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05-01-2017 , 03:02 PM

#1376

Heroball

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Even with Rodney pitching, Dbacks are 4th in FIP (24th last year). He'll eventually be cut after a gradual reduction in responsibility. Losing Shelby will hurt, but Dbacks should still have a top-5ish staff going forward.

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05-01-2017 , 03:08 PM

#1377

Gary Wise

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Even with Rodney pitching, Dbacks are 4th in FIP (24th last year). He'll eventually be cut after a gradual reduction in responsibility. Losing Shelby will hurt, but Dbacks should still have a top-5ish staff going forward.

Didn't hurt the Braves. Heyo.

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05-01-2017 , 03:14 PM

#1378

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Really? 2017 WAR (b-ref)

Shelby Miller: 0.4
Inciarte&Swanson: -0.7

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05-01-2017 , 03:15 PM

#1379

Gary Wise

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How'd 2016 go?

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05-01-2017 , 03:27 PM

#1380

johall111

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i lost it at "you little ****ing orange"

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05-01-2017 , 03:28 PM

#1381

that_pope

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No reason to live in the past.

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05-01-2017 , 08:24 PM

#1382

beansroast01

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Speaking of bullpens, that CWS pen is one of the most stacked I've seen in a while

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05-01-2017 , 08:39 PM

#1383

beansroast01

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Barves might have got Conforto out there if they used the standard Conforto shift.

Your move, Judge

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05-01-2017 , 08:42 PM

#1384

Lawnmower Man

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Two strike calls missed on a single pitch in PIT @ CIN.

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05-01-2017 , 08:53 PM

#1385

tabbaker

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Not sure what was stupider, Thor refusing an MRI or the Mets saying 'ok that's fine, you know best, go pitch'

Probably the Mets cuz as always lol mets

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05-01-2017 , 09:09 PM

#1386

DeuceKicker

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After 1,757 career games, Victor "Speedy" Martinez found his second wind and collected his first base-hit bunt.

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05-01-2017 , 09:47 PM

#1387

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Can someone more edumacated than me tell me what the literal **** is wrong with the Cubs' starters? All of them, even Lester.

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05-01-2017 , 09:59 PM

#1388

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Originally Posted by TheGramuel

Can someone more edumacated than me tell me what the literal **** is wrong with the Cubs' starters? All of them, even Lester.

They suck

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05-01-2017 , 10:02 PM

#1389

TheGramuel

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They suck

Solid insight

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05-01-2017 , 10:08 PM

#1390

mrbaseball

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Arietta off the juice, Lester is a head case who lost his personal catcher, Hendricks has no velocity and needs perfect control which he hasn't found yet and the other guys are bums.

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05-01-2017 , 10:09 PM

#1391

xnbomb

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honest answer I just think they all got really old really quick

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05-01-2017 , 10:16 PM

#1392

bazooka87

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Has Lester thrown to first yet this year? The only reason to watch him.

Pitch officially canned by Fox, bit melodramatic at times but I enjoyed it

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05-01-2017 , 10:18 PM

#1393

Ungoliant

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Real answer: variance

2016 xFIP: 3.76
2017 xFIP: 3.81

Yet their ERA is almost a run and a half higher this year.

That and Brett Anderson sucks.

Last edited by Ungoliant; 05-01-2017 at 10:26 PM.

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05-01-2017 , 10:27 PM

#1394

txdome

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Can someone more edumacated than me tell me what the literal **** is wrong with the Cubs' starters? All of them, even Lester.

Cough, cough.

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Originally Posted by txdome

I can't wait for all of the over-performing Cubs, who had career years last year, to fall on their face.

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When I think of that SP rotation the first thing that comes to mind is youth and only going to get better.

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Originally Posted by Your Mom

which ones are those?

fowler is gone
bryant..ha
rizzo...ha
russell..ha
heyward...haha
montero...ha
contreras...ha
zobrist....ha
schwarbs...haha
baez....ha

lester...ha
lackey...ha
jake....ha
hendricks...ooh, you finally found one.

good job, good effort.

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Hammel and Fowler way overperformed and are gone. Lester and Lackey are about to fall off a cliff of performance.
Montero-lol
schwarbs- lol at thinking he is a sure thing
Heyward- may never be "back"

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05-01-2017 , 10:28 PM

#1395

legend42

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honest answer I just think they all got really old really quick

Lackey has been getting old for about 7 years now, Lester for 3-4 too. Many championship teams have had multiple "too old" starters, though.

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05-01-2017 , 10:45 PM

#1396

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Originally Posted by legend42

Lackey has been getting old for about 7 years now, Lester for 3-4 too.

Don't disagree, I expected them both to crash this year or next

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05-01-2017 , 11:18 PM

#1397

Bighurt52235

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Posey came into the day hitting .354 with just 3 rbis. Seems hard to do for a month.

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05-01-2017 , 11:45 PM

#1398

GTBMuckface

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ITT: hot takes

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05-02-2017 , 12:16 AM

#1399

HawkFanIA

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Originally Posted by GTBMuckface

ITT: hot takes

super hot ones.

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05-02-2017 , 12:24 AM

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txdome

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My takes were from the offseason thread. Which just continues to prove how I am right. Sad!

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