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    2017 MLB HOF ballot released

    I tend to agree with Rakich's methodology, though he admits it has a notable margin of error, and only projects Hoffman and Vlad to get around 77% of the vote. So he could be "right" and both of them could still just miss out this year. But Vlad, in particular, strikes me as the kind of player...
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    #FirstWorldProblems: Can you have too much pitching?

    The only major reason to trade Buchholz is if they're serious about staying under the luxury tax threshold. If so, they're not going to eat any of his salary and consequently won't get anyone very valuable in return. That is true regardless of when they trade him, be it now or at the end of...
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    Worst Boston General Manager -- the 00s

    The reason I'm not quick to forgive Cherington for three failures out of four is that he had the third highest payroll in the game, and that brings with it certain expectations. When you have significant monetary advantage over 90% of the other teams out there, then yes, it's reasonable to...
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    Which type of plate discipline is eating Panda?

    Sandoval was awful last year, but it's still not hard to envision some level of bounceback to the point of being a somewhat useful player. I guess I don't see the point of trading him now, of all times. His value's dead low, and smart GMs know that it's a bad idea to trade an asset when their...
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    Red Sox sign David Price

    I like A-Rod as an example, because opt-out defenders misread it. Yes, the Yankees would have been better off if they had let A-Rod walk. But know how they would have been even better off than that? If his contract didn't include an opt-out in the first place! (and yes, I know they're not the...
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    All A-Rod talk here

      That would be an interesting theoretical. If A-Rod is somehow on pace for a monster season and it's obvious to everyone that he's on PEDs (again), do the Yankees ride out his success in order to make a push for the World Series? Or do they try to get MLB to "randomly" test him in the hopes...
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    All A-Rod talk here

      It sounds to me more like the setup for more drama and bad blood when he inevitably doesn't get made the starting 3B. At this point, wouldn't it be better just to see ARod be humble for once, accept that he'll be the primary DH, and focus most of his effort in the batting cage? He has to know...
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    Freedie Freeman's 135 Million Dollar Contract

    My reading of this is that teams like the Braves are learning not to differentiate between arbitration salaries and free agent salaries. This way, they get Freeman, who will probably continue to be a solidly above-average player, through what will most likely be his prime. This extension won't...
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    Hall of Fame balloting

    Let's see if this clears up the logjam in future years. This year, there were 17 holdovers and 19 new candidates. Of the 17 holdovers, Morris's time is up and Palmeiro got eliminated. None of them were inducted.   Of the 19 new candidates, 14 were eliminated and three were elected.   That...
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