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[Norah]

and he put up his second best k/bb ratio of his career

[Norah]

just looked him up on fangraphs and his drop in velocity seems to be a bit overstated

[philpritchard]

just looked him up on fangraphs and his drop in velocity seems to be a bit overstated

Yeah, I did the same when you mentioned that. I get that people are extra cautious when a pitcher has TJ in his background, but a drop of 0.7 MPH doesn't seem like something that should raise a lot of red flags.

[Chris_H_2]

the decreased velocity is the red flag for me. and his fip was the worst hit's been since tommy john, but his ERA last year was better than hendricks so back off on that one

how many innings has he thrown since tj? I just don't see him getting better, which for the years makes me nervous.

the tigers seem to be in the mindset of we have to be the ones to make the deal, because if we don't somebody else will. that doesn't make it a good deal.

[philpritchard]

the decreased velocity is the red flag for me. and his fip was the worst hit's been since tommy john, but his ERA last year was better than hendricks so back off on that one

how many innings has he thrown since tj? I just don't see him getting better, which for the years makes me nervous.

the tigers seem to be in the mindset of we have to be the ones to make the deal, because if we don't somebody else will. that doesn't make it a good deal.

Yeah, I know I used to use "Well someone was going to give him the money anyway" as justifications for trades all the time. Hint: if you find yourself thinking that way, it's probably going to be an ugly contract.

For the record, I don't feel that way about Zimmermann. The money he's getting seems reasonable.

[Chris_H_2]

the decreased velocity is the red flag for me. and his fip was the worst hit's been since tommy john, but his ERA last year was better than hendricks so back off on that one

how many innings has he thrown since tj? I just don't see him getting better, which for the years makes me nervous.

the tigers seem to be in the mindset of we have to be the ones to make the deal, because if we don't somebody else will. that doesn't make it a good deal.

Yeah, I know I used to use "Well someone was going to give him the money anyway" as justifications for trades all the time. Hint: if you find yourself thinking that way, it's probably going to be an ugly contract.

For the record, I don't feel that way about Zimmermann. The money he's getting seems reasonable.

honestly, I wouldn't feel as bad about this if it wasn't for the horrible, horrible contracts they already have on the books.

[Norah]

Jays fans are going insane about the JA Happ contract.

All he got was the shane victorino deal.

[Simple Torture]

I know he hasn't been around for a few days, but can we get Skitch banned for this awful pun?

[spike]

also, zimm walked batters last season at a rate below his career average

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[philpritchard]

Jays fans are going insane about the JA Happ contract.

All he got was the shane victorino deal.

It's a perfectly reasonable contract. They're paying him to be the mediocre, back-of-the-rotation guy he was before leaving Toronto. If his gains in Pittsburgh are anywhere near sustainable, then it's an absolute bargain.

I think it boils down to two things:

1) There are a ton of Jays fans who just recently discovered the team, and most of them are hockey fans first. So they see a $12 million annual salary and compare it to the highest paid hockey players and assume you should be able to get someone way better.

2) People want Price back and are going to complain about any move that isn't a big-money deal for Price.

[Norah]

Jays fans are going insane about the JA Happ contract.

All he got was the shane victorino deal.

It's a perfectly reasonable contract. They're paying him to be the mediocre, back-of-the-rotation guy he was before leaving Toronto. If his gains in Pittsburgh are anywhere near sustainable, then it's an absolute bargain.

I think it boils down to two things:

1) There are a ton of Jays fans who just recently discovered the team, and most of them are hockey fans first. So they see a $12 million annual salary and compare it to the highest paid hockey players and assume you should be able to get someone way better.

2) People want Price back and are going to complain about any move that isn't a big-money deal for Price.

I'm with you.

[philpritchard]

I'm with you.

Maybe it's just the nature of sports. There seem to be a lot of "BUT WE NEED PITCHING!" type comments coming from Boston fans following the Young deal.

[Norah]

I'm with you.

Maybe it's just the nature of sports. There seem to be a lot of "BUT WE NEED PITCHING!" type comments coming from Boston fans following the Young deal.

We do need pitching. But the Young deal doesn't stop that from happening.

[philpritchard]

I'm with you.

Maybe it's just the nature of sports. There seem to be a lot of "BUT WE NEED PITCHING!" type comments coming from Boston fans following the Young deal.

We do need pitching. But the Young deal doesn't stop that from happening.

That's basically my point. It's December 1 and the majority of good free agents are still free agents. Every time something happens, a lot of people respond as if that's the only thing that's ever going to happen.

[Norah]

I'm with you.

Maybe it's just the nature of sports. There seem to be a lot of "BUT WE NEED PITCHING!" type comments coming from Boston fans following the Young deal.

We do need pitching. But the Young deal doesn't stop that from happening.

That's basically my point. It's December 1 and the majority of good free agents are still free agents. Every time something happens, a lot of people respond as if that's the only thing that's ever going to happen.

Everyone is stupid except for you and I, phil.

[philpritchard]

I'm with you.

Maybe it's just the nature of sports. There seem to be a lot of "BUT WE NEED PITCHING!" type comments coming from Boston fans following the Young deal.

We do need pitching. But the Young deal doesn't stop that from happening.

That's basically my point. It's December 1 and the majority of good free agents are still free agents. Every time something happens, a lot of people respond as if that's the only thing that's ever going to happen.

Everyone is stupid except for you and I, phil.

This is a fair assessment of people.

[numbers]

I like the Young signing because he represents an escape plan if Castillo and/or Bradley don't play like they did in August/September last year.

[Norah]

Price to the Red Sox. 7/217

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I hope the 2016 World Champion Red Sox t shirts are cool looking.

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Am I crazy in thinking they should try to get Grienke now?