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Edgy MD wrote: Part of me wonders if they'd be better off trying to make a late cut-in and out-bid the Cards for Ozuna. But yeah. Too late. I'm wondering if that MFY in Fish (yeah, I know) clothing running the Marlins would make any deal that might help the Mets, even if it would help his team, too. My gut tells me he wouldn't. Later

Joe Smith signs with the Astros - 2 years. Sigh. OE, saw that FK had already noted this in the Winter meetings thread. Later

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: It's like baseball Black Friday down there. Rainbow Fish Friday? Feels more like Pass over. Later

I'm passing on both. I don't think either of them is worthy enough to compete for this special honor. Later

The case for Trammell This brings a little more flesh to the Trammell was one slot better than Jeter ranking in that article:(cut and pasted from various posts on a CBS message board) I don't understand all the intricacies of the numbers, but it seems logical. Jay Jaffe's JAWS player ranking system weights peak and career rWAR to try and measure a player's Hall of Fame worthiness. Straight career rWAR would suggest that guys like Tommy John and Frank Tanana were way ahead of Sandy Koufax, while peak would say the reverse. So I guess peak is a better indicator. But peak would say that Warren Spahn and Curt Schilling were roughly equals, while career has Spahn with a significant edge. JAWS averages the two together to perhaps give you something that values both a high peak as well as good career value. Trammell fares rather well. He is ranked just barely ahead of Derek Jeter for the 11th best SS of all time [10th if you call A-Rod a 3B I guess . AVG HoF SS: 43 peak wins and 67 career Alan Trammell: 45 peak wins and 70 career So, if folks are saying that Jeter deserves to be in, so does Trammell. Later

Thor says "Not so fast" https://nypost.com/2017/12/12/noah-syndergaard-announces-hes-single-again/ Later

Edgy MD wrote: Joel Sherman has suggested the name of Ryan Goins has been floated about. I love Doug Flynn as much anybody, and more than most, but if we're goin' Goins, I'm hoping it's on a minor league deal. I don't care if he's the second coming of Bill Mazeroski with the glove (well, maybe) , with that OPS+ (65) it would have to be a VERY minor league deal. Sometimes, I think Sherman writes stuff like that just for the heck of it. Later

Bravo. Later

Edgy MD wrote: Brian Dozier gets my blood pumping. Cesar Hernandez has me intrigued. Jason Kipnis looks like he could step it up on the rebound and be pretty expendable if he doesn't. Those are three. Maybe in that order. Good choices. If there is a chance to get Dozier I'd be all in on that. He's a second baseman who hits like a third baseman should. What more could I ask? Later

The "he pitched to the score" argument for Morris is BS. It means he didn't feel he had to do his best all the time. What kind of message is that? Later

Edgy MD wrote: I wouldn't kick him out of bed, but I don't think he's the guy to knock Flores out of the lineup. That's the way I feel. So, if they HAD to add somebody, who would you go after? Later

Edgy MD wrote: With a good chance that neither Rivera nor Wright will be ready for opening day, or possibly beyond, they are currently projected to open with Reynolds and Cecchini on the roster. They seem committed to pursue a big league quality infielder to create more certainty. The question here is that, if this is going to come to pass, who would you have it be? The Mets now have Cabrera to be a regular second baseman. My gut feel is that that Rivera would be ready sooner, and be more productive, than Wright. I'd rather they get a third baseman with power - Todd Frazier. When Rivera returns, he can fight it out with Cabrera to see who plays second, or one of them could play third if Frazier has to play some games at first. Of course, I'd rather see Wilmer be the third baseman for the next ten years, but you asked what I would do if they had to add someone. What would YOU do? Later

If TJ Rivera recovers from his surgery early enough to play significant time this year, would the acquisition of any other second baseman be necessary? To me , he looks like he'd a better hitter than many of the names being mentioned, and his defense isn't any worse than Danny Murphy's. I'd target a full time third baseman with power if they don't feel Wilmer can't hold that job full time. Later

[crossout:3ugjj9hm]Did I just have a senior moment, or didn't we just seesimilar comments in another thread? No. It wasn't a senior moment. Do you guys have OCD? Or Turettes? So sad.[/crossout:3ugjj9hm] Looks like the other thread was edited. Never mind. Later

Mex17 wrote: Does the Commissioner have the power to veto trades using the "best interests of baseball" clause? I just tried googling for the answer and saw nothing. I wondered the same thing. And also found nothing. Later

Fuck Derek Jeter. He just gave gift baskets to the entire Marlins fan base. Later

RealityChuck wrote: I was at that game, in the third base grandstand (second deck). Guess you didn't have a chance to catch it. RIP, Tracy. Later

Hi di Hi di Hi di Ho. Tab Calloway was my way to go. Later

Compared to other needs, it would be a minor acquisition. Later

If there is a baseball equivalent of the Darwin Awards, I nominate this guy: http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/7170/dallas-keuchel A parade injury? And he still needs a boot? If we don't have a weird baseball stuff" thread, maybe we should start one. Later

White Sox: ... RHP Al Alburquerque, Famous in the NY area because Mike Francessa once berated a caller who wanted to talk about the pitcher, and Moron Mike thought he was being punked and told the caller there was no such person. Later

Edgy MD wrote: Continuing their brand new role of playing the heel, the Marlins fire longtime scout Marty Scott while he's in the hospital recovering from colon cancer surgery. We should take it as our solemn duty to tell that to any YLDB who tells us what a great person Derek Jeter is. Later

Time for another "Florida Be Crazy" thread? Later

d'Kong76 wrote: The Mets are reportedly interested in _____________ because they are not completely committed to left-handed prospect Dominic Smith at first base following his underwhelming performance in his first taste of the majors last season, per Mark Puma of the New York Post. Is this like the fourth time Puma has gotten some mileage out of the underwhelming performance of Smith so far this month or is it my imagination? Yes, you're right. All the current stories about Lind (including Buster Olney's a day or so ago) are based on a speculative column by Puma back around Nov 4th. He was the one who domed the teapot and other sources have been letting it simmer. They've jumped all over it because they haven't been able to come up with any rumors of their own. Later

G-Fafif wrote: If you had one more bullet, you shoot O'Malley twice. Old joke/ punch line. Still a valid response. Later