"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
That's exactly semantics...
se·man·ticDictionary result for semantic
/səˈman(t)ik/Submit
adjective
relating to meaning in language or logic.
See how annoying that is?
One person says 3-4 WAR, one person says 4+ WAR, and then we wait to see who was right.
Much different than arguing in circles over the meanings of "likely" and "good chance" in an attempt to make sure you aren't wrong.
However, I agree, I don't think Hoskins has better than a 50/50 shot at reaching 4+ wins...I would place my money on the under.
clvclv (01-29-2019)
Yes. Even the best defender at 1B last year, Matt Olson, was a "negative defender".
Speaking of defense. I'm just now seeing that Freeman won a GG this year. Well deserved I might add. And with LeMahieu going to the Yankees that opens it wide open for Albies to get the award in 2019.
I think the one thing we'll be elite at next year is defense. We have plus plus or plus defenders at 6 or 7 different positions (depending on how you view Acuna's defense, long term) and that should go a long way towards benefiting our young staff. In fact, I think that AA is counting on our good defense to help give us an above average staff when most people see it as too young, inexperienced, or just not good.
This is one reason why I'm so pro-Dansby. Or at least pro giving Dansby a really long leash. Having him, Ender, and Ozzie up the middle is a really, really, really good defensive alignment. Freeman and Donaldson are positives at the corners. Flowers is an elite framer. Acuna *should* be an above average defender once he eliminates those ridiculous mental errors. Its kinda ironic, but the only poor defender out there is probably going to be last year's gold glove winner in right field.
I don’t understand how we can be called the favorites if we haven’t even made a formal offer?
It is all speculation until a trade is consummated. Everyone knows that the Marlins should trade JTR. Mish has heard that Florida has talked with ATL, LAD, SD, CIN, etc. No formal offers from any team have been made. However, judging from the conversation / information, Florida likes the proposed prospects from ATL better than the others. Mish is also speculating that Florida likes ATL's so much more that if AA comes back with even a lesser offer, MIA will take it over the other likely offers.
It is not unlike thinking that one team will rebuild even though they have yet to make dump a player.