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  1. Ennder
    People just assume it is a big deal without really looking at how often it matters. It is a big deal in the playoffs so that is really the best argument, when you are playing for 1 win the strategy involving the pitcher spot plays a much larger role.
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    Rarely is it really make or break because benches are too thin for this to really hold true these days. You usually have a pretty obvious 1 or 2 go to pinch hitters and 1 or 2 guys you are more than willing to take out of a lineup and it is maybe 1 time per 5 games you even make one since you usually just PH for your pitchers. This is one of those things that can be a big deal but it ends up being a big deal in such a small number of games that it really isn't a very big deal overall. The fans point to it as a reason a team loses anytime it doesn't work out but even then it is only a few times a season and the fans are usually make a big fuss over nothing. The only time it is a 'big deal' is high leverage situations in the 6th or 7th inning when your pitcher is pitching well and those just aren't all that common.
  3. Ennder
    I'm cool with that, though it really doesn't change much. The 'strategy' involved for PH is so simplistic and makes so little difference in 95% of games that it isn't much of a loss. I'd miss it in the playoffs where people are yanking pitchers early etc a lot but not regular season at all. Back when your pitcher went 9 innings more times than not and they had 4 man rotations it made sense for the pitcher to hit, they actually got quite a bit of work on it. Now that most pitchers get 75 PA a year it just doesn't make sense and it is downright terrible expecting the AL pitchers to stay in hitting shape.
  4. Ennder
    Really doesn't make a difference to me who won the world series or who we lost to. Losing with a roster that was good enough to make the world series stinks, doesn't really make a difference who we lost to.
  5. Ennder
    I assume you realize that none of that is anywhere close to the DH. Pitchers don't get enough reps to be expected to hit at the major league level and the fact a dozen or more get hurt every year doing it is going to lead to the DH in the NL eventually, just a matter of time.
  6. Ennder
    More fuel for the DH in the NL argument. Good to see more older school baseball guys on TV say it is time to make the move. Might take another 10 years but it will come.
  7. Ennder
    Given the circumstances I imagine this is just going to buy out his arbitration years so he is cost controlled and it is easier to construct the roster in the future. I'm fine with that idea assuming they don't make some crazy overpay obviously.
  8. Ennder
    OBP tends to stay pretty flat, I'd assume the defense slips but it is a fantasy site so they don't track that .
  9. Ennder
    4 year trend says to expect an OPS of .750ish from him and Cs like this tend to peak late so he very well could sustain that or even improve on it. Still an overpay but not as bad as this would suggest. What do you mean catchers like him? It seems like a lot of catchers in their 30s need to move off being an everyday catcher. BaseballHQ has done a ton of work on trends of players skills as they age and one thing they discovered is that it is very common to see an age 30+ power spike from defense first catchers and when it happens they tend to sustain it.
  10. Ennder
    But the Cubs are starting Castro and a bunch of guys who have proven they can't hit, not sure that is much better~. I also think the Astros have better pitching than the Cubs. I actually think this is a good move from a baseball standpoint. It lets them start their younger arms and you don't want your best RP as your closer because it is a waste. However I still think I'd rather stick a young guy in the position and pump up their trade value because Myers just isn't going to gain much trade value.
  11. Ennder
    4 year trend says to expect an OPS of .750ish from him and Cs like this tend to peak late so he very well could sustain that or even improve on it. Still an overpay but not as bad as this would suggest.
  12. Ennder
    You don't actually find synthetic testosterone though, you find something abnormal and it gets classified as such. The sample should have never been tested in the first place given the delay in delivery so it is hard for me to think it is useful in any way. I said it before and I'll say it again though, the only rational opinion I can have about this is we just don't know what happened. Until we get more details we just don't have very much information and if you have been following everything a lot of the information is contradictory so we need it clarified. If what Will Carroll said is true then Braun is cleared in my mind, but who knows if it is true at this point. We have been handed a small sliver of information so far and most of it is getting a pretty anti-Braun spin added to it so I just need more of the picture.
  13. Ennder
    I think the Astros will finish over the Cubs. They will surprise people and be in the 70s for wins. That team is better than people think though still not good at all.
  14. Ennder
    I'd give the job to the best young RP (Wilton Lopez I guess?). Myers is not going to be a valuable trade chip as a closer but some young arm that takes the job and runs with it gains instant value. If your team doesn't plan on winning soon it is usually foolish to go with anything but a young guy as your closer.
  15. Ennder
    I think the exact opposite. I was worried he was going to get suspended even if he presented a strong case because it had gone public and all the pressure was on Das to side with baseball and burn the witch. I'm actually pretty shocked given the situation that he ruled in Braun's favor.
  16. Ennder
    I don't see what could happen that would change their minds about either of these things. If the Brewers come out with a bad start it will be hard to pin it on the Manager and I can't see any reason to randomly replace Melvin during one of the better stretches in franchise history.
  17. Ennder
    Take away the best OF of every team and none of them are in the running~.
  18. Ennder
    Some other contenders for the best OF including some depth would have to be... Kubel, Young, Upton, Parra Gardner, Granderson, Swisher, Ibanez
  19. Ennder
    Whatever the lineup I sure hope if Gamel hits they move him up to #5 to break up the righties at least somewhat for later in the game. Also Lucroy is too slow and too good to bat 8th, I would hope that Gonzalez ends up in the 8 hole.
  20. Ennder
    If you want a conspiracy theory try this one on for size. The failed test matches almost perfectly with the total collapse of the pitchers for the Brewers which at the time by the eye test was largely due to a joke of a strike zone they were given for most of the post season. Basically if it wasn't right down the middle it was a ball. I'd love to see some Pitch F/X data from those games just to compare the strike zones just to make the nagging thought go out of my head.
  21. Ennder
    Especially when you add the absurdly high levels of the test, makes it seem like there was a decent chance it was tampered with. Wonder where LaRussa was those 2 days.
  22. Ennder
    1) Who will get the first contract extension? Greinke, I know it is a boring pick but oh well. 2) Who will be the first traded away or released(off the expected 25 man roster)? Braddock, his attitude is going to stop him from ever producing. 3) What position in the NL Central will the Brewers finish? 1st. Pujols is a much bigger loss than Fielder and it took a huge late season run just to back into the playoffs for the Cardinals. The Reds didn't make up enough of the ground. Player of the Year - Braun Pitcher of the Year - Greinke Rookie of the Year - Green Most Improved Player - Cameron Loe - sub 3 ERA
  23. Ennder
    They just posted a statement by MLB saying they vehemently disagree with the arbitrators decision so it is definitely for real.
  24. Ennder
    Its an outlier for baseball in general. That was probably the finest season by a pitcher in the last decade. Without looking it up, you probably have to go back to Schiling or Pedro when they were at the top of their games. Randy Johnson in 2004 had a 9.9 WAR. Sheets was 2nd that year with an 8.0. The 5th best in the NL was Clemens who won the CY.
  25. Ennder
    I'd have to look a little closer but I would take most of those benches over ours(probably not Houston and maybe not the Cardinals). I'd put ours right smack in the middle of that bunch with the Reds at the top.
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