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01-12-2018 , 11:30 AM

#1051

Ungoliant

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01-12-2018 , 01:13 PM

#1052

Bighurt52235

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I really hope he does

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01-12-2018 , 01:45 PM

#1053

Gary Wise

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I hope he goes farther.

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01-13-2018 , 08:36 PM

#1054

StoppedRainingMen

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Cole to Houston confirmed

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01-13-2018 , 09:01 PM

#1055

txdome

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Pirates going to get raped on this. imo. They had their window. It will probably be another 20 years before they make the playoffs.

Pirates didn't get raped, but the Astros gave up very little. Musgrove is a MLB ready mid rotation or solid reliever. Moran doesn't have a space in the Astros infield.

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01-13-2018 , 11:21 PM

#1056

Oski

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Originally Posted by txdome

Pirates didn't get raped, but the Astros gave up very little. Musgrove is a MLB ready mid rotation or solid reliever. Moran doesn't have a space in the Astros infield.

Get a position, Morans.

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01-14-2018 , 01:51 PM

#1057

txdome

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I would say LOLmets for signing AGon, but they seem to already have a dysfunctional team and they only have to pay $500k.

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01-14-2018 , 03:54 PM

#1058

Gary Wise

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Am I the only one who thinks the Pirates did really well in the Cole trade? They probably got 15-
20 years of control for two years of a pitcher coming off the worst year of his career.

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01-14-2018 , 04:18 PM

#1059

txdome

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Those players aren't going to lead them to a pennant in the next 4 years and they are already MLB ready. Pirates ****ed, again, imo.

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01-14-2018 , 07:15 PM

#1060

thebigeasy59

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I like the return they got tbh. Feliz seems to be a guy that Pittsburgh (i.e. Searage) does well with, and I'd imagine he'd be able to do some nice work with Musgrove too. Musgrove seems like one of those guys who has it all in there somewhere and just hasn't put it all together yet. Wouldn't be shocked if either or both turned out to be really good. Moran seems pretty much MLB ready and just didn't have a spot in Houston's lineup, but should be league average at worst. Martin was available for Rule 5 a month ago and nobody was interested so meh.

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01-15-2018 , 02:48 AM

#1061

Bighurt52235

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Reading an article about Fred McGriff!

At one point all of the information on my screen was very interesting so I took a screenshot.

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01-15-2018 , 02:51 AM

#1062

TheDarkKnight

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I want to see the math.

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01-15-2018 , 03:23 AM

#1063

Bighurt52235

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It mostly comes down to the adjustment for the demands and value of being a shortstop vs that of being a 1B with a splash of DHing. A decent amount for baserunbing, obv. Small bit for Reese having significantly fewer GIDPs.

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01-15-2018 , 07:05 AM

#1064

ClarkNasty

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I mean a cursory understanding of stats gives the probable answer.

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01-15-2018 , 09:41 AM

#1065

dkgojackets

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pee wee reese was a shortstop in the 40s while fred mcgriff was a 1B in the steroid era. lol

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01-15-2018 , 09:42 AM

#1066

dkgojackets

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wait was there actual math included? i thought we were making fun of someone's "GOTCHA LOL ADVANCED STATS" tweet

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01-15-2018 , 04:27 PM

#1067

PunkRockHec

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re: Cole Trade...seems fair and more in line with what the return should be (i.e. not raiding the farm system) for PIT + years of control for Hou for Cole where even if continues to regress its not a Franchise killer.

More happy that the Yanks didn't purge the farm to get Cole....just didnt seem worth the price tag.

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01-15-2018 , 04:28 PM

#1068

that_pope

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McCutchen to Giants

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01-15-2018 , 04:44 PM

#1069

StoppedRainingMen

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Worst case scenario giants suck and he gets flipped

No harm no foul unless panik is part of the deal

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01-15-2018 , 04:48 PM

#1070

ClarkNasty

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I like the Giants aggression. Great market to get vets.

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01-15-2018 , 04:53 PM

#1071

StoppedRainingMen

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Frontrunners for Cain too

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01-15-2018 , 04:57 PM

#1072

royalblue

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Might only finish 10 behind the Dodgers

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01-15-2018 , 05:22 PM

#1073

Gary Wise

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Originally Posted by StoppedRainingMen

Frontrunners for Cain too

Nightengale reported that the Giants are out on Cain in the wake of the Cutch trade, but he's Nightengale, so...

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01-15-2018 , 05:38 PM

#1074

Gary Wise

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Kyle Crick is one piece going to the Pirates. Between him and Feliz, it looks like Huntington thinks there's a market deficiency for high-K guys with control issues; that, or they think they can fix them, turn them into closer material and peddle them for higher returns later.