He actually understands the game, follows the entire league, and has probably forgotten more baseball than you'll ever know.
Anyone who thinks Gregorius is a "terrible hitter" based on half a season in 2014, while ignoring that he had a perfectly fine offensive season in 2013 is a total rube.
Why? He had an OPS+ of 94 in 2013, which is perfectly fine for a shortstop, especially one with his glove. And his OPS+ was better than Jeter's last year.
I see this type of comment everywhere. It screams "I don't understand how baseball works". You like him as a set-up man but not the closer? Great. Set-up men are generally more valuable and important than closers. That said, Robertson did just fine in the meaningless closer role. He...
Considering you don't even know the names of the players involved, I'm not sure I'm going to put much stock in your evaluation. How do you know Greene is the best player? Based on 78 innings in a lost season, where he only got a shot because he was the 9th option to start? When he wasn't even...
I'm not sure how to answer that silly question. Back to the point, why do you have such an unhealthy obsession with Mark Appel? It's really unhealthy to harbor such resentment for a random professional athlete who has never done anything to you.
You seem to have a really unhealthy obsession with a person you've never met, who's never caused you any problems, and who has never even faced your team or given you a reason to hate him as a player. Might be time to seek help.
AL MVP
1. Mike Trout
2. Robinson Cano
3. Victor Martinez
4. Michael Brantley
5. Felix Hernandez
6. Josh Donaldson
7. Jose Abreu
8. Nelson Cruz
9. Alex Gordon
10. Adrian Beltre
AL CYA
1. Felix Hernandez
2. Corey Kluber
3. Chris Sale
4. Jon Lester
5. David Price
AL ROY
1. Jose...
Well then you either have no idea what you're talking about or have an interesting definition of "comparable".
2012-2013
Kuroda
421 IP, 125 ERA+, 1.164 WHIP, 8.5 H/9, 1.0 HR/9, 2.0 BB/9, 6.8 K/9, 3.37 K/BB, 9.6 WAR, while pitching his home games in a bandbox, and many of his road games in...
How can anyone seriously think this? Kevin Brown, a superior pitcher, fell off the ballot in one vote. David Cone, a superior pitcher, fell off the ballot in one year. Curt Schilling & Mike Mussina both failed to garner 30% of the vote, even though they're worthy Hall of Famers.
Roy Oswalt...
How does AJ Burnett keep fleecing teams into overpaying for his mediocrity? How in the blue hell is he worth the same salary as Hiroki Kuroda?
Wait... Ruben Amaro. Nevermind.
Maddux's career in Atlanta pretty much dwarfs his time in Chicago. It's pretty ridiculous they're not putting him in as a Brave. Even LaRussa is a bit of a surprise to me. He should go in as a Cardinal, but I understand that decision a little more.
An interesting guy will be Piazza. He...