2015 MLB Off-Season Thread

[snipezo]

Just to pleasure you I took a look at the leaderboard for "xFIP" and saw Brandon McCarthy at #9. Needless to say I had seen all I needed to see.

McCarthy is a solid pitcher, no?

 

[snipezo]

I just think people can find plenty of random stats to support their argument. If a pitcher is good, why won't his basic stats reflect that?
 
My comment was clearly trolling though haha, it's been a battle in the MLB section all year, Idk how much you've been around. 
 
You need to bring back the Hyde avi btw haha

Because era doesn't completely tell how a good a pitcher is. Let's say a groundball pitcher has an infield filled with guys with no range, that pitcher's era will likely inflate, and he has no control of that.

Look at the Cards, Rangers, Rays, Oakland, etc. They just don't use basic stats to gauge a player's value and those teams have been successful for a while now.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

The Mets asked the Red Sox about Cespedes and we're told they had to part ways with either Jacob De Grom or Zack Wheeler and ending the talks before it began lol.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

Glad alderson didn't do that.

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

McCarthy? Solid Pitcher? Huh?

 

[The Guid]

Yes, he's a solid pitcher. When exactly did it become bad to be a #3 starter?

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

Only had two seasons in his career he was under a 4 ERA. But he did do well in NY.

 

[Mexi]

Mccarthy is very good
Happy with him as our 4 in a big park and with great defense behind him

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Ervin Santana signed with the Twins

 

[snipezo]

Only had two seasons in his career he was under a 4 ERA. But he did do well in NY.

He's been able to put up respective peripherals for the past few years. He also had a 16.3% HR/FB ratio last year (career average is 10.3%). There's no way he puts up another year like that. And with a better infield behind him, he'll most likely put up a sub 4 era barring any injuries.

 

[bosoxlover12]

 
mexi's new fav

 

[Pugz]

is that his real picture lol

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

Lmao wut

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

44
 
Dat mans Yoenis about to be flying down those Detroit streets.

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

Gunna miss Souza. But we get two former first round picks from the deal at least

 

[Pugz]

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Dat mans Yoenis about to be flying down those Detroit streets.

i hope not. his tires will blow out.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

i hope not. his tires will blow out.

 
He got money for more lol.

 

[snipezo]

I was soooo wrong on Myers lol.

 

[Pugz]

 
He got money for more lol.

ive worked around a few different condos that players live in while here. seen armondo after his "not so perfect game". had a sick vette. nice dude too. i knew where billups was staying too.

 

[RipCity32]

Jim Bowden thinks the Tigers will ultimately sign Scherzer. Hopefully it's true. Not too confident in our current rotation lol.