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11-30-2021, 10:26 AM | #6556 | |
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I don't really care what that looks like. If it was me, I'd play whichever one was my best defender 100 games behind the plate. That's likely Perez. I'd then DH Perez for 50 games or so. That leaves me 60 games behind the dish for Melendez and 90 games to find him playing time somewhere else. He's athletic enough to play 3B and LF and actually be a plus player at both (especially 3B, which is an important defensive position). If he hits like expected, the ability to always have a plus, middle-of-the-order bat at C is a major benefit to lineup construction. You keep Perez fresh and get the best version of him. You have generally plus defense at C. You have league-best offense at the C spot. You get 45 games of plus D at 3B with a plus bat and 45 games of average D with an average bat for the position. I'm anxious to see how much contact Melendez and Pratto make at the highest level. I am more optimistic about Melendez but still suspect we'll be happy if he's a .260 hitter (with a .340 or so OBP and .500+ SLG).
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11-30-2021, 11:03 AM | #6557 | |
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11-30-2021, 12:00 PM | #6558 | |
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11-30-2021, 12:04 PM | #6559 |
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11-30-2021, 12:43 PM | #6560 | |
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When you watch an MLB you don't know who's any good on a given day and nobody cares about anyone but their team. It's a huge problem for MLB. This nation used to turn in in droves for the World Series regardless of the team. Baseball is not our pastime anymore, football is.
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11-30-2021, 12:49 PM | #6561 | |
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A casual fan probably doesn't even know who the **** Taylor Heineke is. Thats like saying a casual baseball fan can tell the difference between Max Scherzer and Will Crowe. |
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11-30-2021, 12:52 PM | #6562 |
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11-30-2021, 01:00 PM | #6563 |
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Last 8 years in the NBA - Curry 3, LeBron 2, Kawai 2, Greek Freak 1
Last 8 years in the AFC - Brady 4, Manning 2, Mahomes 2 Lots of parity in the salary cap leagues where a superstar player in the NBA is the difference and a franchise QB means everything |
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11-30-2021, 01:04 PM | #6564 |
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On a given day you can't tell the difference between Mike Trout or a guy like Brett Phillips. That is everyday in MLB. You can watch one NBA game and know Giannis or Joel Embiid are freaks and Georges Niang not so much.
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11-30-2021, 01:14 PM | #6565 | |
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And if you are talking marketing, being a non basketball fan, I wouldn't even know who the **** Embiid was if I didn't have 4 friends that were 76ers fans. |
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11-30-2021, 01:47 PM | #6566 | |
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11-30-2021, 02:18 PM | #6567 | |
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It's the dumbest thing possible. Melendez is the most valuable guy out of all their position prospects, by far, and his offensive profile is the most likely to translate well to the majors.
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11-30-2021, 03:16 PM | #6568 |
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They will find a spot for him, he may have to move around some at first
unless some body blows us away with a pitching offer. Good Catchers are a premium commodity right now Last edited by poolboy; 11-30-2021 at 06:48 PM.. |
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11-30-2021, 04:00 PM | #6569 |
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I don't watch basketball at all or know any 76ers fans, and I know who Embiid is.
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11-30-2021, 08:39 PM | #6570 | |
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MLB's meta-problem has always been the same in terms of common sense solutions for improving the game - individual teams are far more important to the owners than the MLB brand. In other sports, there's significantly more loyalty to their sport/league.
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