Tango on Epstein Compensation
Tom Tango asserts that a mop-up reliever would be fair compensation for acquiring Epstein from the Red Sox.
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Rodrigo Lopez!
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by Al Yellon on Oct 16, 2011 11:19 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Carlos Zambrano, Ortiz, and Soriano.
I’ll keep Lopez in the role Ortiz had as mop-up man. But seriously, why not Z, we want him gone, they need starting pitching.
Fine.
Esmailin Caridad, then. And they can have Kyle Smit and Scott Maine, too.
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He says "mop-up" reliever
but based on that metric the best comp is Sean Marshall.
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by SouthWabashSoul on Oct 16, 2011 1:32 PM CDT reply actions
For those of you that aren't familiar,
Tom Tango is the writer of THE BOOK, a baseball statistical analysis book that helped introduce stats like linear weights, run expectancy, and win shares. He’s worked for a few baseball clubs but would make an excellent addition to Theo’s crew if we could get him.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
But is he familiar with
OBPS?
What I’m seeing rumored is 2 of Flaherty, J Jackson, and Szczur
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I don't know what OBPS is.
Is that just OBP?
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
It's what Jim Hendry
referred to OPS as
I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.
I saw that too
better be the first two, if it’s true (that still seems like too much)
by PrincetonCubs on Oct 17, 2011 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I can see J Jackson and Flaherty
A friend once told me: "I don't buy the idea that a team learns anything from a loss, the only thing they learn is how to lose games."---Knight
Except as far as
If you bring any more than yourself, we get Szczur.
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