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Professor Funk posted:Wait. So why do people here hate Eaton so much? Basic white guy, has played for the Diamondbacks
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He stood up for Drake Laroche as a "clubhouse leader", but rather than find this hilarious and absurd, decided he was a shithead  As a Sox fan I did like the guy so I'll miss him. Especially this picture as he hit a grand slam: 
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I haven't paid much attention to him outside of looking at stats occasionally. I guess I'm asking if his stats overvalue him in any way? On paper, I feel like I'd much rather have him than McCutchen at this point.
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Professor Funk posted:Wait. So why do people here hate Eaton so much? It's ESPN so take it with a huge grain of salt, but the video in this article one of the idiot talking heads around the table said of Eaton: "Everyone that's played with him - in the Arizona clubhouse, in the White Sox clubhouse - say he's a very selfish player, not a great teammate." Which uh... doesn't really jive at all with what White Sox posters have been saying here.  Either way, there is at least a perception that he's a clubhouse cancer for some reason 
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Andrew "fuckin" McCutchen has one down season and everyone is ready to regulate him to the scrap bin. How quickly baseball fans forget.
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Basically Eaton played RF for most of the year and made some amazing plays and was definitely one of the best RF defensively. Combine that with an offensive season that was basically equal to his career year from last year and he was an all-star caliber player. The Nats getting him to play CF is kind of a step backwards because he's only average there. He really benefited from the smaller field to cover, and maybe also from his lack of renown because he threw quite a few guys out from right.
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Popete posted:Andrew "fuckin" McCutchen has one down season and everyone is ready to regulate him to the scrap bin. How quickly baseball fans forget. And it was like a bad 3 months. From August on he had an .850 ops or something.
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R.D. Mangles posted:fare thee well, jorge, who was involved in one of my favorite Cubs moments in the past two years I will always appreciate him owning the gently caress out of the Cardinals in the NLDS in 2015.
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Popete posted:Andrew "fuckin" McCutchen has one down season and everyone is ready to regulate him to the scrap bin. How quickly baseball fans forget. I'm ready to send Dallas Keuchel to the scrap bin one year after he won the Cy Young and I won't be dissuaded  Keuchel 
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Intruder posted:I'm ready to send Dallas Keuchel to the scrap bin one year after he won the Cy Young and I won't be dissuaded Rangers will take him, Keuchel would be better than whatever mystery meat we'll trot out as a fifth starter.
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:And it was like a bad 3 months. From August on he had an .850 ops or something. Aug = .280/.391/.419 SepOct - .287/.373/.513 I would take him but not in CF dWAR of -2.6 DH? 1B? LF?
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good luck with that: https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/806718553768468480
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will_colorado posted:good luck with that: I for the life of me can't understand spending this kind of money on a guy who will throw max 70 innings in a season.
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will_colorado posted:good luck with that: I have a feeling his arm isn't gonna last 5 years, but the Yankees can afford it.
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Professor Funk posted:I for the life of me can't understand spending this kind of money on a guy who will throw max 70 innings in a season. And if he loses a few miles on that fastball as he ages will not be anywhere close to as impactful as he is now.
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:I have a feeling his arm isn't gonna last 5 years, but the Yankees can afford it. I can live with that. Would have preferred Melancon or Jansen for off-field reasons but I knew the Yankees wanted Chapman back as soon as they traded him.
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If the Yankees win a World Series thanks to Chapman I will lose my poo poo.
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will_colorado posted:good luck with that: Have fun with that. 
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I mean, you figure 2017 and 2018 are going to be lean years for the Yanks, so I don't get this move at all. 5 years for a reliever, even for the best one on the planet, makes me squeamish. the Yanks are also trying to get under the luxury tax, so this, uh, doesn't help
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will_colorado posted:good luck with that: Will Jake Arrieta get more or less then this in FA?
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Chapman's contract has a clause where he can't be traded to a California team. I always thought players liked Cali, especially San Diego for the weather. Why would this be?
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how long until the yankees are in a position to contend? three years at least?
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Could just be me but I as a fan of a large market team don't give a flying gently caress about Billionaires overpaying dudes . And The Yankees are in a better place than the Cubs financially. They aren't going to be constrained down the line by overpaying someone. Now if the reason you don't like the deal is because of Chapman's DV issues. Then sure lament away. But oh no, the Yankees over paid someone. Like they still won't be able to back up the 400m dollar Brinks truck for Harper when the time is right.
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John Wilkes Booth posted:Chapman's contract has a clause where he can't be traded to a California team. I always thought players liked Cali, especially San Diego for the weather. Why would this be? Well, unfortunately California is loving lousy with people from California
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John Wilkes Booth posted:Chapman's contract has a clause where he can't be traded to a California team. I always thought players liked Cali, especially San Diego for the weather. Why would this be? Taxes maybe?
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Carlosologist posted:I mean, you figure 2017 and 2018 are going to be lean years for the Yanks, so I don't get this move at all. 5 years for a reliever, even for the best one on the planet, makes me squeamish. the Yanks are also trying to get under the luxury tax, so this, uh, doesn't help 2017, sure. I think they should be back in it in 2018 though, and that's the off-season with the real big ticket FAs. A lot of money comes off the Yankees books next year, and the team has long seen the bullpen as a lever to help the team overperform their lineup on paper (you could also read this as "overvalues the bullpen",) such as has happened the past few years. I think it's a defensible contract from a years/money standpoint. Dexo posted:Could just be me but I as a fan of a large market team don't give a flying gently caress about Billionaires overpaying dudes . And The Yankees are in a better place than the Cubs financially. They aren't going to be constrained down the line by overpaying someone. Yankees fans are salary-conscious these days because Hal has been very vocal about getting under the tax threshold, and he's backed it up by staying real drat quiet on the FA market the past couple of years. I guess it may be a long con to swoop in and sign everybody in 2018 but...
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corn on the cop posted:how long until the yankees are in a position to contend? three years at least? I'd say two or so, depends on if Severino turns into a real MLB starter and if Kaprielian stays healthy all year to make a jump. the offensive core seems to be in place with Bird/Sanchez/Judge in the middle of the order, so it really depends on developing reliable pitching
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Dexo posted:Could just be me but I as a fan of a large market team don't give a flying gently caress about Billionaires overpaying dudes . And The Yankees are in a better place than the Cubs financially. They aren't going to be constrained down the line by overpaying someone.
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KICK BAMA KICK posted:This is probably a stupid question but as a fan of a rebuilding team I've been curious about it -- does ownership give front offices a long-term budget over a few years? Like I don't give a gently caress about Liberty Media's balance sheet but should I actually give a poo poo if the Braves keep payroll down because they'll have more to spend later when they expect to be competitive? If ownership gives a gently caress, they should. There's no way you'll ever be able to put together a decent team if you're just making a budget on the fly.
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Dexo posted:Could just be me but I as a fan of a large market team don't give a flying gently caress about Billionaires overpaying dudes . And The Yankees are in a better place than the Cubs financially. They aren't going to be constrained down the line by overpaying someone. You seem very angry about a lot of things.
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Man, Chapman is gonna be able to buy so many cartons of Marlboro Reds. https://twitter.com/MLBRandomStats/status/806724179013685248
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Professor Funk posted:Man, Chapman is gonna be able to buy so many cartons of Marlboro Reds. lol
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