Just stream-of-consciousness, not POTD. :- )
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=== "Sample Size" of One Dept. ===
I don't know if we're going to spend the next three years using Richie Sexson as the scarecrow to keep all of those nasty FA buzzards away. But just off the top of our heads, here:
1. Adam Dunn is lefthanded. I've heard that matters in Safeco. Jack Zduriencik seems to think that is an important factor.
Doc…Delgado is NOTHING like Teixeira.
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:- ) :shaking head:
=== Slow Down A Minnit, Johnny ===
When comparing two hitters, there are any number of criteria you can use to match them:
1 RH/LH
2 Walk rate
3 HR rate
4 Phenotype
5 AVG/OBP/SLG
6 Speed score
7 etc etc etc
Caveat emptor: We ain't gonna prove 'em, link 'em, or Google 'em for ya. :- ) Take it or leave it. Youse guys have known me since (as far back as) 1995 and you have a feel for how careful I am, or amn't, with info processing.
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COEFFICIENT OF CONFIDENCE = 0.85: Bidding on Teixeira is already up to $22.5M x 8 years and will go considerably higher. AL teams who are north of $20M already (!) include LA, Boston AND New York.
So, save this shtick for Thursday morning. :- ) This is Hiro Nakamura Time-Travel week.
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Q. What do you think of the idea of signing Daniel Cabrera and using him as a closer?
A. I think you all are going to be shocked at the contract that Daniel Cabrera commands. Are you still in the game if it's 4/$40 for Cabrera to close? Considering that he's never done it? Thought not.
And it could go considerably higher than 4/$40.
Hiro Nakamura tripped on into 2014 for us to check out Mark Teixeira's level of play. As you can see, Tex (pictured right) was still celebrating the occasional base knock.
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Sez the super-dee-dooper sabr-toothed Sandy from Braves'-land, regarding the idea of signing Teixeira a year before you hope to compete:
It's simply a bad ORDER to do things. You get a David Wright and Jose Reyes and Victor Diaz ALL showing *strong* indications of stardom at age 22/23 - then, by all means, go out and sink 6-7 years in a 28-year-old star.
... full of cash, to land a player like this one. Kevin Ess at Mariner Central pointed out the SI.com rumor that the Mariners are in it, early on, for Teixeira.
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