IL home runs this season mean even less than those in the majors. Using the same juiced balls -- and batting against worse pitchingAnd he just homered again, his 23rd in 281 ABs.
IL home runs this season mean even less than those in the majors. Using the same juiced balls -- and batting against worse pitchingAnd he just homered again, his 23rd in 281 ABs.
It's still a relative statistic. If you're better than everyone else in the league, it's meaningful.IL home runs this season mean even less than those in the majors. Using the same juiced balls -- and batting against worse pitching
In theory, I agree. But I not sure it can be seen as an indicator of how he would do against better pitching.It's still a relative statistic. If you're better than everyone else in the league, it's meaningful.
So, too much I guess? I'm thinking the other two prospects weren't slouches either.As per MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, the D’Backs wanted a four-prospect package that included Frazier and right-hander Clarke Schmidt, who was the 16th overall pick of the 2017 draft and rated by MLB Pipeline as the fifth-best prospect in New York’s system.
The problem is who is 'someone like Greinke'? The actual Greinke had a no-trade clause to NY and it was reported he would definitely veto a deal here if asked. He wanted to stay in ARI, but HOU was not on his no-trade list.What is the fucking point of Frazier if it's not to get someone like Greinke? Why is he just sitting in the minors?
This is so irritating. Can't wait to watch Happ get shelled in the postseason.
I didn't realize Greinke would actually veto a trade. I'd assumed that, like many players who negotiate contracts nowadays, he had put New York and other perennial contenders on his No-Trade list in order to force extension negotiations on any potential trade candidate team. Maybe that's still true but I'd have to doubt it given the amount of money Arizona ate on this deal; Cashman probably could have ponied up another year or even two at $20M per if that were the case. As Fangraphs pointed out today, Greinke is aging well because of his curveball despite his fading fastball.The problem is who is 'someone like Greinke'? The actual Greinke had a no-trade clause to NY and it was reported he would definitely veto a deal here if asked. He wanted to stay in ARI, but HOU was not on his no-trade list.
Heh, I already bumped that thread and updated it, but the short version is Loaisiga can go on now because they are at 39 after trading Harvey, and then one of Betances/Severino can bump Camarena, who is no loss. After that, it gets trickier if no one else goes on the 60 day IL but they do have two moves to go before then at least.What's up with our 40-man roster, btw? If Jon Abbey could provide some info that would be awesome, but I suspect it's not going to be what I want to hear.
I wanted to revisit this a bit a month later and your comment is the perfect launching point, sorry for the belated bump...Even if Greinke wasn't coming to New York, that doesn't change the fact that Cashman blinked on Ray, Bauer and Stroman.
I don't really think either of those two was possible for NYY without a massive massive overpay, as I said, because CLE and TOR did not want to give Cashman the guy he was looking for, and in turn, Cashman did not want to give someone to TOR who would haunt him for the next six years (Clint or possibly Deivi).Maybe The Yankees did dodge a bullet or two, but maybe they didn't. Bauer or Stroman might be more motivated if they were in the Bronx. Maybe if Houston got Greinke earlier, that may have prompted them to make a trade.
Nah. Pinstripe pixie dust only works on young no-name players. Anyone with hype behind them would have had an even greater chance to be Pavano'd.Maybe The Yankees did dodge a bullet or two, but maybe they didn't. Bauer or Stroman might be more motivated if they were in the Bronx. Maybe if Houston got Greinke earlier, that may have prompted them to make a trade.