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My team may suck, but take a look at that outfield with Upton in it! Freaking epic.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 6, 2014 6:54 PM
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Zimmermann did that last night, but only because he threw four innings.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 6, 2014 6:52 PM
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At this point, if I can get a starting pitcher to go through a start without giving up a home run, that'll be an improvement.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 6, 2014 6:52 PM
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Kershaw is back, and so are Jed's hopes for a May return to the top of the standings.
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That's pretty close to his K/9 too, isn't it? 😃
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A stat that's especially relevant in this league: Since start of 2013, Henderson Alvarez's 0.33 HR/9 rate is lowest of any Major League starter (min. 500 batters faced).
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That's increasingly true with every player in baseball. Trying to predict injuries seems like a fool's errand to me, so I'm happy to spend my money on skills and let the chips fall where they may.
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Everyone knows he is one of the best hitters in baseball when healthy. The issue is you have no idea how many total games you are buying.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 6, 2014 11:29 AM
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His hot April doesn't make his salary any better of an investment. He still has five months left to land on the 60-day DL.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 6, 2014 11:29 AM
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I regret trading him...at least when I did. (sigh)
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I may have been the one to say that. Tulo has already earned that price. If he were to go down with an injury today, his production YTD + replacement SS would still probably be the #1 SS at season's end
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"That Tulo contract needs to go regardless." That was said this offseason.
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That's pretty cool. So my team was sucky, but not quite *this* sucky.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 6, 2014 11:01 AM
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Also, Holliday will be on the move at lunchtime if anyone wants in.
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Good find.
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Oops. Make that ?date=2013-05-06
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To get there, you add =date?2013-05-06 (or whatever date you want, in yyyy-mm-dd format) to the end of the standings page url. The points look reasonable, but the stats are so wonky it's hard to trust completely...
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Well done, Nate
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According to the standings url trick (the accuracy of which is quite dubious), you had 3446.6 on this date last year.
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I wonder if my team sucked this bad 12 months ago. I don't think it did.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 6, 2014 7:54 AM
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Lucky Strikes's trade block has been updated!
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Chicago Chiefs's trade block has been updated!
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Tulo hitting a cool .408/.508/.786 on May 5th
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For rebuilders looking for ML ready, both Mike Minor (18) and Garrett Richards (3) available for OF help
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Durham Tobacconists's trade block has been updated!
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I have **too much** starting pitching. Open to dealing just about any non-Fernandez SP for something that helps my team now or in the future, including offensive prospects. Open to ideas.
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Monday morning Standings update: http://bit.ly/1qreOUI
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With Phillies win over Nats and Marlins win over Dodgers, the much maligned NL East is the only division in baseball where every team has a winning record. The last place Marlins just a game and a half behind the first place Braves.
Caimans 🐊 on
May 4, 2014 10:56 PM
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obviously, Lively not in that group
Caimans 🐊 on
May 4, 2014 10:56 PM
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I only added the players with $2 plus cap penalties then dropped them - just cutting my cap penalties down
Caimans 🐊 on
May 4, 2014 10:55 PM
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If you're going to drop all the players you just added, Knights, don't forget to drop Lively.
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very weird. Just bad (or good) luck, depending I guess
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True...good time to trade him, but at least I'm not counting on him until next year...but it is weird that he pinch hit today
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Looks like i am going to overpay then.
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Whoa. That's weird because he pinch-hit today, didn't he?
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 4, 2014 9:48 PM
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Good timing on trading jay Bruce
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What if I threw in one of the two Alex Wood autographs I recently got?
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 4, 2014 9:00 PM
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I just added "Runs Created" to the standings spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/1qreOUI
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Toronto just saved Morrow from a cut by moving him to the 60
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The Diamondbacks have just 3 wins at home this season. That can't be good for ticket sales for the rest of the season...
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How has Mark Prior not yet been mentioned?
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Joel Zumaya also comes to mind...
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Try me and find out.
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Over/under on what Branham would give me for Upton and Wood?
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 4, 2014 8:14 PM
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Rich Harden?
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 4, 2014 8:13 PM
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Daniel Hudson might be up there, but Morrow takes the cake. Surprisingly, both are rostered
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I don't remember a pitcher having worse injury issues than Brandon Morrow...I'm sure there have been, but his is up there
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Upton is all of 3 months younger, I think
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Right, that is possible, but obviously I am banking on that being a pretty significant upgrade. I kind of feel like Bruce is solid but is plateauing at his ceiling, whereas Upton is a bit younger and still has another gear. Could be wrong.
Eckfords ⚾ on
May 4, 2014 5:44 PM
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I guess I expect the year end points of Bruce and Upton to be similar to what they were last year. Maybe ~ 50 point difference?
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