A.L. Central Discussion 2016

[Howie115]

I wouldn't be upset about having him in the Indians' farm, but I wouldn't be rubbing myself raw over him like my wind up toy is.

Fulmer in AA struck out more than a batter per inning, went 10-3 with a 2.24 ERA, was the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year for 2015, as well as the starter in the Eastern League All-Star Game. There are a boatload of reasons to be optimistic about him, I'm just thinking we'll see him crack the rotation in 2017, late 2016 at best, because he's never thrown more than 124 innings in a minor league season.

 

[MiamiVice]

For shits and giggles, here's BP's latest projection for the AL Central.

View attachment 89610

Yeah.. just for shits and giggle.. you might want to notice that they have Detroit having a better team BA/OBP/SLG

Projections are cool... Pretty sure the Nationals were projected to win the WS last year and to have the greatest rotation every in the history of MLB.

 

[MiamiVice]

There's obviously something amiss with they way their system projects the Royals' style of play. Either that, or the Royals have been lucky as fuck. If I remember correctly, they had similar projections for the Royals last year an 2014.

They are projections.. they are rarely correct... Look at who they project to win the divisions every year and see how many times they are right. A fucking psychic is better than they are.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Yeah.. just for shits and giggle.. you might want to notice that they have Detroit having a better team BA/OBP/SLG

Projections are cool... Pretty sure the Nationals were projected to win the WS last year and to have the greatest rotation every in the history of MLB.

"they didn't project the Tigers to win, so I'm going to act like a bitch and drip pee all over the place."

 

[MiamiVice]

I agree. Every scout is saying he's major league ready, except for the ones that aren't.

Can you post one major scouting format that is saying he isn't.

 

[MiamiVice]

"they didn't project the Tigers to win, so I'm going to act like a bitch and drip pee all over the place."

LOL.. I don't give a fuck about projections.. they projected the Tigers to make the WS every year for 3 years straight... how did that help anything?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Can you post one major scouting format that is saying he isn't.

I did.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

LOL.. I don't give a fuck about projections.. they projected the Tigers to make the WS every year for 3 years straight... how did that help anything?

BP doesn't project the playoffs.

 

[MiamiVice]

I did.

where.

 

[Howie115]

Projections are cool... Pretty sure the Nationals were projected to win the WS last year and to have the greatest rotation every in the history of MLB.

Yep. SI and several others also predicted Cleveland to win the ALC last season. How'd that work out?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

LOL.. I don't give a fuck about projections..

If they had the Tigers on top, you'd be posting it on every page of this thread; you don't give a fuck about them because they don't.

 

[MiamiVice]

BP doesn't project the playoffs.

lol.. if you get excited about preseason projections you are a complete fag that is a fan of a team that hasn't done shit.. oh wait... you are a fan of a team that hasn't done shit in a long time...

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

lol.. if you get excited about preseason projections you are a complete fag that is a fan of a team that hasn't done shit.. oh wait... you are a fan of a team that hasn't done shit in a long time...

"When the Tigers won their championship, I celebrated with an extra bowl of applesauce."

 

[Howie115]

For shits and giggles, here's BP's latest projection for the AL Central.

The ALC is such a crapshoot, these standings could be completely upside-down, and it wouldn't surprise me a bit. Though I do think the Twins will be the bottom-feeders.

 

[MiamiVice]

Here's what BP has to say about Fulmer:



I wouldn't be upset about having him in the Indians' farm, but I wouldn't be rubbing myself raw over him like my wind up toy is.

ah i see it.. thats cool... because keith law seems to think differently...

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Yep. SI and several others also predicted Cleveland to win the ALC last season. How'd that work out?

It didn't work out so well. I guess we shouldn't talk about stat experts' AL Central projections on the AL Central Discussion thread. Mea culpa.

 

[MiamiVice]

If they had the Tigers on top, you'd be posting it on every page of this thread; you don't give a fuck about them because they don't.

Actually I don't give a fuck because the Tigers spent the better part of the last decade projected to win a shit ton of games and didn't win a WS... I don't care about them winning the projections.. I want a WS win.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

The ALC is such a crapshoot, these standings could be completely upside-down, and it wouldn't surprise me a bit. Though I do think the Twins will be the bottom-feeders.

"Well, you predicted that last year. How did that turn out?"

 

[MiamiVice]

"When the Tigers won their championship, I celebrated with an extra bowl of applesauce."

View attachment 89618

Was your dad swimming in your grandpa's nuts the last time the Indian's won a WS?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

ah i see it.. thats cool... because keith law seems to think differently...

Keith Law says the scouts he's talked to project Fulmer as a reliever.