![]() Regarding the trade itself, Darvish has had a great last year and half no doubt. It could very well mean that in Hoyer's experienced opinion, this is the first of many moves that gets the Cubs back into contention soon. Disclaimer: if we do end up tanking for 2-3 years, I'll be pissed but I don't think it's right to dismiss the strategy as Ricketts being cheap. What I can't get behind is the singular criticism of the Darvish trade in itself and the keyboard dopes who think this automatically means the Cubs are going into tank mode. I feel like as recently as 5 years ago I could turn on ESPN and like what was playing because of the differences, now I feel like everyone plays a very similar game. I get the why around analytics, but it makes tuning in any given night to watch a game feel a little boring.Įdit: I also don't mean this as an attack on advanced stats, but I do think there's been a noticeable shift in my lifetime with how the game has been played. ![]() Or that journeyman 4th starter turning in a 120 pitch 7-inning gem instead of being pulled in the 5th. There's something fun when you see that 8th or 9th guy swing when he probably shouldn't and dig deep to stretch that single into a double instead of just playing the odds and working a walk. I feel like an old saying this, but it doesn't feel like there's as much heart in the game anymore with how 'optimized' it has become, pushing for 3-true outcome guys, basically valuing OBP over all else. There's also an "Analytics Problem" with the game. Again, I'm not saying they would be better, but now I think teams are more willing to entertain the thought. Michael Brantley, DJ LeMahieu, Mike Moustakas, and Marwin Gonzalez were all available that same year, and they all would have been upgrades over Philly's 2018 roster. Would they have been better off taking that $27M+ that they gave Harper and gotten a couple of cheaper outfielders and a left-side infielder? Maybe, but you don't "win the offseason" or get your fans excited with those kinds of moves. The team was 5th in runs per game, but they were also 5th in runs allowed, so the Phillies watched the playoffs from home. He had his best statistical season in three years. ![]() It may not even about the bad contracts, as much as team construction. Teams don't have infinity dollars, and every dollar spent on a bad or mediocre player is a dollar you can't spend on a good player. I think that people don't understand opportunity costs, because they aren't paying the salaries. If the Sox hadn't won it all two years ago, maybe they wouldn't be so willing to let a franchise player go Boston spent an entire year justifying to their fanbase why they wouldn't go to the mat for Betts, and they just watched him win a title and finish 2nd in MVP voting. The only thing that helps with that is a World Series win. Teams are starting to rethink eating the cost of the back end of a huge free agent deal in the hope you get a few productive seasons at the beginning. 2023 Postseason World SeriesĬlick a team's logo to visit their subreddit National League West news rumor opinion analysis trivia Serious image video gif game thread feature notice misleadingĪround the Horn general discussion thread - December 12, 2023 Welcome to /r/Baseball! If you haven't visited before, please stop by our wiki to read our rules and FAQ before posting.
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