mikcou's latest activity
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mikcou replied to the thread Wave of mutilation: The latest injuries.And now he's on the IL. Obliques can linger, especially for pitchers, so his initial reaction post game that hed make his next start... -
mikcou replied to the thread Red Sox, Ceddanne Rafaela agree to contract extension.Fair enough, the conversation was around a set of comps; almost all of whom were guys who didnt just have average power, but had power...
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mikcou replied to the thread Red Sox, Ceddanne Rafaela agree to contract extension.He's shown pop in the minors, but theres always been questions about how well that will hold in the majors. He definitely does not...
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mikcou replied to the thread Red Sox, Ceddanne Rafaela agree to contract extension.The flip side of this is of course that Bader can actually hit left handed pitching pretty well; hes just useless against RHP, which is...
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mikcou replied to the thread Let's Lay Off That Throttle.Its a bit hard to believe ticket sales are only off 5%. Tickets for Fenway opening day are still available. I cant remember a time when...
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mikcou replied to the thread Let's Lay Off That Throttle.Its only disproving that its not true for everyone. We know from the numerous deals over the last 20+ years that normally the top bid...
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mikcou replied to the thread FanGraphs Positional Power Rankings by Team - Shortstop.Yes, I was responding to a post that thought SS defensive being 7th in MLB seemed too low. Seems pretty much right on the mark to me.
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mikcou replied to the thread FanGraphs Positional Power Rankings by Team - Shortstop.I dont see these as inconsistent at all? A consistent top 10 defensive shortstop is almost certainly going to trend around the top 50...
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mikcou replied to the thread FanGraphs Positional Power Rankings by Team - Shortstop.I agree that he was very good at short in 2023 based on the eye test(which was validated by metrics as well), but it was like 40 games ...
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mikcou replied to the thread FanGraphs Positional Power Rankings by Team - Shortstop.This seems about right. I think a lot of people got really riled up by a really small sample last August and September; Story has never...
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mikcou replied to the thread Macksonville: Mac Traded to Jaguars.Yes, you are right about the rule of 51 during the transition period/FA. Ultimately they need to get all liabilities for all players...
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mikcou replied to the thread Macksonville: Mac Traded to Jaguars.What bonus acceleration are you speaking of? He had a four year deal so it’s just the last year of the amortization; nothing is brought...
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mikcou replied to the thread Brayan Bello signed to a 6 year, $55 million extension.Longoria’s comparable deal was signed in 2008, which was a max 9/44. That initial deal was an excellent deal; now why they decided to an...
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mikcou replied to the thread Offseason rumors.NBA stars are just not good comparisons for off the court reasons as well. Guys like Lebron are making more in marketing/merchandising...
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mikcou replied to the thread Offseason rumors.This is a better analysis. The initial reaction was the point about Giolito and Fried being friends. If can’t recall any MLB player ever...