If I score 4 runs per game and give up 4.5 before a trade, is it better or worse to score 4.1 runs per game and give up 4.5 after? And is it any different from trading for a pitcher and now scoring 4 and giving up 4.4? I promise its not a trick question.
Not in Boston, where I have a 25 million dollar development budget and a payroll of 170 million and can blow that out of the water and still make a profit on the year. Plenty of resources here after playing better ball last year. Having extra bats does not hurt, my LF in Romano would be better served to hit vs lefties only, so Yelich plays vs righties, Romano vs lefties and gives me a bigger bat off the bench to pinch hit when needed. As for games being 8-10 or whatever, as the quote goes "How many runs do you need to win? More than your opponent gets." So if I get a pitcher on the mound struggling in a game but can bail them out by putting up a five spot or six spot in an inning then so be it. Since it's .500 or done, why would I not go to all stops for it?
Royals Send: 2B Eduardo Martinez - 1/4.5 - AA - $MLC Orioles Send: 2B Casy Richards - 4/4 - ML - $480k MR Jorge Colon - .5/5 - AAA - MLC Bondzai WHY???? For a team that should be rebuilding, you just traded one of your top prospects and a power hitting SS for a guy with 3 years of ML service (Willie Bloomquist type service)
With 10 active members in a league of 40+ owners... some kind of content should be required. Or hand out MOAR STRIKES that you love
Your assumptions here are skewed. Any SP that could be acquired here could be worth 3-5 WAR over a current SP in his rotation. In addition, KDP did not trade anything that would have caused a reduction in runs scored.
You dont necessarily have to hit .500 next year. Your win total this year just has to be higher than last year, and your win total next year has to be higher than this year. Hitting .500 isnt a "requirement".
Unfortunately I'm projected to have a lower win total this year than last unless I can turn it around.
I'm honestly not sure what you're answering here. First of all, there is no SP worth 3-5 WAR over what's in his rotation now. The only 2 SP who could possibly be worth 5 wins the rest of the way are 2000 Pedro and 85 Doc Gooden. Its absurd to think that a random average SP is worth 5 wins in 14 starts. It almost breaks math (which to be fair, is basically what Pedro and Gooden did). Even those guys don't represent a 5 win upgrade, because the backend of his rotation is not replacement level, the marginal wins added is closer to 4. And obviously kdp didn't hurt his offense. I never once said or insinuated that, so I'm not even entirely sure what you mean.
Not 3-5 WAR against the league.... L2R Everyone knows you'll never admit to being wrong. You'll just keep rambling until you think you've talked your way out of the corner. Nice trade rape on Bond though
Still not sure what you're getting at. He'd have to acquire a pitcher who is going to have a WAR of 5 or 6 for the year, and you act like those guys are cheap.
Thank you for proving my point. Because $33 million dollar players aren't either.... Maybe if Boston played in Camden or Yankee Stadium I could see this strategy.
Cheap means more than salary. I meant he'd have to give up a ton to get. He has nothing left that has much value.
This statement I agree with. But I don't understand trading assets to improve areas that aren't your main concern/weakness
