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The floor is now open for comments, quibbles, and controversies.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:51 PM
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I may be a bigger Kyle Seager fan than most, but I love, love, love this trade, and I love that it was made *right* before the season started (i.e. before Seager started to really build up value).
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:50 PM
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This is one that *could* even out as D'Arnaud develops. But in my mind Kyle Seager is one of the most desirable contracts in our league, and, IMO, is poised for big things 2014-2020.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:49 PM
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1) Syndicate sends D?Arnaud and Alonso to Knights for Seager (Mar. 31).
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:48 PM
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Segura was extremely hyped in 2013, and maybe some of it is justified. But it's not crazy to speculate that Miller's contract is more desirable than Segura's. And then a $33 Heyward entering his prime as a throw-in! Wow.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:47 PM
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2) Lucky sends B. Miller and Heyward to Durham for Segura (Aug. 17).
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:46 PM
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Five years from now, both of these guys could be $50 talents. But today...Bumgarner is an ace entering his prime, and Profar still needs to prove that he can earn half of his whopping $35 salary. It's not getting Bumgarner for free, but it's close.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:45 PM
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3) FMW sends Bumgarner to Perfect Pitch for Profar (Nov. 27).
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:44 PM
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I understand there are some question marks about Price's 2014 team and his velocity, but to me he is an ace until proven otherwise, and Crying got him for two guys with (IMO) very limited upside.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:43 PM
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4) Crying sends Kendrick and Mesoraco to Enrico for David Price (Dec. 5).
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:41 PM
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This deal was made the day before the All-Star game. Castro and Fister are solid contracts, but here are 1st/2nd-half OPS splits: Holliday .775/.992; Rasmus .765/.960; Joyce .793/.687. Locke's FIP split: 3.80/4.46.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:40 PM
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5) WAR sends Locke/J. Castro/Joyce/Fister to Syndicate for Rasmus/Holliday (July 15).
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:34 PM
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Durham got the better closer and the better SP for less total $$. The only thing keeping this disaster from being ranked higher was that (miraculously) it didn't derail my title run.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:34 PM
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6) WAR sends Aroldis and Waino to Durham for Mujica and Felix (Aug. 5).
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:31 PM
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This deal could end up evening out as time goes on, but early indications suggest that Corbin could be *way* more valuable in 2014, 2015, or indefinitely.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:31 PM
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7) Enrico sends Mike Zunino to Shoeless Joe's for Patrick Corbin (July 24).
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:30 PM
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Pederson and Semien are hardly uber-prospects, but everyone agrees that they will be useful MLB regulars for a long time. And Durham got them for a pu-pu platter of relievers who have no shot at closing.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:29 PM
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8) Lucky sends Joc Pederson and Marcus Semien to Durham for Paco Rodriguez, Jordan Walden, and Jake McGee (Aug. 14).
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:28 PM
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Durham can hardly be blamed for whiffing, since Morrow got hurt, but man. What a way to land one of the top 5 RP seasons in MLB history. Maybe even top 3.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:27 PM
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9) WGW sends Brandon Morrow and Kyle Parker to Durham for Scutaro and Uehara.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:26 PM
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OK, here we go. 10) Lucky sends Derek Jeter to Knights for Alex Rodriguez (June 23). What it lacked in relevance it made up for with sheer hilariousness.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:25 PM
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2013 calendar year. Did not tally, but Puig, Sabathia, and Springer changed hands A LOT.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:05 PM
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Right, I guess where a trade's imbalance could not have reasonably been predicted, I'm not considering that an epic feat. Where an even looking trade turned out to be rip, I'm trying to delineate blind luck from shrewd buy-lows.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 8:03 PM
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I'd also like to know the most traded player of the year...but that could take a long time to figure out...
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I think we should make a habit of reviewing trades "one year ago" every January. Some things look very different in December than they did in April or even August.
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I'd be curious how many trades we made as a league last year. Gotta be over 50, right? Are you reviewing only those trades made during the MLB season, or all of 2013?
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are you trying to rank them at the time of the trade or how they stand now?
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good points and hindsight can definitely affect those trade factors too
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Working on the top 10 trades of 2013, but it's not easy. 1) As a league we made a metric tonne of trades last year. 2) In addition to talent, age, and salary, I'm trying to factor in franchise status, as well. Contending, rebuilding, etc. It's not easy.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 7:22 PM
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If I have time later today I'm going to put together a top 10 trades of 2013. Both in terms of in-season and future impact.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 12:45 PM
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Jesse Crain just went to the only MLB team he could close on! Yeahh!!
Eckfords ⚾ on
December 31, 2013 3:14 PM
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Enrico Palazzo's trade block has been updated!
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WAR Horse's trade block has been updated!
Eckfords ⚾ on
December 31, 2013 10:45 AM
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I have also gotten a lot of interest in Fister and while am less likely to move him than Ortiz, let me know if you are intersted
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Don't get too comfortable in Miami and buy a house...you know how that Loria guy is. You could be doing media relations for the Blue Jays by July...
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Haha thanks guys. Can't wait to get started.
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Nice, man. You'll be busy with relating all of those Stanton HR to the media next year...
Eckfords ⚾ on
December 30, 2013 2:14 PM
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very cool
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Congrats to Nick (Chiefs), who will be working for the Miami Marlins this year in media relations.
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I am getting more and more interest in Ortiz and am willing to move him. Asking price is still relatively high for a power hitter at a cheap price prior to the draft. I need quality young talent that doesn't have to be ready to contribute this April
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Thanks to Nate I've updated this spreadsheet, which now reflects very accurate platoon splits for your players in 2013: http://bit.ly/KewQtC
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You can do similar to custom leaderboard on BR: e.g. http://goo.gl/FcTsef
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They track it that way on Baseball Reference, but I have to look up every player individually, which I can't do...
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I would imagine sb and cs aren't tracked by splits -- ie if I reach base against Kershaw it doesn't mean I necessarily stole 2nd against a LHP
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WAR Horse's trade block has been updated!
Eckfords ⚾ on
December 29, 2013 9:18 PM
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Lucky Strikes's trade block has been updated!
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Yes, but for some reason when you separate by splits, it does not include SB or CS data
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cant you create a custom leaderboard on FG then export the result to Excel?
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FanGraphs has the splits data but it does not include SB/CS info per split. BR has the info but I can't seem to find it unless I drill down into every single player individually.
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Does anyone know where I can find (and download) platoon data for 2013 that includes SB & CS?
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