Comments on: Braves 4, Marlins 0

By: Mac Thomason

Mac Thomason — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:24:51 +0000

Game thread is up.

By: Another Alex R.

Another Alex R. — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:18:35 +0000

Marc, I got an email back from Junior, who agreed with my points about Tex, basically saying that there’s a perfectly rational argument to be made that Tex isn’t worth the money, but saying things like “doesn’t put his team on his back” or “doesn’t deliver big hits when his team needs it most” or “performance doesn’t seem bigger than his numbers” or “hits meaningless solo shots” isn’t the way to make that argument.

I think he was a bit out of line with his tone — some of the guys they write about are actively hostile and deserve the piss taken out of them, and DOB isn’t one of them — but generally I’m a fan of FJM. Most of the time, they’re funny, and quite good — and when they’re wrong, they tend to own up.

By: Smitty

Smitty — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:59:02 +0000

This will make you all feel better:

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080722/SPORTS0601/807220343/1035/RSS020601

By: Marc Schneider

Marc Schneider — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:55:10 +0000

Even if FJM was right about Teixera, the tone of the article just illustrates the problems with the internet. DOB has a different opinion of Teixera, which seems to send this guy into paroxisms of anger. What was the need to personally attack DOB just because he had a different (perhaps uninformed) opinion. These guys become so full of themselves because people tell them how funny and cool they are. They lose the ability to be civil.

The fact is, the numbers can be interpreted however you want to interpret them. The issue of whether Teixera is worth the money is, pace JC, still depends to some extent on your personal evaluation. He will be worth it to some and not worth it to others, in the same way that paying $60,000 for a Mercedes would make sense for some people but not for others.

By: Parish

Parish — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:46:39 +0000

Stu – there was a B-Pro article entitled draft signings unannounced. Here’s the quote:

Fourth- and fifth-round outfielders Pete Hissey and Ryan Westmoreland are both monster athletes and tough signs, but the Red Sox have seemingly come to terms with both for “greater than seven-figues,” with Westmoreland reported approaching $2 million.

By: Parish

Parish — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:45:27 +0000

66 – Like one less chair in musical chairs.

By: Stu

Stu — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:25:33 +0000

Parish,
Where’d you read that? Last I read (BPro had some info the other day), the Red Sox were going to pony up, but I don’t think it’s actually happened yet. I was expecting the Sox to hold out as long as possible and then sign him in August.

Losing both Milligan and Westmoreland would really sting. Hewitt, meh–he wasn’t going to be starting, anyway.

By: Adam M

Adam M — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:06:17 +0000

“If there are few guys on the free agent market, then there are fewer job vacancies.”

I figured it wouldn’t be long until an actual economist corrected me. Whatever. I’ll step back into the lion’s den–for fun.

Just because teams have full rosters doesn’t mean they don’t have needs for some of those ‘filled’ positions. So yes, even though the Mariners, by signing Ichiro, left the pool of available buyers, there were still buyers available who had center fielders under contract. With top talent the demand, except under special circumstances, should out-pace the supply and drive up prices. This could be curbed with a salary cap (see, for instance, Josh Smith’s quandary as a restricted free agent in a league with a cap).

By: csg

csg — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:05:40 +0000

per Rosenthal…

Et tu, Huddy?
Even if the Braves sell, it is extremely doubtful they would discuss right-hander Tim Hudson, who could be the lone accomplished veteran in their 2009 rotation.

Lefties Tom Glavine and Mike Hampton are in the final years of their contracts and the return of John Smoltz is uncertain as he recovers from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder.

Hudson, who turned 33 on July 14, will earn $13 million next season in the final year of his contract, which includes a $12 million mutual option for 2010. He is 10-7 this season with a 3.31 ERA.

By: barrycuda

barrycuda — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:05:39 +0000

trade Kotsay??…………man, theres a deal that would bring us a boatload of good players………seriously, weren’t the Braves the only team that wanted him this spring? or maybe his value has gone up since he’s proved that he can still walk. most of the time, anyway.