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davy jones
| Favorite team: | Houston Astros  |
| Location: | Lafayette |
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| Number of Posts: | 365 |
| Registered on: | 10/1/2009 |
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re: Costco to require masks in all stores starting May 4th
Posted by davy jones on 4/29/20 at 2:12 pm
Is this thread an exercise in being the softest SOB's around? Because you guys are the softest SOB's around....
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re: Should the Saints give up on Drew Brees?
Posted by davy jones on 10/20/19 at 6:11 pm
I too have been watching these games. You’re very astute to see that Teddy is just as good as............ Hahahahahahahaha, I couldn’t even type that without laughing. ...
re: DAT 8/5 Blue Jays (Estrada) @ Astros (Morton) 6:10pm
Posted by davy jones on 8/5/17 at 10:56 am
My wife found me a replacement one on eBay. The one I'd been wearing for 15 years finally tore a few years back. ...
re: DAT 8/3: Tampa Bay (Snell) @ Houston (Jabroni) 7:10 CT
Posted by davy jones on 8/3/17 at 10:49 am
[quote] But the offense has looked like shite.[/quote]
Team is hitting .313/.370/.543 over the last month with an MLB leading 143 wRC+, second best over that stretch is 119.
They had a couple of bad games. That's baseball. Still the best offense in baseball by far. ...
re: DAT 8/2: Rays (Pruitt) @ Astros (Keuchel), 7:10 CDT
Posted by davy jones on 8/2/17 at 5:08 pm
[quote]So other than "just don't make a claim" what's the protection for a claiming team that the waiver team doesn't act in bad faith, refuse to agree to a trade and then just dump the whole contract in order to get completely out from under it.[/quote]
None. Don't claim players you're not willi...
re: DAT 8/2: Rays (Pruitt) @ Astros (Keuchel), 7:10 CDT
Posted by davy jones on 8/2/17 at 2:54 pm
That's what his Wikipedia page indicates. Unsurprisingly he goes by Rico. ...
re: DAT 8/2: Rays (Pruitt) @ Astros (Keuchel), 7:10 CDT
Posted by davy jones on 8/2/17 at 2:38 pm
On another note, Astros have signed a dude from Ville Platte named Jablonski Rico Noel.
[link=(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rico_Noel)]LINK[/link]...
re: DAT 8/2: Rays (Pruitt) @ Astros (Keuchel), 7:10 CDT
Posted by davy jones on 8/2/17 at 1:29 pm
Deadline acquisitions don't change the WS projections much. Especially for a team that has nearly locked up a division. If you're the type of person who doesn't buy into projection systems then this is probably meaningless to you. But the Astros FO certainly has their own internal projection systems...
re: DAT 8/2: Rays (Pruitt) @ Astros (Keuchel), 7:10 CDT
Posted by davy jones on 8/2/17 at 1:02 pm
I think 2011-13 proved that Luhnow isn't going to be goaded by the media or fans into doing something outside his framework.
On the Jonah Keri podcast he said something along the lines of "trust the math." And the math pretty clearly shows that the deadline trades don't move the needle too much;...
re: DAT 8/1: Tampa Bay (Archer) @ Houston (Fiers) 7:10 CT - Battle of the Aces Edition
Posted by davy jones on 8/1/17 at 8:58 am
Agree. If Morton can get you somewhere between 4 & 5 innings and Peacock can get you to the 7th, then Harris/Devo/Giles close it out. That feels like a playoff recipe.
But I do think Morton profiles as a better reliever than Fiers. May end up depending on how Fiers and Morton look in September. ...
re: DAT 8/1: Tampa Bay (Archer) @ Houston (Fiers) 7:10 CT - Battle of the Aces Edition
Posted by davy jones on 8/1/17 at 8:41 am
Oh yeah. Forgot Liriano. I think he can be a good loogy. I'm not sure about Fiers. With both Devo and Peacock is another long man needed in the pen? I'm not sure. With the off days the extra spot might be better utilized with an extra situational bench player. It's odd to think that Fiers could be l...
re: DAT 8/1: Tampa Bay (Archer) @ Houston (Fiers) 7:10 CT - Battle of the Aces Edition
Posted by davy jones on 8/1/17 at 8:32 am
Assuming everyone is healthy I think the playoff rotation is Keuchel, McCullers, McHugh, Morton. Morton seems like an excellent 4th starter for the playoffs. Just limit him to twice through the lineup. He's been money early in games. Fiers has been great and if he continues it the next two months th...
re: DAT 7/31: Tampa Bay (Cobb) @ Houston (Morton) 7:10 CT - DEADLINE DAY EDITION
Posted by davy jones on 7/31/17 at 2:38 pm
Or maybe he's going to clean out his locker. ...
re: MLB: CBA agreement lowers draft pick based on high spending
Posted by davy jones on 7/29/17 at 11:35 am
Tony Clark is spectacularly bad at his job. Marvin Miller must be rolling in his grave. I can't fathom how the players association thought a former player would be a better choice than a labor lawyer. ...
re: DAT 7/18: Mariners (Gaviglio) @ YFPHAstros (GOATcock) - MMP - 7:10 pm
Posted by davy jones on 7/18/17 at 3:00 pm
I think a Fulmer/Wilson trade looks something like Tucker & Whitley, with at least 1 (probably 2) of the Martes/Perez/Alvarez tier, and 1 or 2 additional pieces from the Moran/Reed/Davis/etc tier.
Based on age and control, Fulmer is at least as valuable as Sale. Sale cost a top 5, a top 50 and 2...
re: DAT 7/17: YFPHAstros vs. Mariners - MMP - 7:10 pm - AT&T Sportsnet
Posted by davy jones on 7/17/17 at 11:37 am
Fangraphs has the Astros as the 5th worst base running team in MLB this year. I believe they were the worst at some point earlier.
They are an extremely aggressive team in terms of attempting to take extra bases and have not been a great stolen base team. It works out sometimes, but has been a n...
re: DAT 7/15 Twins (Santana) @ Astros (Musgrove) 6:10
Posted by davy jones on 7/15/17 at 5:06 pm
At the right price, Samardzija is an interesting option. 3.09 xFIP & 3.26 SIERA. HR/FB is way up but I would expect that to come down. FB% below career average and soft contact % above career average. Striking out better than a batter an inning while waking just over 1 per 9.
18 mil a year isn't...
re: Alex Lange signs with Cubs for 1.925 million. Best of Luck!
Posted by davy jones on 7/7/17 at 12:35 pm
It's also worth noting that the issue with the physical doesn't have to mean an injury. Reports were that Brady Aiken had a abnormally small (but not injured) UCL that could increase the likelihood of a tear or reduce the probability of full return after a UCL repair. Also RA Dickey had his bonus re...
re: Alex Lange signs with Cubs for 1.925 million. Best of Luck!
Posted by davy jones on 7/7/17 at 12:31 pm
Assuming the new CBA didn't change this, the Cubs would get an additional pick next year immediately following the missed pick number. So if Lange was the 30th pick, the Cubs would be given the 31st pick in next year's draft as compensation.
The Astros received the 2nd overall pick the year afte...
re: Baseball Prospectus releases its mid-season Top 50 Prospects list
Posted by davy jones on 7/6/17 at 4:12 pm
I'm a big fan of the "why he will make it / why he won't make it" format. ...
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