Soto had him by six points in OPS. Acuna had him forty on slugging and two in OPS+. Either is fine.
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Assuming you mean MLB pitches, nope. That goes to Paul Schreiber, with a 22 season gap between the 1923 Dodgers and 1945 Yankees. Clay Touchstone, with a gap between the 1929 Braves, 1945 White Sox, would also exceed this duration.Assuming [Ankiel] made it, that would have to be a record for longest time between pitches, right?
Did you factor in the home ballparks? It could have went to either player.In Acuna, sportswriters once again prove that they do not understand that the clock in baseball is counted in “outs”
Soto had him by 40 points of OBP. Soto had the higher OPS. The defensive difference by at least some of the less bad metrics was small.
Soto should have won.
And since it's that close, it should go to the guy who led his team (literally, from the leadoff spot) to the division title.Did you factor in the home ballparks? It could have went to either player.
They're offensive equals (Acuna the slight edge in OPS+, Soto slight edge in wRC+ & wOBA). They play the same position. UZR thinks Acuna was great and Soto was below average. DRS thinks Acuna was above average and Soto was below average.And since it's that close, it should go to the guy who led his team (literally, from the leadoff spot) to the division title.
Isn't it a little expensive to refit an entire stadium lighting to black lights?
Not gonna lie, gonna miss seeing him at bat once in awhile.
Adrian Beltre has announced he’s retiring. Sure Hall of Famer.
Especially Segura who is an actual asset on a good contract.Why would you trade anything for the right to pay Will Myers 95.5 million over the next 5 years?
IDK if we have the prospects for Diaz. Say bye to Hernandez and probably Chavis at leastWould like to see the Red Sox let Kimbrel walk and go after Diaz if they’re really blowing it up.
Myers still seems young enough and has decent enough peripherals that you could imagine a breakout, but even if he does, his contract is a very backloaded 4/$64m in guaranteed money. Say he rebounds — I don’t know who’d want to trade for him at 3/$61m either.I don't really get what Seattle is doing here, because getting Myers wouldn't really be consistent with the Sheffield deal, and I don't know that the Smith deal makes sense alongside either move. Granted Myers is only 27, but still.
Also he is bad defensively everywhere.Myers still seems young enough and has decent enough peripherals that you could imagine a breakout, but even if he does, his contract is a very backloaded 4/$64m in guaranteed money. Say he rebounds — I don’t know who’d want to trade for him at 3/$61m either.
That's going to take serious assets. Why not just go after Robertson or Britton or Miller?Would like to see the Red Sox let Kimbrel walk and go after Diaz if they’re really blowing it up.
Because Diaz is a shiny new toyThat's going to take serious assets. Why not just go after Robertson or Britton or Miller?
I'm not even really saying he's bad in a vacuum, just that if you're going full rebuild (and the Paxton trade suggests they are), I would think they'd try to go younger and cheaper. If you're going to trade for a guy like Myers, why wouldn't you keep Paxton in that case (and why would Segura be a part of it)? There doesn't really seem to be a plan at work, just "welp, let's try some different guys this time!"Myers still seems young enough and has decent enough peripherals that you could imagine a breakout, but even if he does, his contract is a very backloaded 4/$64m in guaranteed money. Say he rebounds — I don’t know who’d want to trade for him at 3/$61m either.
The sport got a little less fun today. What a career, and an absolute pleasure to watch.
Adrian Beltre has announced he’s retiring. Sure Hall of Famer.
I’m not sure it’s a “full rebuild” as much as the ole “retool,” which could be worse. Given the Mallex for Zunino trade, he seems to think the next window of contention is 21-22, when Trout, Simmons, Verlander, Cole, Springer, Treinen, and Khris Davis are out of the division. It’s possible Myers mashes then, but that’s a weird bet.I'm not even really saying he's bad in a vacuum, just that if you're going full rebuild (and the Paxton trade suggests they are), I would think they'd try to go younger and cheaper. If you're going to trade for a guy like Myers, why wouldn't you keep Paxton in that case (and why would Segura be a part of it)? There doesn't really seem to be a plan at work, just "welp, let's try some different guys this time!"
That makes the most sense to me.Isn't it entirely possible and even likely that Seattle would be taking back Myers to improve the prospects they got back from San Diego? They'll have payroll space to burn since they're unloading veterans, why not use it to get a crack at some of San Diego's high end talent? That makes much more sense than them just not having any kind of consistent plan.
Devers + gets it done. A 24 year old lights out closer under your control. Don’t need to invest in older, injury prone closers who will command multi year deals. Sign Donaldson to play 3rd.That's going to take serious assets. Why not just go after Robertson or Britton or Miller?
I definitely wouldn't do that. Devers could be special, and even in an "off" year that included a DL stint, he hit 21 homers and had a terrific postseason, at age 21.Devers + gets it done. A 24 year old lights out closer under your control. Don’t need to invest in older, injury prone closers who will command multi year deals. Sign Donaldson to play 3rd.
21 year old starting third basemen are more valuable than 24 year old closers. Especially ones with All-Star ceilings.Devers + gets it done. A 24 year old lights out closer under your control. Don’t need to invest in older, injury prone closers who will command multi year deals. Sign Donaldson to play 3rd.
They never had any shot to begin with. There's no way the Mets would trade Syndegaard across town.With that many teams involved, the Yankees have no shot.
Yea, any trade would have had to include Gleybar and then more, the Mets arent going to work with the Yanks, especially with an asset the whole league would be interested in acquiring. I get that maybe they could create a trade that would "align" better than other teams(but probably not in this case) but there would be a massive negative reaction with their fan base, as there should be.They never had any shot to begin with. There's no way the Mets would trade Syndegaard across town.
Obviously the players coming back in return play a part in this, but if the Mets (as presently constituted) are worried about a negative reaction from their fan base over moving Syndergaard to the Yankees they are in the wrong business.Yea, any trade would have had to include Gleybar and then more, the Mets arent going to work with the Yanks, especially with an asset the whole league would be interested in acquiring. I get that maybe they could create a trade that would "align" better than other teams(but probably not in this case) but there would be a massive negative reaction with their fan base, as there should be.
Heh, clearly you don't follow the Mets much (understandably), so let me fill you in a bit:Obviously the players coming back in return play a part in this, but if the Mets (as presently constituted) are worried about a negative reaction from their fan base over moving Syndergaard to the Yankees they are in the wrong business.
I get it. I'm sometimes able to catch Boomer and Gio on WFAN on my drive to work, so i'm in tune to what's going on with the Mets. I probably shouldn't have used the phase "in the wrong business". But I will stand by the idea that this team (as presently constituted) shouldn't worry about fan reaction to moving Syndergaard. The fan reaction to this team couldn't get much worse and if you're not going to move deGrom, then Thor is likely the piece that can fill several voids. Which brings us back to your point #4. So, yeah, Mets.Heh, clearly you don't follow the Mets much (understandably), so let me fill you in a bit:
1) The Wilpons are clearly in the wrong business.
2) Fred Wilpon evidently is not happy when the Mets win unless the Yankees also lose the same day, even though they are in different leagues.
3) The Wilpons vetoed a few Yankee trade offers for players at the 2017 deadline where the Yankees were offering legit prospects, and the Mets ended up getting way worse prospects from other teams or just holding onto the players and losing them for nothing.
4) Their new GM is literally in the wrong business (the main reason I answered this post) as he is a lifelong agent who they just inexplicably hired as GM.
So, yeah, Mets.
Their best deal is probably with SD anyway, SD has great prospects to spare and Syndergaard would be a nice guy to build around.I get it. I'm sometimes able to catch Boomer and Gio on WFAN on my drive to work, so i'm in tune to what's going on with the Mets. I probably shouldn't have used the phase "in the wrong business". But I will stand by the idea that this team (as presently constituted) shouldn't worry about fan reaction to moving Syndergaard. The fan reaction to this team couldn't get much worse and if you're not going to move deGrom, then Thor is likely the piece that can fill several voids. Which brings us back to your point #4. So, yeah, Mets.