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  1. Thurston Fluff
    Not to be cold hearted about this but why couldn't this have happened before he started he hit the majors? Now he gets a year of major league service time in while rehabbing.
  2. Thurston Fluff
    I think Woody is probably not going to be anywhere near what he has been next year. not that he won't every get close to it again but next year is going to be about getting used to the inevitable changes surgery does to a shoulder. That's why the 2026 option is nice to have.
  3. Thurston Fluff
    I usually take players value that's mostly based on defense with a grain of salt. The problem with using WAR is defense is both hard to measure and it's overall value is hard to quantify. The value of the same player changes depending on external factors. A shortstop's value with a high K, fly ball pitcher is less than for a contact, ground ball inducing pitcher for example.
  4. Thurston Fluff
    I think it's more like hitting a certain level of proficiency is necessary. After hitting that level the difference between them is negligible. Once a certain level is met the one that most exceeds that point has no more impact than the one who barely made it to said point.
  5. Thurston Fluff
    I just got a group text that was supposedly from the post office saying I had an undeliverable package and to click on the link to resolve it. If you're going to try a scam, it's probably best not to do a group text.
  6. Thurston Fluff
    They have a few days which might buy them enough time to decide if Gasser is headed for the 60 day DL. If he's gone for an extended period of time, Elieser might get a longer look to see what we have in him.
  7. Thurston Fluff
    He struggled early but has been good lately. It was said he struggled to get used to the outomatic strike zone system. The best argument for not bringing him up is needing to open up a 40 man spot for a spot start or two.
  8. Thurston Fluff
    keep in mind the only team they've played that currently has a record above .500 is the Brewers. One team has a .500 record. They've played 27 games against the Reds, Nationals, Pirates, Colorado, Angels, Marlins and White Sox. They've also had the most home games in baseball so far this season. It's not exactly an apples to apples comparison. We've played five teams above .500 and three at .500.
  9. Thurston Fluff
    If going 5-5 in the last 10 games is our struggling time we're doing fine. The Phillies are 27-9 at home, are playing well, have good health and one of the best pitching staffs in baseball right now. It's hard to think the Phillies will be any better than they are now in the playoffs. We know we can be better.
  10. Thurston Fluff
    I've been on thins bandwagon for a while. With their defense I think the Brewers are set up well to do it now. Sinkers and ground ball guys are cheap and can be effective.
  11. Thurston Fluff
    All they had to do was not gamble on baseball and they still did. What's even crazier is one of the guys bet a total of $99.22 and resulted in $28.30 of winnings. I'll never understand the allure of gambling.
  12. Thurston Fluff
    That didn't exactly work for Uribe. Got to wonder if Rodriguez doesn't get the call if they need someone. I know his overall numbers aren't good but from what I've read he had some problems adjusting to the ABS system and has started to pitch better as of late. My guess is a lot of it will be determined by bullpen usage and how close Junis and Ross are. If they can get by with a bullpen day or two al the better. If not my vote is Rodriguez over Miso.
  13. Thurston Fluff
    I wonder what his odds are of ROY if he maintains this pace. Can't say I know what other rookies are doing so I really don't know. Got to wonder if name recognition is an issue as well.
  14. Thurston Fluff
    I don't think managers are worthless. We've all seen managers who tanked a team with bad decisions or abusing pitchers. I think it's more their value has a ceiling. Once they hit a certain level of competency they're pretty much interchangeable.
  15. Thurston Fluff
    If we keep Mitchell down all season would we gain a year of service time? It would be a way to recoup some lost value due to injuries.
  16. Thurston Fluff
    I think the jury is still out on Murphy. I'm not sure I agree with how he's used Contreras for example. If he wears down in the second half it's on Murphy for how he used him the first half. I need to see how the whole season pans out before I'll put him in elite manager territory. Not the he can't be, just that it takes a whole season to be. It would be ironic if Counsell ended up hurting managers pay in the long run. If he turns an average team into an average team while his former team doesn't miss a beat it'd be hard to argue managers are worth much money. For Counsell to raise the bar for managers pay he not only needed to take the best offer but also produce. He can't prove managers make a significant difference by making no difference at all.
  17. Thurston Fluff
    It would be funny if the Cubs ended up worse this season and Pat Murphy wins manager of the year award.
  18. Thurston Fluff
    That's not how it works. We have to grade everything immediately or the players have to go back to their original teams. I read about that rule online somewhere.
  19. Thurston Fluff
    If you know their name they should be one of the nominees.
  20. Thurston Fluff
    I don't think any one trade made the difference that season. All things together made that a bad deadline trade year. Had they got the bat they wanted or one of the relievers would have pitched to their norm, or trading then DFAing one the Hader deal wouldn't have been viewed so negatively. If there's one area during the Stearns tenure that deserves criticism it's he made more than one head scratching deadline trades. Every team makes mistakes but several of Stearns' didn't make sense either at the time or season's end.
  21. Thurston Fluff
    WE only saw part of what happened in the video that started all this so it's hard to know what went on before including how he threw his helmet. I don't think it's over dramatizing the say allowing balls and strikes to be argued would lead to a lot of balls and strikes being argued. If refs aren't allowed to control the game then the games will inevitably be uncontrollable. There are going to be mistakes made. That doesn't mean you throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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    Referees have the power to eject players in every sport. What they can eject them for varies but there is some objectivity involved in every sport. There may be somethings umps should be prohibited from throwing out people for but arguing balls and strikes should not be one of them. If arguing balls and strikes was allowed prepare for a LOT of arguing in every game. Half the game would be a player or manager arguing balls and strikes if the ump had no way to stop them from arguing any call they disagreed with. Considering the timing of it I wonder if it was an ultimatum vs a bribe.
  24. Thurston Fluff
    I've always felt baseball is a radio sport. It's summer. There's daylight until 9pm. I like to go outside and enjoy the world while listening to the game. I like watching the occasional game on Fox because it's a change of pace but even when I had cable I rarely watched them.
  25. Thurston Fluff
    Whatever every other sport does, in baseball, arguing balls and strikes has always been a no-no. Umpires will usually allow a little griping as long as it isn't visible. The part that was shown wasn't all that bad but it didn't show him throwing his helmet so it's hard to tell if that was part of why he got the heave ho. Either way, every player knows better than to argue balls and strikes.
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