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Fro Joe
Snowden is a hero.
They do have a lot of talent coming. I'm leaning towards Baez being a bust though.
hrdchrgin13
Well-Known Member
The braves traded Heyward to make room for stanton
stork
Rocky Mountain Oyster aka DirtDog
No way bro. Coming to Sox. We could give them Middlebrooks for a straight up trade.
IRL, how long do the Marlins hold on to GS until they trade him? 3-4 years maybe? I definitely want to see how he comes back from getting his face smashed in. Throw first pitch up and in and then own him the rest of the AB?
IRL, how long do the Marlins hold on to GS until they trade him? 3-4 years maybe? I definitely want to see how he comes back from getting his face smashed in. Throw first pitch up and in and then own him the rest of the AB?
hrdchrgin13
Well-Known Member
3 way trade, Braves, Sox, Marlins. Middlebrooks, BJ, Stanton
T.Heck
Your favorite Cubs fan
possible.... someone will go, might be him
STLCoach
Nobiscum Deus
This ^^^^^ is probably the most likely of scenarios.
Fro Joe
Snowden is a hero.
For realz Baez may break Mark Reynold's single season strikeout record. When he struck out 223 times his K rate was 33.7%. Baez was 41.5%.
STLCoach
Nobiscum Deus
That's freaking horrible^^^^... The Merrill Hess swing 'AKA' the all or nothing swing.
Fro Joe
Snowden is a hero.
I think it's the combination of better pitching, amphetamine testing, and hitters trying to replicate "steroid era" numbers.
Just take the Royals for example. You have Ventura throwing 100 for 6 innings, then you have Herrera throwing 100 in the 7th, Davis and Holland throwing 98 in the 8th and 9th. For as much as I like the golden age of baseball guys like Mantle and Mays weren't facing anything like this on a regular basis.
I'm somewhere between the hardened old school guy that believes nobody should strikeout over 40 times in a season and the full blown saber guy that believes strikeouts don't matter. Strikeouts matter when your production doesn't make up for them.
stork
Rocky Mountain Oyster aka DirtDog
There was an article this summer I believe that spoke of the prevalence (for lack of a better word) of hitter that just go for broke with their swings and take the K's as a cost of doing business. It goes against of a lot of what I believe, but I can also see their rationale. It is just the evolution of the game I guess, doesn't mean I have to like it.
Fro Joe
Snowden is a hero.
Then they are going to trade for Stanton, Tulo, and Trout.
Ronnie G
Star Player
obviously...and bryce harper