Can't see that. Robles would be a key cog in the OF, unless you believe Soto/Eaton/Taylor is going to cut it. They really don't need SP, at least front-line SPs, with Strasburg and Scherzer. Roark is okay, Fedde is an up and comer, Joe Ross is returning from injury. They should bottom feed for a couple of guys, get a 2B, upgrade the bullpen and call it good.Impossible to prove, but I think they want him. He’s a foundational player for this franchise. Assuming he doesn’t transition to 1B next year, it would free them to trade Robles for other needs, esp SP.
He's saying if they got Harper back and kept him in the OF, it would be Soto/Eaton/Harper.Can't see that. Robles would be a key cog in the OF, unless you believe Soto/Eaton/Taylor is going to cut it.
They need SP. You cannot count on Strasburgh to remain healthy — in fact, you can count on him to miss chunks of virtually every season. Roark did not have a good year. Ross has given them nothing, substantially because of injury.Can't see that. Robles would be a key cog in the OF, unless you believe Soto/Eaton/Taylor is going to cut it. They really don't need SP, at least front-line SPs, with Strasburg and Scherzer. Roark is okay, Fedde is an up and comer, Joe Ross is returning from injury. They should bottom feed for a couple of guys, get a 2B, upgrade the bullpen and call it good.
Yeah, I don't think anyone else is really in who is at least a semi-contender, I wonder how much Boras will get them to pay.Nightingale: “Harper will sign with Phillies. You can bank on it.”
I'm guessing 10/370 with an opt out after the 3rd or 4th year.Yeah, I don't think anyone else is really in who is at least a semi-contender, I wonder how much Boras will get them to pay.
Maybe another $10 MM, maybe they offer opt outs. But that’s probably it. They’ll let Philadelphia eat the contract.How much more would the Nationals offer if Harper would otherwise go to a divisional rival, especially one in such close geographic proximity?
I heard that about the Giants too, but I'm not sure if it was the Giants expressing interest , or some pundits predicting that SF would be a good landing spot for him.I fully understand wanting to move on from the overrated wheel-spinning of Joe Maddon, but holding out for Joe Girardi is really odd to me. If true I guess that means the Cubs think the clubhouse needs a taskmaster? Still feels like an odd overall fit for that organization.
Wonder if the Yankees would find Bryant more interesting than Machado? Might be a more awkward roster fit since he can't play SS like MM can.
I'm surprised there isn't more on the Giants with Harper. I'm sure I heard somewhere they were really interested, maybe even prioritizing him, and now, nothing. Maybe they dipped their toes and felt he was too expensive/ not interested.
I think you're right. I ate it up like a sucker because it seemed like a decent fit, but then the Giants haven't really exploded with cash for anyone that I can recall since Zito and done pretty well by that. Wonder if dropping $370m is something the new guy wants to do right out of the gate, too.I heard that about the Giants too, but I'm not sure if it was the Giants expressing interest , or some pundits predicting that SF would be a good landing spot for him.
The reality is that Mauer wanted to retire, to spend more time with his family, after the recurrence of concussion issues last season. The Twins certainly don't need him going forward, but this was hardly a callous act on their part.The reality though is the rebuilding Twins no longer want him, and he has nothing to gain by having to compete for a lesser role for a year or two in another city.
https://theathletic.com/646072/2018/11/10/rosenthal-astros-had-trade-in-place-for-bryce-harper-in-july-but-nats-ownership-said-no/Baseball is a game of what-ifs and near-misses, both on and off the field.
Here is a what-if that might have changed the course of the 2018 season:
What if the Houston Astros had acquired Bryce Harper at the non-waiver deadline?
The Astros had a trade in place for Harper on July 30, but the deal collapsed when Washington Nationals ownership refused to approve the move, according to major-league sources.
Without Harper, the Astros still finished 103-59, won their second straight AL West title and swept the Cleveland Indians in the Division Series. But in the American League Championship Series, the eventual World Series champion Boston Red Sox defeated the Astros in only five games.
For Harper, the Nationals would have obtained right-hander J.B. Bukauskas, the Astros’ No. 8 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, and two other minor leaguers, sources said. Catcher Garrett Stubbs, the team’s No. 15 prospect, was in play, and the Nationals would have received another, low-level, minor-league pitcher as well.
1) Probably.Is Boras floating the idea of Harper being open to a move to 1B just a way to keep the Yankees as an option? With them reupping Gardner they have no openings in the outfield at all. But they do need a 1Bman.
He played CF this year for the Nats and wasn’t an embarrassment. There’s no doubt he can still be a very good RF.
If he does go back to the Nats, they should look to trade Eaton and go with Robles or Taylor in CF. Don’t know if they’d get anything but salary relief, but he’s a bad fit and a mediocre hitter at this point.
This is not the first time I haven't known to whom you are replying. Am I the real Dope?Too bad you're not a GM then, because you obviously know a lot more than anyone else.
Here is something to chew on:The Defensive stats we see are like plus / minus ratings in hockey. Or RBI in baseball.
I’d be interested to see what can be gleaned from stat cast in this new era, but dWAR and its ilk are context-dependent counting stats.
He was replying to P91in post #78. but I agree with (I assume) your overall point: it’s helpful to other readers when people quote the post they are responding to.This is not the first time I haven't known to whom you are replying. Am I the real Dope?
No, but you may have Plympton blocked.This is not the first time I haven't known to whom you are replying. Am I the real Dope?
I usually do, but sometimes if it's the post just before, I don't bother. But I'm now reminded it's probably good to anyway, for when people have people blocked.He was replying to P91in post #78. but I agree with (I assume) your overall point: it’s helpful to other readers when people quote the post they are responding to.
It's not perfect given wall limitations in parks like PNC, AT&T, Fenway to name a few, but what do you think about wOAA, weighted Outs Above Average? Statcast based stat that averages catch ratings relative to perceived difficulty of items like reaction time. It's not perfect but seems a solid option.I’d be interested to see what can be gleaned from stat cast in this new era
Like you say, it’s not perfect given walk limitations. It’s alao going to still be fooled by who is playing next to you. If Jackie Bradley is playing next to you, or if Kevin Mitchell is playing next to you, is going to affect your ability to catch stuff.It's not perfect given wall limitations in parks like PNC, AT&T, Fenway to name a few, but what do you think about wOAA, weighted Outs Above Average? Statcast based stat that averages catch ratings relative to perceived difficulty of items like reaction time. It's not perfect but seems a solid option.
Also don't know the full details but have heard another metric with improved backing is coming next spring.
There's a pretty immense gap between 'not perfect' and worthless, everyone knows they're far from perfect but choosing to pretend they don't exist in Harper's case is pretty silly, dcmissile gave you some specifics there.Like you say, it’s not perfect given wall limitations.
Right. If you look at a list of RBI leaders there are a lot of good hitters on it. RBI aren’t a worthless stat at all, if that’s all you have.There's a pretty immense gap between 'not perfect' and worthless, everyone knows they're far from perfect but choosing to pretend they don't exist in Harper's case is pretty silly, dcmissile gave you some specifics there.
Great, but this was a Harper-specific discussion. Do you have anything to say specifically about his defense or not?Right. If you look at a list of RBI leaders there are a lot of good hitters on it. RBI aren’t a worthless stat at all, if that’s all you have.
Is there a place where the public has access to the data on his his speed, jumps, and routes? My impressions was the answer to that is no.Great, but this was a Harper-specific discussion. Do you have anything to say specifically about his defense or not?
This I think we can probably all agree on.The Nats offer of 10 years and $300 million is more than fair. I would not want my favorite team to exceed it.
All declined except Ryu.The 7 free agents who received qualifying offers:
Dallas Keuchel, L
Patrick Corbin, LHP Ari
AJ Pollock, CF, Ari
Yasmani Grandal, C, LAN
Hyun-Jin Ryu, LHP, LAN
Bryce Harper, RF, Was
Craig Kimbrel, RP, Bos
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I think one of these players is a FA this year.Justin Turner, Yoenis Cespedes, Edwin Encarnacion, Dallas Keuchel, Kenley Jansen have declined qualifying offers.
Yes, just KeuchelI think one of these players is a FA this year.
In Acuna, sportswriters once again prove that they do not understand that the clock in baseball is counted in “outs”Ohtani won AL ROY getting 25/30 1st place votes. Acuna ran away with NL ROY.