He makes all of the money too because he doesn't have an agent.
The Phillies making good on the stupid money I guess if they're throwing $21m guaranteed at relievers. Then again, I'm a Padres fan and relievers are literally the only thing we are good at so they never cost us anything.
The guys we were giving away at the 40 man roster crunch are like actually okay relievers, we just have a billion good relievers and they were the worst onesIs it something in the tacos? We get these guys off the trash heap, they become good, then they go away to other teams and end up going to the trash heap again. It's... it's weird.
The guys we were giving away at the 40 man roster crunch are like actual good relievers, we just have a billion good relievers.
It's not even the ballpark. The park factor for Petco has averaged around 1.0 in the last 5 years or so (which means it's almost entirely fair to both batters and pitchers). It has a reputation for being cavernous but they moved the fences in like 6 times.They generally aren't good before they get to SD... Yates, Hand, Stammen, Heath Bell even... lots of guys over the years.
It's not even the ballpark. The park factor for Petco has averaged around 1.0 in the last 5 years or so (which means it's almost entirely fair to both batters and pitchers). It has a reputation for being cavernous but they moved the fences in like 6 times.
It's an organizational philosophy (really).Right. Just seems that the Padres have some special sauce for relievers (despite numerous coaching changes over the years) or some serious cluster luck.
For as hard as it is to believe now, Hand didn't always have his trademark slider. He developed it with the help of pitching coach Chuck Hernandez in 2015. Hand didn't throw the pitch much that season overall (less than 10 percent of his pitches were sliders), but he showed more confidence with it as the year progressed. Even in a small sample, the results were encouraging, with batters hitting .233 against it and whiffing on 41 percent of their swings, per Brooks Baseball.
Hand joined the Padres the following April and, wouldn't you know it, he took to embracing his slider. His usage rate increased throughout his time in San Diego, moving from 31 percent in 2016 to 44 percent in 2017 to 55 percent in 2018. Batters saw more sliders, but they didn't get any more comfortable against the pitch, missing on at least 40 percent of swings in each year.
Long overdueBased on early returns it looks like our boy Edgar is finally going to get his due!
fucking finallyBased on early returns it looks like our boy Edgar is finally going to get his due!
Fuck yeah. Don't fuck this up voters.Based on early returns it looks like our boy Edgar is finally going to get his due!
ITs january 5th and two 26 year old all stars that are some of the best players in the whole league ,probably the world, aren't signed. What the hell is going on?
ITs january 5th and two 26 year old all stars that are some of the best players in the whole league ,probably the world, aren't signed. What the hell is going on?
Based on early returns it looks like our boy Edgar is finally going to get his due!
ITs january 5th and two 26 year old all stars that are some of the best players in the whole league ,probably the world, aren't signed. What the hell is going on?
Given the massive glut of relievers on the market I think I would rather just sign the second one on the cheap eventually and put the money saved into an elite starting pitcher fund for next year's free agency. Also, I don't trust Aaron Boone to maximize our bullpen.
I think we are technically over the threshold now until we trade Sonny. Hal can't hang the banner quite yet.
Given the massive glut of relievers on the market I think I would rather just sign the second one on the cheap eventually and put the money saved into an elite starting pitcher fund for next year's free agency. Also, I don't trust Aaron Boone to maximize our bullpen.
This is also why I'm not in favor of giving Ottavino a big deal. I mean, if he wants to take a super team friendly deal to come home then sure, but (a) he's been pretty up and down throughout his career and (b) he's 33. If the Yankees were absolutely committed to giving out two big reliever contracts this offseason (which I don't think is necessary) then there was no reason not to bring back D-Rob at the price he ultimately went for.They should go cheap if they have any intentions of re-signing Betances next offseason. If Britton is getting $40m, Betances is going to get more than that.
All star .300 hitter. Lights dick on fire?I'm going to light my dick on fire if the Braves end up re-signing Markakis
Who dropped off a cliff in the second half of the season and offers almost no power for a corner outfielder
A professional ball player who plays good defense and hit his best when healthy.Who dropped off a cliff in the second half of the season and offers almost no power for a corner outfielder
A professional ball player who plays good defense and hit his best when healthy.
He would be a step back if the Braves brought him back. I loved his redemption story last year and him getting to the All-Star game, but in all honesty, the chances of him replicating the first half of 2018 are slim when considering his age and career trajectory.A professional ball player who plays good defense and hit his best when healthy.
Trevor Bauer would be like 50% less creepy if he just sent DMs to the mildly antagonistic opposing female fans he seems to draw the attention of rather than getting in public slapfights
Our front office is fucking terrible. Worst we've had since 2004. They have no idea what they're doing.