DODGERS The FRONT OFFICE (NERDS) Thread

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  1. IBleedBlue15

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    I don't understand the Hee Seop Choi reference, but I'm not going to waste time arguing something that's easily proven with facts that some people refuse to understand.

    That's the dumb part. It's not that most people can't understand, it's that they simply discredit information and refuse to learn it for no reason. If you have more information to solve a problem, why wouldn't you use it?
     
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    You can't really make a Hee Sop Choi reference when talking about sabermetrics now.

    Like IBB said, you're killing your own argument when you mention Hee Sop Choi.
     
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    http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2015/5/12/8590963/mlb-trade-rumors-starting-pitchers-deadline


    Every July, there are a handful of teams that feel they are just one piece away from changing their playoff pretender status to playoff destiny and promise. Most of the time that one piece ends up being a starting pitcher. Here are four starting pitchers that more than likely will be available at or before the July 31st MLB trade deadline.

    Scott Kazmir, Oakland A's
    The resurgence of Scott Kazmir is a fantastic story. After missing all of 2012 at 28 years old, Kazmir revived himself and went 13-9 with a 4.04 ERA in 29 starts for the Indians in 2013.

    He followed up that solid year with a 15-9 record in 2014 with the A's, sporting a 3.55 ERA in 32 starts. In 2015 and now 31, Kazmir has gotten even better: 2-1 with a 2.78 ERA in 7 starts and will surely grab attention from multiple teams.

    Aaron Harang, Philadelphia Phillies
    Ah, the second Phillies starting pitcher that could be traded this summer. Harang won't draw the return that Hamels will, but the Phillies will likely sell high on Harang while they can and as they presumably hope to build for the future. At 37, Harang is still pitching well. He won 12 games with the Braves in 2014, making 33 starts with a 3.57 ERA.

    Surprisingly, he has pitched even better to start 2015. 3-3, with a 2.38 ERA in 7 starts with the Phillies lineup is something to be applauded. If he's due a bit of negative regression, that makes the Phillies' need to trade him all the more urgent.

    Harang is a cheap, reliable back-end rotation pitcher that teams will circle back to as the trade market dries up. That being said, teams are already starting to inquire about the Phillies starter, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.

    Johnny Cueto, Cincinnati Reds
    Cueto's name is an interesting one. He's a free agent at the end of the season, he's due $10 million this season, and he's only 29.

    Some teams will view him as a short-term answer, only wanting him as a rental. Other teams will want to trade for him and then lock him up for the future. That complicates the market and the asking price for Cueto. The Reds aren't in a position to wait Cueto out and pay him during the winter. 2015 has gotten off to a good start for Cueto, going 3-3 with a 2.98 ERA in seven starts.

    While no specific rumors have surfaced on Cueto, any team in the market for a starting pitcher would have to entertain the idea of bringing on Cueto. The Red Sox seem to appear on the list for every supposedly-available big name starting pitcher, Cueto included. The market for Cueto will become more defined as teams figure out their needs and decide what he's worth. Healthy guess: his price is going up, not down.

    Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies
    Last but not least, Cole Hamels. It's somewhat of a surprise that he wasn't already moved in the offseason, when rumors circulating him were at their peak. Alas, Hamels has started the year with the Phillies. The three time All-Star is one of the bright spots of a Phillies team that is struggling.











    that Harang mention. Hahaha Ned would've been all over him.

    Ethier for Kazmir should be doable.

    be nice to see Cueto moved somewhere, that way he'll go into free agency without a qualifying offer attached.
     
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    I don't see them making any moves of substance. I haven't much faith in them at this point. They're probably too busy playing other games.




     
  5. CapnTreee

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    so Cueto gave up 4 hits and 2 runs in 4 innings.. ok... but...

    he also gave up 6 walks

    and lasted less than 5 innings for the 2 game in a row


    shaky
     
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    that kids game boy would have been removed from his hands in 0.003 seconds in my car
     
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    FIxed
     
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    as if I own a minivan... sheeesh fools get a life
     
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    He's right, ya know.


    Forester.

    :laff:
     
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    why so serious?
     
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    Since the Guggenheims have taken over, our farm is looking so nice now.
     
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    Quick Hits: Kasten, Mariners, Prospects
    By Mark Polishuk [August 2, 2015 at 11:09pm CDT]

    The Dodgers made several additions at the trade deadline yet didn’t move any of their top prospects to do so, a tactic that team president Stan Kasten generally prefers. “I think I am well known, both by reputation and by my own comments, as having a deep, deep need to develop the farm system as a way of sustaining excellence over the long haul,” Kasten tells Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. “It takes discipline to avoid the short term for the long term. And I think we have done that. That doesn’t mean we won’t trade anyone. We will. But we are going to keep our focus on retaining the majority of our high-end prospects so that we can be good and don’t have these pressing needs at the deadlines.”
     
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    Just win , baby...
     
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    Al Davis at the end of his run just might have been worse than Frank McCourt. A toss up.
     
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    Read Molly Knight's book... McCunt was way worse than Davis.
     
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    Don't respond to it, it might go away.
     
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    This sincerely needs to be everyone's approach... For reelz..
     
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    ^Pretty good example of the real problem...random butthurt posters on my dick, that is.

    blazer, much as you ride I sincerely hope you're on birth control, amateur troll.
     
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    I've read a good portion of it. We need that AD/tell all doc about the way it ended...which may never come thanks to the way Al guarded the Raiders. Especially as he turned into...


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