Around Baseball Offseason Edition - Derek Jeter will retire at seasons end
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Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
Boston over achieved last year, they wont even make the playoffs.
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
Its not bad but as others have said, the risk for injury is pretty high.
Beltran/Ellsbury, even Mac have had some injury problems in the past.
They do need a closer or a high leverage arm like a Benoit/Balfour.
Do have some younger bullpen arms though, but a bullpen is easy to put together.
Rotation is a bigger concern though especially if CC is in decline mode.
Kuroda is a stud though, about as consistent as there is in the game.
BRule
<B>BBQ Lead Hostess</B>
Bostons pitching is going to keep them in the race, it's worlds better than anything the Yankees have.
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
I dont really disagree it is but not by much.
Depending what other SP the Yankees get (Tanaka) being the one up in the air with his bidding thing all messed up right now.
ChapelHillMatt
Approaching Buddy Hernandez Territory
Boston has better starting pitching and a much better bullpen. They resigned Napoli and added Pyrzenski. They also might end up trading for Kemp.
There is something to be said for chemistry and they have it. Games aren't won on paper, they are won on the field.
There is something to be said for chemistry and they have it. Games aren't won on paper, they are won on the field.
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
Perfect Cell
Lynchburg Prospect
they don't have Ellsbury though so right now they are worse than last year while the yanks are better.
Assuming 7 good years going forward for someone who is about to turn 31 is not likely.
Talent wins on the field, not chemistry. If chemistry won anything then the Braves would of done something the last few years. Their clubhouses have been great.
ChapelHillMatt
Approaching Buddy Hernandez Territory
The Braves have won a lot of games the last few years. You need both talent and chemistry, talent alone won't do it. Just look at the Angels.
Sure they have won a lot of games but nothing else to show for it. I see overpaid players in decline on the Angels. If Hamilton and Pujols hit like they did a couple of years ago they would of won the division. But they aren't those players anymore. So no I don't see that team as being very talented.
bravesnumberone
Well-known member
The Yankees are either going to be in first place in September or have almost the entire lineup on the DL.
bravebonebook
Spring Training Invitee
At least signing all these big contracts including BMac will provide all the more reason to root for the Yankees to lose and miss the playoffs...
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
Braves versus Yankees WAR projections courtesy of Steamer (with a few assumptions of my own to fill in some vacancies in the Yankees' squad):
C Gattis 4.1 McCann 4.0
1B Freeman 3.6 Teixeira 2.0
2B Uggla 1.3 Infante 2.2
SS Simmons 3.8 Jeter 1.5
3B Johnson 2.1 Uribe 2.8
RF Heyward 5.1 Beltran 1.8
CF BJ Upton 1.1 Ellsbury 3.8
LF Justin Upton 3.1 Gardner 1.8
P Sabathia 3.6 Medlen 2.2
P Kuroda 3.5 Minor 1.8
P Nova 3.2 Wood 1.7
P Garza 2.3 Teheran 1.4
P Phelps 2.2 Beachy 0.2
P Robertson 0.9 Kimbrel 1.4
Some interesting projections that I have a number of disagreements with. But the Yankees do end up about 3 games better than us if they also add Garza, Infante and Uribe.
C Gattis 4.1 McCann 4.0
1B Freeman 3.6 Teixeira 2.0
2B Uggla 1.3 Infante 2.2
SS Simmons 3.8 Jeter 1.5
3B Johnson 2.1 Uribe 2.8
RF Heyward 5.1 Beltran 1.8
CF BJ Upton 1.1 Ellsbury 3.8
LF Justin Upton 3.1 Gardner 1.8
P Sabathia 3.6 Medlen 2.2
P Kuroda 3.5 Minor 1.8
P Nova 3.2 Wood 1.7
P Garza 2.3 Teheran 1.4
P Phelps 2.2 Beachy 0.2
P Robertson 0.9 Kimbrel 1.4
Some interesting projections that I have a number of disagreements with. But the Yankees do end up about 3 games better than us if they also add Garza, Infante and Uribe.
Yogi44
Arizona Fall Leaguer
I wish the Braves were in a position to have others hate on them for making their team better thru signing players to big contracts. Never understood why folks hate on any team for being able to get better, no matter the means.
bravesnumberone
Well-known member
He'll probably hit 30 homers for them.
Oklahomahawk
Boras' Client
Just curious, what do you guys think Garza will want/get in his new contract??
bravebonebook
Spring Training Invitee
Jealousy, anger over inflated (almost unrealistic) salaries, frustration that the Braves cannot match the money being thrown around, frustration that these overblown salaries will mean that the Braves won't be able to hold on to their own homegrown talent, jealousy that other teams have overcome these problems and still won World Series, frustration that the Braves are never matched up in rumors with hardly any free agent anymore, etc.
Never understood why folks wouldn't hate on a system that is imbalanced and the teams that use and abuse it to get better, no matter the means. Understand, I've watched baseball for 37 years and am almost to the point of hating it and giving it up. MLB needs some repair.