2023. A better comparison than Harper is a healthy, harder working cespedes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Id take Cespedes for Pence in a heartbeat. No one would take his contract though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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