Recent content by MadduxFanII

May your turkey be stuffed as effectively and as extensively as Cy's mom.

I will defer to the judgement of Cy's mom on package size.

Missed that he's a former first-round pick.

I'm getting kind of tired of this thing where we trade for someone I've never heard of, so I go to B-Ref and try to find something of value with the guy. He was reprehensibly bad last year, even within the context of Coors Field -- 70 ERA+, 11 HRs in 42 1/3 IP, 25 Ks, 20 BBs. Was kind of a big...

Am I remembering incorrectly, or was Horsehide Harry a pretty grandiose writer and poster? Like, every post was a thesis he was nailing to the cathedral door?

Elder might have some limited value as the last player in a big trade. Most teams can use a AAA shuttle guy who can throw five innings and give up three runs against a big league lineup. But he's a tip-the-trade-over-the-top throw-in piece, not someone another team has any active interest in.

We've apparently done this with Ragsdale a couple times:

Buxton does seem like someone the Dodgers would target. At which point he'd either hit .300/.400/.600 in a healthy year and win MVP or play 37 games all season, only to hit a decisive home run and make a miracle catch to save a clinching game six of the NLCS.

I'm not sure I agree with the assumption that coming out of the bullpen will be easier on Lopez's arm than starting.

But Baldwin won the Golden Globe and the Critic's Choice Award, so he's a shoe-in for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

We're really running it back with Hyers, huh?

And he says he's not considering retirement.

One great way for AA to instill confidence in the team's financial stability would be to give me several million dollars. That would definitely prove that the Braves have money to burn.

Even this past season Acuna stole nine bases in 10 attempts. He's at 25 of 29 stolen bases the last two seasons. You don't want him going for 70 again, but I don't think it risks shredding his knee a third time if he becomes a guy who steals, say, 15-20 bases a season at a high success rate.

Out of curiosity, are there any MLB limits on the size of coaching staffs? If a team wanted to hire one hitting coach for right-handed hitters, one for lefties and one for switch hitters, could they do that?