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jhawkkw said:
So what does everyone think about the HOF election results? I personally don't like the fact that no one got in. I really felt that at least Biggio should have gotten in. We all can agree that he didn't juice and he 3,000 hits. That's such a slap in the face imo because the only people without 3,000 hits that aren't in the hof are Rose(banned for betting) and Palmeiro(juiced).
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Biggio should've got in. Piazza as well.
 
Yankees no long have the highest payroll. That honor belongs to the Dodgers now. Still wont stop the bashing though.
 
jhawkkw said:
Yankees no long have the highest payroll. That honor belongs to the Dodgers now. Still wont stop the bashing though.
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I expect some dark times to come for my beloved Yanks. This budget slash to under $189M has made the Blue Jays go on a spending spree since they see that they can make a run for a title during this time.
 
NYCHitman1 said:
I expect some dark times to come for my beloved Yanks. This budget slash to under $189M has made the Blue Jays go on a spending spree since they see that they can make a run for a title during this time.
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Yeah, Hank is more of a business man than an owner who's first and only goal is winning by any cost. It's going to be a rough decade with Rivera, Jeter, Arod all getting old and/or retiring soon, a weak farm system, and the lowest payroll in a long time.
 
jhawkkw said:
Yeah, Hank is more of a business man than an owner who's first and only goal is winning by any cost. It's going to be a rough decade with Rivera, Jeter, Arod all getting old and/or retiring soon, a weak farm system, and the lowest payroll in a long time.
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I don't think our farm system is weak, but I do think it could use a bit of work. We used to have one of the best farm systems in the majors, but somewhere along the line Cashman & Co. lost sight of what is important. Player development. Either way, I think we'll have some solid guys who will be ready to pounce when they reach the majors.

Check out (C) Gary Sanchez, (3B) Dante Bichette Jr, (OF's) Slade Heathcott, and Tyler Austin.
 
Yanks' farm system gets graded around the middle of the pack. We're not the best, but we're sure not the worst either. Award for worst farm system has gone to the White Sox for the past few years, who have made a habit of trading all their promising prospects for ML veterans. Not saying it's a bad way to run a team, as they usually come close to making the playoffs each year, but different than most others. Best farm system is definitely the Cardinals, with Texas probably in second.
 
jhawkkw said:
So what does everyone think about the HOF election results? I personally don't like the fact that no one got in. I really felt that at least Biggio should have gotten in. We all can agree that he didn't juice and he 3,000 hits. That's such a slap in the face imo because the only people without 3,000 hits that aren't in the hof are Rose(banned for betting) and Palmeiro(juiced).
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This the first time I've heard nobody making it into the HOF. I know they say it happen before but I can't remember. Looks like they should have picked at least one person and Biggio would have been a good choice.
 
RazorSharp said:
Yanks' farm system gets graded around the middle of the pack. We're not the best, but we're sure not the worst either. Award for worst farm system has gone to the White Sox for the past few years, who have made a habit of trading all their promising prospects for ML veterans. Not saying it's a bad way to run a team, as they usually come close to making the playoffs each year, but different than most others. Best farm system is definitely the Cardinals, with Texas probably in second.
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Definitely. I actually like the Rays and Blue Jays farm system too. They have a buttload of promising pieces.

saptech said:
This the first time I've heard nobody making it into the HOF. I know they say it happen before but I can't remember. Looks like they should have picked at least one person and Biggio would have been a good choice.
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Yeah, I agree. He got the short end of the stick due to the other folk on the ballot who have been tied to the dreadful steroid scandal.
 
NYCHitman1 said:
Definitely. I actually like the Rays and Blue Jays farm system too. They have a buttload of promising pieces.
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Jays did, before they traded most of it to the Marlins and the Mets. :p Still a few intriguing names, but they dropped into the bottom half of rankings, I'm sure.
 
NYCHitman1 said:
Blockbuster trade just went down for Justin Upton

The Atlanta Braves have acquired Justin Upton from the Arizona Diamondbacks - ESPN
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I haven't stopped celebrating this since the moment I read it. Before I go any further, I am going to say the following with 100% honesty:

-Before 2011 I predicted he'd have an insane, Josh Hamilton-esque breakout year. Top 5 MVP, SS award

-In November, I posted on a friend's facebook page that we would definitely trade for Justin Upton.............in exchange for Prado and Delgado

Now before I brag too much I'll admit it's not exactly a stretch to project a monster breakout season from a 23-year-old who already posted a .900 OPS at 21. Fine, I'll also point out 2011 was nearly identical to his 2009 output, minus the MVP voting and SS award, but we'll get to that part later.

I'm only bragging about the trade prediction because of the feedback I got after posting it. You may or may not remember that we tried and failed to get an impact OF bat for Prado this time last season. The Rockies offered Seth Smith for him straight-up, but negotiations fell apart because they refused to give us Fowler. The BIG laugher was Baltimore's offer. They were willing to take Prado in exchange for Adam Jones as long as we offered a decent throw-in along with Prado. That throw-in was Tommy Hanson. We countered with Jurrjens and they still insisted on Hanson. He was awful last year but don't forget that his first 3 years in the Majors his splits were 3.28/1.18 with 8.5 K/9 and he was only 23. All for Adam freaking Jones? Whoever coined the term "overrated" did so thinking that one day a player like Jones would come along.

So yeah, I got laughed at pretty hard when I suggested Prado would be the X-factor in a trade for a LEGITIMATE budding superstar. Some people skipped the laughing and went straight for the petty insults. Delgado is where I admit slight low-balling, but it's not like we were selling them BS. He has secondary pitches and would be an ace if he developed one into a plus breaking pitch. In 1
 
libradawg said:
But honestly, what do you think a Braves fan should be thinking right now?
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Be happy. Very very happy. This is possibly the biggest (and best) move in the off-season so far.

On another note, I can seriously appreciate someone who likes to delve into the statistics of baseball like I do. Kudos, my friend. :D:):p
 
NYCHitman1 said:
Be happy. Very very happy. This is possibly the biggest (and best) move in the off-season so far.

On another note, I can seriously appreciate someone who likes to delve into the statistics of baseball like I do. Kudos, my friend. :D:):p
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Thanks, and oh yeah, I either put something about that in my intro or profile. I love this, right here.

The thing about Upton is that people heard about the trade, referred to the br page and saw HR and SB in the high teens with an .800 OPS and then shouted "big deal"! Do they not look at age? Do they not know what age and/or professional year when guys usually bust out? All I know is Trout is the exception, while Kemp and Hamilton are the rules. Upton has Kemp tools and Hamilton non-screwed-up-portion-of-career-....ness.

I just now saw the prospect discussion so I will at least throw in what I see with the Yankees: They seem to do something a lot of teams do, including my Braves, and that's overrate their pitching prospects. Hughes and Joba were red flags for when Nova, Banuelos and Betances stormed into top 50 lists. I'm just amazed they ever have any A-prospects at all, ever. A- They win a lot of games, B- They sign a lot of A and B free agents, C- They make a lot of trades for that last piece. I think Mason Williams is going to be a very good player, but no superstars emerging just yet. I saw Keith Law compare him to Austin Jackson and John Sickels compare him to Holliday. I don't know what to think about Sanchez, what with Posey, Montero and Santana all coming through so recently.

FWIW, Anaheim is by far the biggest culprit for this. It's almost as if they duped us for over a decade just so they could put all the untapped talent into one freaking guy.
 
libradawg said:
Thanks, and oh yeah, I either put something about that in my intro or profile. I love this, right here.

The thing about Upton is that people heard about the trade, referred to the br page and saw HR and SB in the high teens with an .800 OPS and then shouted "big deal"! Do they not look at age? Do they not know what age and/or professional year when guys usually bust out? All I know is Trout is the exception, while Kemp and Hamilton are the rules. Upton has Kemp tools and Hamilton non-screwed-up-portion-of-career-....ness.

I just now saw the prospect discussion so I will at least throw in what I see with the Yankees: They seem to do something a lot of teams do, including my Braves, and that's overrate their pitching prospects. Hughes and Joba were red flags for when Nova, Banuelos and Betances stormed into top 50 lists. I'm just amazed they ever have any A-prospects at all, ever. A- They win a lot of games, B- They sign a lot of A and B free agents, C- They make a lot of trades for that last piece. I think Mason Williams is going to be a very good player, but no superstars emerging just yet. I saw Keith Law compare him to Austin Jackson and John Sickels compare him to Holliday. I don't know what to think about Sanchez, what with Posey, Montero and Santana all coming through so recently.

FWIW, Anaheim is by far the biggest culprit for this. It's almost as if they duped us for over a decade just so they could put all the untapped talent into one freaking guy.
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I think the Yanks don't have much to offer pitching wise, but have a good amount of possible superstars for INF/OF.
 
NYCHitman1 said:
Don't know why I thought he could stay out of the spotlight. Sometimes the things that are too good to be true, are.
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I think it would be a good thing though if the Yankees could box that contact and save all that money. Could go a long way as far as fixing other areas of concern.
 
jhawkkw said:
I think it would be a good thing though if the Yankees could box that contact and save all that money. Could go a long way as far as fixing other areas of concern.
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Won't happen. ARod will milk the contract for what it is worth and retire comfortable. What a f**king albatross of a contract. I wish upper management listened to Cashman when he wanted to downgrade the contract due to ARod opting out and making them look like fools.
 
It probably won't happen, but I wish it would. There were some other interesting names on that report, would certainly explain Cruz, Cabrera and Gonzalez's good seasons recently.
 
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